A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter protecting Chernobyl’s damaged nuclear reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike at the nuclear plant, which is the…
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UK: Government signals it will seek US steel tariff exemption
The UK government has given its strongest signal yet that it will seek exemptions from tariffs being threatened on British steel entering the US. US President Donald Trump has announced…
USA: Trump-Putin call lowers the temperature but at Ukraine’s expense
Things are moving very fast when it comes to efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately for Kyiv, it is not in the driving seat. The news that the…
Ukraine: Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement
Ukraine will not accept any peace deal agreed by the US and Russia without its involvement, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin pledged to begin…
Belgium: Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence and Nato
European nations must provide the “overwhelming” share of funding for Ukraine, the new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said, as he signalled a drastic shift in Washington’s position on…
Germany: Leaders set for key security meeting as ‘old’ world order at risk of crumbling
The US Vice President, JD Vance, Ukraine’s President Zelensky and up to 60 other world leaders and decision-makers are due to convene in Munich over the next three days for…
Europe: India and France plan small modular nuclear reactors
India and France plan to work together on developing small modular nuclear reactors, India’s foreign ministry said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country. Modi and French President…
Ukraine: Trump wants peace and Ukrainians fear what that might look like
“I have no plans for the future at all,” says Oleksandr Bezhan, standing next to an empty, frozen paddock where he used to work as a fisherman on the bank…
USA: Trump announces three-way talks on Russia-Ukraine war in Germany
President Donald Trump has announced that US, Russian and Ukrainian officials will meet at a security conference in Munich on Friday for talks on how to end the war in…
UK: Ukraine must be at heart of peace talks- PM Keir Starmer
Ukraine must be “at the heart” of any negotiations to end the conflict with Russia, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said it is important Ukraine “is in…