The United Kingdom is set to host European ministers on Monday for talks on the war in Ukraine.
London’s Foreign Office said…
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UK to host ‘critical’ talks on Russia – DW – 05/12/2025
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Enemy drone attacks freight train in Donetsk region, injures driver
A Russian drone attacked a civilian freight train in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, injuring the locomotive driver.
Ukraine’s state rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“Calls for a ceasefire continue to be ignored, and…
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Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet him in Turkey ‘personally’ for ceasefire talks : NPR
From left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish…
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Russia’s war casualty toll in Ukraine climbs by 1,170 in past 24 hours
Russia suffered approximately 967,060 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 12, 2025, with 1,170 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform…
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Why few are holding their breath for a Putin-Zelenskyy showdown in Istanbul
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Europe Faces Test as Trump Pushes Putin Meeting
Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.
Europe’s tough stance on Russia was put to the test after US President Donald Trump insisted that Ukraine meet Russia for…
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Romania presidential hopeful Simion's emissaries reach out to Hungary's Orbán in search of a pact
Fighting for every vote to win Romania’s presidential elections next Sunday, hard-right nationalist candidate George Simion seeks an alliance with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return – POLITICO
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO chief and founder of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation that coauthored the index, said he was “not surprised that perceptions of the United States have fallen so sharply.”
Meanwhile, China kept improving its global standing, overtaking the…
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Latest news bulletin | May 12th – Morning
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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Two women injured as occupiers strike Zaporizhzhia region 494 times in past day
Russian forces carried out 494 attacks on 16 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region on Sunday, May 11. Two women, aged 75 and 56, were injured in an attack on the village of Pavlivka in the Vasylivka district.
Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military…
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