On 7 June 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot that direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia remain essential for ending the war, according to a readout from the US Department of State.
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US repeats Ukraine-Russia talks mantra despite Russia’s rejection of ceasefires
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Nauseda urges maximum expansion of EU sanctions against Russia
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called for the 18th EU sanctions package against Russia to be as far-reaching as possible. He proposed disconnecting the remaining Russian banks from the SWIFT system, blacklisting all vessels in Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” and expanding…
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Tropical Storm Barbara forms off southwest Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Barbara has formed off the southwest coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Sunday. No coastal watches or warnings were issued.
Heavy rainfall…
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Pope Leo criticises ‘exclusionary mindset’ of nationalist political movements | Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo has criticised the emergence of nationalist political movements and their “exclusionary mindset”, without naming a specific country or leader.
Leo, the first pope from the US, asked during a mass on Sunday with tens of thousands in St…
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Hidden in your dna: The mutation combo that raises clot risk by 180%
Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of venous thrombosis have a genetic explanation. A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden…
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Ukrainian border guards use bomber drones to destroy Russian equipment in Kharkiv region
Aerial reconnaissance soldiers from the Strix reconnaissance and strike drone systems unit, part of Ukraine’s 4th Border Detachment, have destroyed two Russian shelters, two vehicles, and a communications antenna in the Kharkiv region.
Ukraine’s State Border Guard…
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Ukraine targets Russian explosives-making Azot plant. Fuel site strikes continue with fire at bitumen plant (video)
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Underground network revolutionized abortion access in Latin America : NPR
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In November 1990, more than 3,000 women descended on the sleepy beach town of San…
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A New Law of Nature Attempts to Explain the Complexity of the Universe
Kauffman argues that biological evolution is thus constantly creating not just new types of organisms but new possibilities for organisms, ones that not only did not exist at an earlier stage of evolution but could not possibly have existed. From the soup of single-celled organisms that…
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Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow closes 2 major airports – POLITICO
Meanwhile, a spat between Moscow and Kyiv escalated this weekend over a stalled prisoner exchange deal, struck at talks in Istanbul last Monday, which would release all severely injured and ill prisoners of war, as well as all captured soldiers aged 18-25.
Both sides also agreed to return…
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