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France’s Macron to meet Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz in London as talks on Ukraine intensify

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would travel to London on Monday to meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as the British and German leaders, to discuss the situation in Ukraine and ongoing negotiations under US mediation. Read More

Healthcare services crippled in Pakistan’s Lahore as hospitals reel from acute anaesthetist shortage

A severe shortage of trained anaesthetists has crippled major in Pakistan’s Lahore hospitals, forcing mass surgery cancellations and exposing administrative lapses as patients face renewed delays despite government claims of ongoing recruitment Read More

Ex-Pentagon official says Trump merits a Nobel for ‘uniting India–Russia’

A former Pentagon official has sparked controversy by saying that US President Donald Trump deserves a “Nobel Prize” for bringing India and Russia closer during Vladimir Putin’s visit to India. Read More

Philippines says Chinese flares fired at patrol plane over disputed South China Sea

Chinese forces fired three flares from an island toward a Philippine plane undertaking a routine patrol Saturday in the disputed South China Sea, but the incident did not cause any problem and the aircraft proceeded with its surveillance mission, the Read More

Pressure mounts on ‘reckless’ Hegseth as war-crimes allegations and intel-mishandling claims roil Pentagon

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces mounting pressure over alleged Caribbean war crimes and mishandling of classified intelligence with bipartisan calls for resignation growing amid ongoing Pentagon controversies and scrutiny of his leadership. Read More

Russia launches massive missile and drone barrage on Ukraine as peace talks enter third day

Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after US and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4yearold war. Read More

Jaishankar says India–Russia ties among world’s steadiest as New Delhi ‘reimagines’ economic engagement

The India-Russia partnership has been among the “steadiest big relationships” in the last 70-80 years and President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi was about “reimagining” the ties with a focus on economic engagement, External Affairs Minister S Read More

South Africa: 11 killed as gunmen open fire at hostel in Pretoria

Gunmen opened fire at a hostel in Pretoria on Saturday, killing 11 people — including a three-year-old child — in one of South Africa’s latest mass shootings, police said. Read More