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Russia, Ukraine hold US-backed talks as Trump eyes broad deal

Russian and Ukrainian officials were due to begin two days of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, their...
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Starving residents leave Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine war’s first joint aid operation

Russia and Ukraine began their first joint relief operation of the war on Friday, evacuating residents from the Russian-held...
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UK pledges record £10bn package to support Ukraine

Britain will give Ukraine a further 10 billion pounds in economic and military support, the UK government announced in...
Opinion

The ‘German’ problem is becoming ours

German industry employed around 496,000 fewer people on German soil at the end of 2025 than in 2019, a...
World

Russia bombs Kyiv and Ukraine fires drones towards Moscow, despite talk of renewing negotiations

Russia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow on Thursday, as the warring...
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Putin frees former Cyprus teacher jailed in Russia as Ukraine mercenary

A retired American schoolteacher who once taught English in Cyprus has arrived back in the United States after Russian...
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EU turns to Canada and UK as Ukraine’s funding gap threatens long-term support

Brussels is seeking a broader international burden-sharing agreement as doubts grow over whether its €90 billion loan will cover...
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US envoy to discuss freeing former Cyprus teacher held in Russia as Ukraine mercenary

The case of a retired American who once taught English in Cyprus and is now serving a prison sentence...
Opinion

Not just Averof: sanctions have left Europe with inflation and anger

When Averof Neofytou proposed scrapping the EU’s energy sanctions on Russia, plenty of people in Cyprus reacted as if...
World

Putin floats Trump-Xi summit to end Ukraine war, WSJ reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a summit next month with US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi...
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Small states like Cyprus need European security, Yale historian Westad says

A world of trade, dialogue and interdependence can still stumble into catastrophe. In 1914, fear, nationalism and miscalculation turned...
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Delegates walked out of IMF steering committee meeting when Russian official spoke, sources say

Many delegates to the International Monetary Fund's steering committee walked out of a meeting on Saturday when Russian Finance...
Politics

DISY distances itself from Neofytou’s Russia sanctions proposal

The Democratic Rally (DISY) has distanced itself from former leader Averof Neofytou’s call for EU energy sanctions on Russia...
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