India must stop buying Russian oil: Navarro
Reuters : White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India’s purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow’s war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was “now cozying up to both...
International
No NATO, no Crimea for Ukraine: Trump
BBC : Donald Trump has said the Ukrainian president can end Russia’s war “if he wants to”, but there will be “no going into Nato by Ukraine” as part of a peace deal. Hours...
InShort: Australia cancels Israeli politician’s visa
AFP : The Australian government cancelled the visa of a far-right Israeli politician on Monday ahead of a speaking tour, a move event organisers tagged “viciously antisemitic”. Simcha Rothman, whose party is part of...
InShort: Russian gunpowder plant blast kills 20
AFP : The death toll from a blast at a gunpowder plant near Moscow rose to 20, with more than 100 wounded, the authorities said on Monday, as a probe began into possible industrial...
Zelenskiy in Washington, Trump pushes Russia deal
Reuters : Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the US president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting...
The leftist party of Bolivia faces a historic defeat
Reuters : Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia’s presidential election late on Sunday, according to early official results, which showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat...
Australia cancels far-right Israeli lawmaker’s visa
Australia has cancelled the visa of an Israeli lawmaker from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition who has advocated against Palestinian statehood and called for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. Simcha Rothman,...
Trump tells Zelensky Ukraine will not regain Crimea, be NATO member
NN Online: On the eve of a highly anticipated White House meeting on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven other European leaders, President Donald Trump on Sunday night...
Putin’s peace offer for Ukraine war emerges
REUTERS : Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern land which Moscow has been unable to capture, under peace proposals discussed by Russia’s Vladimir Putin...
Protests in Israel for Gaza war end, hostage deal
AFP : Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel Sunday calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, as the military prepares a...
Russia, Ukraine trade drones before summit
AFP : Kyiv and Moscow launched attack drones at each other Sunday, a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump on ending three...
InShort: US stops visitor visas for people from Gaza
Reuters : The US State Department on Saturday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts “a full and thorough” review, a move that has been condemned by...