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Who are the key players in peace talks between Washington, Ukraine and Russia?

The historic discussions come after weeks of stalled talks as European leaders call for urgent action

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Kirill Dmitriev: The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine

Born in Soviet-era Kyiv, Kirill Dmitriev is a key ally of Vladimir Putin and has been involved behind-the-scenes with the US plan for Ukraine

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

South Africa closes G20 year framed as ‘presidency for all of Africa’

South Africa ends its G20 presidency this weekend with a two-day head of states summit focused on debt relief and global inequality – a meeting the United States says it will boycott. Pretoria says it has held talks with Washington about possible limited participation, but the White House insists the…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 21, 2025

How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice

London and Moscow’s rivalry stretches back to the imperial era, but the Ukraine war has brought relations to a new low

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: North Korea mass producing attack drones to aid Moscow’s invasion, says Kyiv

Deputy head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence reveals North Korea launches mass production of drones

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

New documentary says Adolf Hitler’s DNA proves he really did have only one testicle

'Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator' airs this weekend on UK screens and apparently vindicates a famous British WWII song which mocked the Nazi dictator.

Euronews · Nov 13, 2025

Epstein tried to set up meeting with Kremlin to offer insight into Trump, newly released emails show

Lawmakers made some 20,000 emails public on Wednesday that shone a light on Jeffrey Epstein’s complex relationship with the US president

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Top banker’s straight talk to Putin over troubled economy

Sberbank head German Gref gives unusually frank assessment; Zaporizhzhia situation has ‘significantly worsened’, says Syrskyi. What we know on day 1,358

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2025

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says bad weather favours Moscow in ‘difficult’ battle for Pokrovsk

The latest strike comes amid fierce fighting in the Donetsk region

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Lavrov’s absence sparks speculation he has fallen from favour with Putin

Veteran foreign minister missed key Kremlin meeting, and is not part of Russia’s G20 delegation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025