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China summits underscore how European security will never be the same again | CNN This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a clear message for Ukraine and its European allies: Moscow can keep going, because we have powerful friends.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a clear message for Ukraine and its European allies: Moscow can keep going, because we have powerful friends.

Ukrainian journalist held secretly by Russia for three years is released in exchange | CNN A Ukrainian journalist who has been held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released on Sunday as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.

Rare piece of good news from Ukraine today. A journalist who was held incommunicado by Russia for more than three years has been released as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.

‘Mum, don’t cry. I’ll be home soon,’ he told his mum shortly after crossing into Ukraine.

Ukraine wants a ‘ceasefire,’ Putin and Trump want a ‘peace deal.’ Here’s the big difference | CNN The first might be the only way out of the current violence. The second would be against international law.

Great explainer from my colleague @ivanakottasova.bsky.social:
“The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...

This girl is trying to keep her family alive in Gaza. Hunger already killed her baby niece | CNN Her bright pink jumper hangs off Jana’s skinny shoulders as she walks through piles of rubble in northern Gaza. Clutching a large tub in her hand, the 12-year-old is on a mission: find food and water.

Jana, aged 12, struggles to keep herself and her family alive as catastrophic hunger plagues Gaza. Her baby niece has already lost her fight with hunger. edition.cnn.com/2025/05/20/m...

Ukrainians living under Russian occupation fear Trump’s peace talks | CNN US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants the war in Ukraine to end, even if it means further territorial losses for Kyiv. Here is what people living in these territories have to say a...

What President Donald Trump doesn't talk about when he talks about Ukraine having to "give up territories" to get peace.

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Analysis: Trump wants the war to end. But Putin wants much more than that | CNN US President Donald Trump said he thinks Vladimir Putin wants peace. Ukraine and its European allies don’t believe he does. More than anything, Putin wants to see a new global order — with Russia play...

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t believe in Ukraine’s right to be an independent state and he wants NATO to shrink back to its Cold War-era size. But more than anything, he wants to see a new global order — and he wants Russia to play the starring role in it.

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Why has Trump halted military aid to Ukraine and what will it mean for the war? Here’s what to know | CNN US President Donald Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine with immediate effect.

US President Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine. The move has sent shockwaves through the Western world and left Ukraine and its allies scrambling. Here’s what it all means.

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Why has Trump halted military aid to Ukraine and what will it mean for the war? Here’s what to know | CNN US President Donald Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine with immediate effect.

ISW's @katstepanenko.bsky.social spoke to @cnn.com's @ivanakottasova.bsky.social on the impact of the Trump administration's decision to pause US military aid to Ukraine (🧵1/7): www.cnn.com/2025/03/04/e...

Trump insists Putin wants peace. But the war is raging - and Ukrainian civilians are dying | CNN When emergency workers arrived at the home of Tetyana Kulyk and her husband Pavlo Ivanchov shortly after it was hit by a Russian drone on Wednesday, all they could do was recover their charred bodies.

Trump insists Putin wants peace. Yet at the same time, Moscow continues launching deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine. Innocent Ukrainians are being killed on daily basis. Here are some of their stories. cnn.com/2025/03/03/e...

Palestinians refuse to relive 1948 as Trump suggests leaving Gaza | CNN Life in northern Gaza is desperate – there is no water, no electricity and so much rubble that there’s barely enough space to put up tents. Yet many Palestinians are determined to stay and rebuild – e...

Here is what Palestinians in Gaza think about President Donald Trump wanting them out of the enclave so he can create a Middle Eastern “riviera.”"

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‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine | CNN Russia has jailed dozens of Ukrainian faith leaders in occupied areas, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. After threatening them with lengthy prison sentences, torture and even death, Russian and Rus...

Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he was an American spy. They arrested him, shoved him into a small cell and threatened him with execution.

Syrians hit the streets to mark a momentous week | CNN At the Umayyad Square in central Damascus, tens of thousands of people were having the party of their lifetime on Friday.

At Umayyad Square in Damascus, tens of thousands of Syrians had the party of a lifetime on Friday, celebrating the moment many thought would never come: the exit of their brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad. Here is what it was like out there today.

At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while others flee fearing the worst | CNN Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in Germany.

At the Masnaa crossing between Syria and Lebanon, hundreds of people are streaming in both directions: some returning home, some fleeing. The fall of the Assad regime triggered a wave of celebrations, but it also sparked worries about what’s next for the battered country. My @cnn.com report here.

We're very pleased that we were able to go ahead today, with some minor adjustments to make things safe. Huge thanks to the hardy volunteers, who helped 389 people run, jog or walk around the course, including a pacing team from Wapping Running Club

@southwarkparkrun.bsky.social 1, Storm Darragh 0. Phew! #loveparkrun

Photographer for German press agency killed in Syria as rebels push for control of key city | CNN A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama countryside, where the government forces of Bashar al-Assad are involved in fierce fighting wi...

A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama countryside, where the government forces of Bashar al-Assad are involved in fierce fighting with an advancing rebel opposition group.

A detailed map of bike theft in London Explore hotspots in your local borough

I love a good map and this one from the London Spy is great. And also frustrating.

A Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli forces. Eight months later, his family still seeks answers | CNN The six days after Rami Al-Halhouli was shot dead by the Israeli police near his home in East Jerusalem were a nightmare for his loved ones.

The days after Rami was shot dead by the Israeli police in East Jerusalem were a nightmare for his family. The authorities were refusing to release the boy’s body unless the family agreed to hold only a small, private funeral. That's how worried the Israelis were about Ramy's killing sparking riots.

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Making my first post here a tribute to my lovely friend Nick Perry. A nerd of the best sort – infinitely curious, full of niche interests and an overactive mind, Nick was a much loved member of the @nerdnitelondon.bsky.social team. We will miss him so, so much.

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