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In Argentina, Meloni recognised Venezuelan opposition candidate as ‘president-elect’
Est. 2minFar-right Meloni has twice received Edmundo González in Italy, and Argentina's self-declared "anarcho-capitalist" Javier Milei has also recognised him as the election victor.
China urges ‘calm’ after Putin decree on broader use of nuclear weapons
Est. 3minFrench President Emmanuel Macron said he had asked his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping during a meeting at the G20 to "use all his influence" with Putin to try to achieve a de-escalation.
Iran offers to cap sensitive uranium stock as IAEA resolution looms
Est. 5minWestern diplomats dismissed Iran's overture made during IAEA chief Rafael Grossi's trip to Tehran last week.
End to Israel-Hezbollah war ‘within our grasp’, US envoy says
Est. 5minWhite House envoy Amos Hochstein's mission marks a last-ditch attempt by the outgoing US administration to broker a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal
Est. 7minFive current and former Russian officials said the Kremlin could broadly agree to freeze the conflict along the front lines.
Lula cuts G20 discussion short on Ukraine, irking Europeans
Est. 3minWording on Ukraine has been thorny at G20 meetings since the war began, because Russia and its allies are sitting at the table.
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day
Est. 6minMoscow has said such weapons cannot be launched without direct US operational support and their use would make Washington a direct combatant in the war.
Crisis in Russia-controlled Georgian region of Abkhazia deepens
Est. 3minThe puppet regime of Abkhazia faces protests against an agreement that would open the property market of the Black Sea region to wealthy Russians.
Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage
Est. 2minThe episode recalled other incidents in the same waterway that authorities have probed as potentially malicious.
Georgia police crack down on protest over contested elections
Est. 3minTens of thousands have taken to the streets in Tbilisi to protest the alleged electoral fraud over the 26 October elections.
US says Russia escalated Ukraine conflict by deploying North Koreans
Est. 4minKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that the outgoing administration was adding fuel to the fire and seeking to escalate the conflict in Ukraine.
What Russia’s invasion has cost Ukraine as war reaches 1,000th day
Est. 5minDevastating human and material losses continue to mount, leaving Ukraine more vulnerable than at any time since the early days of the war.
Pope Francis suggests international study into possible genocide in Gaza
Est. 3minIn excerpts published in the Italian press from a forthcoming book, the pontiff said "we should investigate carefully" the assesment of some international experts who said that "what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide".
Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia
Est. 6minThe change comes largely in response to Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces.
Ahead of G20 summit, sherpas hit snags on climate, taxation and Ukraine
Est. 4minAny progress on climate may only get tougher with the return to power of US president-elect Donald Trump, who is preparing to again pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord.
Biden, Xi agree that humans, not AI, should control nuclear arms
Est. 6minTwo months before Donald Trump returns to the White House, US officials see magnified risks of conflict during the transition.
Zelenskyy says Scholz-Putin phone call opens ‘Pandora’s box’
Est. 4minKyiv says Russia is not prepared to negotiate an end to the war in good faith and that Ukraine needs robust security guarantees before there is any ceasefire in hostilities to prevent a future Russian offensive.
Scholz urges Putin to “enter into negotiations” with Ukraine in first phone call in two years
Est. 3minScholz has urged Putin to end the war of aggression against Ukraine and withdraw his troops.
In echo of Soviet era, Russians are informing on each other over Ukraine
Est. 6minRussian rights group OVD-Info has recorded 21 criminal prosecutions in politically-motivated cases based on denunciations since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Israeli anthem booed, scuffles seen at Paris football match
Est. 3minSeeking to prevent a repeat of violence in Amsterdam last week around a Europa League game involving Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4,000 French security personnel were deployed in and around the stadium and on public transport.
Spy world vexed by Trump choice of Gabbard as US intelligence chief
Est. 6minA Western security source said there could be an initial slowdown in intelligence sharing when Trump takes office in January.
Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep
Est. 3minRepublicans will have at least the 218 votes needed to control the 435-seat House of Representatives, Edison projected, with nine races yet to be called.
Poland hails opening of US missile base as sign of its security
Est. 3minThe opening comes amid a nervous reaction among some NATO members to the election of Trump, who has vowed not to defend countries that do not spend enough on defence.
France furious as Azerbaijan leader accuses it of colonial ‘crimes’ at COP29
Est. 3minPresident Ilham Aliyev, who is hosting the COP29 UN climate talks, drew loud applause from delegates of some Pacific island nations after a combative speech targeting France's handling of its overseas territories.