Poland presidential election 2025: Polls, results, contenders Poles head to the polls to elect their next president as incumbent Duda’s second term comes to an end. Al Jazeera · May 17, 2025
UK condemns Russian drone strike that left nine dead in Ukraine Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was ‘appalled’ by the incident in the Sumy region. Evening Standard · May 17, 2025
Bono Says Ukraine 'Keeping Us Free' From Fascism Rock star Bono made an impassioned plea for the West to stand by Ukraine at the Cannes film festival, saying it was keeping Europe free from fascism. International Business Times · May 17, 2025
Trump says he will call Putin, Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine ‘bloodbath’ The US leader says he will phone the Russian president, followed by his Ukrainian counterpart and NATO allies on Monday. Al Jazeera · May 17, 2025
Russian drone strike on passenger bus kills nine in northeastern Ukraine A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy early on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four. Ukrainian and Russian officials had held direct peace talks just hours earlier. Euronews · May 17, 2025
As political theater took center stage in Turkey, the war went on in Ukraine. Kyiv has few options Ukrainian officials and analysts say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has few options but to draw U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire against Vladimir Putin, while depending on Europe’s support The Independent UK · May 17, 2025
Nine Killed In Russian Drone Attack On Ukraine After Talks A Russian drone attack on a minibus carrying civilians killed nine people on Saturday, authorities said, a day after Moscow and Kyiv agreed a large-scale prisoner swap at talks in Turkey. International Business Times · May 17, 2025
A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say A Russian drone has struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, killing nine people and injuring four others The Independent UK · May 17, 2025
Zelensky condemns Russia over 'deliberate killing of civilians' in drone strike on Ukrainian bus The strike comes just hours after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks Evening Standard · May 17, 2025
Canberra Slams Russian Jailing Of Australian Who Fought For Ukraine Australia's government said Saturday it was "appalled" by a Russian-controlled court's 13-year penal colony sentence for an Australian man who was captured while fighting for Ukraine. International Business Times · May 17, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,178 These are the key events on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · May 17, 2025
Plea for return of jailed Australian fighter in Ukraine A captured Australian fighter jailed for 13 years by Russian forces was given a "sham trial" and should be treated as a prisoner of war, the government says. AAP · May 17, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv rallies support of allies after peace talks with Russia end without ceasefire Prisoner exchange agreed but no breakthrough at meeting as Keir Starmer says Moscow’s position ‘clearly unacceptable’ and EU readies new sanctions. What we know on day 1,179 The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025 Australian government ‘appalled’ at Russia’s ‘sham trial’ of Oscar Jenkins who was captured in Ukraine The 33-year-old Melbourne man was convicted of being a ‘mercenary in an armed conflict’ by a Russian-controlled court
Al Jazeera · May 16, 2025 ‘I cannot stand by’: Former ambassador denounces Ukraine shift under Trump Bridget Brink has written an op-ed accusing Trump of putting ‘pressure on the victim’, Ukraine, instead of Russia.
Evening Standard · May 16, 2025 PM speaks to Trump, Zelensky and European allies to ‘align’ response to Russia It came as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met face to face for the first time since Moscow’s invasion.
International Business Times · May 16, 2025 European Leaders Seek United Front With Trump On Ukraine Key European leaders sought Friday to project a united front with US President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine, after direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv wrapped up with no breakthrough on a ceasefire.
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025 The Guardian view on Russia-Ukraine talks: a performance for the US president Editorial: Europe and Kyiv are showing increasing deftness and coordination, but Mr Trump is an unfriendly audience
Euronews · May 16, 2025 Russia-Ukraine peace talks end without ceasefire, but future meetings agreed 'in principle' The two sides sat opposite each other at a U-shaped table in the Turkey's Dolmabahce Palace but remained far apart in their conditions for ending the war. Nevertheless, a Russian spokesperson later floated the possibility of Putin and Zelenskyy meeting if negotiations reach "certain agreements."
We Got This Covered · May 16, 2025 ‘He wasn’t going if I wasn’t there’: Trump says nothing’s getting done until he and Putin can ‘get together,’ whatever that means He sounds way too eager.
The Independent UK · May 16, 2025 Russia and Ukraine agree to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war – but fail to secure peace in Turkey talks Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reaches out to Donald Trump after talks in Turkey were over in less than two hours
Al Jazeera · May 16, 2025 Istanbul talks highlight Turkiye’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine Since the outbreak of the war, Turkiye has weighed its support for Ukraine against maintaining its ties to Russia.
Evening Standard · May 16, 2025 Ukraine and Russia agree to swap prisoners of war Delegates met for the first time since March 2022 as White House pushes for end to conflict
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025 Week of geopolitical poker over Ukraine ends with no endgame in sight Path to peace looks as unclear as it was before European leaders’ meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv