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Jean-Claude Van Damme asks Putin for ambassadorial job and sends 'big kiss' to Russia

In a video posted online by a pro-Russian journalist, Jean-Claude Van Damme has told Vladimir Putin he wants to come to Russia as an "ambassador of peace."

Euronews

Return of Ukrainian children forcefully deported to Russia is non-negotiable, Kyiv says

Kyiv insists all Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia should be returned home "unconditionally" as it reiterated its "red lines" for any possible deal to put an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Euronews

Russia Scraps Taliban's 'Terror' Label Amid Warming Ties

Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a "terrorist organisation", a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's de facto rulers.

International Business Times

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Putin praises Musk's Mars plans and compares tech billionaire to Soviet icon

The Russian president made the comments speaking to students at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Euronews

Why is Donald Trump failing to bring peace to Ukraine like he promised?

Ending Russia’s war in Ukraine was one of Donald Trump’s campaign promises, and one that he famously boasted could be achieved in 24 hours. But three months after taking office, the Trump administration has only managed to negotiate a partial ceasefire that has done nothing to stop the fighting.

The Conversation

What should Europe do as Russia gains influence in Africa's Sahel?

France was recently asked to leave Chad, and its relations in central and West Africa are increasingly weak. With Russian influence in the region spreading, Euronews asks what is next for Europe in the Sahel.

Euronews

Russia ramps up pressure on all fronts as Ukraine offers to buy US Patriots

Fatal attacks have shaken several Ukrainian cities, prompting an offer from Kyiv to pay for US air defence systems.

Al Jazeera

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Child among three killed in Russia’s attack on Ukraine before Paris talks

Deadly air attack on the city of Dnipro comes hours before Ukrainian officials meet US and European officials in Paris.

Al Jazeera

Three killed including 17-year-old girl as Putin military hits Ukraine city with mass drone attack

More than 2,520 children have been killed or injured in Putin’s war in Ukraine, United Nations children’s organisation UNICEF has said, with the real death toll likely to be higher that this UN-verified figure

Evening Standard

Macron hosts ‘excellent’ ceasefire talks with top US, European and Ukrainian officials

Senior diplomats set to meet again in London next week after ‘very productive’ Paris summit to revive stalled efforts

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s play for an Indonesian airbase was always likely to fail – but Russia has wider ambitions

Russia remains a key arms supplier in South-east Asia, and Trump’s unstable leadership is providing more opportunities to make inroads

The Guardian - AU

Ex-UK defence minister ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia

Grant Shapps also compares calling Sumy strike a ‘mistake’ to statements by IRA terror group when it killed civilians

The Guardian - US

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow accuses other countries of ‘trying to disrupt’ peace talks with US

Russia continues aerial bombardment of Ukraine as Europeans gather in Paris to plead Kyiv’s case to top Trump allies

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks

Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149

The Guardian - AU

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International Business Times

Putin Praises Musk, Compares Him To Soviet Space Hero

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk on Wednesday, telling university students he was a pioneer comparable to legendary Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev.

The Independent UK

Putin praises Elon Musk as visionary: ‘Such people rarely appear in the human population’

The Russian president compared the SpaceX founder to a Soviet space hero

International Business Times

Macron To Meet Rubio, Witkoff Amid Transatlantic Tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US envoy Steve Witkoff, the Elysee palace said, as transatlantic tensions soar over the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Odesa buildings reduced to rubble in Russian overnight drone attack on Ukrainian port city

Russia's overnight drone attack hit infrastructure in Odesa, Ukraine, video released on Wednesday, 16 April shows.

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Euronews

'The West as we knew it no longer exists,' von der Leyen says amid Trump tensions

"Europe is still a peace project. We don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. We don't invade our neighbours, and we don't punish them," Ursula von der Leyen said in a wide-ranging interview with the Zeit newspaper.

Euronews

Slovakia's Fico insists on attending Moscow's 'Victory Day' parade despite EU warnings

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Russian troops fighting in Ukraine as "heroes" at last year's 9 May event.

The Independent UK

Anti-corruption journalists who worked with Navalny convicted of ‘extremism’ in Russia

All four maintained innocence and said they were being prosecuted for doing their job as journalists

Euronews

Russia convicts four investigative journalists for alleged extremism

The closed-door trial was part of a crackdown on dissent that reached an unprecedented scale after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

International Business Times

Russia Jails Four Journalists Who Covered Navalny

Russia on Tuesday sentenced four journalists it said were associated with late opposition leader Alexei Navalny to five and a half years in a penal colony, intensifying a crackdown on press freedom and Kremlin critics.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s sheer terrorism’: Sumy buries dead after Russia’s Palm Sunday attack

Ukrainians grieve and clear away wreckage in north-eastern city after morning attack that killed at least 35

The Guardian - UK

‘Cutting DEI won’t fill potholes’: Labour ready to play long game against Farage

Complicated road ahead for Reform UK leader as he sets out battle lines in biggest local election speech yet

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