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US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday.

‘Maybe we like a dictator’: Trump defends his federal crackdown on cities

During a rambling appearance in the Oval Office, the US president complained he was not getting credit for clamping down on crime and immigration, and praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

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Most of the troops deployed in Moscow to protect the capital from Wagner mercenaries had withdrawn by Sunday afternoon, allowing regular life to resume.

‘Deathonomics’: Why Russia’s new middle class can’t afford for Putin’s war to end

It is a good time to be a Russian factory worker. But the real money comes if you join the military.

  • Eir Nolsoe and Tim Wallace
Melania Trump has been sent a message by Turkey’s Emine Erdogan, urging her to think of the children of Gaza.

Melania sent a letter to Putin. Now, Turkey has a message for her

Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan, has publicly urged Melania Trump to speak out against Israel’s treatment of Palestinian children.

  • Angus Thompson
Kim Jong-un supervising the latest test of anti-air missiles at an undisclosed location, in an image provided by the North Korean government.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervises test of new anti-air missiles

The test coincided with trips to Tokyo and Washington by South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung.

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Ukrainian servicemen fire towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region on Wednesday.

Pentagon restricts Ukraine’s use of US missiles against Russia: report

The news comes as Donald Trump becomes more frustrated over the war after he slammed a Biden-era policy that prevented Ukraine from launching full-scale attacks on Russia.

  • James Oliphant
Trump displays an image of himself with Putin last week, and said the Russian leader had expressed the desire to attend the soccer World Cup in the US next year.

Trump renews sanctions threat as Russia says no Putin-Zelensky meeting planned

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the Russian president to meet him, saying it is the only way to negotiate an end to the war.

  • Dasha Litvinova
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Donald Trump in the White House on Monday.

Trump is losing his grip as Europe loads up

While Donald Trump still commands the daily news cycle, he no longer commands the West nor the fate of Ukraine as Europe builds up its military capabilities.

  • Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

For peace in Ukraine, Putin must be offered something. Here’s what he should get

Ukraine has been the meat in this sandwich. Others should pay the piper to secure the peace.

  • Geoffrey Robertson
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

‘A bitter peace’: The hard choices now facing Ukraine – and Trump

Seated around the US president at the White House, each of Europe’s leaders was invited to speak. The Finnish president, a former Trump golf buddy, stood up – and shared a telling story.

  • Michael Koziol
US President DonaldTrump shared a picture of himself pointing at the chest of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

‘Fight back’: Trump airs support for Ukraine going on offensive against Russia

The US president slammed American policies that prevented Ukraine from launching full-scale attacks on the “invader’s country”, posting a picture of himself pointing at the chest of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to reinforce his point.

  • David Crowe