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Lula and Putin discuss peace in Ukraine before US summit

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Saturday for about 40 minutes, the Brazilian presidential palace said, adding that Putin shared information about his discussions with the United States and “recent peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine.” The leaders also discussed their cooperation in the BRICS …

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Iran threatens planned Trump corridor envisaged by Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal

By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Osborn DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Iran threatened on Saturday to block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a regional deal sponsored by U.S. President Donald Trump, Iranian media reported, raising a new question mark over a peace plan hailed as a strategically important shift. A top Azerbaijani diplomat said earlier that …

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Ukraine’s future cannot be decided without Ukrainians, France’s Macron says

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on X that the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without the Ukrainians. U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump said on Friday. The deal is expected …

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Russia welcomes US-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan deal, warns against foreign meddling

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Saturday praised the U.S.-brokered peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia, but warned that outside intervention could complicate the situation in the South Caucasus. The agreement, signed on Friday during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, includes exclusive U.S. development rights to a transport corridor through Armenia, linking Azerbaijan to its …

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Russia condemns Israel’s plan to expand Gaza operation

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia condemns and rejects Israel’s plan to expand its military operation in the Gaza Strip, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. “The implementation of such decisions and plans, which provoke condemnation and rejection, is fraught with the risk of exacerbating the already extremely dramatic situation in the Palestinian enclave, which has all the …

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Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers, Zelenskiy says

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine could not violate its constitution on territorial issues, adding that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers”. Commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, Zelenskiy said Ukraine was ready for real solutions …

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Major French wildfire is unlikely to be under control until late on Sunday

PARIS (Reuters) -A wildfire in the southern French prefecture of Aude is not expected to be under control until late on Sunday, the regional chief firefighter said on French television. The fire, which began Tuesday, is one of the largest recorded in France since 1949. Spread over 16,000 hectares (around 40,000 acres), it has led …

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Zelenskiy discussed war, Russia with UK’s Starmer

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that he spoke with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, adding that they shared the same view on the danger of Russia’s plan “to reduce everything to discussing the impossible”. Zelenskiy has made a flurry of calls over the past several days with Kyiv’s allies after President …

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Portugal’s top court blocks bill restricting immigration

LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s Constitutional Court has blocked a bill approved by the right-wing parliamentary majority that was designed to limit the inflow of immigrants, citing obstacles it creates for family members in joining immigrants legally resident in Portugal. Immediately after late Friday’s decision, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa sent the bill back to parliament, which …

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Moscow warns of ‘titanic efforts’ to disrupt Putin-Trump meeting

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Certain countries will make “titanic efforts” to disrupt the meeting U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin for August 15, Russia’s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Saturday. Trump had said earlier that Russia and Ukraine were close to a ceasefire deal that could resolve the three-and-a-half-year conflict. …

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