Erdogan rejects claim that Venezuela’s Maduro was offered asylum in Türkiye
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed reports that Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s toppled leader, was previously offered asylum in Türk...
A residential building was struck by a Russian drone in Kharkiv’s Slobidskyi district on Tuesday, according to local officials.
The attack was captured on video and shared by local officials. Authorities are searching for possible casualties and urging residents to follow air raid warnings.
Kharkiv remains one of the most targeted Ukrainian cities as Russia continues strikes on civilian infrastructure using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs).
Ceasefire discussions
Russia hopes a new round of talks can be scheduled with U.S. representatives this autumn to clear up irritants in their relations, a senior diplomat was quoted as saying early on Tuesday.
The United States and Russia held two sets of talks in Istanbul largely devoted to diplomacy and the operation of embassies - one meeting in February, the second in April. Both sides said the talks had made progress on the issues.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have since met on 15 August in Alaska, but those talks have yet to lead to an agreement to end more than three and a half years of war in Ukraine.
Moscow’s settlement demands include banning Ukraine from joining military alliances and withdrawing troops from occupied regions, which Kyiv calls an “ultimatum” and ties to ceasefire conditions for talks.
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) sources reported a significant movement of U.S. military aircraft towards the Middle East in recent hours. Dozens of U.S. Air Force aerial refuelling tankers and heavy transport aircraft were observed heading eastwards, presumably to staging points in the region.
Diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing escalated as Japan slams China's export ban on dual-use goods. Markets have wobbled as fears grow over a potential rare earth embargo affecting global supply chains.
Snow and ice stalled travellers in northwest Europe on Wednesday, forcing around a thousand to spend the night in Amsterdam's Schiphol airport but delighting others who set out to explore a snow-blanketed Paris on sledges and skis.
Two people have been killed after a private helicopter crashed at a recreation centre in Russia’s Perm region, Russian authorities and local media have said.
Iran’s chief justice has warned protesters there will be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, as rights groups reported a rising death toll during what observers describe as the country’s biggest wave of unrest in three years.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed reports that Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s toppled leader, was previously offered asylum in Türkiye. “We have not received any such news,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by local media after a Cabinet meeting held Wednesday in Ankara.
Former NATO Deputy Secretary-General Rose Gottemoeller has warned that Europe could face a future without U.S. nuclear deterrence.
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Russian attacks late on Wednesday (7 January) left almost all of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions without electricity, Ukrainian authorities said, amid freezing temperatures and worsening winter conditions.
A 37-year-old U.S. citizen was shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday (7 January) during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation, sparking protests and an investigation.
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