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US had 'productive' talks with Putin over Ukraine war, Trump says
US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday where they discussed the peace process.
Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits Italy
Tuscany's president advises residents to exercise "the utmost attention and caution".
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British man killed by president's convoy in Kenya hit-and-run
The car did not stop after hitting Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, on a road in the capital, Nairobi.
Russian sentenced to life for war crimes in Ukraine
Voislav Torden, of Russian far-right group Rusich, is found guilty of charges relating to an ambush which killed 22.
At 100 “The Great Gatsby” is as urgent as ever, old sport
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s immortal novel, America’s graft and glory are entwined
Donald Trump’s unwillingness to heed allies’ advice is foreign-policy folly, writes Gary Bass
From Korea to Cuba, America has been at its best diplomatically when it has encouraged its friends to be candid
Musk's Tesla raises concern over Trump tariffs
The electric carmaker’s warning about tariffs comes despite its boss's key position in the Trump administration.
Sudan bans all imports from Kenya after it hosted civil war rivals
The ban follows months of escalating diplomatic tensions between Kenya and Sudan.
BBC finds Syrian families sheltering at Russian airbase from sectarian attacks
Many belong to former President Bashar al-Assad's sect, which was targeted in mass killings.
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Is Putin ready for a ceasefire or playing for time?
Russia is ready for a halt in fighting, says Vladimir Putin, but he says there are "nuances".