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May 15, 2025
Ukraine And Russia To Talk For First Time In Over 3 Years, But Without Putin Or Zelenskyy

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine will hold direct face-to-face peace talks for the first time in more than three years in Istanbul, though the teams will be comprised of lower-level technocrats after President Vladimir Putin said he would not attend.
May 14, 2025
Orban's Party Proposes New Legislation Critics Liken To Russia's Foreign Agent Law

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist Fidesz party has introduced legislation in parliament that would blacklist organizations receiving foreign funding if they are deemed a “threat” to national sovereignty in what critics say is another move to crack down on dissent.
May 14, 2025
Putin Will Not Attend Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks In Turkey

US President Donald Trump has offered to make a detour and stop in Turkey during his trip to the Middle East if it will persuade his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to show up at talks aimed at moving toward a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow to end Europe's worst conflict since World War II.
May 14, 2025
Russian Court Sentences Prominent Election Watchdog To 5 Years In Prison

A Moscow court sentenced prominent Russian election monitor Grigory Melkonyants to five years in prison after finding him guilty of working for an “undesirable organization.”
May 14, 2025
Russia's Ties With China, Iran Mean Conflicts Won’t Remain Local, US Military Leaders Say

US military leaders are increasingly concerned that the United States faces the prospect of global flashpoints turning into prolonged, multi-front confrontations stoked by the United States' main adversaries -- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
May 13, 2025
Trump Signs Economic Deal With Saudis On First Day Of Mideast Tour

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman signed a strategic economic partnership agreement hours after the US leader arrived in the kingdom to kick off a four-day Middle East tour.
May 13, 2025
Zelenskyy Wants Face-To-Face Meeting With Putin In Turkey But Russian Leader's Participation Up In The Air

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will be waiting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to hold a meeting on May 15 with President Vladimir Putin, and will only meet face-to-face with his Russian counterpart, whose participation is still up in the air, and not other Russian officials.
May 13, 2025
Russia Blamed By UN Body For 2014 MH17 Shootdown, Moscow Rejects Decision

The UN aviation council on May 12 found that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian commercial jet over Ukraine that killed all 298 passengers and crew, a ruling Moscow criticized as being "biased."
May 13, 2025
US Revokes Temporary Protection For Thousands Of Afghans

The US Department of Homeland Security on May 12 announced an end protections for some Afghans living in the United States citing improved security and economic conditions in Afghanistan.
May 12, 2025
Interim President Bolojan Warns Romania 'At A Crossroads' Ahead of Controversial Runoff Election

Interim President Ilie Bolojan, Romania's most-popular politician, says the country faces a "difficult but decisive" period as voters head into a presidential runoff election this weekend that pits ultranationalist politician George Simion against pro-Western reformist Nicusor Dan.
May 12, 2025
PKK Ends Armed Struggle, Seeks Peaceful Path For Kurdish Rights

The PKK has announced it is dissolving its armed structure and ending its decades-long insurgency against Turkey, marking a significant shift toward democratic politics. The decision seeks a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish issue, though concerns about Turkish reconciliation remain.
May 12, 2025
Taliban 'Suspends' Chess Playing In Afghanistan Citing Religious, Gambling Concerns

The hard-line Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have “suspended” the holding of chess matches in the country, citing "religious considerations" and claiming it represents a form of “gambling.”

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