Brazil’s Lula sees chance for diplomacy in Ukraine conflict

The crisis has reached a “point of maturity” and can be resolved through talks, the Brazilian president has said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the time is right to end the Ukraine conflict, arguing that the fighting between Moscow and Kiev has reached a “point of…

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Organized crime is now a “parallel power” challenging the police and judiciary, an Antwerp magistrate has warned Belgium is becoming a “narco state” as drug gangs extend their influence over policing and the judiciary, an investigating judge has reportedly warned in an anonymous letter published on the official website of…

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Moscow has said it had to terminate the accord on military-grade plutonium disposal in view of Washington’s continued hostile policies Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law that officially terminates a treaty with the US on the disposal of excess military-grade plutonium. Moscow suspended the accord in…

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The Ukrainian national will remain in the country while his case is appealed in Italy’s top court An Italian appeals court has approved Germany’s extradition request for a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines. The man, former military officer Sergey Kuznetsov, is…

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The Venezuelan president should flee the country, Senator Rick Scott has suggested A leading US senator has warned that Venezuela could soon face regime change and urged President Nicolas Maduro to flee, as the US military gathers forces off the South American country’s coast. In an interview with CBS News…

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Over 10,000 soldiers are trapped in two separate pockets, according to Moscow’s estimates Russian forces are continuing operations to eliminate Ukrainian troops trapped in two encircled pockets on the front line, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Monday. The ministry reported that Ukrainian forces near Kupyansk made three unsuccessful…

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