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Trump urges Kiev and Moscow to finish off peace deal

Ukraines Vladimir Zelensky directly contradicts the US presidents position on Crimea

President Donald Trump has claimed that "most of the major points" in an agreement to end the Ukraine conflict have been resolved, even as Vladimir Zelensky once again publicly rejected a reported key clause in the proposed US peace framework.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held lengthy talks with US spec

Zelensky contradicts Trump on deal with Russia

The US president believes that Kiev and Moscow have agreed to "most" points of his peace proposal and are ready to "finish it off"

President Donald Trump has claimed that "most of the major points" in an agreement to end the Ukraine conflict have been resolved, even as Vladimir Zelensky once again publicly re

Trump envoy talks with Putin: Key takeaways

Steve Witkoff has met the Russian president in the latest round of diplomacy

Russian President Vladimir Putin held lengthy talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Friday.

Witkoff's visit was part of a broader diplomacy push by the administration of US President Donald Trump to advance bilateral efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. The trip was Witkoff's fourth diplom

Outsourcing war: British mercenaries now run Americas front lines

G4Ss mercenaries are everywhere from the halls of American power to the darkest corners of detention centers

The British-American private military company Group 4 Securitas (G4S) has evolved far beyond its original mission of providing security for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine's critical infrastructure. Today, it resembles a quasi-state, complete with its own armed forces, p

Trkiye eyes sustainable tourism as visitor numbers soar

ANKARA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Trkiye should push for a more sustainable tourism model as r

NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-ANZAC DAY

(250425) -- WELLINGTON, April 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 25, 2025 shows a scene of the Anzac Day memorial in Wellington, New Zealand. Anzac Day, which falls on April 25, marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) in World War I on Turkey's Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

Series of Earthquakes Recorded Near Nessebar, Bulgaria

A series of minor earthquakes were recorded in the Nessebar area, with the strongest tremor measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale. The earthquake, which occurred at 23:09 on April 24, 2025, had a depth of 25.8 km and an epicenter located 30 km from Burgas. In the same region, a 2.5 magnitude earthquake took place at 23:03, followed by a 2.1 magnitude tremor two minutes later, and a 2.4 magnitude quake at 23:24.

The

TRKIYE-ANKARA-NORWEGIAN FM-VISIT

(250425) -- ANKARA, April 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) shakes hands with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide in Ankara, Trkiye, on April 24, 2025. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

Xinhua Photo Daily | April 24, 2025

BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.Astronauts for the upcoming Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission Chen Dong (C), Chen Zhongrui (R) and Wang Jie meet the press in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on April 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)A Unitree G1 humanoid robot shows hugging action at an exhibition hall of Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province

Daily World Briefing, April 24

IMF slashes global growth outlook on impact of heightened tariffs

In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF downgraded its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.8 percent, a hefty 0.5 percentage points decrease from its January estimate.

"Since the release of the January WEO Update, a series of new tariff measures by the United States and countermeasures

TRKIYE-ANKARA-NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN'S DAY-CELEBRATION

(250423) -- ANKARA, April 23, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Children visit Anitkabir, the mausoleum of the founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, to celebrate the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Ankara, Trkiye, on April 23, 2025. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

Russia isnt seeking Zelenskys removal Kremlin

Moscow considers the Ukrainian leader illegitimate, but will not make it an obstacle to negotiations

Ukrainian officials in the future could legally challenge any agreements signed by Vladimir Zelensky, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Despite this, he said Russia is not demanding that Zelensky step down.

Moscow has repeatedly rejected Zelensky's legitimacy since his presidential t

6.2 quake hits Istanbul

ISTANBUL, 23rd April, 2025 (WAM)-- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the city of 16 million people, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.

At least 236 people were treated for injuries they suffered while trying to jump from buildings or for panic attacks - most of them in

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Turkiye

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has jolted Turkiye on Wednesday afternoon, as reported by the National Center for Seismology.

In a post on X, the NCS noted that the earthquake took place in the afternoon at 15:19 hours (Indian standard time) at a latitude of 40.99 North and 28.10 E.

As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.

NCS wrote on X, '

Istanbul rattled by 6.2-magnitude quake

Trkiye has a history of devastating earthquakes, the latest of which claimed tens of thousands of lives in 2023

A powerful earthquake struck beneath the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, sending tremors rippling across the region, including Türkiye's most populous city, Istanbul.

The country's Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD) reported that two distinct quakes were detected after midday lo