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Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner: The son-in-law and Senior Advisor to US President Donald Trump, married to Ivanka Trump.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares to deploy a drone towards Russian positions near Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Photo: Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanised Brigade via AP
Ukraine war

No Ukraine ceasefire breakthrough despite ‘productive’ talks

Talks in Miami focused on aligning US, European and Ukrainian positions as uncertainty remains if Russia will accept proposed terms.

Ukraine war

Zelensky says only US can persuade Russia to end Ukraine war

Ukraine war

Rubio says won’t force deal on Ukraine as Europeans join Miami talks

Ukraine war

Putin vows victory in Ukraine as US and Russia prepare for Miami talks

Russian leader boasts of battlefield gains in Ukraine while his envoys prepare to meet the Americans this weekend.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Photo: Tass via dpa
Ukraine war

Trump administration readies new sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal

The new measures could arrive this week, targeting the tankers and traders fuelling Putin’s war as peace talks reach a critical stage.

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Ukraine war

US officials say Washington agrees to give Ukraine security guarantees

‘Article 5-like’ security offer emerges at talks in Berlin in a bid to secure an end to the nearly four-year Russia-Ukraine war.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky suggests Ukraine could drop Nato goal for security guarantees

The shift, which includes a call for ‘Article 5-like’ guarantees, comes as Washington presses for an end to the four-year Ukraine war.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a meeting with the US delegation in Berlin. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters
Ukraine war

Zelensky floats referendum on territory, as US pressure mounts to end war

Ukraine’s president says Russia wants ‘the whole of Donbas’ in return for peace, but Ukrainians must have their say.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine sends US a revised peace plan as Trump blasts European allies

US president says ‘pretty strong words’ were used in his discussion with leaders from the UK, France and Germany.

China’s private sector

Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

Tencent has been dropped as a financing partner from Paramount Skydance’s US$108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery.

Tencent’s failed bid underscores how US regulatory oversight is narrowing the space for Chinese investment in US media and technology deals. Photo: Shutterstock
Ukraine war

European allies back Ukraine’s Zelensky after Trump criticism

Ukrainian president met leaders in London and Brussels, declaring that ceding territory to Russia - a central point of the US proposal - was impossible.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky holds ‘very substantive’ call with Trump envoys

The president’s negotiators are in Florida for talks on a US-led plan to end the war with Russia.

Ukraine war

Trump says next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Putin meeting

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump adviser Jared Kushner had spent hours at the Kremlin with no breakthrough on ending the war.

China-Russia relations

China, Russia united against ‘Japanese militarism’ as Wang Yi, Shoigu meet

Chinese readout highlights resolve to counter ‘any attempts to revive fascism’ while Kremlin security chief warns of ‘hydra of militarism’.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, meet for the latest bilateral strategic security consultation, in Moscow on December 2. Photo: Xinhua
Ukraine war

Russia says no Ukraine compromise reached after Putin meets Trump envoys

Before the talks, the Kremlin chief warned European powers that if they wanted a war, Russia would defeat them.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles as he meets the US delegation at the Kremlin on Tuesday. Photo: Sputnik via AP
Ukraine war

US sees progress after latest Ukraine talks as Trump envoy heads to Russia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expresses optimism despite ‘delicate’ negotiations, with special envoy Steve Witkoff set to travel to Moscow.

Ukraine war

US-backed peace plan for Ukraine drew from Russian document: sources

Russian ‘non-paper’ was key input for the 28-point plan, which has since been revised following talks between US and Ukrainian officials.

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Israel-Gaza war

Gaza risks permanent partition between Israel and Hamas as Trump plan falters

Gaza reconstruction may be limited to Israeli-controlled areas, risking long-term division and placing Palestinian sovereignty in limbo.

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A Palestinian man uses blocks from destroyed buildings to rebuild a shelter in the Al-Shatee refugee camp on November 8. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | Diplomacy in the age of populism is fast, fickle and unbound by the rules of old

Swift, informal deals can quickly defuse crises, but without a new rules-based order, global stability is being held hostage to chance.

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Israel-Gaza war

Gaza peace in limbo as US plan fuels fears of prolonged division

The plan risks prolonging Israeli control and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, analysts warn.

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Israel-Gaza war

Can J.D. Vance’s visit to Israel cement Gaza’s fragile ceasefire?

Despite recent flare-ups, the US vice-president says the truce is going ‘better than I expected’.

US Vice President J.D. Vance (right) and Second Lady Usha Vance arrive in Tel Aviv, Israel on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

Trump’s envoys arrive in Israel as Gaza ceasefire teeters after deadly strikes

The visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner follows a brief closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing for aid, after two Israeli soldiers were killed.

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Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after wave of strikes kill 26 in Gaza

Ceasefire reactivated following US pressure, but fragile truce faces challenges from armed militants and disputes over the return of hostages’ bodies.

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Israel-Gaza war

Letters | No lasting Israel-Gaza peace without Palestinian rights

Readers discuss what it would take to bring a lasting peace, US-China competition, and the future of Anglican leadership.

Israel-Gaza war

Cheers for Trump, boos for Netanyahu as Witkoff speaks at rally in Israel

400,000 people gathered at a rally in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, a day after the ceasefire with Hamas took effect.

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People hold up a giant sign with the words “NOBEL PRESIDENT TRUMP” as they gather in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Israel-Gaza war

Trump’s Gaza deal forged by diplomacy blitz, help from Arab and Muslim allies

Senior US officials say Hamas viewed the hostages as a liability - while the US seized on regional fury with Israel to secure first phase deal.

A child watches a person wearing a mask depicting US President Donald Trump as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages celebrate in Tel Aviv after the announcement of a deal. Photo: AP
Israel-Gaza war

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to support Gaza ceasefire deal

US Central Command will set up a ‘civil-military coordination centre’ to help with the flow of aid, as well as logistics and security.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

The accord, reached after the war’s second anniversary, sets the stage for a ceasefire and the release of living hostages.

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