A joint roadmap between the United States and France concerning the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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Syria
Russia flies cash to Syria as West hesitates to lift sanctions
Delivery of printed local currency from Russia and call between Putin and Sharaa suggest warming ties between former foes.
Ukraine
Trump says Putin wants peace in Ukraine, will begin talks on ending war
United States President Donald Trump has signalled a major shift in three years of US policy towards Kyiv, saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had spoken by phone and agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine
Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement
Ukraine will not accept any peace deal agreed by the US and Russia without its involvement, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin pledged to begin negotiations to end the war.
Middle East
Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages under Gaza deal
Hamas has said it is committed to implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel and will continue releasing hostages as scheduled, raising hopes that a resumption of the war can be averted.
Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis emerge from Gaza war emboldened, and with more enemies
The Houthis have gone through something of a transformation in their reputation since the onset of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023.
Ukraine
Trump and Putin stun Europe with peace plan for Ukraine
It was the moment Europeans and Ukrainians have been dreading for months, if not years. Yet when it finally came, on a wintry afternoon as Kyiv froze, the suddenness and scale of Donald Trump’s peace plan still left Ukraine’s allies in shock.
Middle East
A timeline of the fragile Gaza ceasefire
Despite initial optimism a number of blocks and disputes have put the truce in doubt.
Middle East
Israel says Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not free hostages by Saturday
There is growing concern that fighting could resume in Gaza after Israel’s prime minister warned Hamas it would end the ceasefire if the Palestinian armed group “does not return our hostages by Saturday”.