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This paper examines design options for a peace settlement that resolves the geopolitical dimensions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, agreed to by the key relevant third-party states and international organisations.
Scotland
Taking “real action on independence” is Alba’s top priority at the upcoming election, leader Alex Salmond has announced as he launched the party’s manifesto.
Yemen
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry emphasized his country’s support for Yemen when he met with his Yemeni counterpart, Shaya Mohsin Zindani, on Wednesday.
Ukraine
Donald Trump has been presented with a plan to bring an end to the war in Ukraine by two key advisers that would require Kyiv to sit down for peace talks with Russia or receive no further US weapons.
Ukraine
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russia’s former defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, and the chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov.
Ukraine
The EU held the first Intergovernmental Conference at ministerial level to open accession negotiations with Ukraine.
Myanmar
Fighting broke out in northeast Myanmar on Tuesday as a five-month ceasefire brokered by China between junta forces and ethnic minority insurgents fell apart, with clashes including air strikes by military jets, residents of the area told Radio Free Asia.
Middle East
The European Union is working with Arab states to push forward a peace plan between Israel and Palestine once the Gaza war is over, and perhaps even sooner, a senior EU diplomat has told The National.
Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is open to a “partial deal” with Hamas that allows him to continue the war on Gaza after some of the captives are released. A deal that permanently ends the war was not an option until Hamas is “eliminated,” he told Channel 14 on Sunday.