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Putin Sees US Peace Plan as a Starting Point as He Warns Ukraine's Army to Withdraw
- U.S. proposals to end the war between Russia and Ukraine offer a starting point for talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, as he told Ukrainian forces to pull back or be overrun by Russia's bigger army. "We need to sit down and discuss this seriously," Putin told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. "Every word matters." He described U.S. President Donald Trump's plan as "a set ...

Source: military.com
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Can Trump ban South Africa from 2026 G20 summit, as he says he will?
- United States President Donald Trump has announced he will block South Africa from attending next year's G20 summit, as relations between the two nations continue to sour. The Group of 20 comprises 19 leading economies plus the European Union – and, now, the African Union. Countries within the group meet throughout the year, but an annual summit is also held, hosted by the country holding the presidency of ...

Source: aljazeera.com
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As he opens his first foreign trip, Pope Leo XIV encourages Turkey to be a force for stability, peace
- ANKARA, Turkey — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza. The American pope emphasized a message of peace as he arrived in Ankara , welcomed on the tarmac by a military guard of honor and at the presidential palace by President ...

Source: chicago.suntimes.com
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Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader
- – Soldiers in on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing that began after this week's disputed presidential election and led to departing for neighboring Senegal. The military high command in the West African nation inaugurated Gen. Horta Inta-a as the head of the military government, which will oversee a one-year transition period, according to a declaration broadcast on state television. ...

Source: news4jax.com