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According to a Ukrainian official familiar with the negotiations, Zelenskyy is eager to find out the details of potential security guarantees that could be included in an eventual deal. “We will not recognize the occupation. The situation regarding compromises is broader, but we will not withdraw our troops,” said another Ukrainian official familiar with negotiations and granted anonymity to discuss them. “We will find out what details of possible security guarantees and whether Trump seriously pressured Putin into a trilateral format where everything can really be discussed.” Trump and Putin said little following their meeting about the specifics of their…

Authorities said the most severe blaze is in Arganil, Coimbra, where more than 1,100 firefighters and 10 aircraft are working to contain it. Jorge Custodio, mayor of Pampilhosa da Serra, warned that several villages lie directly in the path of the advancing fire. Provisional official figures show that by 17 August, more than 172,000 hectares had been burned across the country, already exceeding the total area lost to wildfires during the entire year of 2024.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a cadre of European leaders meet with Donald Trump in the White House on Monday for critical talks on war with Russia, as the U.S. president puts the onus on Ukraine to reach a peace deal. After a high-stakes one-to-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump has ratcheted up pressure on Kyiv to cede land to Moscow. Zelenskyy has warned doing so would mean Ukraine loses key defensive positions and would be more vulnerable to Russian attacks in the future. Kyiv and its allies are pushing for security guarantees, to safeguard both the future of…

The removal was authorised by the town authorities and supervised by the Institute of National Remembrance, which enforces legislation banning communist-era symbols. Polish law prohibits the display of monuments or symbols deemed to promote communism in public spaces. Ploty Mayor Szymon Klimko said the monument represented “the worst period of post-war Poland,” leaving no doubt about the decision to take it down.   The statue was the last of its kind remaining in the town. 

Chief executives at Britain’s biggest companies, listed under the FTSE 100 blue-chip index, enjoyed another bumper year in the boardroom with pay packages soaring to record highs for the third year running. The surge has reignited concerns about corporate excess and inequality at a time when many households are still grappling with high living costs and stagnant wages. According to research published by the High Pay Centre, median pay for FTSE 100 bosses rose to £4.58 million (€5.22m) in the 2024-25 financial year, up from £4.29 million (€4.97m) the year before—a 6.8% increase and the highest level on record since…

“The Russians are using the symbols of the United States in their own terrorist, aggressive war,” Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s right-hand man in Kyiv, fumed on Telegram. “Maximum audacity.” The propaganda video follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska over the weekend, which was widely criticized as a publicity win for the Kremlin. The red-carpeted affair, which saw the two leaders share an armored limousine, was Putin’s first face-to-face meeting with an American president since Moscow’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Zelenskyy and a squad of European leaders are heading to the White House…

Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said the victims included an 18-month-old and a 16-year-old, while six children were among the wounded. Emergency services reported strikes on a five-storey residential building that sparked fires across multiple floors, with two survivors rescued from rubble. Local resident Yevhenii Tymoshevsky described homes “where families live, children, youth, old people” being hit. The attack coincided with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House, where he and European leaders will join US President Donald Trump for discussions on ending the war.

Alas, Reform’s marketing team was unable to use what was surely its first choice of design, a massive St George’s Cross (the English flag), as it’s already been taken — by an Italian team! Last month, Genoa CFC launched its second kit, which is white with a huge red cross emblazoned on the front. The Italian Serie A team did this because the design (look away now, Nigel!) belonged to the city of Genoa and was later adopted by the English, first for maritime use and then as the national flag. It’s enough to make a right-winger faint (and for goodness’…

“We are now hearing signals from Washington that they are prepared to do so [provide security guarantees], and this must then be worked out together with the Europeans, with Germany naturally having to play an important role,” Wadephul said in the interview, adding Berlin could provide military and technical help, among other things. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said there was support for “much more robust security guarantees [and] EU admission” and suggested “Article 5-like” protection was on the table for Ukraine, a reference to NATO’s mutual defense provisions. It’s unclear, however, whether Zelenskyy…

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