4 h. ago Kurdish terror group PKK to disband as part of a peace deal with Turkey

Since the PKK launched its insurgency in 1984, the conflict has killed more than 40,000 people

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6 h. ago Kurdish militant group PKK says it will disband and end Turkey conflict

Historic announcement could bring a close to four-decade insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people

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11 h. ago 'Gangland war truce' rejected by Mr Big on same day his hoods targeted home

An underworld source revealed that gangland figure Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel reached out to Mr Big on Saturday to try to negotiate a peace deal but his offer was laughed off.

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54 h. ago Starmer joins European leaders in Ukraine for ‘coalition of willing’ talks

The leaders have called on Russia to ‘stop obstructing efforts’ to secure a peace deal.

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65 h. ago Britain leads push to restart commercial Ukraine flights in hope of peace deal

The Mirror understands military specialists have been deployed to airfields in Ukraine in recent weeks to scope out infrastructure, security and potential routes

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6 d. ago Why Europe needs a common defence fund – outside the EU | Simon Nixon

It would be open to the UK, Norway and Switzerland, and give governments more bang for their buck as the continent rearmsOf all the shocks to have hit Europe over the past three months, none is more devastating than the realisation that the continent may no longer be able to count on a US security guarantee. Even if Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe had been telegraphed well in advance, few imagined a world in which a US president would publicly humiliate the head of state of a European ally in the Oval Office, cut off intelligence sharing in the middle of a war or cook up a one-sided peace deal with Russia over the heads of Kyiv and its European allies.What has made the shock worse is the brutal revelation of Europe’s inability to defend its own interests. Even as European leaders plead with Trump that a peace without robust security guarantees for Ukraine is no peace at all, their position is fatally weakened by the fact that they are in no position to provide those security guara...

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9 d. ago JD Vance says 'Trump brokered greatest peace deal of 21st Century' if Russia Ukraine war ends

If Putin's war in Ukraine comes to an end it will be all thanks to Orange Manbaby Donald Trump as the US President 'brokered one of the greatest peace deals', claims Vice President JD Vance

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1 week ago Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say

Kyiv-based Centre for Civil Liberties says tortured inmates bypassed amid focus on territory and security guaranteesUkrainian and Russian civil society leaders have called for the unconditional release of thousands of Ukrainian civilians being held in Russian captivity, pushing for world leaders to make it a central part of any peace deal.Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Kyiv-based Centre for Civil Liberties, which won the 2022 Nobel peace prize, said most of the discussion on ending the conflict, led by Donald Trump’s administration, focused solely on territories and potential security guarantees. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against Russia

Move seals a deal to create a fund the Trump administration says will begin to repay roughly $175bn provided to UkraineThe US and Kyiv have signed an agreement to share profits and royalties from the future sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths, sealing a deal that Donald Trump has said will provide an economic incentive for the US to continue to invest in Ukraine’s defense and its reconstruction after he brokers a peace deal with Russia.The minerals deal, which has been the subject of tense negotiations for months and nearly fell through hours before it was signed, will establish a US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund that the Trump administration has said will begin to repay an estimated $175bn in aid provided to Ukraine since the beginning of the war. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump administration signs minerals deal with Ukraine in key move for Russian peace

Agreement is aimed at centering future US engagement in Ukraine

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1 week ago Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk urges Trump to ‘open his eyes’ over the war in Ukraine

The world heavyweight boxer said Russian should not be allowed to claim Ukrainian territory in the peace deal

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2 w. ago North Korea makes first public admission it sent troops to fight for Russia

The admission comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio warned the Trump administration would walk away from brokering peace talks if there was no realistic prospect of a deal in sight

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2 w. ago Rubio warns Russia and Ukraine if there's no peace deal this week, the White House may move on

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Russia and Ukraine this is a 'critical week' and if there's no sign of a peace deal, President Donald Trump's administration may move on.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer meets Ukraine president Zelensky at Pope Francis' funeral as they vow to keep working to end war with Russia

The Prime Minister's spokesperson said the pair discussed the 'positive progress made in recent days' to secure peace in Ukraine - after Donald Trump said yesterday a deal was 'pretty close'.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer and Zelensky to work to secure peace in Ukraine after Pope's funeral

Downing Street said the two leaders had discussed recent advances towards a peace deal to end the Ukraine war when they met following the Pope's funeral.

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2 w. ago Starmer and Zelensky agree to ‘maintain momentum’ on peace talks for Ukraine

Downing Street said the two leaders had discussed recent advances towards a peace deal in the Ukraine war when they met following the Pope’s funeral.

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2 w. ago Zelensky breaks silence after 'potentially historic' Donald Trump showdown

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine and potential incoming peace deal with Russia while seated in chairs in St Peter's Basilica this morning

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2 w. ago Donald Trump and Zelenskyy meet before Pope Francis funeral after White House disaster

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have been pictured together in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, discussing the peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war

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2 w. ago Zelensky doubles down on Crimea and says Ukraine will NOT hand it over to Russia

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Volodymyr Zelensky has remained steadfast that the territory belongs to the Ukrainian people, asserting that their 'position is unchanged'.

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2 w. ago Trump offers peace proposal for Ukraine and Moscow to finish 'cruel and senseless war'

In a post to his Truth Social on Friday, Trump called for 'high level talks' between the two warring nations after he touched down in Rome to attend the funeral of the late Pope Francis.

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