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US adds Mexican cartels to list of foreign terrorist organisations

The US has added six Mexican cartels to its list of foreign terrorist organisations (FTOs), as it calls for the “total elimination” of the criminal groups trafficking drugs to the US.

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Putin says Trump told him Ukraine will be included in peace talks and claims Russia is ready to negotiate – Europe live

The Russian president is also quoted as saying that US president Donald Trump told him that Ukraine would take part in future peace talks.

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Russia says there is ‘mutual desire’ to start Ukraine peace talks as US warns any deal must be acceptable to all sides – Europe live

What’s important to understand is two things. The first is [that] the only leader in the world who can make this happen, who can even bring people together to begin to talk about it in a serious way, is President Trump.

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Ukraine will not accept a Saudi-talks peace deal, says Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not recognise any peace agreements made without its participation, as top Russian and US officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes talks on the war in Ukraine.

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‘Who is Trump to decide our fate?’: takeover threat adds to uncertainty in Gaza

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No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call

“Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations,” seven European countries and the European Commission said in a joint statement after a foreign ministers meeting in Paris.

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Israel will resume war in Gaza unless more hostages freed this week, says Netanyahu

Netanyahu’s ultimatum was delivered during a video address posted to social media account on Tuesday. “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon – the ceasefire will end, and the IDF will return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated,” he said.

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Israeli minister backs Trump’s plan to ‘let hell break out’ on Gaza if hostages are not released – live

Israel’s communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, has backed Trump’s call to “let hell break out” on Gaza if all the remaining Israeli captives are not released by Saturday.

In a post on X he said:

    “The response must be exactly as President Trump suggested.

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Middle East crisis live: Israeli talks delegation returns from Qatar after Trump says he is losing patience with ceasefire deal

It comes a day after US President Donald Trump said he was losing patience with the ceasefire deal after seeing footage of Hamas release Israeli hostages over the weekend, whose appearance he compared to Holocaust survivors.

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International criminal court condemns Trump sanctions on its staff

The international criminal court (ICC) has condemned Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on its staff, which it said were intended to harm vital work to investigate the world’s gravest atrocities, including crimes against humanity and genocide.