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Europe unveils plan for Ukraine peace deal amid Transatlantic rifts2025-03-04
Following last week's Trump-Zelensky White House clash, more than a dozen Western leaders gathered here Sunday to revive efforts for a Ukraine peace deal and propose a settlement to Washington.

Chinese company signs 557-mln-USD infrastructure construction contracts in Kuwait2025-03-04
China Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC) on Monday signed two major contracts worth a total of 557 million U.S. dollars with Kuwait's Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW).

UK PM announces new 1.6-bln-pound deal for Ukraine to buy missiles2025-03-03
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that Britain will allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds (2 billion U.S. dollars) of British export finance to purchase more than 5,000 air defense missiles.

Syria forms constitutional drafting committee to address legal void2025-03-03
Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced Sunday the formation of a seven-member committee tasked with drafting a constitutional declaration, local media Syria TV reported.

UK PM Starmer meets Ukrainian President Zelensky2025-03-02
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday.

Hamas says extending 1st phase of Gaza ceasefire "unacceptable"2025-03-02
The Israeli proposal of extending the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement is "unacceptable," Hamas said Saturday.

Trump, Zelensky cancel signing of minerals deal after White House shouting match2025-03-01
A press conference at the White House scheduled for Friday where U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planned to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal was canceled, following a tense shouting match between the two inside the Oval Office earlier in the day.

Negotiations on Gaza truce deal begin in Egypt's Cairo2025-02-28
Israeli and Qatari delegations arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Thursday for Gaza ceasefire talks, with the participation of U.S. representatives, according to Egypt's State Information Service (SIS).

Austrian parties agree to form gov't without far-right Freedom Party2025-02-28
The Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party and the NEOS party have agreed to form a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party, it is reported Thursday.

Israel begins to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners2025-02-27
The Israeli authorities early Thursday began to release more than 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails as a part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, according to Palestinian sources.

UN official calls for efforts to protect civilians as violence intensifies in Sudan's Zamzam camp2025-02-27
Violence in and around Zamzam camp, the famine-struck displacement camp in Sudan, as well as in the capital of Khartoum and southern region, has further intensified recently, a senior UN official said on Wednesday, calling for international efforts to protect civilians.

Zelensky says Ukraine, U.S. preparing for talks on Friday2025-02-27
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that U.S. and Ukrainian teams are preparing for negotiations on Friday.

Election-winning conservatives to tread bumpy path as Germany shifts right2025-02-26
Preliminary results show that Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), has emerged as the winner of the federal election, reclaiming its position as the largest force in parliament and signaling a major political shift.

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