Ukraine's allies have agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine, the leaders of the "Coalition of the Willing" said after Tuesday's meeting in Paris. The aim of the coalition is to build a lasting peace, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
ConflictsIran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is planning to flee to Russia if his forces fail to quell protests in Iran, according to intelligence reports.
WorldVenezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez is in Russia, Reuters reports, citing four sources with knowledge of the matter. Russia denies the reports.
World politicsThe Russian Defense Ministry has published video footage of a drone it claims that Ukraine sent toward President Vladimir Putin's residence earlier this week.
WorldUS President Donald Trump said after his meeting in Florida with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that "We have made great progress in ending the war," but it is unclear what that progress is. "I think we are doing very well," Trump said.
ConflictsRussian mercenaries are accused of brutal sexual violence in Mali. They belong to the Afrika Korps, a paramilitary force under the Kremlin that replaced the notorious Wagner Group in Africa. The "white men" are said to be burning villages, killing men and raping women - seemingly with impunity.
WorldThe prices of gold and silver have skyrocketed this year, and have had the strongest development since 1979, according to Bloomberg. The price of gold has risen by 67 percent. Silver even more. It is an indicator of how the world is doing - and a sign that it is not doing well, says Robert Bergqvist, senior economist at SEB.
BusinessUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held meetings with leaders of allied countries on Saturday, ahead of his upcoming personal meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida.
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