"Two countries should "view each other as partners and opportunities, rather than adversaries or threats"

Trump wrote on his Truth Social network that "everyone is very happy about the possibility of PEACE for Russia/Ukraine."

Ushakov in his remarks did not specify what he meant by raising the level at meetings, and did not directly address the possibility of a trilateral meeting between the leaders

The negative focus on Zelenskiy's attire at the White House earlier in February was widely criticised at the time by Ukrainians, who have largely rallied around their leader since Moscow's invasion.

During an interview on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" show, Rutte said security guarantees for Ukraine were discussed in the meeting and that there was no discussion about boots on the ground.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday headed to Armenia for talks on a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan with its exclave near the border with Iran, part of a peace deal signed at the White House.

The death toll from an unexplained blast last week at a factory in Russia’s Ryazan region has jumped to at least 20, with another 134 people injured, emergency services said yesterday.

Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft yesterday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began.

Says Egyptian source; Ceasefire would include Palestinian prisoner release

Trump pressures Ukraine to compromise, warns against NATO aspirations

A Hamas source told AFP yesterday that the Palestinian group had agreed to a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, devastated by more than 22 months of war between the group and Israel.

US President Donald Trump yesterday said a peace agreement for the war in Ukraine is attainable as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.

US envoy Tom Barrack yesterday called on Israel to honour commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group.

Myanmar will hold the initial phase of its general election on December 28, state television said yesterday, outlining a roadmap for the first polls in the war-torn country in nearly five years that have already been derided by critics as a sham.

China’s top diplomat landed in neighbouring India yesterday, seeking to bolster long-fraught relations in the face of intense pressure and tariffs from the United States.

China yesterday lashed out at Germany, warning Berlin against “inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions” after its foreign minister said Beijing was “increasingly aggressive” in the Asia-Pacific region.

Rain yesterday halted search and rescue operations in northern Pakistan after flash floods that have killed nearly 350 people with around 200 still missing, officials said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday claimed that the States monitors the India-Pakistan situation “every single day”, after repeated claims by Donald Trump of having brokered a ceasefire between the two nations.

Trump will meet first Zelensky and then the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO, the White House says

Efforts by mediators Egypt and Qatar, along with the United States, have so far failed to secure a lasting ceasefire in the ongoing war