Zelenskyy meets with JD Vance amid Russia negotiation concerns

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US officials for the first time since Donald Trump's call with Putin.

Source: Al Jazeera

Vance to meet Zelenskyy amid push for NATO allies to step up defense spending

Vance is to meet with Zelenskyy amid concerns over U.S.-Russia talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Source: CBS News

What is Doge and why is Musk cutting so many jobs?

US President Donald Trump’s new agency is tasked with slashing costs - but faces opposition.

Source: BBC

Can AI and automated planes help prevent plane crashes?

Artificial Intelligence is playing a crucial role in other walks of life. Can it also prevent loss of life in the air?

Source: Al Jazeera

Trump and Vance are courting Europe’s far right to spread their political gospel

US vice-president’s speech and meeting with Germany’s AfD chief signal administration’s wider plans for continent

The Trump administration is making a big bet on Europe’s hard right.

Speaking at a …

Source: The Guardian

'I felt a slimy texture brush my face': Man describes being swallowed by whale

Adrián Simancas, 23, was kayaking off Chilean Patagonia when he found himself inside a whale.

Source: BBC

Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds

Researchers find nine mummies they examined all smelled "woody", "spicy" and "sweet".

Source: BBC

Zelenskyy demands ‘real security guarantees’ before peace talks; Vance accused of ‘trying to pick a fight’ with EU – as it happened

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• Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs ‘security guarantees’ before any Putin talks
• Vance stuns with blistering attack on Europe’s …

Source: The Guardian

Latest Israeli hostages to be freed named amid uncertainty over truce

Iair Horn, Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel-Chen due to be exchanged for 369 Palestinian prisoners

• Israel Gaza war: latest news updates

Palestinian militant groups have named the three hostages they …

Source: The Guardian

Vance meets with leader of far-right German party, exports MAGA message

The vice president delivered a scolding speech advocating that Europe move over to accommodate the rising anti-migration, nationalist voices they have sought to block from power.

Source: Washington Post

Gaza plans put Egypt-US relations to tough test

After decades of close ties, what happens to Gaza could put Egypt-US friendship at risk.

Source: BBC

260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers are being repatriated

Some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar, Thailand’s army said.

Source: NBC News