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LIVE: Thailand, Cambodia resume border clashes before talks

Fighting has resumed hours before the countries' foreign ministers meet in Malaysia to discuss steps to de-escalate.

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Sudanese bloc declares Nairobi roadmap, but is it a civilian breakthrough?

The new bloc's roadmap echoes the Quad plan, but observers say this only splinters civilian forces in Sudan.

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How America and Iran Can Break the Nuclear Deadlock

Ending the cycle of hostility and threats.

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Live: US, Ukraine hail 'productive' Miami talks but no breakthrough

US and Ukrainian envoys issued a joint statement on Sunday that hailed "productive and constructive" talks in Miami but did not announce any apparent breakthrough in efforts to end the war with Russia. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.

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First asylum seekers expected to arrive in East Sussex barracks in new year

Government has vowed to end use of asylum hotels and plans to send first men to Crowborough site within weeksThe Home Office plans to send the first group of asylum seekers to a military site in East Sussex in the new year, the Guardian understands.Discussions in Whitehall are under way to use Crowb…

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US says talks with Russia, Ukraine in Miami ‘constructive, productive’

US envoy holds separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Miami on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

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How upbeat battlefield briefings are fuelling Putin’s confidence

Russian generals’ positive reports on Ukraine have convinced the Kremlin the war is going in its favour

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Is Switzerland losing its place in the world?

After a year of tumult, some are warning that a system built on neutrality, consensus and direct democracy is not moving fast enough

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US Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker Intensifies Venezuela Blockade

The US has pursued a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, intensifying a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a vital economic lifeline for the country and isolate the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

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US and Ukraine call Miami talks productive despite no breakthrough

Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, issued a statement with the top Ukrainian negotiator after discussing the latest peace plans.

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Oil Advances as US Pursues Third Tanker in Venezuela Blockade

Oil rose as US President Donald Trump intensified a blockade on Venezuela, boarding one tanker and pursuing another within weeks of first capturing a vessel.

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Japan official warns on yen’s ‘sudden’ weakness

Traders see higher potential for government intervention to support currency

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Witkoff says Ukraine remains ‘fully committed to achieving a just and sustainable peace’

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine are committed to achieving peace amid negotiations on ending the former country’s ongoing war in the latter. Witkoff said on the social platform X that he, along with President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and White House senior …

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Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world

Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic postureThe Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with person…

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