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Topic: Ukraine

Why Trump really wants Ukraine’s minerals—China has put theirs off limits

China is a leading supplier of rare minerals. It has imposed a ban on the resource being exported to the US, as part of its retaliation to increased US tariffs on Chinese goods.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Donald Trump, sign ‘a very big’ revenue agreement

Trump presented the agreement, the details of which remain unknown, as a way for the US to recoup some of the aid sent to Ukraine over the course of the three-year war.

UK offers peacekeeping troops to Ukraine ahead of Paris talks

Britain is not an EU member but has been a leading supporter of Ukraine in its fight to repel the Russian invasion.

As Trump & Starmer take differing stance on Ukraine, a look at the trajectory of US-UK ties over time

Brexit weakened UK’s role in transatlantic diplomacy, while past conflicts & Trump’s trade tariffs add friction as Starmer & Trump navigate diplomatic tensions.

Ukraine, Europe will be part of ‘real’ peace talks to end Moscow’s war, says US Secretary of State Rubio

Earlier on Sunday, US officials handed European officials a questionnaire asking how many troops they could contribute to enforcing a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.

During Ukraine visit, IAEA chief cites attacks on power grid to warn of risk of nuclear accident

Rafael Grossi posted on X explaining how a direct attack on Kyivska electrical substation can affect nuclear safety. He visited the substation with Ukraine's Energy Minister German Galushchenko.

UK, Ukraine seal historic 100-Year partnership

The treaty aims to bolster military, scientific, and cultural cooperation.

UK hosts UN Arria meeting to discuss violation of IHL by Russia in Ukraine

UK Ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward highlights reports of violations against Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees.

UK Pledges £4.5m for Ukraine war crimes justice efforts

Funding to support documentation, investigation, and prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.