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Fifa chief says Iran will be at World Cup in US
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» ANTALYA, Turkey - Iran “will be at the World Cup” and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war, Fifa president Gianni Infantino told AFP on Tuesday.
Tehran accuses US of ‘calculated’ assault on school
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» GENEVA - Iran’s foreign minister on Friday branded a deadly strike on an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war as a “calculated” US assault.
Iran Guards issue warning after Trump pushes deadline
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» Iran’s Revolutionary Guards urged civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, ramping up their threats despite President Donald Trump’s claim talks to end the month-long war were “going well”.
Zelensky looks to close out Ukraine peace deal at Trump meeting
AFP, Published on 28/12/2025
» PALM BEACH, United States - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will sit down on Sunday with US President Donald Trump and seek his stamp of approval for a new proposal to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.
EU takes small step towards using Russian assets for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) leaders Thursday tasked the European Commission to move ahead with options for funding Ukraine for two more years, leaving the door open for a mammoth loan using frozen Russian assets.
Trump to meet Zelensky after announcing Putin summit
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House Friday, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president reaches out to Russia's Vladimir Putin for a fresh summit.
Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great progress' in call
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making "great progress" in a call Thursday, just a day before Ukraine's leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles.
NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defences to counter Russia
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - NATO and the EU on Wednesday sought ways to boost anti-drone defences, as Europe scrambles to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions.
Zelensky warns Russia exploiting lack of 'attention' on war
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied his allies for more air defences on Sunday, warning that Russia was "taking advantage" of attention shifting away from the Ukraine war to intensify its bombardment of the country.
Russia says momentum from Putin-Trump meeting ‘gone’
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday that momentum towards reaching a peace deal in Ukraine had largely vanished following the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska, dimming hopes for a quick end to the three-and-a-half year war.