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Anthony Albanese and his New Zealand counterpart joined a meeting of global leaders overnight to discuss “a reassurance force” designed to prevent further Russian aggression.

Feelings of shock and disbelief have engulfed the Finnish Parliament after a respected young politician died suddenly inside the country’s main government building.

California man Shenghua Wen pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Hamas’ announcement that it had agreed to the terms of a deal presented by mediating countries has sparked a flurry of statements from Israeli hardliners.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The man who is regarded as a messiah by many of his own supporters — a belief he has encouraged at every turn — says now that he knows he’s no saint.

New letters by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry to the Prime Minister and Benjamin Netanyahu have called for a ceasefire in their ‘spat’ saying Jewish Australians would cop the fallout. 

AARON PATRICK: The president’s unconventional style belies a man deeply affected by almost being killed in an assassination attempt last year, former ambassador Joe Hockey says.

EDITORIAL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly agreed to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky face-to-face, sometime in the next fortnight. 

LATIKA M BOURKE: The Ukrainian president’s gang of Euro leaders deftly flattered Donald Trump in a bid to steer him away from the Kremlin. But grave questions still linger about Kyiv’s way forward.

European leaders rushed to Washington meet with President Trump and back up Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but hours of talks did not yield a clear deal to end the war.

Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders have learned a thing or two about negotiating, Trump-style. So has Vladimir Putin.

The development comes after a subpoena was issued commanding US Attorney-General Pam Bondi to produce documents related to Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell on Tuesday.

Sweden’s iconic Kiruna Church will begin a two-day trip to a new home, inching five kilometres down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls from the expansion of the world’s largest underground iron ore mine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has power dressed for his high-stakes meeting at the White House with US President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has confirmed a phone call with Vladimir Putin during peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House, as he arranges a new meeting.