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Russia's Lavrov Discusses Alaska Summit Outcome With Turkish, Hungarian Counterparts
Date: August 16, 2025
(Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and...
Outline Emerges of Putin's Offer to End His War in Ukraine
Date: August 16, 2025
By Tom Balmforth LONDON (Reuters) -Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern land which Moscow has been unable to capture, under peace...
Analysis-Putin Wins Ukraine Concessions in Alaska but Did Not Get All He Wanted
Date: August 16, 2025
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald Trump that a Ukraine ceasefire was not the way to go, stave off U.S. sanctions, and...

French Embassy Employee Arrested in Mali on "unfounded" Accusations, Says French Foreign Office
Date: August 16, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -A French man arrested in Mali is a member of the French embassy in the capital Bamako and accusations against him are "unfounded", the French foreign office said in a statement to...

Blast at Factory in Russia's Ryazan Kills 11, Injures 130
Date: August 16, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A blast at a factory in the Russian region of Ryazan on Friday killed 11 people and left 130 injured, Russia's emergencies ministry said on Saturday. In a statement on Telegram, the...
Trump Says Putin Agrees With Him US Should Not Have Mail-In Voting
Date: August 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agrees with him that letting voters send in ballots by mail puts honest elections at risk. "...
