Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only “minor details” to settle, official says, but no word from Russia

Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only “minor details” to settle, official says, but no word from Russia

A U.S. official told CBS News on Tuesday that Ukraine’s government had “agreed to a peace deal” brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia’s nearly four-year assault. The American official and Ukraine’s national security adviser Rustem Umerov said a common understanding on a proposal had been reached, with details still to be worked out. …

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Russia keeping “stolen” Ukrainian territory “the main problem” with U.S. peace proposal, Zelenskyy says

Russia keeping “stolen” Ukrainian territory “the main problem” with U.S. peace proposal, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the suggested legal recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured territory in the east of his country remained a “main problem” in negotiations as President Trump pushes for a deal to end Moscow’s nearly-four-year war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and American officials met over the weekend in Switzerland to discuss…

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Africa: United Nations Revises 2026 Regular Budget Proposal, Pairing Cost Reductions With Initial Reform Measures

Africa: United Nations Revises 2026 Regular Budget Proposal, Pairing Cost Reductions With Initial Reform Measures

The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative – a wider effort to make the Organisation more effective and resilient as it marks its 80th anniversary. The revised estimates, communicated on Monday…

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Africa: United Nations Revises 2026 Regular Budget Proposal, Pairing Cost Reductions With Initial Reform Measures

Africa: ATM’s Proposal to Rename South Africa As Azania – How Do South Africans Feel About It?

South Africa’s African Transformation Movement (ATM) has announced its intention to table a proposal before parliament and the constitutional review committee to rename South Africa as the Republic of Azania. According to the party, the move is a part of a broader project of national decolonisation. The proposal has sparked debate across political, public and…

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