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Keir Starmer refuses to join Donald Trump Peace Council over Vladimir Putin participation. UK government rejects initiative citing security concerns and billion-dollar membership costs.

Why Starmer rejected Trump Peace Council after Putin was invited and Britain refused to join

After Trump’s talks in Florida, Zelenskyy and Putin could speak directly for the first time in 5 years. A US-backed peace plan may shift the Ukraine war towards negotiations.

Are Zelenskyy and Putin set for their first phone call in 5 years after Trump’s Florida talks

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine agreeing to security guarantees instead of NATO membership is already a major compromise, amid ongoing US-led peace efforts.

Zelensky says security guarantees instead of NATO membership are already a compromise by Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV condemns violence in Sudan, urges a ceasefire, and calls for global humanitarian aid amid the world’s worst displacement crisis.

Pope Leo XIV: “Stop the Bloodshed in Sudan” – Vatican Calls for Global Humanitarian Action

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, warns of global polarisation, highlights synodality in the Church and stresses dialogue as the path forward.

Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine, Synodality and the Challenge of Polarisation