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FTSE 250 movers: Ukraine peace hopes dent defence stocks
London FTSE 250 stocks were lower as investors eyed talks between Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska, as the US president looks to put an end to the Ukraine war. Hopes of peace talks dented sentiment for defence stocks, with...

Hillary Clinton Says Trump Could Win Nobel Peace Prize If He Ends the War in Ukraine: ‘I’d Nominate Him’
Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton believes President Donald Trump could win the Nobel Peace Prize if he ends the war between Russia and Ukraine, taking it a step further by noting that she would nominate the commander-in-chief if...

Trump says he wants a Ukraine ceasefire TODAY and warns Putin he'll 'walk' if Alaska meeting goes off the rails: Live updates
By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER and JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER and PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Updated: 13:48 EDT, 15 August 2025 Donald Trump revealed he wants to achieve a...

Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees
US ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, Germany's chancellor saysThe United States is ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Saturday after a summit in Alaska between the US...

Putin-Trump summit: Zelenskyy to fly to Washington as Merz says US ready to be part of Ukraine security guarantees – live
US ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, Germany's chancellor saysThe United States is ready to be part of security guarantees for Ukraine, German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said on Saturday after a summit in Alaska between the US...

AMCU to consider case of Kyivstar acquiring control over Tabletki.ua service owner MTPK
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) will examine the state of competition in the online medical search system market and review the case of concentration involving the acquisition of control over MTPK LLC, the owner of the Tabletki.ua...

‘Goal Is To Get Putin To Talks Table, Not Negotiate For Ukraine’: Trump On Alaska Meet
Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 19:12 IST Trump said aim is to bring Putin to the negotiating table at the Alaska summit, not to strike a deal for Ukraine Donald Trump speaking at a presser in the White House. (Reuters)US President Donald Trump said...

USAID failed to monitor uses of Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine
[Source: Reuters] The U.S. Agency for International Development did not monitor the uses of 5,175 Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, with nearly half of the operational units ending up in areas fully or partly held by Moscow, according to a...

Half Of Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine End Up In Russian-Held Areas: Watchdog
Home Russia Half Of Starlink Terminals Sent To Ukraine End Up In Russian-Held Areas:... Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, USAID collaborated with Musk’s SpaceX to deliver 5,175 Starlink terminals to Ukraine, ensuring...

The International Criminal Court will deploy additional personnel to Ukraine
Ukraine will expand cooperation with the International Criminal Court, with additional personnel expected to be assigned to the ICC Office in Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Justice. “The government has approved a resolution to sign...

Trump-Putin Meet: US Prez Rules Out Negotiation For Ukraine, Says, 'Goal...'
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that while the stakes are high in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, America's main goal is to bring Putin to the negotiation table. Trump also said that the US won't be negotiating on...

Ukraine war latest: Trump says Putin ready to make a peace deal with Ukraine
Key developments on Aug. 14: Trump says Putin ready to make a peace deal with Ukraine July saw highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since 2022, UN says ahead of Trump-Putin summit Russia may be preparing to test nuclear-powered missile ahead of...

En route to Alaska, Trump says meeting Putin to ‘save lives’, leaves decision on territorial swap to Ukraine
US President Donald Trump, heading to Alaska for the highly anticipated summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said on Friday that his goal is to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table and “save a lot of lives”. Speaking to...

Will Putin protect his dirty secrets in Alaska? Russian leader's bodyguards 'collect his excrement on foreign trips to stop Western spies gathering data on his health'
By CIARAN FOREMAN, TRAINEE REPORTER Published: 11:07 EDT, 15 August 2025 | Updated: 11:19 EDT, 15 August 2025 Vladimir Putin is gearing up for a significant meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska this evening - and he may bring back a rather...
Desperate Ukraine Mounts Large Drone Attacks Hours Ahead Of Putin-Trump Talks
Ukraine has been trying to inflict major blows on Russia in overnight and early morning cross-border attacks, including carrying out a strike on the Olya seaport in Russia’s Astrakhan region, targeting a vessel reportedly transporting Shahed drone...

Trump threatens ‘severe’ consequences for Putin: ‘Not doing this for my health’
President Donald Trump voiced optimism that his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska would be productive, but he threatened economic consequences should the talks not go as planned.“It will be very severe,” Trump told...

120,000 Ukrainians in US at risk of deportation as Biden-era program lapses, WSJ reports
Around 120,000 Ukrainian refugees living in the U.S. will start losing their legal status on Aug. 15 as the Trump administration is letting their protection program lapse, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The issue concerns refugees who...

European arms factories ramp up production: A new era of rearmament amid the Russia-Ukraine war
European arms factories ramp up production: A new era of rearmament amid the Russia-Ukraine war Since 2022, European arms factories have expanded by over seven million square meters, marking a historic shift toward large-scale rearmament. This...

US to introduce tough sanctions against Russia if parties do not agree on Ukraine — Trump
ANCHORAGE, August 15. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said his administration would have to introduce severe economic sanctions against Russia if the parties do not come to terms for settlement in Ukraine. "Very severe," Trump told reporters of...

Why it’s worth having a health insurance policy today
Everyone sooner or later faces the need to see a doctor, and the cost of medical services can be quite high. This is especially noticeable when several family members are ill at the same time or when treatment requires a long course and expensive...