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'We're going to get it solved': Ukraine peace deal within reach, says US envoy Witkoff

"If both sides want to solve this, we're going to get it solved," Witkoff said in Davos. "I think we've made a lot of progress."

US special envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and US President's son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on January 6, 2026.
Rescuers carry the body of a person found under debris of an apartment building which was hit in the morning by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine, November 19, 2025.

Twenty-six killed in Russian strike on apartment buildings in west Ukraine

A screenshot of a video in which the explosion at a factory in Ryazan can be seen on August 16, 2025.

Blast at factory in Russia's Ryazan kills 11, injures 130

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump meet, while they attend the funeral of Pope Francis, at the Vatican April 26, 2025.

Trump and Zelensky meet one-on-one in Vatican basilica to seek Ukraine peace


US eyes long-range missiles armed with cluster bombs for Ukraine - officials

The decision to send ATACMS or GMLRS, or both, still remains unfinalized.

 A close-up view of two CBU-58 cluster bombs on an F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom II aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing.

Ukraine collects Russian bodies on 'road of death'

Russia and Ukraine have conducted regular exchanges of prisoners of war, as well as the bodies of dead soldiers, since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

 Ukrainian servicemen check the body of a dead Russian soldier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Blahodatne in Donetsk Region Ukraine September 8, 2023.

What does the future have in store for Israel? - comment

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Nearly four years after I started covering diplomacy, the world is a different place.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2023.

Ukrainian envoy slams Israel for medical aid halted amid ongoing crisis

"It's an unprecedented situation. Israel, having previously prioritized aiding Ukrainian war refugees, now seems to be regressing," Yair Smolyanov of the One Million Lobby said.

Residents stand in line to collect humanitarian aid at a Red Cross distribution point, as Russia's attacks on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, June 10, 2022.

Russia says 11 Ukrainian drones downed near Sevastopol - RIA

In recent days, Ukrainian remotely piloted boats, also referred to as drones, have attacked a Russian fuel tanker and a navy base at Russia's Novorossiysk port on the Black Sea.

 A Ukrainian serviceman practices to use a drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 8, 2023

Ukraine hopes to hold peace summit this autumn - Zelensky

"Autumn is very soon, but there is still time to prepare for the summit and involve most of the world's countries," Zelensky said.

 UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky attends the European Leaders Summit in Brussels last month.

Russian drone attacks 40,000 tons of Ukrainian grain destined for Israel

Buildings and silos alike went up in flames following alleged Russian drone attacks.

 Russian Navy's patrol ship Bykov class corvette Dmitry Rogachev sails in Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey February 16, 2022 (Illustrative).

Russia thwarts Ukrainian attacks on navy, civilian ships in Black Sea

Russia has said it would treat any ships leaving or entering Ukrainian ports as valid targets.

 Russian Navy's intelligence-gathering vessel Ivan Khurs sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey March 30, 2021

Russia is showing vulnerability and weakness - opinion

Russia feels vulnerable from both the war and the peace camps, but its response to real or perceived challenges only heightens the impression of weakness.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council, via video link in Moscow, Russia June 2, 2023.

Drone attack on ammunition depot in Crimea prompts evacuation, bridge closure

Russian news agencies quoted the Health Ministry as saying 12 people required medical assistance and four were taken to hospital.

A view through a train window shows the section of a road split and sloping to one side following an alleged attack on the Crimea Bridge, that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula across the Kerch Strait, in this still image from video taken July 17, 2023.