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Ukraine War · Ukraine

China's Wang says 'window for peace' is opening for Ukraine crisis

40% Right coverage: 10 sources

BEIJING: China's foreign minister has told his G20 counterparts that a "window for peace" is opening for the Ukraine crisis, days after top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia. "China has noted that calls for peace talks have been rising recently, and a window for peace is opening," Wang Yi sSee the Story

US Foreign Policy · Ukraine

US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump’s censure of the Ukrainian leader

46% Left coverage: 24 sources

KYIV, Ukraine — President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia said on Friday that he had held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the three-year war with Russia and praised the Ukrainian leader as an “embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war.” Read more...See the Story

Asylum Seekers · Germany

German police arrest suspect after stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial

40% Right coverage: 35 sources

By Billy Stockwell, Benjamin Brown and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Berlin police have arrested a suspect after a man was stabbed and seriously injured near the city’s Holocaust memorial on Friday night. Authorities have yet to give details on the perpetrator or motive involved in the attack in the heart of the German capital, just two days ahead of a consequential national election. While the center-right Christian Democratic Union is likely to top S…See the Story

Stock Markets · Japan

Yen strengthens to 148 against dollar on weak U.S. economic data

100% Right coverage: 2 sources

TOKYO -- The yen temporarily appreciated to 148.93 against the dollar in New York on Friday, its strongest since early December, after weaker-than-expSee the Story

Johannesburg · Johannesburg

Iwaya, Wang Talk about Upcoming Trilateral Meeting in Johannesburg; Japan, China, S. Korea Foreign Ministers to Meet in Tokyo

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

JOHANNESBURG — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi briefly spoke on Thursday about an upcoming trilateral meeting between Japan, China and South Korea, according to a Foreign Ministry official.See the Story

Gundam Expo Attraction to Launch Visitors into Space; Immersive Experience to Let People See, Feel Action

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. has announced the outline of its attraction, featured in a pavilion themed around the popular “Mobile Suit Gundam” anime series, at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.See the Story

G7 Leaders Likely to Hold Videoconference Monday; Aiming to Discuss Unity as Ukraine Ceasefire Talks Enter New Phase

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations will likely hold a videoconference on Monday, which will mark three years since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. As ceasefire negotiations progress between the United States and Russia, the focus of the videoconference will be whether the G7 countries can unite on the issue.See the Story

G20 Summit · South Africa

G20 foreign ministers unite to address global conflicts, says Lamola

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, mainly on the Russia-Ukraine war, on Friday, the last day of their meeting in South Africa.See the Story