Speaking at a joint press conference, both US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were cautiously optimistic about negotiations over the 20-point peace plan for Ukraine. But progress made doesn’t include issues of security guarantees for Ukraine, nor the country’s eastern Donbas region. So what is blocking the negotiations?
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch President Vladimir Putin has formally enacted changes granting Russia the unilateral right to ignore judgments issued by foreign and international courts in criminal cases. This controversial decision comes as […]
Continue ReadingGerman digital rights groups and tech companies will start organising “digital independence days” in 2026 to help users move away from US tech platforms, starting from this Sunday, a leading hacker organisation said. Announcing the initiative at its annual conference over the weekend, the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) said the project aims to loosen what […]
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Continue ReadingOn Sunday 28 December, the people of Kosovo exercised their democratic right by casting their vote in the early parliamentary elections. After the political stalemate following the February 2025 elections, we look forward to the swift formation of the new Assembly and Government and to continuing our engagement with the authorities. The new government should […]
Continue Reading“I raised this issue with the President. I told him that we are already at war, and it has been for almost 15 years. Therefore, I really wanted the guarantees to be longer. I told him that we would really like to consider the possibility of 30, 40, 50 years,” Zelenskyy added. The exact shape […]
Continue ReadingUkraine’s leader made the request for security guarantees lasting up to 50 years while meeting with Trump about a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Continue ReadingThe US has offered Ukraine “solid” security guarantees for the next 15 years with the possibility of an extension, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday after talks with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Kyiv is seeking guarantees for a longer time period.
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Ahmed al-Ahmed in hospital.Image: keystone December 29, 2025, 1:34 p.mDecember 29, 2025, 1:34 p.m His courage has impressed people around the world: Ahmed al-Ahmed disarmed one of the attackers in the deadly terrorist attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 14th and was himself shot twice in the left […]
Continue ReadingThe annual food fight festival ”Els Enfarinats” has left the Spanish town of Ibi covered in flour and egg shells. Every year participants wear military-style costumes and stage a fake coup using eggs, flour and firecrackers. The eggers go around asking for “taxes” – donations to charity – from local people and if you don’t […]
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