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Health
8:35am
1:30
The French President said 26 of Ukraine's allies have pledged to deploy troops as a "reassurance force"once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia.
Politics
7:16am
The visit to Ukraine was kept under wraps until the Defence Minister had left the country.
Thursday 3:51pm
6:36
The main Russian nighttime targets were civilian infrastructure, especially energy facilities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
World
Thursday 7:01am
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen continued her trip of eastern Europe after the incident.
Tue, Sep 2
The assault struck a five-storey residential building, killing at least one civilian and wounding 28 people, including children.
Sun, Aug 31
Zelensky expressed frustration with what he called Russia’s 'lack of constructive engagement' in the process.
Sat, Aug 30
Russia launched 598 strike drones and decoys and 31 missiles of different types across the country, making it one of the war's biggest air attacks.
Fri, Aug 29
Some Russian troops have entered the villages of Novoheorhiivka and Zaporizke in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, a major Ukrainian industrial centre next to the Donetsk region.
Thu, Aug 28
The drone attack came as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence.
Mon, Aug 25
Russia's top diplomat made it clear that Putin won't meet with Zelensky until the Ukrainians agree to some of Moscow's longstanding demands
Sat, Aug 23
“There is no meeting planned” between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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Fri, Aug 22
The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year.
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Crime and Justice
Wed, Aug 20
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasised that "US boots will not be on the ground" as part of any potential peacekeeping mission.
A central question for peace talks is how to prevent further Russian aggression in the future.
Tue, Aug 19
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New Zealand
Today’s meeting was rounded out with more smiles and pleasantries between Trump and Zelensky, as well as agreement on some points regarding Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.
Trump also said he plans to talk to Putin after his meetings with Zelensky and European leaders.
The European political heavy-hitters were left out of Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday.
Mon, Aug 18
Zelensky thanked the US for signalling that it was willing to support such guarantees but said much remained unclear.
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Their pledge to be at Zelensky's side at the White House is an apparent effort to ensure the meeting goes better than their last meeting in February.
Trump ended the summit praising their relationship and calling Russia "a big power ... No. 2 in the world," albeit admitting they didn't reach a deal on ending the war in Ukraine.
Sun, Aug 17
