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US Floats Donbas-for-NATO Deal: What It Means for Ukraine, Russia and Zelensky

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had repeatedly told the Americans that Ukraine would not withdraw from its territory
The Globetrotter: A Defiant Iran Spreads the War
Taiwan-born Nvidia founder Jensen Huang (L); Shaun Rein, US-born founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group
A bear figure greets visitors at a souvenir shop in Lake Baikal National Park as real brown bears increasingly approach Siberian roads and settlements. Russia has recorded 36 deaths in 2026 and says its bear population has more than doubled since 1990 to nearly 308,000
The Lame Duck Who Won’t Act Like One
The Lame Duck Who Won’t Act Like One
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The Federal Aviation Administration has classified 51 of its 138 air traffic-control systems as unsustainable and another 54 as potentially unsustainable
FlightAware recorded more than 8,500 delays and nearly 8,000 cancellations on Friday. The delays alone were fewer than during the 2023 ground stop, but cancellations were roughly six times as high
File pic: A carnival float depicts caricatures of Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at Düsseldorf’s Rose in Germany on March 3, 2025
Travellers wait at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, during the FAA ground stop on 13 November. Washington Dulles, across the region, was among the airports that received diverted flights

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US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in France, June 16, 2026
In pic: winner of Armenia. Eurovision Asia is the first pan-continental edition of the Eurovision Song Contest since the original began in 1956
Ten Firsts That Broke the Old Boys’ Club

Ten Firsts That Broke the Old Boys’ Club

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Author Tae Kim has named two executives he believes could succeed Jensen Huang in Nvidia.
The Manila Moment: The ASEAN Summit frames India’s stakes in the Indo-Pacific