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Ukraine's anti-graft chief expects new charges in major corruption case

FILE PHOTO: Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kyiv, Ukraine July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yurii Kovalenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Semen Kryvonos, director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kyiv, Ukraine July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yurii Kovalenko/File Photo

Britain still planning for multinational force in Ukraine - PM Starmer's spokesperson

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak to the media after a Coalition of the Willing' meeting in London, Britain, October 24, 2025.   Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak to the media after a Coalition of the Willing' meeting in London, Britain, October 24, 2025.   Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS

US and Russia hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi as missiles pound Kyiv

Kyiv was on Nov 25 hit by a barrage of missiles and hundreds of drones in an attack that killed at least six people.
Kyiv was on Nov 25 hit by a barrage of missiles and hundreds of drones in an attack that killed at least six people.

Russian barrage on Kyiv kills six, disrupts energy supplies, Ukrainian officials say

The site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kyiv on Nov 25.
The site of a Russian strike on a residential building in Kyiv on Nov 25.

French President Macron says Trump's Ukraine peace plan needs improvement

France’s President Emmanuel Macron arrives to speak with members of the media on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
France’s President Emmanuel Macron arrives to speak with members of the media on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Sumo-Sake and sea bream: Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki savours first title

21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki, his real name Danylo Yavhusishyn, receives the Prime Minister's Cup from Takahiro Inoue, an advisor to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after becoming the first from his nation to win a tournament of traditional Japanese sport, on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, November 23, 2025.   Kyodo/via REUTERS
21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler sekiwake Aonishiki, his real name Danylo Yavhusishyn, receives the Prime Minister's Cup from Takahiro Inoue, an advisor to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, after becoming the first from his nation to win a tournament of traditional Japanese sport, on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, November 23, 2025.   Kyodo/via REUTERS

How US-Russia peace plan would carve up Ukraine’s territory

President Trump has floated a Nov 27 deadline for the plan to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Trump has floated a Nov 27 deadline for the plan to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 25, 2025

US President Donald Trump (left) and China's President Xi Jinping after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, in Busan, South Korea on Oct 30.
US President Donald Trump (left) and China's President Xi Jinping after their talks at the Gimhae Air Base, in Busan, South Korea on Oct 30.

Ukraine’s Zelensky says sensitive issues in proposed peace plan to be discussed with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if negotiations proceeded on resolving the war “there must be no missiles, no massive strikes on Ukraine and our people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if negotiations proceeded on resolving the war “there must be no missiles, no massive strikes on Ukraine and our people.

The shockwaves from Trump’s ‘Thanksgiving Day’ peace plan for Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press conference following a closed-door talks on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva, on Nov 23.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a press conference following a closed-door talks on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva, on Nov 23.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.