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Europe prepares for a longer war in Ukraine, with no strategy to end it
European leaders are bracing for a protracted conflict in Ukraine as hopes for a negotiated peace between Russia and Kyiv continue to fade. The shift reflects a hardening consensus that the war has no clear diplomatic off-ramp in sight, forcing governments to recalibrate defense spending and long-term military support. For a continent still rebuilding its security architecture, an open-ended conflict poses serious strategic and economic consequences.
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Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Pakistan for peace talks
Trump has pulled his negotiating team from planned peace talks in Pakistan, ordering special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to stand down until Iran demonstrates greater commitment to the process. The decision signals mounting frustration from Washington as the eight-week conflict continues to rattle global markets. The move raises fresh doubts about whether a diplomatic off-ramp can be found anytime soon.
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Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine, killing at least seven people across the country. Dnipro bore the brunt of the attack, with four civilians killed when a strike hit a residential building. The assault marks one of the deadlier recent bombardments targeting civilian infrastructure.
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Russia pounds Ukraine’s Dnipro for 20 hours straight, killing six people
Russia launched a relentless 20-hour bombardment of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing six people and striking residential areas, commercial buildings, and critical energy infrastructure. The sustained, wave-based assault marks one of the more prolonged single-city attacks of the war. It underscores Moscow's continued strategy of targeting civilian infrastructure to erode Ukraine's resilience ahead of winter.
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5 die in Ukraine, over 30 wounded, in massive Russian attack
Russia unleashed one of its largest combined strikes on Ukraine overnight, deploying 47 missiles and 619 drones that killed five civilians and wounded more than 30. The scale of the assault prompted nationwide air raid sirens and shelter orders as Ukrainian forces worked to intercept incoming fire. The attack underscores the sustained intensity of a conflict now entering its fourth year.
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