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Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’

Russian president damns western support that has allowed Ukraine to hold out and asks for talks with Gerhard Schröder in remarks after diminished Victory Day paradeVladimir Putin has said he thinks the Ukraine war is winding down – remarks that came a few hours after he had vowed to defeat Ukraine at Moscow’s most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years.“I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Putin told reporters of the Russia-Ukraine war, Europe’s deadliest conflict since the second world war. He said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe, and that his preferred negotiating partner would be Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Continue reading...

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Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over 'national security'

Reporters Without Borders has condemned Niger's suspension of nine French media outlets

How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives in Mexico against all odds

Mexico is embracing its ancient ballgame, ulama, as it prepares to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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Iran wants team members who served in the Revolutionary Guard to get visas for the World Cup

Iran's soccer federation says the country will participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Syria's interim president moves his brother out of a top post in a government reshuffle

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has reshuffled several top government posts and removed his brother from a key position