Russia, Ukraine conclude talks in UAE with no concrete agreements introduced
Russia and Ukraine held “direct engagement” throughout the talks concluded Saturday within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), despite the fact that no concrete agreements or joint statements had been introduced following the two-day conferences.
A UAE authorities spokesperson mentioned that the talks included “direct engagement” between the 2 sides and had been performed in a “constructive and positive atmosphere.”
The conferences had been attended by U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Russia’s army intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov, Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, in addition to different senior officers from each the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on social media platform X that the negotiations concerned army representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the United States, with a give attention to “the possible parameters for ending the war.”
Meanwhile, in keeping with media stories, additional trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States are prone to be held within the UAE subsequent week.
Man killed in third Minnesota taking pictures by federal brokers recognized as U.S. citizen
Authorities confirmed Saturday that the person shot useless by U.S. federal brokers earlier within the morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota was a U.S. citizen.
Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara mentioned at a news convention that the sufferer was a 37-year-old white male and a resident of Minneapolis.
“We believe he is an American citizen,” O’Hara mentioned.
He mentioned the person was a lawful gun proprietor with a allow to hold.
The police chief urged individuals to “remain peaceful.”
WHO chief says U.S. causes for withdrawal “untrue”
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief mentioned on Saturday that the explanations given by the United States for its choice to withdraw from the WHO are “untrue.”
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, made the remarks on social media platform X. He warned that the transfer will make the United States and the world “less safe.”
Canadian PM requires “buy Canadian” in response to Trump’s new tariff menace
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday referred to as for “buy Canadian” and “build Canadian” in response to a brand new tariff menace from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Carney revealed a pre-taped video on his private social media account about shopping for and constructing Canadian to fight financial threats from different nations.
“With our economy under threat from abroad. Canadians have made a choice: to focus on what we can control,” Carney mentioned originally of the video.
Japan’s opposition events criticize PM Takaichi’s decrease home dissolution
Leaders of a number of Japanese opposition events slammed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s dissolution of the decrease home on Friday as missing “justification.”
Japan’s House of Representatives was formally dissolved on Friday, marking the primary dissolution at first of a daily parliamentary session in 60 years.
Egyptian FM, Gaza consultant focus on 2nd section of Gaza ceasefire
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Saturday mentioned the newest developments within the Gaza Strip and efforts to assist the implementation of the second section of the Gaza ceasefire deal in a telephone name with Nikolay Mladenov, “the high representative for Gaza.”
They mentioned the subsequent steps and the implementation of the second section of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, together with the deployment of a global stabilization power, the opening of the Rafah crossing in each instructions, and the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry mentioned in a press release.
Syria extends ceasefire with Kurdish forces by 15 days to assist IS detainee transfers
Syria on Saturday prolonged a truce with Kurdish forces by 15 days to assist the switch of Islamic State (IS) detainees from Syria to Iraq, as tensions within the nation’s northeast proceed, the Syrian protection authority mentioned in a press release.
“The ceasefire across all sectors of Syrian army operations” has been prolonged by 15 days, beginning at 11:00 p.m. native time (2000 GMT) on Saturday, in keeping with the assertion.
It mentioned that the choice was taken in assist of a U.S.-led operation to relocate IS detainees from prisons beforehand run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The extension got here amid mutual accusations between the Syrian military and the SDF of violations and preparations for renewed combating, underscoring the fragility of current de-escalation efforts after weeks of clashes in northeastern Syria.
61 killed, 110 injured in heavy snowfall, rains in Afghanistan
At least 61 individuals had been killed and 110 others injured as a result of heavy snowfall and rains throughout Afghanistan on Wednesday and Thursday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) mentioned in a press release on Saturday.
In addition to the human losses, the storms have fully or partially destroyed 458 houses, the NDMA added.
The figures are preliminary, as surveys and assessments are nonetheless underway in varied areas, and adjustments to those numbers are doable, the assertion famous.
7 killed as landslide, flash floods hit Indonesia’s West Java
At least seven individuals have been killed after a landslide accompanied by flash floods struck Cisarua Sub-district in West Bandung Regency of Indonesia’s West Java Province early Saturday, with tons of of residents nonetheless believed to be lacking, in keeping with native media stories.
The catastrophe occurred at round 3:00 a.m. native time. Residents reported listening to a loud rumbling sound earlier than soil and dirt swept from Pasirkuning Village towards Pasir Kuda Village.