Donald Trump's envoy will meet the Ukrainian president and European leaders in Berlin to discuss the latest peace plan.

The recent Washington Accord was hailed as "historic" by the US president but the fighting continues.

Annie Ernaux, who had an illegal abortion in 1963, went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday promised political change after slipping out of the country in secret to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, as the shock waves intensified from the Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker earlier this week

The women's rights activist, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, was arrested by Iranian security services at a memorial, her supporters say

The man who led the operation says Mara Corina Machado crossed very rough seas in pitch-black darkness.

Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to keep Trump onside as the U.S

Gazans in tents have been hit by heavy rain as failure to find last Israeli hostage risks derailing peace plan.

Ukraine's president says territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power remain unresolved issues in a peace plan.

The Venezuelan opposition leader talked about she escaped Venezuela after months in hiding.

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S

Mara Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since January, speaks to the BBC in Oslo after her secret journey from her home country.

TEHRAN President Masoud Pezeshkian departed Tehran on Wednesday for Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, a two-day trip designed to advance economic agreements and participate in a regional conference on peace and trust-building.

TEHRAN Irans President Masoud Pezeshkian has dismissed Washingtons deployment of warships to the Caribbean as a threat to international peace and security.

Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly on her way to Oslo.

Terrified residents say heavy artillery and gunfire has hit Uvira, the gateway to Burundi.

At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing.

Trump's criticism of Europe is jarring after the bloc stepped up efforts to support Ukraine in peace negotiations in a bid to show him that it means business.

OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo on Wednesday, broadcaster NRK reported, citing the Norwegian Nobel Institute

OSLO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is due to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, in defiance of a decade-long travel ban imposed by authorities in her home country and after spending more than a year in hiding

Zelenskyy continued shoring up European support for Ukraine's position in peace negotiations, meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome and Pope Leo outside the city.

Venezuela's opposition leader Mara Corina Machado is in hiding, and her current whereabouts are still unknown.

Gianni Infantino is accused of breaking Fifa rules by a campaign group after giving United States President Donald Trump a peace prize

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been removed from consideration to lead U.S

STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - In a bustling kitchen at Stockholm's city hall, chefs have gathered to prepare an intricate dinner with a secret menu - and a family twist - for the scientists and royalty converging at the Nobel Prize banquet in Sweden this week

Kyiv is seeking to resist a US push for a deal which would see territory handed over to Russia.

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Tensions appear to be mounting once again between U.S

Sir Keir Starmer will also welcome the leaders of France and Germany as Europe looks to respond to a US-led push for a peace deal.

KYIV, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Talks with U.S

ROME, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke by phone on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of his planned visits to London, Brussels and Rome for talks on the peace process, her office said

The Ukrainian leader says he is "determined" to continue working with the US, as Russian strikes continue.

KUALA LUMPUR: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has come under heavy criticism from various quarters after its President, Gianni Infantino, awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to United States President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

United States President Donald Trump has been awarded with the FIFA Peace Prize

The US president hopes that a peace deal will pave the way for greater American investment in the resource-rich region

Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations continue as U.S

TEHRAN A multinational military exercise taking place in Iran was preparing to enter its most important phase Wednesday, with the hosts hailing it as an important sign of cooperation toward ensuring regional security and peace.

TEHRAN It has been more than 50 days since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect, intended to end the Gaza war

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin andtop United States negotiatorsdid not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early Wednesday, CNN reported.

The BBC's Russia Editor shares his analysis after five hours of peace talks between the Russians and the US.

Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on threats toward Europe ahead of peace talks with the U.S., saying Moscow was "ready" for war

MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spent around five hours negotiating with Donald Trump's most trusted envoys until well after midnight in Moscow about the possible outlines of a peace settlement to end the war in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned European powers that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would be so absolute that there would be no one left to even negotiate a peace deal, Reuters reported.

While many Ukrainians believe they have sacrificed too much for their country to lose territory to Russia, others are desperate for the war to end.

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American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S

GOA, India - The Western narrative insists that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine

HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S

KYIV, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine killed two people and wounded two dozen, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday, adding that Moscow continued to "kill and destroy" while the world was discussing peace plans for the conflict

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian delegation is heading to the U.S

Andrii Yermak, the powerful chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, resigned hours after his residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.

China has called on the United States to lift its illegal and unilateral sanctions imposed on Venezuela and do more to facilitate peace, stability and development in Latin America and the Caribbean region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily press briefing on Friday, Xinhua reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the outlines of a draft peace plan agreed by the U.S

Putin mixed a readiness to engage with the U.S

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed Ukraine peace plan they say favors Russia, a sharp departure for a party that has adhered closely to almost all of Trump's initiatives

The Trump administration seems serious about reaching a deal despite all the apparent chaos around its efforts.

There's been little official comment from Moscow regarding a revised U.S.-brokered peace plan for Ukraine