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WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two US officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top US diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will represent Washington instead,…

By Charles Kennedy - Nov 28, 2025, 12:00 PM CST Ukraine hit the Saratov refinery of Russian oil giant Rosneft in the Volga region on Friday, Ukraine’s General Staff said, in what was the second attack on the refinery in recent months as the Trump Administration continues with its efforts…

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $59.30 on Friday at the time of writing, posting a 0.50% daily gain as investors adopt a cautious stance while monitoring ongoing efforts toward a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement. Market participants note that any potential breakthrough could eventually ease sanctions on Russian Crude…

Home National A man who left the country less than 40 days ago, following a job promise  in Russia, has become the first known fatality on the frontlines of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us. Unlimited access…

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Foreign Affairs State of the Union: Witkoff reportedly coached a Russian diplomat on how to negotiate with Trump in upcoming talks. Leaked transcripts from White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s call with a top aide to the Russian President Vladimir Putin, published Tuesday by Bloomberg, touched off a massive controversy…

US President Donald Trump has stepped back from his Thanksgiving deadline for a deal in Ukraine, despite his urge to be seen as the peacemaker. It is a key signal the coming denouement of his peace initiative – now a meeting in Moscow between his envoy Steve Witkoff and the…

Eurochild members Voices of Children Charitable Foundation, Ukrainian Network for Children’s Rights and Ukrainian Foundation for Public Health have joined the President of Ukraine’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative to help Ukrainian schools become safe, supportive spaces for children returning from occupied territories or Russia. As of 1 November 2025,…

MOSCOW - Russian forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70 per cent of it, President Vladimir Putin claimed on Nov 27, but Kyiv’s top general said Ukraine was pushing back hard and that fighting was raging in the city centre. Moscow has been trying to…

VARCES, France (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron announced thousands of volunteers aged 18 and 19 will start serving in the military next year as he unveiled a new program meant to bolster France’s armed forces to address growing concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine.…