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Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenged Putin to meet him in person in Istanbul, but the Russian president will skip the talksWhat we know on day 1,177 of the invasionSuspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that a source at the proposed peace talks in Istanbul said the Ukrainian delegation is ready to discuss the issue of a 30-day ceasefire.It reported that the makeup of the Ukrainian delegation remains unknown. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/15/ukraine-war-live-first-direct-talks-between-moscow-and-kyiv-in-three-years-set-to-begin-in-turkey Author : Martin Belam (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier) Publish date : 2025-05-15 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Queensland senator chosen after minor party’s 11 senators and lone MP meet in MelbourneAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland senator Larissa Waters has been elected the new federal Greens leader.The minor party’s 11 senators and lone MP met in Melbourne on Thursday afternoon to agree on its fifth parliamentary leader after Adam Bandt was unexpectedly ousted from Melbourne at the May election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/15/larissa-waters-elected-new-federal-greens-leader Author : Sarah Basford

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesCripps says during the home visit, Patterson described the packaging of the dried mushrooms to her as “in a bag that was not re-sealable” with a white label.Patterson said she had opened the bag previously but decided to not use the dried mushrooms, Cripps says.The arrangement was to conduct a home visit.She could not recall where she purchased the mushrooms from.I saw her scrolling on her phone. I did not see

Cap of 15% could allow US firm RedBird Capital to finalise deal to buy titles after two years of uncertaintyThe government will allow foreign states to own stakes of up to 15% in British newspapers in a move that could finally end two years of uncertainty over the ownership of the Telegraph titles.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is to announce the limit on Thursday through the introduction of a new statutory instrument in parliament, ending a months-long consultation involving intensive lobbying by newspaper owners. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/may/14/foreign-states-limited-to-15-stake-in-uk-newspapers-amid-telegraph-uncertainty Author : Mark Sweney Media business correspondent Publish