These are the key events on day 1,178 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
As Vladimir Putin rejects Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for a face-to-face meeting, the EU is readying penalties.
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On eve of Istanbul talks, Moscow ignored a call for a 30-day ceasefire and showed signs of preparing for new offensives.
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Zelenskyy will be in Turkiye, but Putin is not on Russia’s team for the first direct Moscow-Kyiv talks since 2022.
Kyiv and European powers have criticised Vladimir Putin for sending a ‘low-level’ delegation to Istanbul.
The United Nations Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) warns that the situation in the country could ‘spiral out of control’.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said bodies of some victims were ‘scattered around the hospital area’.
New Delhi and Islamabad have provided contrasting claims about the incident.
Currently behind bars at The Hague, former President Rodrigo Duterte is set to win the mayoral seat for Davao City.
From missiles targeting broad swaths of territory to water as a weapon, the threshold for the next war has been lowered.
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Patients struggle to feed themselves as Israel’s blockade deepens the food and aid shortage.
The US and the Houthis have come to a ceasefire agreement, but Israel continues to trade attacks with the Yemeni group.
The region, which faced the brunt of the India-Pakistan military escalation, limps back to life. But questions remain.
A tense ceasefire holds days after the most intense hostilities in decades.
