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Putin and Modi held talks and announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties amid US pressure

NEW DELHI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia.

The 23rd Russia-India Summit comes at a pivotal moment as the U.S. pushes for a Ukraine peace deal while seeking global cooperation. It will test New Delhi’s efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the nearly four-year war in Ukraine grinds on.

Putin was received by Modi at an airport in... Read More

German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Friday approved the government's plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia. The plan also foresees mandatory medical checks for young men.

It stops short of reintroducing conscription, though it leaves open the possibility of compulsory service for at least a limited number should the need arise.

Parliament’s lower house, the Bundestag, approved the plan by 323 votes to 272, with one abstention. It’s a modified... Read More

Cauldron for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics lit at Italy's presidential palace with 2 months to go

ROME (AP) — A preliminary cauldron was lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace on Friday as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approached the two-months-to-go mark.

International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry and Italy President Sergio Mattarella were in attendance for the ceremony.

Organizers specified the cauldron is not the official Olympic one that will be lit at the opening ceremony but a version dedicated to the torch relay.

The flame touched down in Italy on Thursday following a handover in Greece. Read More

Russian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy in Ukraine as peace talks kept under wraps

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck a house in central Ukraine, killing a 12-year-old boy, officials said, while long-range Ukrainian strikes reportedly targeted a Russian port and an oil refinery as U.S. peace efforts continued out of public view.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were set to meet Thursday in Miami with a Ukrainian delegation but there was no official confirmation whether the meeting took place.

Those scheduled talks came after discussions between President Vladimir Putin and... Read More

Pope cancels Holy See fundraising commission announced under questionable circumstances

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves, canceling a special Holy See fundraising commission that was announced under questionable circumstances while Francis was hospitalized.

Leo on Thursday formally suppressed the fundraising commission, abrogated its statutes and fired its members. He decreed that its assets would go to the Holy See as a whole, and that the Vatican patrimony office would oversee the commission’s extinction.

A new working group would be formed, with papally... Read More

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Putin and Modi held talks and announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties amid US pressure

German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription

Cauldron for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics lit at Italy's presidential palace with 2 months to go

Russian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy in Ukraine as peace talks kept under wraps

Pope cancels Holy See fundraising commission announced under questionable circumstances

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