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Putin makes surprise visit to Kursk as Trump says peace is ‘up to Russia now’

By Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Russia’s occupied Kursk region on Wednesday, as the Kremlin considers a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with his troops closing in on Ukraine’s only territorial bargaining chip. Wearing military uniform in video broadcast by Russian state television, Putin told frontline

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Armoured vehicles are seen during a joint armed forces and national police operation in Duran

Ecuador partnering with Blackwater founder in divisive nationwide crackdown on crime

By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español, and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced a “strategic alliance” to fight organized crime with Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial private defense contractor formerly known as Blackwater. Noboa, who launched a divisive military operation against criminal groups last year, posted a

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Israel acknowledges possible forced use of civilians in Gaza military operations, launches investigation

By Mick Krever and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is investigating soldiers’ use of Palestinian civilians as human shields during operations in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN on Tuesday night. This is the first time the military has acknowledged that there is “reasonable suspicion” to believe soldiers forced civilians

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Voters lining up to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections in Nuuk

Greenland’s center-right opposition wins closely watched election dominated by Trump’s annexation threat

By Jessie Yeung and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Greenland’s pro-business opposition party won the Arctic island’s closely-watched parliamentary election on Tuesday, following a race dominated both by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threat and growing calls from residents for independence from Denmark. The center-right Demokraatik party, which advocates for a slower approach to independence,

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