Kyiv and Washington want war in Ukraine to end 'before winter,' Zelenskyy says
The Ukrainian president added that he had just finished a "positive and productive meeting with President Trump" in New York on Tuesday.
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Typhoon Dujuan Leaves at Least Four Dead and Six Missing in Japan
Authorities announced a revised, higher death toll on Tuesday after search and rescue crews located the bodies of two more people. Six others are still reported missing.
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Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks
Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump asked whether he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or offer it a deal to rebuild before telling reporters that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines. Most of Iran's delegation walked out during his speech.
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Rethinking Waste: The journey towards a circular economy
From advanced sorting in Sharjah to new waste infrastructure in Uzbekistan, efforts to recover materials and generate energy are changing what happens to rubbish.
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Trump signs Greenland security deal allowing US to expand military presence
The agreement will enable the US to expand its military presence on Greenland through the modernisation and enlargement of its current Pituffik Space Base and the establishment of new defence areas at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig.
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Russia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg
Tens of millions of roubles have been allocated for repairs to shelters across Moscow districts and St Petersburg metro stations as Ukrainian drones struck another Russian refinery on Sunday, as the Kremlin's all-out war in Ukraine continues well into its fifth year.
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