By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Donald Trump cites «positive momentum» towards a peace deal with Iran following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar. The US president considers a resumption of strikes unlikely, while asserting that the United States remains ready to intervene, according to a statement published on Truth Social.
Donald Trump is due to meet Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Vice-President JD Vance in Washington on Monday to try to revive efforts to end the war in Iran. Qatar is acting as a mediator, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US and Gulf officials consider an imminent diplomatic breakthrough unlikely, according to Business Day.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
Donald Trump believes the war between Russia and Ukraine will soon end and that Ukrainian territory will have different borders. The US president says Washington is close to a peace deal, without specifying the territorial concessions envisaged, in an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Bamada.net ·
Jared Kushner, US negotiator and Donald Trump’s son-in-law, says Russia and Europe should hold direct talks on security arrangements as part of a peace deal in Ukraine. The statement comes ahead of talks between Moscow, Kyiv and Washington scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, reports Daily Maverick.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: L’essentiel ·
Donald Trump said the Democrats’ victory in the midterm elections represented a “gigantic step backwards in History” for the United States. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s vote, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
Ukraine-Russia: Kyiv seeks to prioritise prisoner exchangesThe Ukrainian delegation at talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi will prioritise the humanitarian dimension, particularly prisoner exchanges, according to Kyrylo Budanov, chief of staff to Volodymyr Zelensky. The discussions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday follow signs of private flexibility noted by a US official.The week in Africa
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