By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are due to discuss nuclear disarmament during their trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China. Iran will also be discussed, but not Ukraine, according to a US official cited by Le Monde.
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The Iran-US crisis concerns the nuclear deal, nuclear weapons and the risk of war.
13 NovGulf countries ask Trump to avoid escalation with Iran
13 NovClinton predicts Trump will believe Xi over US intelligence13 NovIOL says Trump could target Nobel through UkraineThe US and Chinese foreign ministers, Marco Rubio and Wang Yi, agreed on the importance of leader-level talks to advance peace and denuclearisation, including at a possible trilateral meeting with Russia. The exchange comes ahead of the Apec summit in China and the G20 in Florida, according to the State Department cited by Business Day.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
European representatives will participate in the next talks between Ukraine and Russia, US envoy Steve Witkoff announced after meeting Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday, according to Le Monde. Jared Kushner said Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to expand the next talks to European countries, while Washington is working on a major prisoner exchange.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Le Monde ·
John Kerry accused Donald Trump of abandoning the clean technology race against China at COP31 in Antalya. China added nearly 500 GW of renewable capacity in 2025, more than 60% of the global increase, according to the International Energy Agency.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Vladimir Putin received US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, demanding security guarantees and a state border line in Ukraine. Moscow also proposes extending to Kostiantynivka, in Donbas, the humanitarian cooperation model tested in Oleshky, according to Alwihda Info.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Alwihda Info ·
Flights resume in the United States after communication problemAccording to Defi Media, US airspace reopened at 8.15pm Eastern time after a suspension of flights linked to a communication problem. Transport Minister Sean Duffy blamed the incident on outdated equipment dating from the 1980s.The week in Africa
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