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Ukraine: US talks start this week

Ukrainian and American officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss how to bring an end to the war with Russia.

The Ukrainian leader Volodomyr Zelensky will arrive in Saudi Arabia today, as the Gulf nation hosts talks between US and Ukrainian officials about how to end the war with Russia.

The Canadian Liberal Party has been picking a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The former banker, Mark Carney, will now become prime minister, with the task of negotiating an increasingly fractious relationship with Donald Trump in the United States.

In Syria fighting between Alawite gunmen and forces loyal to the new government have left hundreds of people dead. The country's interim leader says those who kill civilians will be held responsible for their actions.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo the M23 rebel group continue to seize more territory. Now the government says it is exploring a deal with the US, exchanging minerals for military support to combat the rebels.

And the coalition government in South Africa will deliver its budget this week, which could need to fill a large hole left by the end of US aid spending.

(Photo: Rally in support of Ukraine in Boston, USA ,1 March 2025; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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Mon 10 Mar 2025 05:06GMT

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  • Mon 10 Mar 2025 05:06GMT