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European and NATO leaders are set to join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for pivotal discussions with President Donald Trump regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This meeting follows Zelenskyy’s exclusion from a recent summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin’s forces launch deadly attack hours before crunch talks between Zelensky and Trump at the White House

European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday seeking an end to Moscow's invasion, after President Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire following an Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

ANALYSIS : Trump’s problem with Zelensky is personal but, as World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains, he may finally understand that Ukraine cannot be handed to Putin

US president changes position on Ukraine, saying he prefers direct peace accord instead of ceasefire after Alaska talks.

Russian president argues ‘root causes’ of war must be addressed, but Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko says Putin has ‘ambition of destroying democracy next door’

ANALYSIS: Putin humiliated Trump and failed to agreed a ceasefire. Now the US president has to sell that to his allies, explains World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

Four years on, Afghanistan remains an international pariah for its harsh repression of women.

The Taliban leader is warning that God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country

NEWS ANALYSIS: As the world’s attention shifts to Alaska for the critical summit on Ukraine between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, it also shines a light on an area that is crucial to global security, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew after more than two decades of a costly war