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CIA chief made secret trip to Ukraine: US official

CIA Director William Burns recently traveled to Ukraine where he met with intelligence counterparts and President Volodymyr Zelensky, a US official confirmed on Friday. The trip – not reported at the time – comes as Kyiv’s brigades…

Ukraine grain deal ‘critical’ for Africa: UN

The Ukrainian grain exports deal, which could collapse within weeks, is critical for millions of people in the Horn of Africa, where some are already starving, the United Nations said Monday. The Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed at…

Future of Putin pal Shoigu on line after Wagner revolt

They have sun-bathed bare-chested together in remote Siberia, shared fishing holidays and played on the same ice hockey team. Russia’s long-serving Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has long been seen not just as a political ally of…