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Diplomacy over Ukraine has become even more of a game of high-stakes poker.

It has been an extraordinary few hours which may well set the tone for a hugely consequential week ahead.

Pope Leo has called for an end to a polarising "war of words" as he hosted an audience with international media for the first time.

A Kurdish militant group has announced it is to disband and disarm as part of a peace initiative with Turkey after four decades of armed conflict.

Donald Trump said he will be working with India and Pakistan to see if a solution can be reached over Kashmir.

Tributes have been paid to two teenage boys who died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal.

The US and China, the world's largest and second-largest economies, have agreed to slash tariffs on each other as they seek to end their trade war.

Donald Trump's tour of the Middle East this week has taken on a new importance after a series of surprising developments on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and on trade between the US and China.

India great Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket.

Pope Leo XIV has appealed for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter's Square since his election as pontiff.