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Andriy Yermak (L) has been Zelensky's chief of staff for more than five years
Ukraine anti-corruption agents search home of Zelensky's top adviser
KYIV — Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the apartment of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.One of the two agencies, anti-corruption bureau Nabu, confirmed that its investigative searches had been authorised and said further details would follow.A corruption scandal has engulfed several figures close to Zelensky, though neither he nor his right-hand man Yermak have been accused of any wrongdoing.Yermak has played a crucial role in Ukraine's response to Russia's full-scale war, and he is Kyiv's lead negotiator in peace talks with the US. However, his position has become increasingly under threat from critics calling for him to go.Yermak, 54, confirmed on social media that both Nabu and the specialised anti-corruption...
November 28, 2025

Ukraine anti-corruption agents search home of Zelensky's top adviser

Putin says Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv's troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow. — EPA
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow
BISHTEK — Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.Speaking to reporters in Bishtek, in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, Putin confirmed the Kremlin was expecting a US delegation headed by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow early next week, adding that the Kremlin was ready for “serious discussion”.But chances of a swift breakthrough appear slim after Putin repeated his maximalist demands, saying the war in Ukraine will only end “once Ukrainian troops withdraw from the territories they occupy.”“If they don’t withdraw, we will achieve this through military means,” the Russian leader...
November 28, 2025

Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow

A security guard walks in the prison's entrance hall of La Sante prison, in Paris
Two inmates escape French prison using drone-delivered saw blades
PARIS — Two inmates escaped from the Dijon prison detention centre's disciplinary wing early Thursday after sawing through their cell bars with blades believed to have been delivered by drone, prosecutors said.The escapees are a 19-year-old under investigation for attempted murder and criminal conspiracy, and a 32-year-old accused of threats and aggravated habitual violence against a spouse, according to local media reports citing the Force Ouvrière union.The two, who then used blankets to jump the barbed wire fence, were in isolation without contact with the outside world, according to reports. Both are considered to be dangerous.The FO Justice union said it had been warning for months about deteriorating security at Dijon prison. "Despite our repeated warnings, management has...
November 27, 2025

Two inmates escape French prison using drone-delivered saw blades

Hundreds of protesters turn out every night, a year after pro-European demonstrations began
Georgia's pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted
TBILISI — "I'm standing for the future of this country," says Giorgi Arabuli, who has taken part in protests on the streets of Georgia's capital Tbilisi almost every night since they began a year ago.Mass demonstrations were met with violent police crackdowns as tens of thousands of Georgians turned out, angered by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's decision on 28 November 2024 to call a four-year halt on moves toward joining the EU."I'm from the generation of the 1990s. I've seen those dark times after the civil war," said Giorgi. "Most of it was caused by Russian influence in a post-Soviet country. We don't want to go back there."Since then Georgians have seen a "dismantling of democracy", in the words of governments across Europe, and it has prompted...
November 27, 2025

Georgia's pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted

Nicolas Sarkozy
France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing
PARIS — France’s top court has rejected former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s final appeal in the Bygmalion case, making a final ruling on his sentencing for illegal financing of his failed 2012 presidential campaign.In February 2024, the Appeals Court sentenced the former French president to one year in prison, of which six months were suspended, after investigators uncovered a large-scale double-billing system designed to hide the soaring cost of the campaign — nearly €43 million spent, far above the legal limit of €22.5 million.Concretely, Sarkozy's UMP party campaign managers (now known as The Republicans party) used a system of false invoices to keep Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2012 campaign expenses under the legal limit.Costs that should have been charged to Sarkozy’s...
November 27, 2025

France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing

Joan Templeman and Sir Richard Branson look towards the camera. She has long blonde hair and a dark top. Branson has light long hair, a beard, white shirt and brown leather jacket
Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife Joan dies
LONDON — Richard Branson has said he is "heartbroken" over the death of his wife Joan Templeman aged 80.The pair, who married in 1989, had three children and five grandchildren.In a post on Instagram, the Virgin Group founder said his wife was his "best friend" and "guiding light"."She was the most wonderful mum and grandmum our kids and grandkids could have ever wished for," the 75-year-old wrote.The entrepreneur did not say what caused her death.In his post, Sir Richard wrote: "Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away."He added: "She was my best friend, my rock, my guiding light, my world. Love you forever, Joan x."The couple married on Necker island, owned by Sir Richard, in the Caribbean and had three children, Holly, Sam, and Clare Sarah, who...
November 26, 2025

Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as wife Joan dies

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian strike on a nine-storey residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, 25 November 2025. — EPA
Ukraine says 'understanding' reached on US peace plan
KYIV — Ukraine has said a "common understanding" has been reached with the US on a peace deal aimed at ending the war with Russia.The proposal is based on a 28-point plan presented to Kyiv by the US last week, which American and Ukrainian officials worked on during weekend talks in Geneva.In a post on social media, US President Donald Trump said the original plan "has been fine-tuned, with additional input from both sides".He added: "I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow and, at the same time, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will be meeting with the Ukrainians."President Zelensky's chief of staff said he expects Driscoll to visit Kyiv this week.The Kremlin previously said that Russia had not yet been consulted on the new draft deal,...
November 26, 2025

Ukraine says 'understanding' reached on US peace plan

British Prime Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron
France and UK insist on multinational force for post-war Ukraine
GENEVA — France and the United Kingdom have urged the members of the "Coalition of the Willing" to provide Ukraine with robust security guarantees to safeguard a future peace deal, including by putting boots on the ground as part of a multinational force.The "Coalition of the Willing," which brings together most European countries, Turkey, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, met virtually on Tuesday to discuss the diplomatic push launched by the United States to strike a peace deal.The original 28-point plan, secretly drafted by US and Russian officials, ruled out any NATO presence on Ukrainian soil, in line with the Kremlin's long-standing opposition.But France and the UK remain steadfast in their intentions, arguing that their physical armed presence would help deter a new...
November 26, 2025

France and UK insist on multinational force for post-war Ukraine

Visitors stand outside a closed Louvre Museum a day after a robbery in Paris. The museum was targeted by criminals who smashed windows to steal eight priceless royal pieces of jewelry on 19 October.
Four more suspects detained over Louvre jewel heist
PARIS — Four more people suspected of involvement in the robbery of the French crown jewels from the Louvre have been detained, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Tuesday.Two men, aged 38 and 39, and two women, aged 31 and 40, all from the Paris region, were detained by police as part of the investigation into the heist, according to a statement from Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau.The new suspects join four other suspects detained in late October who will be questioned by investigators, said the prosecutor – who has not yet released further details about possible charges.CNN affiliate BFMTV reported that one of the suspects is the alleged fourth member of the gang that carried out the heist. Three of the suspects detained in October have been charged with organized robbery, with...
November 26, 2025

Four more suspects detained over Louvre jewel heist

Prisoners of war move around a detention center on August 28, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine
Moscow is accused of using deception and bribery to sign up foreigners to fight in Ukraine
KYIV — The prisoners of war come from all corners of the world: Kenya, Nepal, Tajikistan, to name a few. Speaking different languages and coming from diverse cultures, they have one thing in common – they say they were deceived by Russia into joining a war they did not want to fight.Nearly 200 foreigners from 37 countries have been captured fighting for Russia and are currently held as prisoners of war by Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Their accounts paint a disturbing picture of the deception, bribery and blackmail they say Moscow is using to lure foreigners into joining its military.As Russia continues to struggle to recruit its own people to fight in Ukraine, it is increasingly turning to foreigners to bolster its...
November 26, 2025

Moscow is accused of using deception and bribery to sign up foreigners to fight in Ukraine

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