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  • Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a logistics centre following a drone attack in the Kyiv region, Ukraine.
    Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    As fresh peace talks loom, Putin is escalating his efforts to shatter Ukraine’s economy
  • Agioi Fanendes, a Malta-flagged medium-sized tanker, transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2024.
    Yoruk Isik/Reuters
    Washington made Moscow a pariah. Now a tanker of Russian diesel is headed for US shores
  • US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, November 5.
    Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI/Shutterstock
    Trump teases ‘big, beautiful’ European security deal after meeting Putin envoy
  • ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
    Trump’s latest Ukraine offer may only tempt Putin to step up his war
  • Passengers go trough security at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, near Rome, Thursday, November 5, 2026, after a flight from Dublin to Rome was diverted to France amid reports of bomb threats targeting multiple flights across Europe.
    Gregorio Borgia/AP
    Wave of anonymous bomb threats in Europe spreads to broadcasters — what’s going on?
  • First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks on the ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, at the White House on Thursday.
    Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
    Melania Trump touts her diplomatic role as Russia-Ukraine peace eludes her husband
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  • Putin wants Africa on his side. African leaders are playing their own game
  • G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence
  • ‘They killed us’: Russia’s last independent newspaper falls silent amid pressure from Kremlin
  • Russia strikes Dnipro train station in central Ukraine, killing 15
  • Russia and US discussing sanctions relief for Moscow’s sovereign wealth fund, Kremlin aide says
  • Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starshield slowdowns in Ukraine

Videos

  • Police officers and rescuers carry a person found under debris of an underground shelter at a compound of a local school, which was used as a humanitarian aid hub and was hit by a Russian airstrike in the frontline town of Komyshuvakha, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, November 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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    Video Volunteer describes aftermath of Russian strike on Ukrainian aid center 6:31
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    Video Zelensky tells CNN security deal floated by Trump could potentially be dangerous 2:02
  • WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: Russian special envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitrievon (L) presents First lady Melania Trump a child's drawing during an event on a temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire at the White House on November 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the first lady the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, Ukraine’s highest state decoration for women, after she negotiated a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, allowing hundreds of trapped civilians to evacuate the fighting. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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    Video Oleshky ceasefire used to ‘whitewash the Kremlin’s war crimes’, says Kherson-based journalist 7:04
  • Jared Kushner speaks during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026.
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    Video CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports on the new European Security Plan ahead of Ukraine peace talks 2:29
  • WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks on a temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire at the White House on November 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the first lady the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, Ukraine’s highest state decoration for women, after she negotiated a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, allowing hundreds of trapped civilians to evacuate the fighting. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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    Video Melania Trump describes role as ‘exclusive intermediary’ between Russia and Ukraine in local ceasefire 2:27
  • <p>Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen how she worked with the US First Lady’s team to mediate and secure an agreement, detailing the negotiations and security arrangements made to ensure the convoy’s safe passage.</p>
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    Video Russian ombudsman says Melania Trump played key role in securing agreement 1:28
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    Video Kim Jong Un’s new drone war machine 1:07
  • <p>Former US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour at Global Perspectives: In Doha.</p>
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    Video Global Perspectives in Doha: What comes next 20:19

Business

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  • Agioi Fanendes, a Malta-flagged medium-sized tanker, transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2024.
    Yoruk Isik/Reuters
    Washington made Moscow a pariah. Now a tanker of Russian diesel is headed for US shores
  • People walk past a building housing the editorial office of the independent media outlet Novaya Gazeta in Moscow on October 30, 2026. Russia's flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced on October 30, 2026 it was closing, saying it had been "killed" by state pressure after years of repression targeting its journalists whose reporting was critical of the Kremlin and its Ukraine war.
    Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/Getty Images
    ‘They killed us’: Russia’s last independent newspaper falls silent amid pressure from Kremlin
  • The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026.
    Mehmet Eser/Anadolu/Getty Images
    Did the Fed just make a huge mistake?
  • A driver refuels a vehicle with regular gasoline at a Chevron gas station in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. US diesel futures surged above $5 a gallon for the first time since April 2022, the latest sign of a deepening global fuel squeeze as wars disrupt supplies and rapidly erode fuel stockpiles around the world.
    David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    Gas under Trump 2.0 is now more expensive than it was under Biden
  • A gas station employee fills a truck up with diesel fuel on October 16, 2026 in Bayonne, New Jersey. The surging price of diesel fuel, used in everything from commercial trucks to many SUVs and recreational vehicles, has become a major issue in the upcoming midterm elections. The rising price of diesel fuel has trickled through the American economy, affecting the cost of food, clothing, and other daily staples.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images
    From the dark fleet to Russian diesel, there are no ‘silver bullets’ for bringing down fuel prices

Politics

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  • US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, November 5.
    Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI/Shutterstock
    Trump teases ‘big, beautiful’ European security deal after meeting Putin envoy
  • First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks on the ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, at the White House on Thursday.
    Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
    Melania Trump touts her diplomatic role as Russia-Ukraine peace eludes her husband
  • WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks on a temporary Russia-Ukraine ceasefire at the White House on November 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the first lady the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, Ukraine’s highest state decoration for women, after she negotiated a temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, allowing hundreds of trapped civilians to evacuate the fighting. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
    • Video 2:27
    Video 2:27
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    Video Melania Trump describes role as ‘exclusive intermediary’ between Russia and Ukraine in local ceasefire 2:27
  • First lady Melania Trump attends an event about women's health, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, October 19, 2026, in Washington DC.
    Mark Schiefelbein/AP
    Melania Trump to bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives to White House this week
  • The Tom Green County Elections Office and polling location in San Angelo, Texas, on October 28, 2026.
    Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters
    Election officials brace for foreign threats — and an unpredictable Washington

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