International

A US special envoy will meet President Zelenskyy in Berlin as Washington intensifies efforts to secure a ceasefire and peace deal in Ukraine.

India is leading efforts to reinstate Saima Wazed as WHO South-East Asia regional director, with a decision expected during Dr Tedros’s visit to New Delhi.

Ukraine says it has recaptured parts of Kupiansk and surrounded Russian troops, as President Zelenskyy hails frontline gains amid ongoing eastern fighting.

France’s Interior Ministry confirmed a cyberattack that exposed internal email files. Officials say no major damage has been found and an investigation is ongoing.

Russia and Belarus have renewed high-level contact with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro amid rising U.S. pressure, sparking speculation that the leader may seek asylum abroad.