Europe thinks Trump’s peace talks will fail. It wants them anyway — to call Putin’s bluff.

Europe thinks Trump’s peace talks will fail. It wants them anyway — to call Putin’s bluff.

Shorouk Express A second diplomat confirmed the allies were happy to support the American initiative to broker a truce, not because they necessarily thought it would work but “because it will be a clear test of Russian intentions.” A third said the security guarantees being developed would help Ukraine “negotiate from a position of strength,”…

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The Washington talks – The price of peace

The Washington talks – The price of peace

Shorouk Express On 18 August, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Council President Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met in Washington with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for a…

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Iran faces renewed sanctions if nuclear talks don’t resume ASAP

Iran faces renewed sanctions if nuclear talks don’t resume ASAP

Shorouk Express Last month, E3 members warned they could reintroduce sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, which Tehran is seeking to rebuild following American and Israeli airstrikes in June. The European Commission has, meanwhile, proposed extending the sanction pause to give Iran time to “meet their legal obligations,” without laying out a specific time. “Since 2019,…

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France’s recognition of Palestinian state scuttled Gaza truce talks, US’s Rubio says

France’s recognition of Palestinian state scuttled Gaza truce talks, US’s Rubio says

Shorouk Express The decisions to recognize a Palestian state come amid mounting international condemnation of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing the “suffering and starvation” in Gaza as “unspeakable and indefensible.” Rubio said in the Thursday interview that those decisions showed Hamas that it was being rewarded…

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Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 38 as Netanyahu heads to US for ceasefire talks

Fresh Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 38 as Netanyahu heads to US for ceasefire talks

Shorouk Express The Israeli military said it struck 130 targets across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, in strikes that targeted Hamas command and control structures, storage facilities, weapons and launchers, according to the AP report. Netanyahu’s office announced late Saturday that an Israeli negotiating team would travel to Qatar on Sunday for ceasefire talks….

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