Surprise envoy pushing Ukraine ‘peace’ plan belies Vance influence on US policy

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Army secretary Daniel Driscoll presented a Russian wishlist, highlighting differences with the administration

The US army secretary, Daniel Driscoll, was an unlikely envoy for the Trump administration’s newest proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine – but his ties to JD Vance have put a close ally of the Eurosceptic vice-president on the frontlines of Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war.

Before his trip to Kyiv last week, Driscoll was not known for his role as a negotiator or statesman, and his early efforts at selling the deal to European policymakers were described as turbulent.

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Ukraine Forces Claim First Deep Strike Drone Kill of Mi-8 Helicopter – Business Insider

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  1. Ukraine Forces Claim First Deep Strike Drone Kill of Mi-8 Helicopter  Business Insider
  2. Ukrainian military shares video of wild strikes against Russian assets in Crimea  New York Post
  3. Ukraine war latest: Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Ukrainian Forces Destroy Key Radar Stations in Crimea  mezha.net
  5. Intelligence officers burn Russian Ka-27 helicopter and four air defense systems in Crimea  Ukrinform
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Gaza truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists – Reuters

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  1. Gaza truce progress slow as Israeli-Hamas violence persists  Reuters
  2. Israel kills four Palestinians in Gaza; fighters recover body of captive  Al Jazeera
  3. Opinion | A Tale of Two Failing Cease-Fires  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, Hamas-run health ministry and civil defence say  BBC
  5. 20 Killed in Israeli Strikes as Israel and Hamas Trade Blame Over Truce  The New York Times
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Ukraine reiterates its ‘red lines’ amid speculations about military size, territory – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Ukraine reiterates its 'red lines' amid speculations about military size, territory  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Address by the President to the Participants of the Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform  Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України
  3. Zelenskyy warns Ukraine's borders 'cannot be changed by force'  abc.net.au
  4. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Meets with President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly  Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України
  5. Türkiye prioritizes support to Crimean Tatars | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah
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US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to end operations in territory

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Four main food distribution sites operated by the opaque company had been flashpoints of deadly violence

A controversial and secretive private company backed by the US and Israel that distributed food in Gaza has announced the end of its operations in the devastated territory.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which had four food distribution sites that became flashpoints of chaos and deadly violence between May and October, said in a statement that it would shut down permanently, having “successfully completed its emergency mission”.

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Court ruling to remove children of UK-Australian couple living in woods divides Italy

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Decision to remove children comes after they and their parents ate poisonous mushrooms and ended up in hospital

The decision by an Italian court to remove three children being brought up in the woods from their British-Australian parents has sparked a fierce debate in the country over alternative lifestyles.

Nathan Trevallion, a former chef from Bristol, and his wife, Catherine Birmingham, a former horse-riding teacher from Melbourne, bought a dilapidated property in a wooded area in Palmoli, in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, in 2021.

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