Saudi Arabia tries to shed 'pariah status,' remaking itself as a key middleman in global conflicts

Saudi Arabia will host a key summit Tuesday between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Will Rubio meet with Zelenskyy in Saudi Arabia?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to talk with Ukrainian officials about their demands for a potential peace deal with Russia. CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs reports.
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Rubio and Ukraine officials to meet in Saudi Arabia

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia this week. Meanwhile, Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine. Holly Williams has the latest.
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US and Ukraine officials arrive in Saudi Arabia for talks to repair ties

First official meeting since disastrous Trump-Zelenskyy encounter comes as Russia intensifies attacks. Senior US and Ukrainian officials have arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes meetings on ...
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Behind Rubio's trip to Saudi Arabia on Russia-Ukraine war

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia for dialogue with Ukrainian officials after President Trump's shocking Oval Office meeting with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD ...
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U.S. and Ukrainian officials to hold peace talks about Ukraine-Russia war in Saudi Arabia

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is heading to Saudi Arabia for talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials on ending the war in Ukraine. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports ...
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As Trump shakes the international order, China casts itself as a model of stability

Even as its economy slows, China is using its annual National People's Congress to present itself as a global stalwart as Trump upends America's alliances.
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv officials to meet Trump aides in Saudi Arabia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘realistic proposals on the table’ in talks; Donald Trump hints US may be close to lifting intelligence pause. What we know on day 1,111. See all our Russia-Ukraine war ...
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Saudi Arabia's 100-Mile Skyscraper Is Turning Into a Disaster

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Zelensky to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks

The Ukrainian president is trying to secure a favorable deal to end his country’s war with Russia. Saudi Arabia has emerged as a host to talks that the Trump administration is pursuing with Moscow ...
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PwC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund clash over hiring of executive

‘Friction and angst’ over Neom auditor preceded Public Investment Fund’s ban on Big Four firm
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Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on cinemas. Now it just needs people to turn up

Local box office has struggled since movie ban was lifted in 2018
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Rubio says Ukraine partial ceasefire plan 'has promise' ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia

Russia has previously rejected a temporary ceasefire, calling it an attempt to buy time.
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What US, Russia and Europe are thinking ahead of fresh Ukraine talks

BBC correspondents weigh in as US and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia.
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Zelenskyy flying to Riyadh to meet crown prince as Russia steps up attacks

Ukrainian president to meet Mohammed bin Salman but will not be at Saudi-led talks with US officials later this week. Europe live – latest updates Volodymyr Zelenskyy is flying to Saudi Arabia ...
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US says Ukraine 'ready to move forward' on truce demand

Ukraine is under US pressure to accept a quick truce to end the war with Russia, with US-Ukrainian talks set to begin in Saudi Arabia.
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Trump wants to see more than just a minerals deal to restart aid and intel to Ukraine

As U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia this week, President Donald Trump has privately made clear to aides that a signed minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv won’t be ...
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Trump: US has 'just about' ended Ukraine intelligence-sharing suspension

President Trump said Sunday the United States had "just about" ended a suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, adding that he expects "a lot of progress" during the talks with Ukrainian ...
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Breaking down the U.S.-Ukraine peace talks

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are set to hold talks this week in Saudi Arabia about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports on the ...
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Trump turns screws on Zelensky heading into Jeddah talks

President Trump is inflicting mounting pain on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of planned talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as U.S. officials look to secure concessions Trump can bring ...
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Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says

The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.
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Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has long held anti-surveillance views. Now she oversees a key surveillance program she once tried to dismantle.
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Russian forces recapture villages in Ukrainian-held pocket inside Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia while Ukrainian delegation will meet with Marco Rubio and Trump aides. Russia has taken control of several villages in the ...
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Ukraine tries to bolster troops in Kursk as Putin's forces advance

Ukraine tries to reinforce troops in Russia's Kursk region as Putin's forces retake ground amid Trump's aid and intel pause.
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Wirtz among trio of key injuries for Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen is fretting about the fitness of three key players ahead of its Champions League match against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
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Reuters beclowns itself, to Hamas’s benefit

Reuters retracted a report that falsely claimed a victim of a Palestinian terrorist attack was a member of Mossad, Israel's top intelligence agency, despite lacking evidence to support this claim.
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Ella Baron on the US’s changing international status – cartoon

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Does cricket risk apathy if status quo continues?

The Champions Trophy had its moments but familiar issues leave apathy as the biggest threat to international cricket's future, writes BBC Sport's Matthew Henry.
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Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices. Today’s government hopes its own such plan will succeed.
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Iran is riven with conflict. Donald Trump’s offer of talks won’t ease it

With internal politics at their most unstable for years, the risk of escalation is rising. The letter the US president, Donald Trump, says he sent to Iran’s leadership offering to reopen talks on ...
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US exits fund that compensates poorer countries for global heating

Trump pulls out of Cop28 loss and damage deal that recognises harms done by richer, polluting economies to vulnerable nations. The Trump administration has withdrawn the US from a global agreement ...
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'The existential crisis is totally normal': Madison Keys on life after her first major title

In January, Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam title -- and everything changed. What she didn't expect? The struggle that followed.
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Plastic surgeon tried to kill colleague, jury told

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KPMG to merge dozens of partnerships in overhaul of global structure

Consolidation of subscale operations comes as Big Four firms re-examine operating model
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Canada and Philippines will sign a key defense pact to boost combat drills and military ties

Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, have concluded negotiations for a key defense pact that will allow their forces to ...
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Bears agree to sign C Drew Dalman to three-year deal

The Bears have made another move to remake their offensive line.
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Bracketology: North Carolina, Oklahoma among teams with work to do entering conference tournaments

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Trump Wants Europe to Defend Itself. Here’s What It Would Take.

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Goodbye Lenin: Finnish museum reinvents itself in response to shifting relations with Russia

Former Lenin Museum in Tampere, which opened in 1946 as a symbol of Finnish-Russian friendship, has rebranded amid Ukraine war. A Finnish museum dedicated to the Russian Soviet leader Vladimir ...
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Trump’s USAid cuts will have huge impact on global climate finance, data shows

Campaigners say funding halt is a ‘staggering blow’ to vulnerable nations and to efforts to keep heating below 1.5C. Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US overseas aid will almost decimate global climate ...
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