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New satellite imagery and flight tracking data indicate a significant increase in the US presence at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in central Jordan. The base has become one of the key centres for planning possible strikes against Iran.
Beijing sees US President Donald Trump's tariff policy as an opportunity to strengthen its position in global trade. China is accelerating the conclusion of trade agreements and promoting multilateral formats of cooperation.
Tensions between the US and Iran are rising, and according to Axios, there are a number of factors that could push the parties towards a large-scale conflict. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that diplomacy will still be able to prevent escalation.
After four bloody years, the war against Ukraine is not bringing Russia closer to a result that the Kremlin could call a victory, and potential negotiations in Geneva do not guarantee Putin a way out. Instead, even a peace agreement threatens Moscow with economic and political turmoil.
France will allocate €71 million in grant funding to Ukraine, of which €64 million will go directly to the energy sector and strengthening the resilience of the energy system.
Around 3,000 military personnel conducted an amphibious operation near Kiel, and the German Defence Minister described the exercise as a deterrent signal against the backdrop of the deteriorating security situation in the region.
During the events organised by the International Energy Agency, the Ukrainian side initiated a new architecture for cooperation with partners and invited them to Kyiv on the symbolic date of 26 April.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian society would not support a peace agreement that would involve the unilateral withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the controlled part of Donbas and its transfer to Russia. According to him, any decision regarding the territories must be put to a referendum.
In Cherkasy, law enforcement officers shut down a group that organised the industrial cultivation and sale of cannabis. During the special operation, 458 cannabis plants and almost 32 kilograms of the finished drug were seized, and four suspects have already been charged.
On 17 February, the second round of indirect talks between the US and Iran began in Geneva, mediated by Oman. The parties are discussing restrictions on Tehran's nuclear programme and the possible lifting of US sanctions amid growing military tensions in the Middle East.
On the night of 17 February, Russian troops launched combined strikes on several regions of Ukraine, using missiles, drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery. The Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Sumy regions came under fire, resulting in casualties and injuries.
Syrian government forces have taken control of the American military base Al-Shaddadi in the province of Hasakah after reaching an agreement with US representatives. This is the second base that Damascus has taken over in recent days.
