During his first telephone conversation with Chinese Head Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz asked him to support efforts to peacefully resolve the

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a phone conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. He called for support of the efforts by Europe and the United States to achieve a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia,

Russia and Ukraine conducted the largest prisoner of war exchange of the war to date on Wednesday, with around 1,000 soldiers from each side swapped.

Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have stepped up in recent weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said, as part of a major swap that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire.

Zelensky says Putin makes ‘mockery of entire world’ as historic prisoner swap continues - The Ukrainian president said 390 prisoners were returned on Friday, with more to follow over the weekend

Finance officials from the Group of Seven (G7) nations have threatened they could impose further sanctions on Russia should it fail to agree a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine. Ending their G7 meeting in the Canadian Rocky Mountains,

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv’s European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.