BBC World
Oct 21, 2026
Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace
President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.
Geopolitics
The Guardian
Oct 21, 2026
‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die | Andrew Roth
Steve Witkoff’s flattery of the Russian leader could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’They say the first casualty of war is truth. For the Trump administration, the road to peace with Russia now encompasses some extraordinary …
BBC World
Oct 21, 2026
Russia says it is ready to resume talks with Ukraine and US to end war
The announcement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
The Guardian
Oct 21, 2026
Taiwan charges five men over plot to run over comedian for his Xi Jinping jokes
Person named ‘K’ from China paid five defendants to injure Huang Yi-hao, New Taipei prosecutors sayTaiwanese prosecutors have charged five men over a plot to ram a car into a comedian who made fun of the Chinese Communist party and Xi Jinping.Taiwan has repeatedly accused China of transnational rep…
The Guardian
Oct 21, 2026
Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks
Russia frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin, wanted by ICC as war criminal, as a ‘humanitarian’Europe live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesVladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve …
NPR News
Oct 21, 2026
Israel detains dozens of Americans, including a congressional candidate, in West Bank
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.
NPR News
Oct 21, 2026
Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
BBC World
Oct 21, 2026
US envoy to meet Putin in Russia as Zelensky says intelligence sharing 'works now'
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.