Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a major prisoner exchange at two days of peace talks ​in Abu Dhabi that ended on Wednesday, but US mediators said differences remained on major issues, including territory.

Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, ​has died ​aged 66, the Russian Foreign ⁠Ministry said on ​Wednesday.

Schools across Italy were evacuated on ‌Wednesday after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.

In the Strait of Hormuz, tankers are still ablaze, oil spills are washing ashore and drones and missiles strike infrastructure across the region, despite ​expectations of a de-escalation reflected in falling oil prices.

A Chinese university with ​deep ties to the People’s Liberation Army bought Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being on a US export blacklist, procurement records show, highlighting gaps in Washington’s efforts to curb China’s access to advanced ‌technology.

Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for ​their first peace talks since February as US President Donald Trump’s envoys launched a new push to end the war in Ukraine.

Israel’s parliament was sworn in on Tuesday without a new ​government, after a deadlocked general election stripped Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his parliamentary majority but left his main rivals with no clear path ‌to power.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s appearance at a public event on Monday looking frail and confused has reignited speculation ​among analysts about who, especially among his family, is next in line to succeed the Sandinista leader, who turns 81 years old on Wednesday.

Ukraine’s foreign minister said he had urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday to ‌accelerate deliveries of interceptors as Russia ramps up attacks on energy infrastructure to break Ukrainian morale during the winter months.

Despite market bets on a de-escalation in the Iran war, new evidence has emerged in recent days of strikes on ​tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and on energy infrastructure in the Middle East.

Spain’s main opposition People’s Party (PP) on Tuesday presented an election manifesto promising to cut taxes, tighten borders, impose stricter conditions ​on development aid and slow climate timetables ahead of an election ‌on November 29.

A covert Russian network sought to exploit last month’s riots in France by using social media to blame the unrest on ​uncontrolled immigration and portray the government as having lost control, according to an internal EU assessment seen by Reuters.