Russia expects direct talks with Ukraine to begin Friday morning: Live Updates

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Withheld His Diploma. 15/05 20:01 - Macron, Pope Leo XIV call for 'lasting peace' in Ukraine and Gaza in first phone call 15/05 19:39 - Marco Rubio Meets Syria’s Foreign Minister, in Another Sign of Warming Ties 15/05 19:33 - Officials From Russia and Ukraine Are in Turkey, But Will Peace Talks Take Place? 15/05 19:28 - Ukraine war: US secretary of state says ‘abundantly clear’ Trump and Putin needed for peace talks ‘breakthrough’ – as it happened 15/05 19:25 - It's the Trump era and Putin knows how to exploit it 15/05 19:23 - News24 | France must help Ukraine, but ‘we do not want to unleash a Third World War’ - Macron 15/05 19:07 - Zelenskyy sends team for peace talks but says Russia ‘not serious enough’ 15/05 18:53 - Ukraine in the spotlight at Cannes Film Festival 15/05 18:50 - US lifts sanctions on Russia-linked international oil project 15/05 18:30 - Walmart Warns About Ability to ‘Absorb’ Tariff Costs to Keep Prices Down 15/05 18:19 - NYU withholds diploma of student who condemned Israel in graduation speech 15/05 18:12 - Putin snubs talks: Does Trump pivot towards Ukraine? 15/05 18:00 - Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. 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The Booming Business of Returned Products. 15/05 08:58 - Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war 15/05 08:37 - Larissa Waters urges Labor to be bold while Liberals in ‘electoral wilderness’ and says Greens hurt by ‘Trump effect’ 15/05 08:35 - Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks in Istanbul, without Vladimir Putin 15/05 08:14 - Middle East crisis live: More than 50 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as Trump’s Gulf trip continues 15/05 08:01 - News24 | ‘Slap in the face’: Hope for Ukraine-Russia peace deal despite lower level delegation 15/05 07:56 - Trump remains open to Türkiye visit for Ukraine peace talks 15/05 07:44 - Private US-backed foundation to start Gaza aid deliveries despite UN warnings 15/05 07:41 - Kyiv has low expectations for talks in Istanbul to end war with Russia 15/05 07:35 - Guest house in Japan under fire for asking Israeli guests about war crimes 15/05 07:35 - Guest house in Japan under fire for asking Israeli guests about war crimes 15/05 07:32 - Lidia Thorpe says she would not rejoin Greens ‘even if my daughter became leader’ – as it happened 15/05 07:24 - Randle, Timberwolves eliminate Warriors in Game 5 of NBA playoffs 15/05 07:24 - Randle, Timberwolves eliminate Warriors in Game 5 of NBA playoffs 15/05 07:16 - Judge suggests NSW police had ‘absolutely no evidence’ to justify main strip-search in class action 15/05 07:00 - Ukraine says Russia is 'the main barrier to peace', shows no signs of de-escalation on battlefield 15/05 06:46 - Psychiatrist deemed Joel Cauchi ‘fit and proper’ to hold gun licence ahead of Bondi Junction stabbings 15/05 06:45 - What are Kyiv and Moscow's positions at peace talks in Istanbul? 15/05 06:42 - ‘Communal crime car’ used by three people who torched Melbourne’s Adass Israel synagogue, police allege 15/05 06:28 - Larissa Waters elected new federal Greens leader, with Mehreen Faruqi chosen as deputy 15/05 06:28 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,176 15/05 06:28 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,176 15/05 06:20 - First direct Ukraine-Russia peace talks since 2022 to go ahead without Putin, Zelensky 15/05 06:06 - Will Putin Attend Ukraine Peace Talks in Turkey? 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