The Russian invasion|The response of the outside world
Carlson has interviewed Putin - may air on Thursday
Conservative former Fox News profiler Tucker Carlson has interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin confirms this.
According to Reuters, the interview will probably be broadcast tomorrow, Thursday.
Tucker Carlson confirmed yesterday that the interview with Putin would take place "soon" after several days of rumors that he is in Moscow for that very purpose.
It is the first time Putin allows himself to be interviewed by an American journalist since he launched the large-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago.
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The election in the Netherlands
"Disaster in slow-motion" - now Wilders has no government solution in sight
Government negotiations in the Netherlands collapsed on Tuesday evening. The party leader of the conservative party NSC, Pieter Omtzigt, then announced that they are dropping the talks with the far-right politician Geert Wilders and his party PVV.
Omtzigt justified the decision with the fact that he gained insight into the state's finances and was shocked.
"Under these circumstances, the NSC cannot promise anything to the Dutch people that the party knows in advance cannot be implemented."
Dutch newspapers are not gracious in their judgments, "a disaster in slow-motion", writes Algemeen Dagblad.
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Political situation in Argentina
Setback for Javier Milei's reform agenda in Congress
Argentina's Congress in Buenos Aires has sent a major libertarian reform package presented by President Javier Milei back to committee level for fresh consideration, Reuters reports.
Parliament's lower house was about to vote when the president's party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) requested a break, citing that a provincial governor had broken a promise of support, writes TT.
The Financial Times writes that the reform package that is now being discussed has already been greatly scaled down from its original version. That's because the LLA tried to win support from centrist politicians.
Milei, who calls himself an anarcho-capitalist, has made far-reaching promises to overhaul Argentina's ailing economy.
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The Israel-Hamas war|The negotiations
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently in Israel to discuss a ceasefire between the parties.
Hamas counter-proposal: Cease fire for a total of 135 days
Hamas proposes a truce of 135 days in total in the war between the terror group and Israel. This is shown in a draft seen by Reuters.
The draft is a counter-proposal in the negotiations brokered by Egypt and Qatar. According
to the proposal, Hamas wants to see a ceasefire in three stages,
divided into 45 days each, which will ultimately end the war.
The draft also addresses a plan to exchange the hostages remaining in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Hamas also wants Israeli forces to leave Gaza completely and for the reconstruction of Gaza to begin.
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King Charles cancer diagnosis
Be open about the prostate - now "back to royal mystery"
The British royal family broke a long-standing tradition when it was announced that King Charles III had been diagnosed with cancer. Information about monarchs' health is normally kept within the palace walls.
But details about what kind of cancer it is are not known. Sally Bedell Smith, author of a biography of King Charles, thinks the British king should be even more open.
- He was admirably candid when he told us that he is being treated for an enlarged prostate [...] but then he returned to the traditional royal form, which is mystery and secrecy, she told the AP.
Simon Lewis, former press secretary for the royal household, tells BBC Radio 4 that Charles is probably as open as he can be.
- The Royal House's statement goes as far as possible, given that the king has been diagnosed with cancer and that, as many know, it is a rather tough process to deal with.
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