Trump confirms US envoy Witkoff visit to Russia amid rising tensions

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05/08 12:59 - Norway, Sweden and Denmark to finance €430m military package for Ukraine – Europe live 05/08 12:55 - UN Security Council to Discuss Israel-Gaza War and Hostages 05/08 12:55 - Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness 05/08 12:46 - Texas redistricting standoff escalates with threat to arrest absent Democrats – US politics live 05/08 12:32 - What is the missile treaty Russia has walked out of – and why? 05/08 12:32 - What is the missile treaty Russia has walked out of – and why? 05/08 12:31 - Israel-Gaza war live: Netanyahu deciding on next steps amid reports he could escalate conflict 05/08 12:26 - Pam Bondi seeks grand jury review of origins of Trump-Russia investigation 05/08 12:24 - More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger 05/08 12:05 - India accuses US, EU of Russia trade double standards: Who is right? 05/08 12:05 - India accuses US, EU of Russia trade double standards: Who is right? 05/08 12:04 - Israeli cabinet meeting postponed as tensions rise over Netanyahu’s occupation plan 05/08 11:49 - Russia’s Medvedev: From failed Kremlin reformer to Trump’s boogeyman 05/08 11:49 - Russia’s Medvedev: From failed Kremlin reformer to Trump’s boogeyman 05/08 11:32 - EU halts retaliatory tariffs on US goods after deal with Washington 05/08 11:13 - Israel kills an average 28 Palestinian children daily in Gaza 05/08 11:13 - Israel kills an average 28 Palestinian children daily in Gaza 05/08 11:01 - ICC in ‘bandit country’ over sex case – ex-judge 05/08 10:56 - EU to push for sanctions against China – Politico 05/08 10:55 - Here’s why the Russia-Syria bond can’t be severed 05/08 10:34 - New Delhi slams “unjustified » US threat over Russian oil 05/08 10:18 - Black warehouse worker wins £3,000 payout over colleague’s ‘slave’ graffito 05/08 09:54 - 'Sinwar killed peace': Grandson of Israeli hostages urges 'to work back towards path' to peace 05/08 09:50 - Jeremy Corbyn warns new rules on council asset sales threaten allotments 05/08 09:32 - Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro 05/08 09:30 - Israeli PM Netanyahu seeks to expand Gaza operations 05/08 09:21 - Sanctions on Russia’s partners ‘obvious next step’ – US NATO envoy (VIDEO) 05/08 09:00 - Trump firing of statistics chief puts US data credibility at risk, experts warn 05/08 08:42 - Trump threatens India with high tariffs over Russian oil 05/08 08:42 - Guinness owner Diageo’s profits slump as it warns of $200m Trump tariff hit 05/08 08:36 - Guidance on police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity should change, Cooper says 05/08 08:35 - Trump envoy to visit Moscow before deadline for ending Ukraine war 05/08 08:20 - Israel to partially reopen Gaza private sector trade as Netanyahu prepares updated war plan 05/08 08:11 - News24 | Flood-hit Beijing prepares for new round of heavy rain as rescuers retrieve bodies 05/08 08:11 - News24 | US warns of heavy gunfire near its embassy in Haiti 05/08 07:58 - Australia news live: Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis granted parole; exchange student, 13, in custody after 14-year-old fatally stabbed 05/08 07:45 - Japan logs two new highest temperatures on record in a day 05/08 07:45 - Japan logs two new highest temperatures on record in a day 05/08 07:34 - US grand jury to investigate Russiagate hoax – media 05/08 07:31 - Trump Has Soured on Putin. Putin Couldn’t Care Less. 05/08 07:29 - Ukraine must accept territorial losses to survive – NATO state’s president 05/08 06:54 - Amid desperation in war-torn Gaza, 'environment of fear, intimidation and worry in West Bank' 05/08 06:29 - Live: Israel to partially reopen Gaza private sector trade as Netanyahu prepares updated war plan 05/08 06:22 - German general dismisses warnings Russia could attack NATO 05/08 05:41 - Trump's DOJ to open grand jury probe into Obama officials over 'Russiagate' 05/08 05:41 - Tuesday briefing: What the fraught talks to reach a ‘Paris agreement for plastic pollution’ could bring 05/08 05:36 - Australia’s biggest battery now on standby to prevent NSW power blackouts 05/08 05:25 - Australia, Japan strike largest defence deal for advanced warships 05/08 05:25 - Australia, Japan strike largest defence deal for advanced warships 05/08 05:00 - News24 | ‘We become more and more divided’: Gaza war setting Israel friends and families against each other 05/08 04:57 - ‘Absolutely the best ship’: Japan wins $10bn contract to grow Australia’s war fleet 05/08 04:46 - Storm Floris: Scottish government holds emergency meeting amid warnings of more UK travel disruption 05/08 04:22 - The Papers: Farage 'fanning the flames' and England's 'one-armed warrior' 05/08 03:14 - Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say 05/08 03:14 - Israel’s Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza, reports say 05/08 03:05 - Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’ 05/08 03:05 - Australia’s FM warns of ‘risk there will be no Palestine left to recognise’ 05/08 02:19 - More than 40 arrested at protest against Gaza war at Trump hotel in New York 05/08 02:14 - NSW faces constitutional showdown as parliament’s push to expel convicted rapist Gareth Ward delayed by supreme court 05/08 01:52 - Russia’s Medvedev issues warning as Moscow says not bound by missile treaty 05/08 01:52 - Russia’s Medvedev issues warning as Moscow says not bound by missile treaty 05/08 01:01 - 25 Cute Pieces From Target That'll Have Everyone Obsessed With Your Wardrobe 05/08 00:19 - With Texas Democrats Gone, Redistricting Plan Is Stymied for Now 05/08 00:15 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258 05/08 00:15 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,258 05/08 00:03 - Convicted rapist fighting to remain in parliament in Australia 04/08 23:22 - Putin and Trump's relationship has soured - but behind the posturing, a Ukraine deal is still possible 04/08 23:16 - ‘No Palestine left to recognise’ if world doesn’t push for two-state solution with Israel, Penny Wong warns 04/08 22:49 - Storm Floris batters UK with winds over 80mph 04/08 22:46 - The Origins of the Political Power Grab in Texas 04/08 22:40 - Elizabeth Warren, Campaigning for Mamdani, Scorns Cuomo and Billionaires 04/08 22:31 - People Are Sharing Signs That A Child Is Going To Grow Up To Be "An Awful Human Being," And It's A Warning To Every Parent 04/08 22:16 - Netanyahu fires attorney general as domestic pressure over Gaza heats up 04/08 22:08 - Two killed and six wounded in mass shooting at LA music festival afterparty 04/08 21:37 - Sanctions bill targets China for enabling Putin’s war in Ukraine 04/08 21:28 - India calls Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil 'unjustified' 04/08 21:23 - Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty 04/08 21:21 - EU could be complicit in Israeli crimes – ex-bloc foreign policy chief 04/08 21:11 - Speaker Mike Johnson visits occupied West Bank to support Israeli settlers 04/08 20:30 - Storm Floris: 90mph gusts hit train services – live updates 04/08 20:25 - ‘Sami rights are at risk’: Reindeer herders, environmentalists oppose mine in Norway's Arctic 04/08 19:42 - Farage calls on police to share immigration status of charged suspects 04/08 19:26 - Netanyahu Squanders His Moment to Halt the War in Gaza 04/08 19:13 - Police warn of mass arrests if Palestine Action protest goes ahead 04/08 18:09 - Authority restored, Ukraine agency charges six with arms-related corruption 04/08 17:43 - The War Room newsletter: How receiving aid became fatal in Gaza 04/08 17:39 - Ukraine says foreign ‘mercenaries’ from various countries aiding Russia 04/08 17:39 - Ukraine says foreign ‘mercenaries’ from various countries aiding Russia 04/08 16:58 - Trump envoy to visit Moscow this week before deadline for ending Ukraine war 04/08 16:52 - Trump pledges to ‘substantially’ raise US tariffs on India over Russian oil 04/08 16:52 - Trump pledges to ‘substantially’ raise US tariffs on India over Russian oil 04/08 16:49 - Trump’s demand that India stop buying Russian oil puts Modi in tight spot 04/08 16:44 - Netanyahu to instruct military on next steps in Gaza after ceasefire talks collapse 04/08 16:40 - More than 140 African Migrants Feared Dead In Boat Disaster Near Yemen 04/08 16:38 - ‘Disappointed’ Westerners increasingly attracted to Russia – media 04/08 16:20 - Respecting the human right to sleep? Dream on 04/08 16:20 - Respecting the human right to sleep? Dream on 04/08 16:20 - UK politics: No 10 says Hamas won’t have ‘veto’ over UK recognition of Palestine – as it happened 04/08 16:17 - Men in court over alleged rape of 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton 04/08 16:13 - China and Russia hold joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan