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Kremlin Says Putin is Ready to Discuss Peace in Ukraine but Wants to Achieve Goals

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Alexander Avdeyev, the governor of Vladimir region, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 18, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Alexander Avdeyev, the governor of Vladimir region, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 18, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Kremlin Says Putin is Ready to Discuss Peace in Ukraine but Wants to Achieve Goals

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Alexander Avdeyev, the governor of Vladimir region, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 18, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Alexander Avdeyev, the governor of Vladimir region, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 18, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow's main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday.

Peskov said that the world was now accustomed to US President Donald Trump's sometimes "harsh" rhetoric but pointed out that Trump had also underscored in comments on Russia that he would continue to search for a peace deal, Reuters said.

"President Putin has repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy," Peskov said told state television reporter Pavel Zarubin.

"The main thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our goals are clear," Peskov said.

On Monday, Trump announced a tougher stance on Russia, pledging a new wave of military aid to Ukraine, including Patriot missile defense systems. He also gave Russia a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face additional sanctions.

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Iran Executes 3 Individuals Arrested Over January Protests

Motorists drive past a billboard of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on March 14, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Motorists drive past a billboard of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on March 14, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
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Iran Executes 3 Individuals Arrested Over January Protests

Motorists drive past a billboard of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on March 14, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Motorists drive past a billboard of Iran's new supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on March 14, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran executed three men on Thursday convicted of killing two police officers during unrest earlier this year, state media reported, saying the sentences had been upheld by the Supreme Court.

The judiciary said the men were found ⁠guilty of murder ⁠and “Moharebeh” (waging war against God), including carrying out acts it said were in favor of Israel and the ⁠United States. The executions were carried out in the religious city of Qom.

Authorities said the three had taken part in attacks using knives and other weapons during protests on January 8, killing two police ⁠officers.

Iranian ⁠officials have repeatedly accused foreign adversaries, including Israel and the US, of involvement in the nationwide unrest earlier this year, which was repressed in the biggest crackdown in the country’s history.

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US Detects Drones over Base where Rubio, Hegseth Live, Washington Post Reports

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell (Reuters)
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell (Reuters)
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US Detects Drones over Base where Rubio, Hegseth Live, Washington Post Reports

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell (Reuters)
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell (Reuters)

US officials detected unidentified drones above an army base in Washington where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth live, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing three people briefed on the situation.

The officials have not ‌determined where ‌the drones came from, the ‌report ⁠said, citing two ⁠of the people.

The drones over Fort McNair prompted officials to weigh relocating Rubio and Hegseth, the report said.

However, the secretaries have not ⁠moved, the report added, citing a ‌senior ‌administration official.

The newspaper said the US ‌military was monitoring potential threats ‌more closely because of the heightened alert level over the US and Israeli war against Iran.

Reuters could ‌not independently verify the report immediately.

The Pentagon and the ⁠US ⁠State Department did not respond to requests for comment.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell declined to discuss the drones with the Washington Post.

"The department cannot comment on the secretary’s (Hegseth's) movements for security reasons, and reporting on such movements is grossly irresponsible," he told the Post.

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Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran's Largest Gas Field

US President Trump walks on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 March 2026. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL
US President Trump walks on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 March 2026. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL
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Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran's Largest Gas Field

US President Trump walks on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 March 2026. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL
US President Trump walks on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 March 2026. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL

US President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to "massively blow up" a vast Iranian gas field unless Tehran stops striking Qatari energy facilities.

Washington "knew nothing" of Israel's earlier attack on Iran's South Pars gas field, he said, vowing that "NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL" on the site if Tehran stops attacking Qatar.

But if Iran did not comply, the United States would "massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field," Trump warned.

Energy prices have already spiraled since tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries a fifth of the world's oil, was brought to a near standstill by the threat of Iranian attacks.

Since launching the war on Iran on February 28, US and Israeli forces have depleted Iran’s leadership in a string of strikes, the latest killing intelligence chief Esmail Khatib.