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1. ‘Significant number’ of Airbus flights could be cancelled due to solar radiation

   British Airways, easyJet and Wizz Air rely on the A320 family for their European flights

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3. Who is Andrii Yermak? Zelensky’s right-hand man who resigned after police raid in corruption probe

   Zelensky’s chief of staff has been integral to peace talks with the US

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5. Fiona Hill: Russian expert on why Putin knows exactly how to get Trump on side

   Vladimir Putin knows exactly how to get Donald Trump on side, a former White House adviser who observed meetings between the pair has said.

6. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky’s ex-aide reportedly ‘going to the front’ while Putin launches Kyiv strikes

   Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s right-hand man, was embroiled in a corruption scandal and faced public backlash

7. While politicians wrangle over Trump’s peace plan, soldiers are still dying, says Ukrainian filmmaker

   Oscar-winning Mstyslav Chernov expressed scepticism that Putin would accept peace terms as Trump’s support wavered for Ukraine

8. ‘Putin’s whole life revolves around war – he’s manipulating Trump and doesn’t want peace’, ex-US aide warns

   Fiona Hill, a Russian expert and former White House adviser, who witnessed meetings between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, tells The Independent podcast World of Trouble’s Sam Kiley that the Russian president knows how to mesmerise his US counterpart - and has no plan to give up his designs on Ukraine

9. Ukraine’s corruption scandal is disastrous for Zelensky – Putin will love it

   Zelensky’s lost his chief of staff amid a €100m corruption scandal that the Kremlin will exploit – this is a disaster to Kyiv but also a sign that its system works, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

10. Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque at start of day of meetings with Turkey's religious leaders

    Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque