Ukraine and its European allies accused Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.

The Russian leader “should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace,” said U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to “stop wasting the world’s time.”

The remarks reflect the high tensions and gaping gulf that remain between Russia on one side and Ukraine and its European allies on the other over how to end a war that Moscow started when it invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago.

Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that the deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume Dec. 30, renewing hopes of finally locating the jet that vanished without a trace more than a decade ago.

The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing. Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.

The transport ministry said in a statement that U.S.-based marine robotics firm Ocean Infinity will search intermittently from Dec. 30 for a total of 55 days, in targeted areas believed to have the highest likelihood of finding the missing aircraft.

Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said:

“Britain has just made history. Closing the door to new exploration marks the beginning of the end of oil and gas in this country. By standing firm on its manifesto promise, the government has shown genuine global climate leadership, making the UK the world’s largest economy to call time on new fossil fuel exploration. This is a major milestone.

“Oil and gas production has driven both the climate and energy price crises, leaving us all paying through the nose while fossil fuel giants have pocketed billions. But the winds are changing. The future of Britain’s energy is and needs to be clean, stable, home-grown renewables – not expensive, volatile, climate-wrecking fossil fuels.

“However, the current plan – and the cash – to support North Sea workers doesn’t go far enough. It’s vital they are at the heart of Britain’s transition to a clean-energy superpower, not left behind by it – but a £20mn jobs package doesn’t cut the mustard. A fair transition will create thousands of new jobs, strengthen communities, and prove that climate leadership and economic security can go hand in hand.”

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 2 as part of the U.S. effort to advance negotiations aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

Top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, who took part in the talks, called the meeting "very useful, constructive, and highly substantive" but said no concrete deal was agreed upon — a statement suggesting that a final peace agreement remains far off.

Welcome ladies and gentlemen

Welcome to the National Assembly of the French People

Today, we will expose the worst scumbags inside the French Parliament.

During your visit, make sure to avoid giving bananas to the monkeys. You can take pictures as a souvenir.

1. Eric Ciotti

This bald head was elected by the people of Southern France.

In November 2024, he celebrated the election of Donald Trump. He said the election of Trump was "a wonderful event and a source of inspiration""

2. Sophia Chikirou

This woman was elected by the people of Paris

She says her motivation is helping poor people. She is known for screaming at people until they cry.

Chikirou says "China isn't a dictatorship"

She is currently criminally indicted for financial fraud.

3. Aurelien Taché

This man jumps from one party to the next.

He was in the Socialist Party. Then, he joined La Republique en Marche. Then, he created Les Nouveaux Democrates party. Then he joined the Green Party which ended up kicking him due to bad behavior. Then, he joined la France Insoumise.

He recently said "Taiwan belongs to China because the Taiwanese are also part of the Han Race"

He is a known alcoholic that was involved in numerous incidents.

4. Guillaume Bigot

Bigot, from the Rassemblement National, says there is "No real evidence that climate change is linked to carbon emissions"

5. Hervé de Lépinau

Lépinau wants to ban abortion. He said "abortion is similar to the Armenian Genocide, the Rwandan Genocide, ISIS and the Holocaust"

6. Jérôme Legavre

Member of France Insoumise. He is a former leader of the Parti Ouvrier Independant, an actual trotkyst-maoist organization. This isn't a label he rejects. He is proud to be called trotskyist-maoist.

After Russia invaded Ukraine, he refused to vote a resolution condemning the invasion:

https://www.liberation.fr/politique/pourquoi-ce-depute-lfi-a-vote-contre-une-resolution-en-soutien-a-lukraine-20221202_TWZXXJP7DVHBPF6YF75ASYSWUM/

When Zelensky visited the French Parliament, he said "He is NOT welcome in France":

https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/article/volodymyr-zelensky-n-etait-pas-le-bienvenu-en-france-pour-le-depute-jerome-legavre-lfi_235144.html

7. Marine Lepen

This woman received millions of euros from Russian banks to fund her political party.

She is accused of defrauding the European Parliament.

A court found her guilty of fraud and banned her from running. Immediately, Russia denounced the decision.

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I watch Parliament regularly. There are actually decent smart people inside. Thank god.

People around the word are murdered, raped, tortured, because they want democracy.

🔴 You know what's the greatest thing about democracy? Anyone can be elected.

🔴 You know what's the worst thing about democracy? Anyone can be elected.

So my message to french people: get involved. Stop assuming democracy works magically.

Fucking get involved. Vote at every single election. Some of these dumb clowns were elected with only 500 or 1000 votes which is a total disgrace.

A Russian spaceflyer was pulled from SpaceX's next astronaut mission for violating U.S. national security regulations, according to a media report.

This morning, The Insider reported that Artemyev, 54, was apparently removed from Crew 12 for violations of ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), a U.S. law that seeks to safeguard national security by restricting the dissemination of sensitive information and technology.

"The cosmonaut allegedly photographed SpaceX documentation and then 'used his phone' to export classified information," The Insider wrote (in Russian; translation by Google), citing the work of launch analyst Gregory Trishkin.

Sanae Takaichi’s not-so-catchy remarks about everyone working like a horse did not go down well in a country notorious for its demanding work culture

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