The Daily Populous

Tuesday December 9th, 2025 evening edition

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ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.

“According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either.”.

AP AUDIO: Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr says his country will not cede territory to Russia.

Zelenskyy met in Rome with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, discussing the progress of the peace process, her office said.

They emphasized the importance of U.S. and European unity and of solutions “that will have repercussions on the continent’s security,” the statement said.

Trump has had a hot-and-cold relationship with Zelenskyy since winning a second term, insisting U.S. support for Ukraine was a waste of taxpayers’ money.

Zelenskyy and his European allies have repeatedly accused Putin of slow-walking the talks to press ahead with the invasion. »

As Russia praises Trump's new security strategy, the UK is in trouble

Authored by inews.co.uk
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Leaders across Europe are waking up to an increasing sense that the US President has hung them out to dry.

That realisation, first sparked by the publication on Friday of Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy, was further underscored by the Kremlin’s reaction to it.

Leaders across Europe are waking up to an increasing sense that Trump and his Maga movement have hung them out to dry. »

India cash transfers for women: Paying for unpaid household work

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India's sweeping experiment in paying women.

Hindustan Times via Getty Images Women in Maharashtra aged 21-65 receive a monthly cash transfer of 1,500 rupees ($16).

The phenomenon picked up just before the pandemic in 2020, when north-eastern Assam rolled out a scheme for vulnerable women. »

Take-Two Hires Former Perfect Dark Leads for Brand New 2K Studio

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Following the cancelation of Perfect Dark and the dissolution of its dedicated studio, The Initiative, two of the project's leads have found a new home at Take-Two Interactive, and more specifically at 2K.

As reported by Jason Schreier on Bluesky, Perfect Dark studio head Darrell Gallagher and director Brian Horton have been hired at 2K to start a brand new studio.

No details have yet emerged as to what the new studio will work on, or if any other former Perfect Dark employees joined them. »

Blood cancer therapy reverses incurable leukaemia in some patients

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Pioneering new treatment reverses incurable blood cancer in some patients.

A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report.

The therapy is infused into patients and if their cancer cannot be detected after four weeks, then patients have a bone marrow transplant to regrow their immune system. »