The Daily Populous

Friday January 30th, 2026 evening edition

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to the Kremlin's persistent invitations to visit Moscow for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Quote: "It is absolutely impossible for me to meet with Putin in Moscow.

That would be the same as meeting with Putin in Kyiv.

I can just as well invite him to Kyiv – let him come.

At the same time, Zelenskyy emphasised that any real format for a meeting between the leaders is acceptable to the Ukrainian side.

After that, Kremlin propaganda media reported Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov as saying that if Zelenskyy wanted to meet with Putin, he could come to Moscow .

Later, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the repeated invitation for Zelenskyy to negotiate with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, criticised the Ukrainian president for not responding to it . »

„They treat us like children.” Ubisoft employees declare open war on management

Authored by gamepressure.com

"Like children under the supervision" of irresponsible management is how Ubisoft employees describe their experiences with the French game publisher ahead of the upcoming strike.

Basically, the idea behind the restructuring at Ubisoft is to help them make games and manage projects more efficiently.

Nevertheless, the actual "international" nature of the strike remains an open question, given the different situations of unions outside France. »

Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing

Authored by theguardian.com

Donald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing.

Asked about Trump’s remarks, Starmer told Sky News: “I don’t think it’s wise for the United Kingdom to stick its head in the sand.

After commenting on the UK’s engagement with Beijing, Trump said it was “even more dangerous, I think, for Canada. »

U.S. life expectancy hits a new high as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall

Authored by npr.org
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U.S. life expectancy hits a new high as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall.

"But we still see very high mortality from drugs, very high mortality from suicide, infant mortality remains high and maternal mortality remains high.

U.S. life expectancy fell in recent years because of a surge in drug overdoses and deaths from COVID-19. »