President Donald Trump insists a Middle East peace deal is on track, but oil markets remain on edge as crude climbs past $94 a barrel after weekend Israel-Iran strikes.

The top US diplomat and some Iranian officials have touted progress in ongoing peace efforts, but specific terms of a potential deal remain unclear.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, said on Monday he believed ​agreeing a deal to end the war against ‌Russia by winter was a "realistic" outcome.

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President Vladimir Putin expressed Russia's willingness to negotiate a settlement to the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing that Ukraine must acknowledge territorial realities and make concessions.

By Ahmed Elimam and Jana Choukeir DUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) - Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded that Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the U.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow remains open to a peace agreement with Ukraine if both sides can reach acceptable terms. The remarks came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter calling for direct talks and proposing a face-to-face meeting to end the war.