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Russian President Putin has confirmed plans to meet US President Trump in the coming days, with the UAE considered as a potential venue, according to Firstpost.

Speaking after talks with UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Putin said both sides were interested in the meeting and that including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky would require “certain conditions.”

The talks follow Trump’s envoy visiting Moscow as Washington pushes for a Ukraine ceasefire. The UAE, a close US ally and major Russian trade partner, has avoided taking sides in the war.

Russia’s Kronotsky State Nature Biosphere Reserve reports encouraging growth in the endangered Steller sea lion population. Automated cameras in the reserve and South Kamchatka Sanctuary have documented a steady rise in births, Xinhua reported.

At Kozlov Rock — the species’ only breeding site on Kamchatka’s coast — around 100 pups have been born annually over the past five years, up from the previous average of 80–100 per year. The current population there is estimated at about 400.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s New Britain region on Thursday, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.

The shallow quake, recorded at a depth of 10 km, was centred near 4.21°S latitude and 152.89°E longitude, according to Xinhua.

Nine people were killed and 15 others injured after a mini dump truck plunged into a ravine in Lebak town, Sultan Kudarat, on Wednesday evening.

Police said the truck, carrying 24 passengers, was navigating a downhill curve when its brakes failed, and crashing into roadside debris before falling into a 20-foot ravine, according to Xinhua.

Eight victims were declared dead on arrival at a local hospital, while another died later. The injured are receiving treatment.