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Javier Zanetti

Javier Zanetti

Argentine association football player (born 1973)

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    FIFA weighs scrapping its Peace Prize, which Trump alone has received so far

    FIFA's Council in Zurich referred the future of its Peace Prize, the first awarded to Donald Trump, to a social responsibility committee on 15 October 2026. A decision is due at the Council meeting in Doha on 16 December.

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Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

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  • Pope appeals to Putin on Oleshky aid

    Pope Leo XIV asks Vladimir Putin for a local truce in Oleshky to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate civilians, the Vatican says.

  • EU summit opens in Brussels

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called for more EU funding for Ukraine at the start of the summit, without naming an amount, according to WiWo.

  • Pope Leo XIV undergoes lung surgery

    Pope Leo XIV phoned Vladimir Putin from his Gemelli hospital room and asked for a truce in Oleshky, Ukraine, so food and medical aid can arrive, the Holy See press office says.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

Mostly continuation: a €70 billion funding request left unresolved at the summit and a papal appeal, with no new aid or sanctions decision.

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