Former Chelsea FC owner invited to Kyiv last month in failed attempt to broker direct negotiations

Radiation levels remain ‘within normal limits’, says Ukraine’s state nuclear company

Trump administration funding cuts and weak private equity performance prompt a search for higher endowment returns

Neither candidate, who offer widely differing agendas, obtained 20% in first round of voting

Lawmakers call for EU sanctions on Oleg Deripaska-linked plant in Ireland if raw material is used in Russian weapons

Samvel Karapetyan is biggest challenger to pro-western incumbent in Sunday’s election

The chef shares the culinary and cultural secrets of her Thai hometown

Indonesia has arrested top officials overseeing $15bn scheme over alleged corruption

Cancellation of medical entrance tests taken by more than 2mn people sparks anger at Narendra Modi’s government

Rightwing populist Abelardo de la Espriella goes into second-round presidential vote

Central bank holds interest rates despite pressure on currency from foreign outflows and war in Iran

The energy price shock and doubts over plan to tackle organised crime batter new president’s popularity

The anxiety of those whose jobs are at risk won’t be enough to stave off the march of the androids

Minors are being targeted to carry out hostile acts from Ukraine to western Europe and Israel

Despite their differences, the world’s economic superpowers are bound together

Guadalajara prepares to host matches after violent unrest this year

Also in this newsletter: Gen Z gets political

Also in today’s newsletter: global flight of the wealthy slows and a Japanese corporate scandal

Demonstrators oppose $4bn resort backed by investment firm founded by US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner

Plus, India’s wobble