World leaders in Switzerland for Ukraine peace summit

World leaders have gathered at a Swiss Alpine resort to seek broader consensus for Ukraine’s peace proposals at a summit shunned by China and dismissed as a waste of time by Russia, which pushed its own rival ceasefire plans. More than 90 countries will take part, with Taoiseach Simon Harris also in attendance. But China’s absence in particular dimmed hopes the summit would show Russia as globally isolated, while recent military reverses have put Kyiv on the back foot. The talks focused on broader concerns triggered by the war, such as food and nuclear security. However Turkey and Saudi Arabia,…