Ukraine Senior U.S. and Russian delegations - led by SecState Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov - met in Saudi Arabia yesterday for the most significant direct talks between their countries in years …

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Ukraine Presidents Trump and Putin held what Trump called a "lengthy and highly productive phone call" yesterday in which they agreed to launch talks to end the war in Ukraine imminently. Trump also …

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Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered his troops to reinforce positions in and around Gaza, and warned that "intense fighting" will resume if Hamas doesn't continue to release hostages on th …

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Coming Up This Week Tech leaders and policymakers are in Paris this week for the AI Action Summit. European leaders have pledged to reduce red tape so EU tech companies can keep up with nimbler Amer …

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Iran The U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions against Iran as part of the "maximum pressure" campaign Pres. Trump outlined in an executive order "aimed at driving Iran's oil exports to zero." This …

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DRC A day after announcing a unilateral ceasefire for "humanitarian" reasons, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reneged and captured the Congolese mining town of Nyabibwe. The rebels now seem to be advancin …

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