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Vice President JD Vance and White House officials expressed openness to a trilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to broker a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting is scheduled for Friday in Alaska, with European leaders
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Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces intensified over the weekend, with drone attacks and artillery strikes causing significant harm to civilians. At least 22 people were killed and 36 injured in the Kherson region, while Russian forces took control of another Ukrainian village in the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President
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Ukraine's military has intensified its drone attacks on Russian territory in recent days, hitting oil refineries, storage facilities, and military sites deep inside Russia. The attacks mark a significant escalation in the conflict, with Ukraine's military seeking to exploit Russia's vulnerabilities and grind down
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Key takeaways: * Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected US President Donald Trump's peace plan, which involves a "land swap" between Ukraine and Russia. * Zelensky stated that Ukrainians "will not give their land to the occupier" and that any decisions made against Ukraine's
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European leaders have cautiously welcomed plans by United States President Donald Trump to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the three-year war in Ukraine, but emphasized the need for continued support for Kyiv and pressure on Moscow to achieve a just and lasting peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
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The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent to finish just shy of the record set last week, while the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 0.5 percent and the Nasdaq composite added 1 percent to its high. Technology companies like Nvidia and Apple led the gains, along with
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made it clear that his country will not accept any proposal involving the cession of territory to Russia, following a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump that Ukraine and Russia might swap land to end the war. Trump's comment, made in a
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The UK's prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has reaffirmed his country's commitment to supporting Ukraine in the face of a contentious peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump. The plan allegedly involves swapping territories between Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that has been met with
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In the midst of continued violence and airstrikes by Russia in Ukraine, soldiers and civilians are expressing skepticism about the effectiveness of peace talks led by President Trump, with many feeling that high-level meetings and statements make little difference on the ground. According to a soldier quoted in the article,
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Japan's lead trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, has expressed frustration over the US's handling of tariffs, stating that an oversight has led to excessive charges on Japanese exports. Akazawa met with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury secretary Scott Bessent to discuss the issue, and the
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Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has cautioned that President Donald Trump may face a full-blown "insurrection" among his supporters if he pardons convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. Carlson, who left Fox after exposing widespread sexual harassment, emphasized that pardoning Maxwell would be a slap in the face
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The conflict in Ukraine has reached a critical juncture with the United States, Russia, and Ukraine engaging in high-stakes negotiations to bring an end to the war. On August 9, a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's oil depot in the Odesa region caused damage and injured four people.
