Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine; America’s steady inflation, and more
Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Russian forces have advanced in recent days on Ukraine’s eastern frontline near Dobropillia, a mining town.
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Trump extends tariff truce with China; Israel kills journalists in Gaza, and more
Donald Trump reportedly delayed by 90 days tariffs that were due to hit exports from China.
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Netanyahu defends war plan; European leaders back Zelensky, and more
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, defended his plan to occupy Gaza City, saying at a press conference that the expansion was “the best way to end the war”.
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Trump to meet Putin; Zelensky rules out surrendering territory, and more
Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, urged Muslim countries to condemn Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City, during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart
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Armenia and Azerbaijan sign peace deal; Germany bans arms sales to Israel, and more
Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, spoke to China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to discuss his talks with America over the war in Ukraine
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