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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.”
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Israel's defence minister says countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions "will not weaken our resolve".
NPR
President Trump has been pushing to broker an end to the war in Ukraine since he took office. But it hasn't been quick or easy.
the Guardian
Yair Lapid says far-right ministers dragged Benjamin Netanyahu into 'exactly what Hamas wanted' after security cabinet approves take over plan
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The White House says it is "working through the details" after the Kremlin said the leaders were likely to meet soon.
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Final negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are underway in Geneva. But with the United States lining up in opposition to Australia and about 100 other nations, hopes are dimming for the most ambitious proposals to cut plastic production.
The POTUS took to social media to rain down verbal fury upon the senator.
www.abc.net.au
The US president signs an executive order imposing the additional levy, which comes after days of threats to punish New Delhi for importing Russian oil.
Asia Times
Donald Trump's aggressive tariff regime was designed to restore American economic dominance, but early evidence suggests a troubling paradox. Rather than
dw.com
It will be the first elections held in Bangladesh since the uprising last year that deposed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Thousands gathered in Dhaka to celebrated the anniversary of the youth-led uprising.
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The plan will involve a complete takeover of Gaza, but reportedly faces opposition from military chiefs.
France 24
UN-led negotiations kicked off Tuesday in Geneva to finalise a global treaty against plastic pollution, following a failed round in South Korea last year. Delegates hope to reach a deal despite sharp…
India rejects criticism of its business dealings with Russia as ‘unreasonable’, vowing to safeguard its own interests.
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A safe end to the pro-Palestinian protest has not allayed concerns about similar mass demonstrations across the world-famous landmark, senior NSW Police say.
NBC News
In the final moments of a life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski thanked the people of Florida for killing him “in the most cold, calculated, clean, humane, efficient way possible,” breathing deeply as a lethal drug cocktail coursed through his veins.
AP News
Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has led prayers at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, sparking international condemnation.
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Meanwhile, Ukraine reports Russian air strikes on the southern cities of Kherson and Mykolaiv.
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Doctors and aid workers say the world's concern over the aid blockade in Gaza has come too late. Many of the children you've read about probably can't be saved.
the Guardian
Parents watch children waste away as deliberate aid restrictions from Israel mean hunger is becoming a killer, as experts confirm famine is currently playing out
Salon.com
New guidance allows proselytizing at work and the religious right to exploit their persecution complex
Donald Trump and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have traded taunts in recent days.
ABC News
CPB said it would cut a majority of its jobs by the end of September.
AP News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy has visited a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip operated by an Israeli-backed American contractor whose efforts to deliver food to the hunger-stricken territory have been marred by violence and controversy.
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The Trump administration was recently accused of releasing a report with misrepresented research. Now, it's happened again, this time on the climate crisis.
NBC News
President Donald Trump on Thursday formalized the array of tariff levels and trade deals he's announced in recent weeks.
RNZ
A round-up of news from around the region, including China handing over an approximately US$44,600 donation to the newly installed chief of Fiji's Lau group.
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As Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine rages into its fourth year, Poland is preparing to be the Russian president's next target, beefing up defences on its borders and making every man a "fully fledged" soldier.
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