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US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’
Keith Kellogg takes different tone from Trump, who contrasted ‘very good talks’ with Putin with cooler relationship with Ukraine’s leader
The US envoy to Ukraine, Gen Keith Kellogg, has praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “the embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war”, striking a dramatically different tone from Donald Trump, who has called Ukraine’s president a “dictator”.
Kellogg left Kyiv on Friday after a three-day visit. Posting on social media, he said he had engaged in “extensive and positive discussions” with Zelenskyy and his “talented national security team”. “A long and intense day with the senior leadership of Ukraine,” he said.
Continue reading...‘Trump hasn’t got any plan’: Russians speak to BBC after three years of war
A BBC team asking Russians about their invasion of Ukraine draws police and state TV attention.
‘Trump is a dark horse’: Russians on the invasion of Ukraine, three years on – BBC.com
- 'Trump is a dark horse': Russians on the invasion of Ukraine, three years on BBC.com
- Three Years On, What’s Next for Ukraine and Europe? Foreign Policy
- Worldwide Marches Planned This Weekend Condemning 3rd Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine Kyiv Post
- Column | Three years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has to battle Trump The Washington Post
- Ukraine: How three years of war changed us DW (English)
‘Trump is a dark horse’: Russians on the invasion of Ukraine, three years on
A BBC team asking Russians about their invasion of Ukraine draws police and state TV attention.
Zelensky can change Trump’s mind on support, says Ukraine official
Ihor Brusylo told the BBC's Jeremy Bowen that US President Donald Trump's stance on the war was "alarming".
What the potential outcomes of ending the Ukraine-Russia war might look like – ABC News
- What the potential outcomes of ending the Ukraine-Russia war might look like ABC News
- Opinion | Who Will Stand Up to Trump on Ukraine? The New York Times
- Donald Trump’s Putinization of America The New Yorker
- A Terrible Milestone in the American Presidency The Atlantic
- After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine The Associated Press
Washington’s Embrace of Putin Aims to Drive Wedge Between Moscow and Beijing – The Wall Street Journal
- Washington’s Embrace of Putin Aims to Drive Wedge Between Moscow and Beijing The Wall Street Journal
- China could play ‘substantial’ peace role in Ukraine as US seeks a quick deal South China Morning Post
- China's hopes to be Ukraine peacemaker collide with its goals on Trump, trade Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: China lauds Trump’s Russia peace talks The Guardian
- Should China worry as Trump’s US draws Russia closer? South China Morning Post
Australia confronts China over apparent live-fire exercises conducted off coastline
Deputy PM Richard Marles says explanation for the drills, which were conducted in international waters and according to international law, are ‘unsatisfactory’
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Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has confronted her Chinese counterpart after Chinese warships conducted apparent live-fire exercises at short notice on Friday, forcing commercial aircraft to change course.
In a post on X late on Friday night Australian eastern time, Wong said she met with China’s foreign affairs minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in South Africa that day.
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Continue reading...Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says
Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff reveals
Donald Trump’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, refused to sign a statement saying Trump was not antisemitic, according to a new book by the veteran Trump tell-all author Michael Wolff.
“As he kept seeming to be incapable of offering absolute support for Israel in the wake of October 7,” Wolff writes, referring to the deadly 2023 attacks by Hamas, “Trump, not for the first time, turned to Jared for Jewish cover, explicitly asking him and Ivanka for a public endorsement.
Continue reading...Trump administration restores legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children
A stop-work order had been issued to government-funded attorneys to cease counsel for about 26,000 minors
The Trump administration has rescinded its decision to cut off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children, just three days after it ordered government-funded attorneys across the country to immediately stop their work.
The Acacia Center for Justice and the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) confirmed that the stop-work order affecting non-profits that provide legal counsel for about 26,000 unaccompanied minors had been lifted.
Continue reading...Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Issues Directive to Prevent the Unfair Exploitation of American Innovation – The White House
- Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Issues Directive to Prevent the Unfair Exploitation of American Innovation The White House
- Trump orders trade chief to revive tariff retaliation against digital taxes Reuters
- Trump signs order protecting American companies from ‘overseas extortion’ The Hill
- Donald Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech Financial Times
- Trump threatens to launch tariff attack on EU tech regulation EURACTIV
New evidence expected in dig for missing Beaumont children
Decades-long search to find any trace of three young children, who disappeared from an Adelaide beach in 1966, restarts
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Fresh evidence is expected to be made public when a decades-long search to find any trace of three young children who disappeared restarts.
Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont vanished without a trace during an outing to an Adelaide beach on Australia Day in 1966, triggering multiple searches, some based on as little as a psychic’s vision.
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Continue reading...Haitians in NYC reel as Trump ends deportation relief for immigrants from the island nation – Gothamist
- Haitians in NYC reel as Trump ends deportation relief for immigrants from the island nation Gothamist
- 'An increase of fear and anxiety' among Springfield Haitians as protected status ending The Columbus Dispatch
- Trump administration rolls back extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Miami Herald
- Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation The New York Times
- Advocates eye challenges to Trump TPS moves, as local Haitians fear deportations The Boston Globe
With No Buy-in From Egypt or Jordan, Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan – The New York Times
- With No Buy-in From Egypt or Jordan, Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan The New York Times
- LIVE: Hamas says remains of Israeli captive Shiri Bibas given to Red Cross Al Jazeera English
- Donald Trump’s dream for a greater Gaza The Hill
- Timeline: Trump’s remarks on plan to take over Gaza, displace Palestinians Reuters
- If Israel Is So in Favor of Trump's Plan, Why Has It Never Extended a Hand to Gazans? Haaretz
Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin triggers manhunt – NBC News
- Stabbing at Holocaust memorial in Berlin triggers manhunt NBC News
- Man stabbed at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial days before crucial election The Guardian
- Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial Yahoo
- Berlin Stabbing Attack at Holocaust Memorial Injures One The New York Times
- Berlin police arrest suspect after Holocaust memorial incident CNN
Israel-Hamas swap to go ahead despite claim child hostages were killed with ‘bare hands’ – The Guardian
- Israel-Hamas swap to go ahead despite claim child hostages were killed with ‘bare hands’ The Guardian
- Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate The Associated Press
- Hamas releases another body after Shiri Bibas incident causes outrage NBC News
- Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire The New York Times
- LIVE: Six Israeli captives to be exchanged for 602 Palestinian prisoners Al Jazeera English
Ros Atkins on… why this week matters for Europe and the US
The BBC's Analysis editor takes a look back at this week - and what it tells us about how the US sees Europe.
Ros Atkins on… why this week matters for Europe and the US
The BBC's Analysis editor takes a look back at this week - and what it tells us about how the US sees Europe.
Why a news site in Ireland has been drawn into JD Vance’s attacks on Europe
After US vice president's broadside, a conservative media outlet is accusing police of attacking media freedom.