Trump Tower Damascus? Syria seeks to charm US president for sanctions relief – Reuters

  1. Trump Tower Damascus? Syria seeks to charm US president for sanctions relief  Reuters
  2. Syria Dangles Oil, Peace for U.S. Help on Sanctions  WSJ
  3. Syria's New President Has an Offer For Trump  Drop Site News
  4. Syria seeks US investment amid reports of talks with Israel  The New Arab
  5. Syria’s Sharaa Proposes Trump Tower, Israel Peace in Bid to Meet Trump  kurdistan24.net
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Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One – CNN

  1. Trump to accept luxury jet from Qatar to use as Air Force One  CNN
  2. Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources  ABC News
  3. Trump to accept a Luxury 747 as a gift from Qatar: Reports  The Hill
  4. Scoop: House Democrat seeks probe into reports Qatar plans to gift plane to Trump  Axios
  5. Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel: Live Updates  The New York Times
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Iran and US talks upbeat despite disagreement over uranium enrichment

Talks described as positive by US but Iran will not back down from its ‘right’ to enrich uranium for energy

Iran and the US have ended a fourth round of talks on a surprisingly upbeat note, despite the two sides appearing far apart on the central issue of a uranium enrichment programme on Iranian soil.

The talks in Muscat, Oman lasted four hours and were described as positive by the US side. The Iranian foreign ministry said the “talks had been difficult but detailed to better understand each side’s positions”.

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In Mideast, Trump plans to focus on business deals, not geopolitics – The Washington Post

  1. In Mideast, Trump plans to focus on business deals, not geopolitics  The Washington Post
  2. Trump is visiting three of the world’s richest nations. Here’s what’s on their wish list  CNN
  3. Opinion | This Israeli Government Is Not Our Ally  The New York Times
  4. Trump thinks he is shaping the Middle East. Instead, it’s Gulf states that will dictate US foreign policy | Simon Tisdall  The Guardian
  5. Trump is stumbling into a catastrophic diplomatic error with the Middle East  The Telegraph
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Zelensky offers to meet Putin after Trump demands Ukraine hold direct talks with Russia – BBC

  1. Zelensky offers to meet Putin after Trump demands Ukraine hold direct talks with Russia  BBC
  2. Zelenskyy agrees to meet with Putin on Thursday  Fox News
  3. Zelenskyy welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks  NPR
  4. Kremlin focuses on draft 2022 deal for proposed peace talks  Reuters
  5. Uncertainty and tension ahead of possible Ukraine peace talks  The Economist
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The U.S. has a plan for getting food into Gaza. Top aid groups object to the idea – NPR

  1. The U.S. has a plan for getting food into Gaza. Top aid groups object to the idea  NPR
  2. Israel fully endorses Trump's plan for Gaza aid, minister says  Reuters
  3. US envoy says Trump-backed Gaza aid mechanism to take effect soon, denies rift with Israel  The Times of Israel
  4. Gaza: UN agencies reject Israeli plan to use aid as ‘bait’  UN News
  5. US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm  BBC
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Trump Gulf trip promises good news for US business – Financial Times

  1. Trump Gulf trip promises good news for US business  Financial Times
  2. Trump is Middle East-bound for his first major international trip of his second term. Here’s what to watch  CNN
  3. Trump seeking $1 trillion in deals during Gulf trip  Axios
  4. Trump heads to Saudi Arabia eyeing more investment in US  BBC
  5. After Driving Down Oil, Saudi Arabia’s MBS Looks for Trump Dividend  Bloomberg
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Detailed Operation Sindoor video shows before and after of India’s missile strike on Pakistan terror targets | Watch – Hindustan Times

  1. Detailed Operation Sindoor video shows before and after of India's missile strike on Pakistan terror targets | Watch  Hindustan Times
  2. Indian air force says losses are part of combat but all pilots back home  Reuters
  3. India claims its strikes inside Pakistan territory last week killed over 100 militants  AP News
  4. Live updates: Pakistan says India fired missiles at key military bases and that retaliation is underway  CNN
  5. "Our Cities Had A Mass Raid Of Drones In Waves": Air Force on Operation Sindoor  NDTV
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‘Substantial progress’ at US-China trade talks, says Scott Bessent

US treasury secretary’s remarks on second day of meetings come after Trump hails ‘total reset’ in America-China ties

The US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has reported “substantial progress” in talks with China’s top economic officials to avoid a damaging trade war, but offered no details of an agreement reached as two days of negotiations wrapped up in Geneva.

Bessent said that details would be announced on Monday and that Donald Trump was fully aware of the results of the “productive talks”.

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