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Donald Trump has suggested that Russia’s war in Ukraine could have been “settled very easily” as he criticised Kyiv’s negotiation skills.

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Russia and US agree to work toward ending Ukraine war in a remarkable diplomatic shift  The Associated Press U.S.-Russia Talks in Saudi Arabia Set to Go Beyond Ukraine  The New York Times US-Russia Talks Live: Saudis host Ukraine meeting without Ukraine, Moscow

Trump stokes alarm about view of presidential power with apparent Napoleon reference  ABC News

Over the next decade, Republican lawmakers could try to siphon billions of dollars from the nearly-free health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans.

In court filing, White House says Musk isn’t actually leading DOGE  MSNBC

As Russia’s foreign minister of more than 20 years, Sergei Lavrov is not one for big emotions.

by Burcin Gercek’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday criticized U.S.-Russia talks for excluding Kyiv, saying efforts to end the war must be “fair” and involve European countries including Turkey. His remarks came after Washington and Moscow said they would

An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday. It’s the state’s first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some people. Nearly 70 people in the U.S.

U.N. agencies have previously accused both Congolese government forces and the rebels of recruiting children.