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by Max DELANY Donald Trump’s defense chief denied Thursday the US president was betraying Ukraine by opening talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as blindsided European powers insisted they and Kyiv must have a seat at the table. Trump on Wednesday

Oil prices fall on potential Ukraine peace talks  Reuters Russia’s war on Ukraine at critical moment as Trump and Putin push to end conflict  CNN Putin goes from pariah to negotiating partner as Trump announces meeting  NBC News Donald Trump starts “immediate” talks

by Ana FERNÁNDEZ New York, Paris and Berlin are celebrating the anniversaries this year of iconic art installations that saw some of their most prominent landmarks wrapped in fabric by the late artists known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Forty years

Twelve people were wounded when a grenade exploded in a bar in France’s southeastern city of Grenoble on Wednesday, officials said. “Someone came in and threw a grenade, apparently without saying a word, and ran away,” prosecutor Francois Touret-de-Courcy told

by Bahira AMIN For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with U.S. President Donald Trump’s aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes. “People will die because

The furious pace of deregulation is gutting agencies intended to protect ordinary Americans, consumer advocates say. But business groups have long favored regulatory relief.

by Sofiane Alsaar Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artifacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom’s bid to transform its ultraconservative image. The second edition of the Islamic

Donald Trump starts “immediate” talks with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine  The Economist

Judge restores Trump administration’s buyout offer to federal workers  Fox News

What to know about Trump’s pick for education secretary, Linda McMahon, who faces her confirmation hearing today. And, Trump agrees to meet with Putin to kick off talks to end the war in Ukraine. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)