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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests.

Panelists on CNN’s State of the Union sparred over two top Trump administration officials — Vice President J.D. Vance and adviser Elon Musk — “flirting with Nazism” following the vice president’s eyebrow-raising speech at last week’s Munich Security Conference. On

President Trump’s approach to foreign policy deals is reviving a bygone imperial approach that may backfire, experts say.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, told NBC News that he’d warned President Trump that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, is a “liar.”

US, Ukrainian officials head to Saudi Arabia as talks loom on ending Russia’s war  The Associated Press Rubio says talks in Saudi Arabia meant to be opening step toward peace  POLITICO Trump Administration Officials to Meet With Russian Counterparts on Ukraine War  The

CBS host Margaret Brennan grilled Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) about whether he thought President Donald Trump was “winning” when he flattered Russian President Vladimir Putin, who she described as a “brutal dictator.” “Vladimir Putin, it sounds like you would agree,

JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the shaky ceasefire into further doubt. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump officials to begin peace talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia  The Hill Europe Scrambles as U.S. and Russia Prepare to Meet on Ukraine  The New York Times How Trump’s dealmaker is shaping U.S. foreign policy  Axios US, Russia to meet in Saudi

‘I think that’s ridiculous’: Tom Homan on quid pro quo speculation over Eric Adams  POLITICO Dana Bash presses Tom Homan on alleged quid pro quo with Eric Adams  CNN Trump border czar Tom Homan calls Eric Adams quid pro quo allegation ‘ridiculous’  NBC

Many of the victims were Hindu pilgrims who were traveling to the Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj in northern India, according to Delhi’s caretaker chief minister.