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Rubio, Witkoff Meet With Ukraine Negotiators to Discuss Plans to End War
The meeting is occurring ahead of a planned sit down between the Trump administration and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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China’s Wingtech Appeals Nexperia Ruling at Dutch Supreme Court
Wingtech challenged an enterprise chamber’s decision to take away its control of chipmaker Nexperia.
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Ukrainian Delegates Travel to US to Resume Peace Talks
Ukraine replaced its lead negotiator after he stepped down amid a major corruption scandal.
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EU’s New ‘Democracy Shield’ Prompts Free Speech Concerns
Brussels says the plan will defend democracy from disinformation but critics warn it will centralize narrative control and treat ‘dissent as a regulatory risk.’
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Zelenskyy’s Right-Hand Man Quits as Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Escalates
Andriy Yermak, a close friend of the president’s for years who was leading Kyiv’s negotiations with Russia, had his home searched by anti-corruption officers.
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Need to Use Frozen Russian Assets ‘Increasingly Urgent’: German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.
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EU Backs Deep Tariff Cuts for American Goods
The European Council has signed off on plans to eliminate industrial tariffs and extend duty-free access for American agricultural goods.
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Europe Approves Record $25 Billion Budget for Space Agency
The spending boost is set to expand the ESA’s Earth-observation, navigation, and resilience programs.
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Putin, Orban Meet in Moscow, Discuss Energy, US-Russia Summit
The two leaders talked oil and gas, with Putin expressing willingness for Budapest to host a U.S.-Russia summit.
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Putin Says US-backed Peace Plan Is ‘Basis for Future Agreements’
This is the Russian leader’s first public response to the 28-point draft proposal to ending the war in Ukraine.
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France Announces New Voluntary Youth Military Service Scheme
European countries have been bolstering voluntary military training recruitment since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Witkoff to Visit Moscow to Discuss Peace Plan Next Week, Kremlin Says
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed there was a preliminary agreement for Trump’s envoy to travel to the Russian capital.
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Rubio, Witkoff Meet With Ukraine Negotiators to Discuss Plans to End War
The meeting is occurring ahead of a planned sit down between the Trump administration and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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China’s Wingtech Appeals Nexperia Ruling at Dutch Supreme Court
Wingtech challenged an enterprise chamber’s decision to take away its control of chipmaker Nexperia.
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Ukrainian Delegates Travel to US to Resume Peace Talks
Ukraine replaced its lead negotiator after he stepped down amid a major corruption scandal.
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EU’s New ‘Democracy Shield’ Prompts Free Speech Concerns
Brussels says the plan will defend democracy from disinformation but critics warn it will centralize narrative control and treat ‘dissent as a regulatory risk.’
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Zelenskyy’s Right-Hand Man Quits as Ukraine’s Corruption Scandal Escalates
Andriy Yermak, a close friend of the president’s for years who was leading Kyiv’s negotiations with Russia, had his home searched by anti-corruption officers.
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Need to Use Frozen Russian Assets ‘Increasingly Urgent’: German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz has been vocal in his support of the idea of using Moscow’s assets immobilized within the EU to fund Ukraine’s war effort and reconstruction.
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EU Backs Deep Tariff Cuts for American Goods
The European Council has signed off on plans to eliminate industrial tariffs and extend duty-free access for American agricultural goods.
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Europe Approves Record $25 Billion Budget for Space Agency
The spending boost is set to expand the ESA’s Earth-observation, navigation, and resilience programs.
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Putin, Orban Meet in Moscow, Discuss Energy, US-Russia Summit
The two leaders talked oil and gas, with Putin expressing willingness for Budapest to host a U.S.-Russia summit.
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Putin Says US-backed Peace Plan Is ‘Basis for Future Agreements’
This is the Russian leader’s first public response to the 28-point draft proposal to ending the war in Ukraine.
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France Announces New Voluntary Youth Military Service Scheme
European countries have been bolstering voluntary military training recruitment since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Witkoff to Visit Moscow to Discuss Peace Plan Next Week, Kremlin Says
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed there was a preliminary agreement for Trump’s envoy to travel to the Russian capital.
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