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Analysts, and congressional Republicans, said a successful agreement increased the chances that members of the party, who control both the House and Senate, would be willing to approve more aid for Ukraine. Read more
Donald Trump blasted Volodymyr Zelensky last week as an unpopular “dictator” who needed to cut a quick peace deal or lose his country, while the Ukrainian leader said the U.S. president was living in a “disinformation bubble.” Read more
“If (it means) peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready,” an irritated-looking Zelensky said when asked during a press conference whether he was ready to leave his post if it meant securing peace. Read more
Merz, who has no previous experience in office, is set to become chancellor with Europe’s largest economy ailing, its society split over migration and its security caught between a confrontational U.S. and an assertive Russia and China. Read more
Pope Francis, in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a “tranquil” night and rested following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, the Vatican said on Sunday. Read more
The Vatican said the 88-year-old Francis had suffered a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” during the morning that had required the administration of “high-flow oxygen.” Read more
Red Cross vehicles drove away from the handover site in the Gaza Strip with four black coffins that had been placed on a stage. Each of the caskets had a small picture of the hostages. Read more
Costa Rica has agreed to receive 200 migrants from countries such as Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and India, starting on Thursday, Chaves said in a press conference. Read more
Deaths of millions of laying hens imperil President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring down everyday costs, as grocery stores ration supplies and restaurants raise prices for egg dishes. Read more
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Zelenskyy made the remarks to a group of reporters he had summoned to his presidential office in Kyiv, a building still fortified with sandbags to avoid blasts from Russian missiles. Read more
Under the agreement, 9,000 Marines — just under half the force currently on the island — are eventually supposed to leave. Read more
Greater Toronto Airports CEO Deborah Flint said at a press conference that the two remaining hospitalized passengers did not face life-threatening injuries. Read more
The talks in the Saudi capital underscored the rapid pace of U.S. efforts to halt the conflict, less than a month after President Donald Trump took office and six days after he spoke by phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more
Three people suffered critical injuries, among them a child. Read more
The 88-year-old pontiff has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday. Read more
The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own. Read more
“During the exercise to test air defense for a single ship, the crew of the large landing ship conducted artillery firing at a simulated air target,” Interfax quoted the press service as saying. Read more
A rare ally of both the United States and Iran with more than $100 billion in reserves held in the U.S., Iraq relies heavily on Washington’s goodwill to ensure that its access to oil revenues and finances are not blocked. Read more
Francis had spent the afternoon alternating between resting and reading, the Vatican added in a brief statement. Read more
Palestinian officials said Israel was also violating the truce terms by blocking the entry of equipment to clear the rubble and shelters for displaced people in the enclave. Patients were also being stopped from leaving for hospital treatment in Egypt, they said. Read more
Speaking to Jewish American organizations gathered in Jerusalem, Netanyahu again praised President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza. Read more
