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Trump Says United States Is Actively Pursuing Talks to End Russia-Ukraine War

United States President Donald Trump said Washington is engaged in negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv and suggested the conflict is moving closer to a negotiated settlement than many observers believe.
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Hong Kong Launches Central Gold Clearing System to Expand Global Bullion Trading
Indonesia and Singapore Reaffirm Commitment to Keep Malacca Strait Open to Global Shipping
Hamas Dissolves Gaza Administrative Authority to Support Proposed Technocratic Government
Trump Says United States Is Actively Pursuing Talks to End Russia-Ukraine War
Commercial LNG Tanker Hit by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz
Philippine Senate Opens Historic Impeachment Trial of Vice President Sara Duterte
Venezuelan Earthquake Death Toll Tops 3,500 as United Nations Expands Emergency Response
Microsoft Lays Off 4,800 Employees and Xbox Suffers the Hardest Blow
Global Oil Buffers Remain Strained After U.S.-Iran Conflict Despite Ceasefire
Hamas Dissolves Gaza Governing Committee Ahead of Planned Civil Administration Transfer
Trump Presses European Allies to Raise Defense Spending at NATO Summit in Ankara
Major Central Banks Signal Interest Rates Will Stay Higher for Longer
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