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President Zelenskyy rejected a Trump administration demand for Ukraine to give up $500 billion in mineral deposits as a condition for peace negotiations. The dispute highlights tensions between the Trump administration and Ukraine over the terms of ending the war.
The Trump administration is eliminating approximately 2,000 USAid positions, with all but a handful of the agency's personnel worldwide to be placed on paid leave according to a notice sent to workers. This represents a significant scaling back of the foreign aid agency.
The Trump administration is urging countries to back its rival UN resolution and vote against Ukraine's resolution condemning the Russian invasion on the three-year anniversary of the war. The US, Russia, Belarus, and North Korea voted against the resolution backed by 93 countries.
Apple announced a $500 billion investment plan in the United States over the next four years, including a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers and content production, with potential to add approximately 20,000 jobs.
A Trump-appointed judge allowed the administration's ban on Associated Press reporters from the Oval Office to stand after the agency did not use 'Gulf of America' as the name for the body of water in its coverage.
A federal judge blocked the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management from sharing sensitive personal data with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), marking the widest-ranging judicial check against the agency's data access.
Washington D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin faced outcry after posting on X that he and his colleagues are 'President Trump's lawyers,' a statement that directly contradicts the federal oath to support the Constitution.
The FCC, chaired by a Trump ally and Project 2025 author, ordered investigations into U.S. media groups amid warnings from observers about a 'true free-speech emergency' due to the administration's 'chilling' attacks on the media.
According to exclusive reporting, the UK government has delayed plans to regulate artificial intelligence as ministers seek to align with the Trump administration, with Labour sources indicating reluctance to take action that could weaken the UK's attractiveness to AI firms.
The U.S. Supreme Court, despite its conservative majority, declined to hear two cases opposing ordinances that establish 'buffer zones' limiting protests near abortion clinics, rejecting anti-abortion challenges to the restrictions.