The U.S. agreed to renew navy assist to Ukraine
The U.S. mentioned it could instantly elevate the pause on intelligence sharing and resume navy help to Ukraine after hours of conferences in Saudi Arabia. Kyiv mentioned it could help the Trump administration’s proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia.
In a joint assertion, the U.S. and Ukraine acknowledged that the phrases of any cease-fire can be topic to Russia’s approval. Additionally they agreed to conclude a deal to develop Ukraine’s vital mineral sources “as quickly as doable.”
There was no speedy remark from Russia, which didn’t have officers on the talks.
President Trump advised reporters that he would possibly communicate this week with Russia’s chief, Vladimir Putin, and that he hoped an enduring cease-fire can be negotiated within the coming days.
What’s subsequent: After the conferences, Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned that the settlement now put the strain on Russia to finish the warfare. “The ball is now of their court docket,” he mentioned.
Protection: President Emmanuel Macron of France gathered the chiefs of workers of greater than 30 armed forces yesterday to focus on the formation of a multinational peacekeeping pressure to watch any cease-fire in Ukraine.
Fight: Russia started assaulting the city of Sudzha, within the Kursk area, which was captured by Ukraine final yr. The advance places Moscow on the verge of ending the primary invasion of Russian territory since World Conflict II.
Trump threatened Canada after which walked it again
It was a day for confusion and threats. After spending the primary half of yesterday threatening Canada with a doubling of tariffs on metal and aluminum, President Trump pulled again when Ontario dropped the surcharges it had imposed on electrical energy it exports to the U.S. The beforehand deliberate 25 % tariffs on metal and aluminum from Canada — and from another overseas nation — took impact this morning, as scheduled. Right here’s the most recent.
Markets whipsawed yesterday as buyers tried to puzzle by Trump’s dedication to tariffs. Shares dropped in early buying and selling earlier than recovering late within the day.
Context: Trump’s newest tariff salvo was in response to Ontario’s plan so as to add a 25 % surcharge to the electrical energy it exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York.
The 51st state: Trump repeated his need to annex Canada. He mentioned that “the one factor that is smart” was for the U.S.’s northern neighbor to develop into its 51st state. He specified by the clearest phrases but how he envisions that taking place, saying it could “make all Tariffs, and all the things else, completely disappear.”
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Duterte, the previous Philippine president, was arrested
The Philippine authorities yesterday arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte at Manila’s predominant airport as he returned from a visit to Hong Kong, appearing on a warrant issued by the Worldwide Prison Court docket. The court docket has accused Duterte of crimes towards humanity for the antidrug campaigns he carried out, which rights teams say killed roughly 30,000 folks, lots of whom weren’t concerned with the drug commerce.
What’s subsequent: Duterte was on a aircraft sure for The Hague, the place the court docket relies. The case will check the authorized attain of the I.C.C., which pulls its jurisdiction from the Rome Statute, a treaty at the moment signed by 125 international locations. Right here’s what else to know.
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Sharing amusing, an ocean aside
Because the producers of the hit West Finish musical “Operation Mincemeat” ready to go to New York, they requested a query: “Are we too British for Broadway?” The reply, they hoped, would come from Individuals earlier than opening night time, later this month.
The present, a comedy a few World Conflict II spy operation, went throughout the pond armed with an Olivier Award for greatest new musical and a request for preview audiences to electronic mail suggestions to the director. Tweaks had been made for Broadway palates.
“American audiences are fast and complex, however additionally they love the dumb stuff, just like the slapstick,” the director mentioned. “Virtually greater than the British.”