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GENEVA SHOWDOWN: US Ukraine and allies meet to debate Trump’s 28 point peace plan

Diplomats from the United States, Ukraine and European partners convened in Geneva to review Washington’s controversial 28 point proposal for ending the Russia Ukraine war as Kyiv resists terms seen as favoring Moscow

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303 - Number of schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s School in Nigeria

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"Zelenskyy can 'fight his little heart out'" — President Donald Trump

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Geneva talks convene on Trump Ukraine peace plan

Diplomats from the United States, Ukraine and European partners gathered in Geneva to review the controversial 28 point peace framework pushed by Washington. The talks aim to reconcile Kyiv’s rejection with mounting international pressure to revise or salvage a negotiating path.

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"MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS AGREE THAT THE DEMOCRAT TRAITORS THAT TOLD THE MILITARY TO DISOBEY MY ORDERS, AS PRESIDENT, HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME OF SERIOUS PROPORTION!"