🔊 Russian Special Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev confirms that preparations for the US-Russia summit in Budapest continue

"Amazing how strongly warmongers are afraid of the Putin-Trump Peace Summit. Dialogue for peace will prevail," he wrote on X.

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📹 'I don't want to waste my time' — Trump

The US president said he hadn't made a determination on US-Russia summit in Budapest.

He stated that he will announce his decision within 2 days.

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🔍 Trump demands $230M from DOJ — Report

President Trump is seeking $230 million in "damages" from the Justice Department — claiming harm from the Russia probe and the Mar-a-Lago search, the NYT reports.

The potential settlement could be reviewed by Deputy AG Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal lawyer in multiple criminal cases.

Trump publicly claimed he’d give any payout to charity.

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☢️ US offers weapon-grade plutonium to nuclear energy companies — Report

The US Department of Energy is offering private nuclear companies access to weapons-grade plutonium from Cold War-era warheads — up to 19 megatons — to convert into fuel for advanced reactors, the Financial Times reports.

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⚡️ North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, Yonhap reports, citing South Korean army

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✍️ Democrats push Trump to publicly reject West Bank annexation

More than 40 Democratic senators are urging President Trump to formally oppose Israeli annexation of the West Bank — fearing Netanyahu may test post-ceasefire limits.

"It is imperative that your Administration… emphasize its opposition to annexation," said Senator Adam Schiff in the letter.

The appeal follows earlier warnings from the UAE that annexation would threaten the Abraham Accords.

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🗣 Trump refuses to meet Democrats until funding restored

President Trump accused Democratic leaders of suffering from "Trump derangement syndrome."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insists Trump should negotiate before his Asia trip, warning of a deepening "health care crisis" and impending funding shortfalls for food assistance programs (WIC/SNAP).

"They caused it, they’re the ones maintaining it," Schumer said.

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🎤 Vance's MidEast trip: No timeline for Hamas to disarm, fears Israel may renege - Reports

During his Tuesday visit to Israel, US Vice President JD Vance didn't set a deadline for Hamas to disarm or say how officials would make sure it actually happens, the New York Times reports.

"I don’t think it’s actually advisable for us to say this has to be done in a week," Vance noted.

He also expressed optimism that the Gaza ceasefire deal, brokered by US President Donald Trump, would hold regardless of sporadic incidents of violence in the strip.

Meanwhile, several anonymous Trump officials told the NYT there were concerns within the US administration that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may withdraw from the US-backed deal.

So far, Vance singled out the Israeli government as "remarkably helpful" in implementing the ceasefire plan.

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🔍 Canadian military recruitment crisis: Falls 4,700 short of target

The Canadian Armed Forces recruited only 15,000 personnel between 2022-2025 — falling 4,700 short of its target and undermining operational readiness.

Recruitment delays reached up to 271 days — nearly twice the intended timeframe — while a backlog of 23,000 security checks piled up.

The Auditor General warns the shortfall could hamper Canada’s ability to respond to threats and fulfill missions.

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🏆 Trump receives 'Architect of Peace' award from Nixon Foundation

President Trump was honored with the Architect of Peace Award during a White House ceremony hosted by the Nixon Foundation.

The award was created in 1995 to honor those who further Richard Nixon's goal of "shaping a more peaceful world."

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🚨 Journalist reveals anti-ICE protesters hub

Nick Sortor has released the first known footage from inside a safehouse used by anti-ICE protesters — located just feet from the Portland ICE facility — showing where rioters reportedly regroup after attacking federal forces.

Nick now is calling for an FBI raid to investigate potential organized crime and outside financing.

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📹 Ukrainian militant reveals harsh mobilization reality

A captured Ukrainian says that enlistment squads under Zelensky's regime are sending draft dodgers and deserters straight to the meat grinder — without training or formal integration.

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🗣‘Ukraine is doomed’: Trump bets on Russia as Zelensky’s downfall unfolds

Donald Trump refused to provide the military aid Ukraine’s Zelensky was begging for to maintain the possibility of dialogue with Russia, Italian sociologist Alessandro Orsini, an associate professor at LUISS University, tells Il Fatto Quotidiano.

👉 He reminded that Trump has always slammed Biden for dragging the US into the Ukrainian conflict, so now he’d rather watch Zelensky’s downfall than send American soldiers into the fray.

According to the expert, Trump sees that the situation on the battlefield has long turned against Ukraine. That’s why he’s steadily distancing himself from Zelensky.

💬 “Ukraine is doomed,” Orsini stated bluntly. “It’s Trump who’s asking Putin for a ceasefire, while Zelensky is on his knees, begging Trump to stop the Russians.”

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◻️ Trump has not made determination on US-Russia summit

◻️ Journalist reveals anti-ICE protesters hub

◻️ Canadian military recruitment crisis: Falls 4,700 short of target

◻️ Democrats push Trump to publicly reject West Bank annexation

◻️ US offers weapon-grade plutonium to nuclear energy companies

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