Diplomacy
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Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador to discuss cartels, tariffs and migration
Rubio is expected to meet with Mexican leaders, including President Claudia Sheinbaum, on Wednesday and Ecuadoran leaders on Thursday.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says 'all options are on the table' regarding sanctions on Putin
"President Putin, since the historic meeting in Anchorage, has done the opposite of following through on what he indicated he wanted to do. As a matter of fact, he has, in a despicable, despicable manner, increased the bombing campaign," said Bessent.
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Russia suspected of jamming navigation devices in airplane with European Commission president aboard
The claim was made by a commission spokeswoman, who said the allegation is based on information from the Bulgarian authority.
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US will deny visas for Palestinian leadership in advance of annual UN General Assembly in New York
Since there is a treaty that governs the U.N. headquarters in New York, the State Department will continue issuing visas for Palestinian diplomats who staff the Palestinian Authority mission before the United Nations meeting in September.
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State Department's Michael Anton to leave post in the fall: Report
The Trump administration selected Anton, who leads the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, to oversee technical discussions with Iran in April, when the U.S. and Iran were discussing the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program.
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John Bolton trashes Trump's Ukraine strategy days after FBI raid
Bolton claimed in an op-ed that Trump's strategy when it comes to Ukraine was marked by "confusion, haste and disarray," and that his attempt to quickly secure a peace deal made such an agreement even harder to reach.
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You Vote: With Trump saying he is willing to have 600k Chinese students in US, do you approve?
Trump's comments drew pushback and indicated a change from earlier in the year, when Secretary of State Rubio said he planned to “aggressively” revoke visas from Chinese students, particularly those “with connections to the Chinese Communist Party..."
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South Korean president says he looks forward to peace in Korea, Trump Tower in North Korea
"I look forward to your meeting with Kim Jong Un, and the construction of Trump Tower in North Korea, and playing golf," South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said
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White House announces framework trade-tariff agreement with European Union
The framework deal, announced as a joint White House-EU statement, also includes providing the United States with "preferential" market access for a wide range of its seafood and agricultural products.
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Mexico denies it agreed to a border enforcement collaboration deal with DEA
The DEA announced the alleged bilateral initiative on Monday, which would strengthen collaboration between the two countries in cracking down on illegal drug traffickers, including Mexico's drug cartels.
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You Vote: Following the White House meetings with Zelensky and European leaders, what now?
"This is a decision that can only be made by President Zelensky and by the people of Ukraine working also together in an agreement with President Putin. And I just think that very good things are going to come of it," Trump said.
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Trump says he will call Putin after meeting with European leaders
Trump held a summit with Putin in Alaska on Friday to discuss terms for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
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Hamas accepts ceasefire deal: report
Israeli officials said that they haven't received the written Hamas response, and thus cannot say whether it is acceptable