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US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Canada “will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State.” Trump said the US has “FAR LOWER TAXES AND MUCH STRONGER SECURITY.” In a Truth Social post Trump said he will be watching the hockey game when the US will face off against Canada and added: “If Governor Trudeau would like to join us, he would be most welcome.” “I’ll be calling our GREAT American Hockey Team this morning to spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada,” Trump added.

U.S. citizens are banned from traveling to North Korea, but American Justin Martell bypassed this restriction by spending a six-figure sum to obtain a second passport, becoming the first American to enter the country years later. Film producer Justin Martell became the first American to step into North Korea after five years. However, he notes that the pandemic is still not over in the country, with strict health measures like mask-wearing and temperature checks continuing. Tourists are also prohibited from visiting public markets. Martell highlights the widespread conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 in North Korea, citing rumors that it entered the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone call with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to express gratitude for facilitating talks between Russia and the US in Riyadh, the Kremlin said Thursday. Putin extended greetings to the crown prince, Saudi authorities and the people of the Kingdom ahead of Saudi Founding Day. He also thanked the Saudis for creating a supportive environment for the Feb. 18 Russia-US talks in Riyadh, which allowed the two delegations to work “constructively and productively,” it said. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to developing Russia-Saudi Arabia cooperation, particularly in trade, investment and energy sectors.…

A joint report by the World Bank, UN, and EU estimates that rebuilding the Gaza Strip will require $53.2 billion over the next decade, highlighting the severe economic toll of the Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave. Titled Gaza and West Bank Interim Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (IRDNA), the report detailed widespread damage across nearly all sectors of the Palestinian economy, along with the urgent need for recovery and reconstruction. “Damages to physical structures alone are estimated at about $30 billion,” the report said, adding that housing was by far the hardest hit sector, accounting for 53% of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet as early as this month, although a face-to-face meeting will take time to prepare, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, according to Russian news agencies. Peskov said the U.S.-Russia talks held on Tuesday in Riyadh were a “very, very important step” towards reaching a settlement on the Ukraine war, nearing its third year. “In order to carry out, figuratively speaking, resuscitation measures, diplomats will now begin to work in light of the agreement (Russian Foreign Minister Sergei) Lavrov reached yesterday with (U.S. Secretary of State Marco) Rubio,” Peskov…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would not oppose Europeans if they want to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to provide security guarantees in the event of a peace deal. “Having troops over there would be fine, I wouldn’t object to it at all,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Trump ‘disappointed’ by Ukrainian complaints of being frozen out of US-Russia talks Trump said he was “disappointed” to hear that Kyiv had complained about being cut out of talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war. “I’m…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would not oppose Europeans if they want to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to provide security guarantees in the event of a peace deal. “Having troops over there would be fine, I wouldn’t object to it at all,” Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. Trump ‘disappointed’ by Ukrainian complaints of being frozen out of US-Russia talks Trump said he was “disappointed” to hear that Kyiv had complained about being cut out of talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war. “I’m…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday accused US President Donald Trump of being caught in a “bubble of disinformation,” saying he hopes Trump’s team gets a clearer understanding of what he called the “truth about Ukraine.” In an interview with German media, Zelenskyy rebuffed Trump’s recent remarks suggesting that the Ukrainian president’s job approval rating in his own country stands at just 4%. “We have seen this disinformation, and we understand that it originates from Russia. We have evidence that these figures are being discussed between American and Russian representatives. Unfortunately, Trump is trapped in this bubble of misinformation,” claimed…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said Türkiye will be an ideal host for possible upcoming meetings between Russia, Ukraine and the US to end the three-year-long war between Moscow and Kyiv. The Turkish president, addressing a joint press conference with visiting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelesnkyy in Ankara, said Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty are Türkiye’s sine qua non. Erdoğan said during his meeting with Zelenskyy he underlined that Ankara will provide all kind of support to have negotiations that end in lasting peace. The war, which has caused many “innocent deaths” and enormous destruction, “must end now,” Erdoğan…

The EU will make its own decisions on security and sanctions on Russia rather than following the US’ lead, said a top official of the bloc on Tuesday before a meeting of EU member state finance ministers in Brussels. Valdis Dombrovskis, EU commissioner for economic affairs, stressed that the EU will continue sanctioning Russia and that work is underway on new measures. Explaining that they will discuss the economic effects of the Russia-Ukraine War at the meeting, Dombrovskis said the EU should increase its defense spending and capabilities and continue to support Ukraine. “We are currently working on ways to…