President Donald Trump's efforts to negotiate peace deals, including the Israel-Hamas truce, received praise from Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Tajikistan.

The White House East Wing was largely torn down in Trump’s ballroom construction. Today: Demolition that began yesterday at the White House continued, leaving the East Wing now almost completely demolished. Context: President Donald Trump had pledged the construction of his $250 million ballroom addition “won’t interfere with the current building.”

Israel-Hamas ceasefire is tested, and Zelenskyy wants in on the Trump-Putin summit: Weekend Rundown Israel launched airstrikes on southern Gaza early Sunday in the first major test of its ceasefire with Hamas, as the two sides traded accusations of significant breaches of the deal brokered by President Donald Trump.

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were set to meet but its reportedly on hold as Ukraine lacks Tomahawk missiles.

Moscow has rejected the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that this idea contradicts the agreement reached by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska. Yet the Kremlin still wants the second meeting between the two in Budapest to proceed.

From one conflict to another, the US President remains heavily involved in trying to put an end to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, though as reported by Financial Times, Trump told Zelenskyy he was 'sick' of seeing the latter's frontline during a White House meeting.

Russia on Thursday weighed in on the announcement that President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, saying the peace plan “gave hope” to the world.

President Trump said Thursday he will meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin again after what he called a “very productive” phone call aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Trump said he would hold a second summit with Putin soon in Budapest, Hungary, although he didn’t disclose a date.

President Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to accept Putin's terms to end the war, warning of destruction if Ukraine refused. Duri

Originally published as US politics live: Vance slams Israel over vote, Trump pardons billionaire crypto CEO JD Vance has blasted Israel’s parliament for holding a vote to advance a bill on the annexation of the West Bank, saying he has taken “some insult to it”.

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