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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. "You're not acting at all thankful. It's not a nice thing," Trump said. "It's going to be very hard to do business like this," he added. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Pulling Back From Mediating Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks, Says State Department Official

A State Department official announced that the United States will be stepping away from peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to help end their years-long war.

(L) Miguel Angel Duran Dura. / (R) Paola Duran Duran (Photos via: Garner Police Department)

North Carolina: 2 Illegals Charged After Kidnapping Woman And Infant, Demanding $1M Ransom, Third Suspect Still At Large

According to the Garner Police Department, two non-citizens, along with an escaped third accomplice, abducted a North Carolina mother and her infant daughter at gunpoint on Monday after the family declined to pay a $1 million ransom.

(Background) LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Diddy performs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in a special one night only event at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on November 07, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images for Sean Diddy Combs) / (R) Judge Arun Subramanian. (Photo via: United States District Court – Southern District of New York)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Rejects Govt-Offered Plea Deal Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial

On Thursday, Sean “Diddy” Combs turned down the government’s offer to enter a guilty plea and avoid the prospect of a lengthier prison sentence.

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CIA Launches Chinese Spy Recruitment Video, Reaching Out To Interested Chinese Dissidents

Two “Hollywood-style” videos, uploaded and released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), have been widely shared in an effort to entice Chinese nationals who are interested in becoming dissidents — spying for the U.S. government.

Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Long Beach on March 4, 2025 in Long Beach, California, as US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect. US President Donald Trump could announce a compromise tariff arrangement with Canada and Mexico on March 5, his commerce secretary said in an interview, shortly after sweeping 25-percent levies went into effect.

Democrat-Led Senate Vote Falls Short In An Effort To Halt Trump’s Tariff Plan

An effort by Senate Democrats to overturn President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy fell short on Wednesday.

(L) Facemasked Israeli police officer stands near one of the spots of the wildfire that burns in the vicinity of Jerusalem, Israel, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Ori Aviram / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) An Israeli firefighting helicopter pours water on one of the fire spots of the wildfires that burn around Jerusalem, Israel on April 30, 2025. (Photo by Ori Aviram / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ORI AVIRAM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel Cancels Independence Day Celebrations Amid Raging Wildfires, Arson Suspected: ‘Worst Fires In Country’s History’

As road closures and mass evacuations paralyzed the nation, Israel was forced to cancel its Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony due to massive wildfires that broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday.