WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump congratulated Prime Minister Varadkar to become the new leader of Ireland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump Confirms Phone Calls With Putin And Zelensky, Discusses Ending Ukraine-Russia War

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he had “highly productive” phone calls with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. His phone call with Putin ended in having their respective teams “start negotiations immediately” to end the almost three-year war.

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TOPSHOT - Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters escort Israeli-French hostage Ofer Kalderon before handing him over to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis on February 1, 2025, as part of fourth hostage-prisoner exchange. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

3 More Hostages Released In Cease-Fire Deal, Including U.S.-Israeli Dual Citizen

The terrorist group Hamas has released three more hostages as part of its current cease-fire deal with Israel. The hostages that returned home during this release included a U.S. – Israeli dual citizen from North Carolina, a father whose children were captured and released in a 2023 ceasefire-hostage deal, and the father of the youngest hostage.

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