U.S. President Donald Trump had a "very good and productive" phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, according to the White House.
Trump expressed hope that both Ukraine and Russia would agree to a 30-day ceasefire next week.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Friday that Trump’s planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Middle East next week would not take place.
In Kyiv, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials about the proposed ceasefire, a key step toward a peace agreement. Yermak emphasized the focus on the ceasefire and the potential for a peace settlement. U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg, along with Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, participated in the discussions. Yermak also highlighted the importance of implementing agreements made by both presidents.
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Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), appointed as acting oil minister, according to Iranian state media.
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Candidates elected to Bosnia and Herzegovina's three-member presidency declared victory after preliminary unofficial results showed Denis Becirovic leading the Bosniak seat, Darijana Filipovic ahead in the Croat seat and Zeljka Cvijanovic likely retaining the Serb seat.
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The United States has withdrawn all 12 of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Britain, just a week after several people were arrested over an alleged plot targeting the air base.
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