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The Kremlin confirmed that Vladimir Putin will be talking to Donald Trump on the phone tomorrow about the ceasefire talks to Russia’s Ukraine. As Washington seeks to call, European leaders are rushing to prepare what comes next, fearing unpredictable and controversial concessions from the US president.
The EU Foreign Minister meets in Brussels this morning to discuss what else can be done to help Ukraine. EU foreign policy director Kaja Karas attempted to put pressure on Russia when he arrived for the meeting, saying, “The ball is in the Russian courts and it’s a big question of whether or not they want peace.”
What are the topics on the appeal between Putin and Trump? Trump said he plans to discuss ending the war in Ukraine with the Russian president, and that negotiators are already discussing “dividing certain assets.”
Democrats demand musk investigation into possible criminal corruption
Key Democrats have called for an investigation into possible criminal corruption involving Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man tasked with cutting down the federal government today.
The investigation states that “Federal Aviation Administration’s “Cancel $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to upgrade air traffic control communications and manage US airspace,” Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren wrote to Pam Bondi, Mitch Behm and Pam Bondi of the Mitch of The Contributor.
What do Democrats want to investigate? The investigation said Musk would decide “in his ability as a special government employee at the White House, he participated in certain issues in which he had financial interests in violating the criminal dispute law.”
Houthis and we both vow after the wave of deadly American airstrikes in Yemen
The US-Iran-backed Huutis in Yemen has vowed to escalate after the US launched a deadly air strike on Saturday with the explicit purpose of stopping insurgents from attacking transport in the Red Sea.
Anis Al-Asbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi Health Ministry, added the previous death toll, saying 53 people were killed, including “five children and two women” and 98 were injured.
The airstrikes have been hit in other states, including Sanaa, the capital, and Sada, the Houthi rebel base at the Saudi Arabia border.
In other news…
The US Department of Defense webpage celebrating the Army Generals awarded the country’s best military decorations has been removed and a letter “Day” has been added to the site’s address.
Donald Trump visits the famous John F. Kennedy Center Arts Institute after banishing his leadership, taking over the chair and trying to stamp his programming.
The United States deported more than 250 mostly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a ruling that US judges halted flights after Donald Trump controversially invoked alien enemy laws.
With the death toll from the weekend storm rising to 36, several states remained under National Weather Service surveillance to damage winds and tornadoes.
Today’s Statistics: Ju-dean awards $50 million to men who lose their appearance by drinking tea from Starbucks
The delivery driver was awarded $50 million in the lawsuit after suffering serious burns when a Starbucks drink spilled into his knee, according to court records. A ju umpire in Los Angeles County was found for Michael Garcia on Friday. Michael Garcia undergoes his genital skin grafts and other procedures, changing the permanent and life-changing look after a bench-sized drink spilled shortly after collecting it on February 8, 2020.
Don’t miss this: Irish look – “Green Waves” take over pop culture and fashion
After decades of Paddy Whackery, Ireland has finally been freed from the clichés imposed on it. From charming Hollywood to falling fashion for designers including Simone Rocha. From authors like Sally Rooney and Paul Lynch to literary awards, new waves of green dominate pop culture. “Now there’s a real (gravity) in Ireland and Irish culture,” says Samantha Barry, editor-in-chief of Glamour.
Finally: US astronauts were stuck on the ISS for nine months to return to Earth on Tuesday, NASA says
According to NASA, US astronauts trapped on the International Space Station for more than nine months will be returned to Earth if they are stuck for more than nine months. Barry “Butch” Willmore and Snee Williams are brought home on top of SpaceX Crew Dragoncraft. They were on the ISS since June after Boeing’s Starliner spaceship. They had propulsion problems on the maiden crew’s voyage and were deemed unfit to bring them back to Earth.
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