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What Trump does next on Ukraine is key - and he could go either way

What Trump does next on Ukraine is key - and he could go either way

Neither Putin nor Zelensky want to be seen by Trump as the obstacle to peace, writes Frank Gardner.

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Trump says he will resolve Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan as ceasefire holds

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky challenges Putin to meet him after Trump demands 30-day ceasefire

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Hamas says Edan Alexander, last living American hostage in Gaza, will be released in truce efforts

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