❗️ Western peacekeepers in Ukraine will be able to respond militarily if attacked, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky.

"If they find themselves in a state of conflict, they will respond to it," he noted.

France, along with the UK, is the main player in the so-called "coalition of the willing" — a group of about 30 Western countries pushing to send troops to Ukraine once the conflict is resolved.

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Trump endorses Lindsey Graham* for his fifth term

The 69-year-old South Carolina senator recently launched a campaign for re-election in 2026.

"Senator Lindsey Graham has my complete and total endorsement for re-election — he will not let us down," the US president wrote on Truth Social.

*recognized as a terrorist in Russia

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❗️ Russia's new ambassador to the US lands in Washington

Alexander Darchiev told reporters upon arrival that his goal is to resume practical work on restoring US-Russian diplomatic relations. This includes:

🔶 Easing visa procedures;

🔶 Resuming direct air traffic;

🔶 Returning confiscated Russian property;

🔶 Eliminating the "toxic legacy" of the Biden sanction campaign.

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🦫🌊 A sea beaver? Only in Poland

A video of an unusual swimmer, filmed near the Polish city of Gdynia, went viral on social media. While beavers are strictly freshwater animals, this one seemed to be enjoying the beaches of the Baltic Sea.

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Hamas spokesman Abdel-Latif Al-Qanoua has been killed in an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip, Reuters reports.

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UAW calls Trump's auto tariffs 'the end of NAFTA'

"We applaud the Trump administration for stepping up to end the free trade disaster that has devastated working class communities for decades," said UAW president Shawn Fain.

Earlier, Trump criticized US auto imports from Canada and Mexico.

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🥴 International Journalism? Mind your own country, MTG says

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene refused to answer a question from a British journalist, telling her to "go back to your country."

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'This is a DIRECT ATTACK' – Canada’s prime minister on Trump's 25% tariffs on cars assembled overseas

Canadian PM Mark Carney also said the once strong ties of the neighboring countries are "in the process of being broken," adding that Canada will defend its workers and companies, as well as the country itself.

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‘WHY DON’T YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION?’ Veterans affairs secretary spars with CNN anchor over Signal chat row

“I wasn't a part of it. I'm not going to speculate more than what the president's already talked about and those who have been involved have talked about,” Doug Collins pointed out.

He then unsuccessfully tried to get an answer from a CNN host on why the broadcaster is “hostile to veterans, especially one in Florida,” where the news network “just had a $5 MILLION DEFAMATION SUIT taking offense at a veteran who was trying to help people.”

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