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The Independent

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Trump struck deal with Putin because he is under pressure before midterm elections, suggests Streeting

Let’s be candid about this: midterms are coming up, cost of living is an issue. No doubt President Trump is feeling the same pressure that lots of leaders are facing in terms of wanting to ease cost of living pressures, energy prices. “... I think it’s just a political reality, isn’t it? We would obviously prefer a stronger approach on sanctions.”

Trump tears into Zelensky: ‘Time for Ukraine to get a new president’

Donald Trumppresident
I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,
Donald Trumppresident
Zelenskyy could have settled this war many times. Many, many times. And he chooses not to,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
I believe our team is simply being used as a smoke screen. And that is certainly not fair. It is certainly not how partners should treat each other,
Donald Trumppresident
If I were president, you wouldn’t have ever had that war,
Donald Trumppresident
He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers with diesel fuel because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world, and we told them, do whatever you want, but don't hit the diesel fuel because there's a big problem, a big shortage. And what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilised world.

Children among 109 dead after migrant boat capsizes off Africa

The boat carrying about 350 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yemen

Alexandre CoissaciOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti
This is a devastating loss of life. Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain without news of their relatives,... Our teams are on the ground alongside local authorities to provide emergency assistance. This tragedy is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by migrants along this migration corridor as they seek economic opportunities

Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence

Donald Tuskprime Minister
We are not dealing with any group organized on a big scale,
This is essentially a copycat scenario, something of a long trail of attackers going back to at least 2019, if not decades earlier,

Hurricane Isaias heads towards Gulf Coast as houses evacuated amid flood and power outage warnings

Tornado threat hits Central Florida ahead of Hurricane Isaias

Everybody does what they can do, everybody asks if they need help — they ask for help, they offer help. All good,

Man dies after tiger attack at Yorkshire zoo

We are working closely with the authorities to ascertain exactly what happened,
Regarding rumors surrounding the condition of the tiger, the animal was uninjured and remained in the enclosure following the incident, and there is no wider risk to the public,
My thoughts and prayers are with all those involved at this immensely difficult time,
It wasn’t nice — there were lots of people who looked really upset,