U.S. and Ukrainian officials are discussing a possible visit by President Zelensky to the U.S., but it depends on how ongoing peace talks in Geneva unfold.

Source: CBS News

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The countries aim to boost bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030.

Talks were previously frozen after a 2023 diplomatic rift over the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada.

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The White House says peace talks in Geneva made major progress on Trump’s draft plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukrainian delegates said their key concerns—security guarantees, sovereignty, navigation rights, and economic recovery—were fully addressed, and that the revised draft now reflects Ukraine’s national interests.

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Egypt’s FM Badr Abdelatty met Nigeria’s FM Yusuf Tuggar on the G20 sidelines to discuss expanding security and economic cooperation and coordinating on key regional issues.

Ethiopia: Fano militias clashed with government forces around Agut, reportedly killing at least 21 soldiers and seizing weapons.

Cameroon’s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary sought refuge in Gambia amid post-election tensions.

Gambia said he was admitted on humanitarian grounds and that diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis are ongoing.

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DR Congo: The army says a Mobondo militia attack on Nkana village left around 20 people dead, including 13 civilians.

Slovenian voters rejected a new assisted-dying law, with about 53% voting against it in a referendum.

The law would have allowed mentally competent, terminally ill patients in unbearable pain to self-administer a doctor-approved lethal medication.

Kremlin:

Moscow has not received any information about negotiations involving the US, Ukraine, and European countries in Geneva.

Kremlin:

No talks with the U.S. delegation about Ukraine are planned this week.

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