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On Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio travelled to Geneva to balance the latest peace proposal for Ukraine. Amid the scramble to secure a deal, a leaked call shows President Donald Trump’s top negotiator, Steve Witkoff, speaking with Russian officials about how to persuade the US president to accept what many view as a lopsided offer. Meanwhile, both Ukraine and Russia are racing to make gains on the battlefield to strengthen their hand at the negotiating table. What’s unfolding is widely seen as the first step towards finalising a framework for peace.
Over in the Middle East, Israeli rights groups and the UN are issuing dire warnings as Israel continues bombing and starving Gazans, while ramping up raids and backing for expanding illegal settlements and settler attacks in the occupied West Bank. Nearly two months after the ceasefire agreement, Gaza’s economy is in near-total collapse. And even in areas with no Hamas presence, Israeli violence, theft, killings, arrests, and intimidation across the occupied territories are only getting worse.
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