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Kyiv, Ukraine CNN  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said two Chinese nationals fighting in the Russian army have been taken prisoner in eastern Ukraine. Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fighting in the Donetsk region obtained the Chinese nationals’ documents, bank cards and personal data. “We have information that there are many more Chinese citizens in the occupier’s units than just two. We are now finding out all the facts,” Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. “I have instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to immediately contact Beijing and find out how China is going to react…

Perhaps the biggest storyline coming out of Augusta National Golf Club this week is the inclusion of Angel Cabrera, the 2009 Masters winner who is playing despite multiple convictions for threats and harassment against two of his ex-girlfriends. Cabrera spent almost two years in prison in Brazil and Argentina before being released on parole in August 2023. He was later cleared to play at the PGA Tour Champions events later that year. Cabrera was asked by reporters if he “deserved” to be playing in this year’s Masters given his time spent in jail for his crimes. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON…

London and Kyiv CNN  —  Offensive operations by Russia’s army have increased across the front line, according to social media posts by Ukrainian officers, an analysis of information from the General Staff in Kyiv and soldiers speaking to CNN. It is not yet clear if this is the start of a major spring offensive by Vladimir Putin’s forces, of which Ukraine has been warning for some time. However, it appears to suggest the Russian leader is unconcerned about upsetting US President Donald Trump, who will make up his mind “in a matter of weeks” if the Kremlin is serious about…

CNN  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,” while suggesting that the agencies are still permitted “to decide with whom to work.” The stark language, written in a memo filed in court documents Tuesday, was issued jointly by Bondi and Russell Vought, director for the Office of Management and Budget, and was required to be sent to all executive branch agencies as part of…

President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff will lead the US side in talks over a new nuclear deal with Iran, a person familiar with this weekend’s meeting in Oman confirmed to CNN. The administration believes, as Trump said yesterday, that these will be direct talks between the two sides, the source said. But Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with Witkoff will be indirect, Iran’s semi-official media outlet Tasnim News reported earlier today. Oman will mediate the talks, according to Tasnim, despite Trump saying yesterday that direct talks between the US and Iran had already begun. The two…

At least three people are dead, and another three people were injured in a shooting Tuesday in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies received information at about 5:30 p.m. about a shooting in Spotsylvania, Virginia — a suburb about 60 miles south of Washington, D.C.When deputies arrived, they found multiple people who were shot, according to a news release.‘MORBIDLY OBESE’ FLORIDA MAN WHO ADMITTED TO KILLING MIAMI HERALD EMPLOYEE TO BE EXECUTED TUESDAY Three people are dead, and another three were injured in a shooting in Spotsylvania, Virginia. (WTTG)As of 7:45 p.m., the sheriff’s office confirmed three people…

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  President Donald Trump was speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Monday when he made a surprise announcement: Direct nuclear talks are underway between the United States and Iran and a “very big meeting” will take place on Saturday. If true, these would be the first direct talks between the two nations since 2015, when they signed a landmark nuclear deal under the Obama administration, which Trump ditched three years later. Iran denies that negotiations are direct, insisting they will be mediated by the Gulf Arab nation of…

Panama City AP  —  US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a fiery response from the Chinese government, which said: “Who represents the real threat to the Canal? People will make their own judgement.” Speaking at a ribbon cutting for a new US-financed dock at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base after a meeting with Panama President José Raúl Mulino, Hegseth said the US will not allow China or any other country to threaten the canal’s…

CNN  —  The Supreme Court ruling that permits President Donald Trump to use a centuries-old wartime authority to speed deportations is drawing sharp criticism from immigration experts who fear the decision could erode migrants’ due process rights to have their cases reviewed before they’re sent to a foreign prison. The court’s 5-4 ruling Monday night requires those challenging Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rely on a complicated and rarely successful legal process known as habeas corpus, and to potentially file those claims in some of the most conservative federal courts in the nation. The lack of clarity…

New York CNN  —  Despite rattled financial markets, threats of retaliation and some of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters encouraging him to back off his signature economic policy, he didn’t give in. His administration piled on heaps of new “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on dozens of American allies and adversaries alike, aiming to — as he claims — restore fairness and boost American manufacturing. Goods from China, by far the biggest target, are now subject to at least a 104% tariff. Trump tacked on even higher tariffs than initially announced after Beijing didn’t back off its promise to impose 34% retaliatory…