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France’s foreign minister said the ceasefire declared by Moscow was aimed at preventing US President Donald Trump from getting ‘impatient and angry’.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure over reports of a second Signal chatroom and turmoil in the Pentagon.

Investors continued offloading US assets as the Trump administration seeks a way to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump has demanded rate cuts, referring to Powell as “a major loser” in a social media post. The US dollar weakened to a three-year low.

Washington mulls backing out of ceasefire efforts as Trump shares that negotiations between warring Russia and Ukraine are “coming to a head”.

Meloni has positioned herself as a bridge between the Trump administration and Europe and was the lone EU leader to attend his inauguration.

Ukraine and the United States signed a ‘memorandum of intent’ on Thursday seen by Euronews laying the groundwork to finalise the mineral deal. Key negotiations are expected in Washington between 21-26 April.

The Trump administration announced new fees on Chinese-built vessels on Thursday, stating that the move aims to “begin to reverse Chinese dominance, address threats to the US supply chain, and send a demand signal for US-built ships.”

The EU has a 90-day breathing space to negotiate while a blanket 10% US tariff rate continues to apply. The bloc is hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst – with targeting of US Big Tech among its options. How feasibly could Europe smite the tech it relies on?

Judge Boasberg accused administration officials of rushing deportees out of the country under the Alien Enemies Act last month before they could challenge their removal in court.

Iran had earlier insisted that the next round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would take place in Oman.