## Russia rejects Trump's demand for a Ukraine war ceasefire in 50 days as unacceptable

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"If we cannot achieve our goals through diplomacy, then the SVO (war in Ukraine) will continue… This is an unshakable position.

We would like Washington and NATO as a whole to take it with the utmost seriousness.".

We definitely need time to analyze what was said in Washington," Peskov said during his daily briefing on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Mr. Trump said "at the end of 50 days, if we don't have a deal, too bad."

Speaking Monday in the Oval Office alongside visiting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Mr. Trump said: "We are very unhappy, I am, with Russia."

Mr. Trump again expressed his frustration with Putin, whom he recently called "absolutely crazy" for ordering strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine.

One of Putin's key demands for a ceasefire in the ongoing war is that Ukraine, and its international backers, should recognize Russian ownership of at least some of that occupied territory. »

### The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food

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Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it.

Rubio has insisted that the administration embraces America’s responsibility to continue saving foreign lives, including through food aid.

The emergency biscuits slated for destruction represent only a small fraction of America’s typical annual investment in food aid. »

### 211 House Republicans Vote to Block Release of Epstein Files

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House Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Democratic attempt to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files, with zero Republicans supporting the measure.

Democrats tried to force a vote on releasing the files, after Republicans struck down an amendment in the House Rules committee on Monday evening.

The procedural maneuver, which would have triggered a vote on the amendment requiring Trump’s Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days, was rejected yet again, with all 211 opposing votes coming from Republicans. »

### U.S. citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine granted passport by Putin

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Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops and was then spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces, has received a Russian passport in Moscow.

A brief trip over the border into Russia’s Far East during the family’s time in China sparked Martindale’s interest in Russia.

In 2022, Martindale entered Ukraine just days before President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of troops into Ukraine. »

### Fauja Singh, world's 'oldest' marathon runner, dies at 114 in hit-and-run

Authored by bbc.com

Fauja Singh, a British-Indian man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car in India at the age of 114.

The hit and run happened on Monday as the centenarian was walking in his birth village, Beas Pind, near Jalandhar.

Harmander Singh, Fauja Singh's coach at Sikhs In The City, confirmed his death in a statement posted to the running club. »

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