## Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders’ call, Spiegel reports

Authored by politico.eu

The official added that Macron’s position on peace talks is “no different in private” than what he states publicly.

A spokesperson for the French foreign ministry said: “Exchanges with our U.S. counterparts are particularly rich.

You no doubt saw that the French president received the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysée Palace Monday, and immediately afterwards he debriefed negotiators in Florida and of course President Donald Trump.”.

Merz chimed in that Zelenskyy had to be “extremely careful in the coming days.”.

Merz’s spokesperson Stefan Kornelius told POLITICO: “As a matter of principle, I do not confirm or comment on snippets of conversation.”.

Finland’s Stubb seemed to agree with Merz, according to the transcript.

“We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys,” he said, apparently referring to Witkoff and Kushner, which attracted agreement from Rutte. »

### Trump wax statue gets pulled from texas museum after too many people punched it

Authored by wtfdetective.blog

A wax museum in San Antonio, Texas, had to pull its Donald Trump statue from public view after repeated incidents in which visitors physically attacked it.

Staff at Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks ultimately moved the figure into storage because guests continually punched and scratched it, leaving visible damage.

“It’s a presidential figure,” said Suzanne Smagala-Potts, a spokesperson for Ripley Entertainment, the company that owns the museum. »

### Pope Francis left funds in his will to buy ambulances for Ukraine, nun says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Dominican nun Lucia Caram says Pope Francis, who died in April 2025, left her money in his will specifically to purchase ambulances for her humanitarian missions in Ukraine.

Although Pope Francis consistently condemned the violence of Russia’s invasion, his legacy in Ukraine was strained by several controversial remarks about the war.

Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — was elected to lead the Catholic Church on May 8, following the death of Pope Francis. »

### The Biggest Heist in America Is Being Sold as a Gift to Children

Authored by counterpunch.org

It’s a corporate heist dressed up as philanthropy, and America is too exhausted or too desperate to notice.

At best it turns children into unwilling investors in a financial system that’s already eaten their parents alive.

They don’t say that America now expects the financial markets to raise children because the country has decided it won’t. »

### A 6-year-old boy is ‘missing’ after ICE detained his father. NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani calls for ‘cruelty’ to end

Authored by the-independent.com

A 6-year-old Chinese boy has been separated from his father after federal agents arrested the family following a routine immigration appointment in New York City.

The boy’s father, Fei Zheng, is detained inside Orange County Correctional Facility in upstate New York, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s custody records.

“And certainly now not being separated from his father, who is a caring, intelligent person who takes good care of him. »

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