— 🇺🇸/🇺🇦/🇷🇺 NEW: President Donald Trump has confirmed that the U.S. is no longer providing any new military aid to Ukraine, stating that Europe will be responsible for providing aid to Ukraine in the future.

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: Russian forces, having crossed into the Sumy region of Ukraine, have taken the road supplying the Ukrainian grouping in Kursk region under fire control

Should this road be physically cut, the entire Ukrainian grouping in Kursk region will be cut off from resupply.

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— 🇷🇴 NEW: Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was arrested while he was on his way to file for his candidacy in the upcoming election in May

He had previously won the first round of the election back in November and had been a favorite to win the second round until the Romanian Constitutional Court annulled the results.

It is unknown if this will affect his ability to stand in the upcoming election.

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— 🇺🇸/🇷🇺/🇹🇷 NEW: Talks will be held on Thursday between Russian and American diplomats in Istanbul

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated the talks will be focused on disputes over the respective embassies and that Ukraine or any security related matters will not be discussed.

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: This morning an Israeli bulldozer flipped over while attempting to remove rubble from destroyed houses near the border wall with Lebanon.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: A new Pew Research study reveals that the U.S. is becoming less Christian, especially among Gen Z and younger Millennials

Only 45% of 18 to 29-year-olds identify as Christian, while 44% are 'religiously unaffiliated.' In contrast, 78% of those 65 and older identify as Christian.

The 'unaffiliated' share has risen from 16% in 2007 to 29% now.

Additionally, 35% of U.S. adults have switched from their 'childhood religion.'

The secular surge has plateaued in recent years, with only 37% of liberals identifying as Christian (down from 62% in 2007) compared to 82% of conservatives (down from 89%).

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Approximately 400 Palestinian prisoners were freed after their release was delayed by Israel since February 22, in violation of the prisoner exchange deal and ceasefire agreement

In return, Palestinian factions in Gaza delivered the bodies of Israeli prisoners Ohad Yahalomi, Tsahi Idan, Itzik Elgarat, and Shlomo Mantzur to the Red Cross.

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— 🇺🇸/🇻🇪 NEW: The Trump administration plans to revoke Chevron's oil license for Venezuela, terminating the permit that allows the company to operate this week.

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— 🇰🇷/🇰🇵/🇷🇺 NEW: South Korea’s National Intelligence Service claims that North Korea has deployed additional troops to support Russia in the Ukraine conflict.

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— 🇺🇸/🇪🇺 NEW: Trump says he will soon announce 25% tariffs on EU countries, stating, 'The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇶/🇰🇼 On this day, 34 years ago, Operation Desert Storm concluded with a victory for the U.S.-led coalition against the Iraqi military

Throughout the conflict, over a hundred Iraqi fighter jets, including MiG-29s and Dassault 'Mirage' F1s, fled to Iran to avoid being destroyed. Most of these aircraft were returned to Iraq in 2014.

*Photo shows a USAF F-16 that was shot down by Iraqi SAMs during one of the airstrikes on Iraqi military sites.

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— 🇺🇸/🇷🇺 NEW: The United States has deported Dmitry Koshelev back to Russia

Koshelev was wanted in Russia for being part of a group in 2014 that wore police uniforms and robbed a money courier at the St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport of 1.5 million dollars at gun point.

He was taken into custody after being handed over to agents of the Russian Interior Ministry in Egypt.

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