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Why No One Should Trust This Trump-Putin Phone Call

There are too many unanswered questions that raise suspicions.

The New York Times - 6h

Putin Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire on Ukraine Energy Targets

In a call with President Trump, Russia’s leader agreed to pause strikes on energy infrastructure. Ukraine also appeared willing to accept such a halt, though it fell short of the unconditional ...

The New York Times - 3h

Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire

The Russian leader declines to sign up to a plan that Ukraine had accepted for a month-long ceasefire.

BBC News - 1h

Washington Post Columnist Quits After Article Criticizing Jeff Bezos Is Shelved

Ruth Marcus, a longtime columnist at The Post, said its publisher refused to run her critique of the new focus for the paper’s opinion section.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.

Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

Why a ‘good’ CPI report on Wednesday may not be enough to turn stock-market carnage around

Wednesday’s consumer-price index report is now in sharp focus with investors hoping more clarity on stagflation concerns could help stem the stock-market selloff.

MarketWatch - 6d

Liverpool and Man City Battle for South American Wonderkid

Liverpool and Man City Track Ecuadorian Sensation Johan MartinezLiverpool and Manchester City are always on the lookout for emerging talents, and their latest focus appears to be Johan Martinez, a ...

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Harrison prepares for IHSAA regional final against reigning state champ Fishers

The Harrison boys basketball team knows all the stats for its opponent in Saturday's regional: Nationally ranked Fishers. Instead, the Raiders will focus on their own consistency.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Has Tuchel's first squad revealed England's short-term strategy?

Thomas Tuchel is a proven winner and his first England squad shows the focus is on achieving that short-term goal, writes Phil McNulty.

BBC News - 4d

The looming budget question: Will Medicaid cuts fund tax cuts?

Republicans should focus tax cuts on middle-income and lower-income households that would provide greater support to the economy than tax cuts for the wealthy.

The Hill - 4d

Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies, including ones that focus on media, libraries, museums and ending homelessness. The president ...

The Hill - 3d

Tennessee Titans bottom out in PFF's post-free agency power rankings

After the first wave of free agency, Pro Football Focus remains skeptical about the Tennessee Titans, placing them dead last in their power rankings.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Papa John's CEO explains how the chain focuses on value for consumers

In a Monday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Papa John's CEO Todd Penegor described how the pizza franchise tweaked its methods to focus on value.

CNBC - 1d

The Neuroscience of Why Spring Cleaning Is Great for Your Mental Health

Both neuroscientists and historians suggest spring cleaning can improve your mental health and give you more focus and energy for your business and your life.

Inc. - 21h

How corporate America is ditching DEI without abandoning inclusion

Companies are shifting their focus from DEI initiatives to evidence-based decision-making frameworks to avoid controversy and maintain support from all stakeholders.

The Hill - 17h

Smugglers Found Guilty Three Years After 53 Migrants Died in Texas

The San Antonio trial brought into focus the deadly perils of human trafficking as President Trump cuts off safer routes into the country and targets the traffickers.

The New York Times - 7h

Foreign policy expert on how to get Russia on board with a ceasefire

The White House said negotiations with Russia will begin immediately to end the war in Ukraine. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday. Putin agreed to ...

CBS News - 7h

I'm lucky to be alive, says journalist tracked by Russian spies

Roman Dobrokhotov tells the BBC he thinks Vladimir Putin ordered the operation against him.

BBC News - Mar. 8

5 uncomfortable truths about Trump and Russia

It is small wonder that Trump and his team have swallowed Putin’s narrative hook, line and sinker.

The Hill - Mar. 11

Ukraine-U.S. ceasefire talks took 7 hours. The hard part will be getting Russia to agree.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the ball was in Russian President Vladimir Putin's court after agreeing to a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine.

NBC News - 6d

FirstFT: Musk’s government spending cuts fail to halt rising costs

Also in today’s newsletter, Putin’s frontline visit and a new FT film on Nvidia’s rise

Financial Times - 5d

U.S. Negotiators Are en Route to Moscow, Kremlin Says

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is weighing a 30-day cease-fire proposal from the United States and Ukraine.

The New York Times - 5d

A Judge Ordered the U.S. to Rehire Thousands of Workers

Also, Putin said he was open to a cease-fire, but with many conditions. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

The New York Times - 5d

Prospect of Ukraine ceasefire still uncertain despite Trump's optimism

Trump wants a fast end to the fighting, but Putin wants a "painstaking" discussion about details.

BBC News - 4d

G7 warns Russia of expanded sanctions unless it backs ceasefire

Rubio joins other foreign ministers in seeking to ratchet up pressure on Vladimir Putin

Financial Times - 4d

FirstFT: OECD cuts global growth forecast

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump and Putin to hold Ukraine talks and Netanyahu plans to sack Shin Bet chief

Financial Times - 1d

Far-right Romanian frontrunner sees Russia as a ‘threat’

George Simion takes baton from barred presidential candidate who described Vladimir Putin as a role model

Financial Times - 1d

The Papers: Ukraine truce hopes 'on a knife edge' and 'Worried sick'

Wednesday's front pages feature the phone call between Trump and Putin, and Labour's welfare reforms.

BBC News - 1h

‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’: Neil Tennant’s love affair with Russia – before the ‘cancer of Putin’

They played Red Square, launched MTV Russia and got driven home from a gay club by the police. But the freedoms witnessed by Pet Shop Boys have been crushed. Singer Neil Tennant relives those heady ...

The Guardian - Mar. 12

Pressed to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin seems likely to seek his own conditions

Ukraine’s consent to a 30-day ceasefire proposal has handed the Kremlin a difficult challenge at a time when its military has an upper hand in the war

ABC News - 6d

After hitting Ukraine hard on peace talks, how far will Trump go to pressure Putin?

"I've gotten some positive messages, but a positive message means nothing," Trump said as he faced questions on what happens next with the Ukraine war ceasefire.

ABC News - 6d

Putin threatens to treat Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk as ‘terrorists’ ahead of US envoy’s Moscow visit – live

Russian president makes threats in first visit since Ukrainian incursion as world waits for Kremlin’s reaction to ceasefire proposal. Trump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects ...

The Guardian - 6d

We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking | Orysia Lutsevych

Key factors will drive the Kremlin’s decision. Can Russia fight on and for what? Or is there more benefit in allying with Donald Trump?. At this stage of the crisis, it is important to be ...

The Guardian - 5d

Trump says Nato ‘stepping up’ and hopes Russia will do ‘right thing’ after Putin’s ceasefire comments – live

US president meeting Nato secretary-general after Russian president says he is in favour of ceasefire but flags ‘serious issues’ with proposal. Russia wary of proposed ceasefire plan Suspilne, ...

The Guardian - 5d

As Trump and Putin menace Europe, I say this: vive le Churchillo-Gaullisme! | Timothy Garton Ash

Our continent must be prepared to defend itself, by combining the best of its two most influential traditions. Should we all be Gaullists now? In the language of France’s most important European ...

The Guardian - 4d

Ukraine war live: Putin response to peace plan ‘not good enough’, says UK, as international militaries prepare to meet in London

Representatives from numerous international militaries will meet in London on Thursday, says UK prime minister. Few resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir ...

The Guardian - 3d

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