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Trump envoy who negotiated prisoner release secretly assigned to help end Ukraine war, NYT reports

Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, has been secretly tasked with helping negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Feb. 11, citing undisclosed sources. The news comes on the same day the White House announced that Witkoff successfully negotiated a deal […]

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US suspends programs for entry of migrants, including Ukrainians, NYT reports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security suspended a number of programs that allowed immigrants to temporarily settle in the country, including an initiative for Ukrainians, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Jan. 24. U.S. President Donald Trump previously pledged to impose harsher legislation on migrants and launch the “largest deportation program in U.S. history,” […]