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America said that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to end the use of force in the Black Sea

and ensure safe passage for commercial shipping.

The countries also agreed to develop measures to ban strikes on energy facilities in Ukraine and Russia, and America said it would help restore Russia's ability to export agricultural products.

However, Russia subsequently stated that the agreement would only come into force

once a set of related sanctions had been relaxed, casting doubt over whether anything had changed.

Members of the Trump administration denied that they had done anything wrong after Mike Waltz,

America's national security

advisor, accidentally added a journalist to a secret war planning group chat.

Appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, America's Director of National Intelligence,

Tulsi Gabbard, denied that classified material was shared. Mark Warner, a Democratic senator,

said the leak was reckless, sloppy and stunning. Police arrested dozens in Turkey for insulting

the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family, according to the country's interior minister.

Mr. Erdogan said that protests against the arrest last week of Ekram Imamolulu, a popular

opposition leader, were, quote, evil. The opposition said it would end its street protests

but urged supporters to boycott companies that it claimed support the government.

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