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America and Ukraine drafted a new 19-point plan for peace in Ukraine,

according to Ukraine's deputy foreign minister,

following negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.

The revised proposal leaves out many of the contentious elements of America's original plan,

such as requiring Ukraine to seed territory.

Earlier, Russia dismissed a counter-proposal drafted by European leaders as, quote, completely unconstructive. Negotiations are ongoing.

Donald Trump said he had accepted an invitation to visit Beijing in April after a call with China's leader Xi Jinping. Mr. Xi will then visit America later in 26. The pair discussed trade, the war in Ukraine and Taiwan, with Mr. Xi

pushing for the self-governing islands, quote, return to China. Mr. Trump may ease restrictions on the sale of

NVIDIA's artificial intelligence chips to China, according to his Commerce Secretary.

American stocks rallied after last week's turbulence. The NASDAQ, a tech heavy index, gained 2.7%, its biggest daily jump since

May. The SMP 500 climbed by more than 1.5%. Shares in Tesla, an electric vehicle maker,

and Alphabet, Google's parent company, each rose by over 6%. Asian stock markets also rose for a second

consecutive day on Tuesday. Venezuela's government decried America's, quote, ridiculous designation

of the Cartel de la Solis as a foreign terrorist organization. The classification will make it a crime to provide

money or services to the gang and could affect foreign films that do business with the Venezuelan

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