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Marker Rubio, America's Secretary of State, touted arguably the best meeting in the entire process

of negotiating an end to Russia's war in Ukraine, held in Geneva.

Andre Yermak, the chief aide to Ukraine's president, said the parties were moving forward to just

and lasting peace. Going into the

meeting, the Ukrainians had faced a 28-point plan brandished by the Americans that looked

like a Russian wish list. Japan confirmed that deployments of missiles near Taiwan were proceeding

as scheduled. The country plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on the

Japanese island of Yonaguni, about 110 kilometers east of Taiwan. Speaking at a military base

on the island on Sunday, Japan's defense minister, Kuizumi Shinjiro, said the missiles

can help lower the chance of an armed attack on our country. The COP 30 talks concluded with an agreement that made no reference to the use of fossil fuels,

angering negotiators from countries that wanted a stronger commitment to phase out their use.

The final deal was delayed by clashes between the EU, which wanted a firmer resolution and oil-producing

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