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Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, requested a pardon for corruption charges from the country's president.

Mr. Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and receiving bribes, all of which he denies.

He said his long-running trial deepens rifts in Israeli society.

The president's office said it had received the extraordinary request and would seek

legal advice before making a decision.

Senior American officials, including Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State and Steve Whitkoff,

Mr. Trump's special envoy, met Ukrainian negotiators in Florida to discuss

America's proposal to end the war with Russia. Ukraine's chief negotiator, Andrew Yirmaq,

resigned on Friday because of a corruption scandal. Rustem Umerov, the Defense Secretary,

is leading the Ukrainian delegation in Florida.

Kazakhstan asked Ukraine to stop its attacks on an oil terminal linked to the Caspian

Pipeline Consortium on Russia's Black Sea coast.

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