Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kourva Coleman. President Trump says he's planning for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymy Zalensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump spoke after meeting the Ukrainian leader at the White House yesterday and then meeting with several other European leaders.

All are focused on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Kirstarmertz is up to 30 countries are willing to work with the U.S.

to help offer Ukraine security guarantees.

Starmor says any agreement must include Ukraine.

Whether it's territory or the exchange of prisoners or the very serious issue of the return of the children, that that is something where

Ukraine must be at the table. President Trump says he also wants to set up a trilateral meeting

with the Ukrainian and Russian leaders along with himself. A senior Hamas official has confirmed

to NPR it has accepted a ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

The move comes as Israel is gearing up for a major military offensive into Gaza,

NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Tel Aviv.

Hamas came under heavy pressure from Egypt and Qatar to accept a deal

and said there would be rounds of negotiations if and when Israel accepts.

The terms of the proposal are similar to one recently put forth by President Trump's special envoy, Steve Wickoff.

It included the redeployment of some Israeli troops and more humanitarian aid going into Gaza.

Israel had previously agreed to it, but since then, the government has been preparing

for an offense of Indigaza City. An anonymous person in Israel familiar with the negotiations

told NPR the government received Hamas's response from mediators and is studying it and would

respond. Jackie Northam, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

The strike against Air Canada is over. The union representing 10,000 flight attendants and the carrier,

both say they reached a tentative contract agreement overnight. The deal must still be approved by the workers.

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