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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is to meet tomorrow in Florida with President Trump on Russia's war in Ukraine.

He was in Halifax today.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced more financial aid for Ukraine.

Dan Carpenshuk reports.

Carney said the additional $2.5 billion in economic aid will help Ukraine unlock financing from the International Monetary Fund.

Carney also said under Zelensky's leadership, there is the possibility of a just and lasting peace.

He also reaffirmed Canada's commitment to Ukraine and the need to maintain pressure on Moscow to negotiate.

The Halifax stopover comes after the two leaders spoke by phone on Friday.

The Ukrainian leader also said he updated Carney on the status of diplomatic efforts with the U.S.

to bring the war with Russia to an end.

Zelensky is set to meet with President Trump on Sunday to talk about a 20-point peace plan

which will include security

guarantees and an economic agreement. For NPR news, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto.

In Syria, a bomb exploded in a mosque during Friday prayers yesterday. Eight people were killed.

NPR's Hidal-Al-Shalchi reports. The explosion happened in a mosque in the Wadi al-Dehab neighborhood of Homs.

The area is known to be predominantly made up of members of the Al-Awaite sect, an offshoot of Islam.

Many hardline Islamists consider Al-Awai's apostates.

An offshoot of ISIS called Saraya Ansar Suna claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Syrian news agency, Sana, said explosive devices were planted in the mosque.

The same group was accused of carrying out a suicide attack last summer inside a church in Syria,

killing 25 people.

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