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Delegations from Russia and Ukraine arrived in different Turkish cities on Thursday.

Volodymy Zelenskyy questioned whether planned peace talks in Istanbul would even happen.

Quote, there is no time of the meeting, there is no agenda of the meeting, he said.

Earlier, after Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart, backed out of attending, he said he would

send Ukraine's defense minister, Rostem Umarov.

Donald Trump said that his administration had, quote, sort of, agreed on the terms of a nuclear

deal with Iran. The two countries have held four rounds of negotiations, which have so far yielded

positive statements, but little progress.

Iran's foreign ministry called the recent talks difficult but useful and insisted on its right

to enrich uranium. Oil prices dropped by about 3% on Mr. Trump's comments.

America's president said that he would be proud to take control of Gaza and make it a freedom zone.

Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes reportedly killed more than 100 people on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Israel issued an evacuation order for civilians in Gaza City as it stepped up its campaign there.

Under a new cabinet-approved plan, Israel aims to reoccupy parts of the enclave.

Walmart, an American supermarket, said it would raise prices because of Mr. Trump's tariffs.

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