We are covering President Trump and Vladimir Putin meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. The topic is the war in Ukraine. Three countries engaged on this issue, but only two clearly present today. That mismatch hangs over this meeting with Ukrainian leaders not invited. This started around 3:30 p.m. Eastern in the United States time and uh East Coast. The US representatives include Steve Wickoff, Donald Trump's special envoy, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Those are the top diplomats of the administration. We ...

International Relations & Geopolitics - A summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin took place in Alaska, focusing on potential ceasefire in Ukraine [1][5][6] - The meeting's outcome remains unclear, with no confirmed agreements or deals announced [6][19][23] - Ukraine expresses concern over potential deals made without its participation, fearing unfavorable terms [8][22] - Discussions hinted at Ukrainian territory potentially being part of negotiations [14] - Air raid sirens were heard in eastern Ukraine following the summit, highlighting the ongoing conflict [18][19][20] US Domestic Affairs - The mayor of New Orleans was indicted on federal fraud charges related to an alleged romantic relationship with a city police officer [4][41] - A clash between DC and the Trump administration occurred over control of the police department, leading to a lawsuit [3][32][33] - A man was rescued after being trapped behind a waterfall in California's Sequoia National Forest for two days [4][37] Weather & Natural Disasters - Hurricane Aaron is strengthening and is expected to become a category 3 hurricane, potentially impacting the east coast [3][29] - The hurricane's track is being closely monitored, with potential for large waves, rip currents, and beach erosion [31] Technology & Innovation - The first World Humanoid Robot Games took place in Beijing, with over 500 robots from 16 countries competing [42] - The games aim to showcase advancements in robotics as China seeks to close the AI gap with the US [42] Human Interest - A farmer in Ohio proposed to his girlfriend by creating a 13-acre corn maze spelling out "Will you marry me, Caroline?" [4][44]

Well, I think the press conference underscored something that Ambassador McFall and Ali Belie and I have been talking about since 4 PM Eastern. I mean, this was for Trump a television production um that may have been rooted in different motives, but one of them was likely to change the topic of news coverage. It succeeded in that.We've all been covering this all day for better or for worse. But clearly, Trump was not in control of anything. I mean, Putin was the alpha all day long from Trump holding on his ...

Again, Mr. . President, I'd like to thank you very much and we'll speak to you very soon and probably see you again very soon. Thank you very much, Vladimir.And next time in Moscow. Oh, that's an interesting one. I don't know.I'll get a little heat on that one, but I uh I could see it possibly happening. Thank you very much, Vladimir. And thank you all. Thank you. Thank you.Thank you so much. ...

We have more breaking news at this hour. We want to go live right now to Harkke in Ukraine. That's where our Richard Angel is reporting.Richard, you and your team, I hope, are safe. Air raid sirens are going off right now just moments after this summit about peace has just wrapped up here in Alaska. So, as you were talking in that last package right now, we were hearing air raid sirens here in uh in Hark as if on Q.Uh there was no ceasefire agreement today. There was no clear agreement on anything. And then ...

Geopolitical Relations - The meeting was productive with agreement on many points, but some major issues remain unresolved [1] - The speaker intends to contact NATO and President Zelensky following the meeting [2] - The speaker graded the meeting a "10" due to positive rapport between two major powers, especially considering their nuclear capabilities [2] - The speaker mentioned that the speaker's country is number one and the other country is number two in the world [3]

Tonight, the first step towards peace came in a split screen moment. President Trump coming down Air Force One and Russian leader Vladimir Putin deplaning onto a red carpet. The two leaders meeting, joining hands, smiling, even chatting before walking on a stage titled Alaska 2025.Reporters quick to ask questions. >> President Putin, will you stop killing civilians. >> Putin signaling he can't hear them.Then this stunning moment. Putin walking towards the president's retrofitted Cadillac. The beast getting ...

Being soft on Russia also means that we end up being soft on China because if China was to move on Taiwan, there's no European ally for a second would consider even jumping in with us after watching us abandon Ukraine. So today, Donald Trump masterfully demonstrated the art of no deal. And and also I would be interested in Ambassador McCll's uh thinking on this because Trump wanted to point out a couple times the business potential that could come out of this, but I don't really understand what can we get f ...

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