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Trump says he has a very good dialogue with Moscow and Kiev to stop the “slaughter” in Ukraine
US President Donald Trump assured on Tuesday that he is having “very constructive” talks with Moscow and Kiev to end the conflict and stressed that the “massacre” that is taking place in Ukraine cannot be allowed to continue.
“An absolute slaughter is taking place on the beautiful farmland of Ukraine and we have to stop it. We cannot allow this to continue. It is a human tragedy and we will work hard to stop it,” he said at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump said that he is having “very good and constructive” talks with the Ukrainian leadership of Kiev and also with the Russian leadership of Moscow.
“This should not have happened,” added the Republican president, who began his second term on January 20, about that war.
The US leader therefore stressed that it must be put to an end. “We cannot allow this to continue. It is a human tragedy and we will do our hard effort to stop it,” he said alongside Netanyahu, the first foreign president he receives in the White House since his return to power.
Trump said on Monday that he wants Ukraine to deliver rare earths to the United States, key minerals for technological innovations ranging from electric vehicles and wind turbines to state-of-the-art aircraft, in exchange for the help that Washington is providing.
“We are telling Ukrainians that they have very valuable rare earths. We want what we offer to be guaranteed in some way. We want a guarantee,” Trump told the press in the Oval Office of the White House, insisting that Ukraine should give something to Washington in exchange for the aid it provides.
According to Trump, the previous president, Joe Biden, “never asked them for money” and only “gave them money,” in reference to the military and other aid that the United States has given to Ukraine worth more than 180 billion dollars since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
In the opinion of the president, the European Union is not putting itself at the level of the United States in terms of aid to Ukraine and that has to be “rebalanced”, because “we have an ocean in between and they don’t.”
Trump advocated before his arrival at the White House to end the conflict in Ukraine immediately, something he has not achieved for the moment.
He has also said that he hopes to be able to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin to be able to “end the war” in Ukraine, while last Friday he was again cryptic about whether or not he has already spoken to Putin.
International
Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka
Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.
The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.
An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.
The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.
Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.
Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.
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Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages
May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.
In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.
While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.
Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.
International
Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.
During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.
“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.
“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”
Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.
On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.
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