May 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the “beginning of the end” of the long war between them, AP reports.   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would give the European Union until July 4 to implement trade deal commitments before he raises tariffs on EU goods including cars to “much higher levels,” Reuters reports.   Trump said in a Truth Social post that he issued the new deadline ​during a “great call” with…