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WSJ editors blast Trump after he caves in hostage deal: ‘No cause to be grateful’

A conservative editorial board threw cold water on one of President Donald Trump's latest diplomatic wins , warning his team was getting played. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board wrote Wednesday that there is "no cause to be grateful" to Russian President Vladimir Putin for freeing Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher jailed in Russia…

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Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talksRussia frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin, wanted by ICC as war criminal, as a ‘humanitarian’ Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American man from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg on Wednesday for fresh talks on ending the war in Ukraine, amid increasingly close…

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U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After ElectionsRenewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

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Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks outIn an interview with CBS News after Stephen Hubbard was released from Russian custody, his son, Fr. Joseph Coleman, said his father might have made a mistake in staying in Ukraine when the war began.

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Trump hopes to flatter Putin into negotiating on Ukraine, experts sayA Trump diplomat called Putin “a humanitarian,” another in a recent flurry of overtures to the Russian leader. But it’s unclear whether blandishments will entice him to strike a deal.

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Stephen Hubbard release from Russia gives detainee families hopeRussian President Vladimir Putin this week released American Stephen Hubbard.

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Trump praises supporter for allegedly punching protester during rally for Darline Graham in South Carolina – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for Breaking News US email Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms Reporting from Jerusalem The Israeli military has detained about 80 US, Israeli and British volunteers helping Palestinians harvest olives near Bethlehem, including the New York Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander, several…

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In Trump’s Diplomacy, Insults Are a One-Way Street. Ukraine Is the Latest Example.The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.

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US embassy accuses Canada of election meddling ahead of midtermsPrime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the claim, noting that it was the that US initiated trade actions against Canada.

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