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US defence minister to meet Nato counterparts in Brussels after Trump says he is ready to negotiate a Ukrainian ceasefire with RussiaTrump says he has spoken to Putin and agreed to negotiate Ukraine ceasefireFrench defence

Private plans, such as State Farm, required to give to Fair plan so all residents have access to fire insuranceCalifornia’s home-insurance safety net does not have enough money to pay all of the claims from

Both sides accuse other of violating terms of truce, but Hamas says there are ‘positive signals’ hostage exchange will go ahead• Middle East crisis – live updatesArab mediators are scrambling to save the Gaza ceasefire

Judge who has already temporarily halted plans to pull out almost all agency’s staff will hear further arguments todayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that a Russian citizen was freed in the United States in exchange

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