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A Sidelined Europe Seeks a Voice as Trump and Putin Prepare to Meet

Ukraine and its allies are concerned that President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will do a deal without them and then try to impose it on Kyiv.

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David Lammy, Britain’s foreign secretary, and Vice President JD Vance, on Friday in Chevening, England. Mr. Vance is attending a meeting of European and Ukrainian leaders on Saturday.
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Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza

The move followed weeks of debate over reports of hunger in Gaza, but it was precipitated by Israel’s decision to expand military operations there.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany last month. He said the country would stop exporting weapons to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip.
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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.
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Trump Tells European Leaders He Intends to Meet With Putin and Zelensky

If the meeting goes ahead as President Trump described, it will be the first in-person summit between an American and Russian president in more than four years.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia at the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019.
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Anger Over Starvation in Gaza Leaves Israel Increasingly Isolated

Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.

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Clamoring for aid in the Gaza City area this month. Widespread hunger has prompted increasing malnutrition and starvation.
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Iran Started New Talks Over Its Nuclear Program. Here’s What to Know.

Three European powers met with an Iranian minister to try to reopen negotiations over the limits of its nuclear activities.

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Tehran in May during the fourth round of U.S.-Iran talks. Iran had halted fledgling talks with the United States after Israel launched a 12-day war in June.
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