Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to discuss ‘new’ peace plan with Ukrainian delegation, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he wants to seize the entire region, parts of which Kyiv’s forces still hold. Zelenskyy has ruled out ceding this territory, arguing that Putin could use it as a base to again attack Ukraine. Russia currently occupies about one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned…

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‘Nobody ordered it’: Man wakes up to a birthday cake delivered by a robot at a hotel, leaving the internet surprised

Imagine waking up on your birthday to find a cake waiting outside your hotel room, even though you never ordered one or told anyone you wanted a celebration. For Filippo Facioni, a hotel guest in Shenzhen, China, this unexpected moment became a birthday surprise he was quick to share online. Facioni was taken by surprise…

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Treasury’s Scott Bessent hires Judy Shelton, Trump’s controversial former Fed pick, as adviser

Judy Shelton, whose controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Federal Reserve, has been appointed a counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The Treasury said Shelton will advise Bessent on currency policy, “with a particular focus on evaluating financial conditions in China.” Shelton is not known as a China expert….

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