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US politics live: Trump questions timing of Biden’s cancer news
Donald Trump has spoken out following the news that former president Joe Biden was diagnosed with cancer.
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Donald Trump has announced ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start “immediately ” after holding a two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Taking to Truth Social, the US President said he believed the lengthy phone call with his Russian counterpart went “very well”.
President Putin said he was ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum towards a possible peace deal after the “useful” call but he insisted more compromises were necessary.
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