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President Donald Trump says he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

That's even if Putin won't meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A statement from Putin said he hopes to meet with Trump next week, as Trump pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City.

It is one of the few areas of Gaza that hasn’t been turned into an Israeli buffer zone or placed under evacuation orders.

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A federal judge ordered construction of the 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center to stop for two weeks.

She is considering whether the site in the Florida Everglades violates environmental laws.

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A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has quickly forced thousands of evacuations.

The Canyon Fire started on Thursday in Ventura County.

It has burned at least 2.3 square miles.