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President Donald Trump assured that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after hinting at the possibility the day before.

Trump also said Ukraine’s hopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peninsula are “impossible.”

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Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its 2023 attack into Israel.

Israel has not yet responded and says it is still committed to defeating the militant group.

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Air Canada will gradually restart operations after reaching a union agreement with 10,000 flight attendants, ending a strike that disrupted hundreds of thousands of travelers.

The union and Air Canada resumed talks late Monday after the weekend strike.

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Gen. David Allvin, the Air Force's top general, will retire early in a shake-up of military leadership.

He will remain as chief of staff until a replacement is confirmed and expects to leave around Nov. 1, two years into his four-year term.