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Did nothing ‘bad’, says Zelensky of Oval Office exchange

Appearing on a widely anticipated prime-time interview with Brett Baier of Fox News, the Ukrainian President did concede the fiery exchange "was not good" but expressed no regrets for his role in it. In fact, he seemed to have defended it, saying it was an "open" and "honest" conversation between friends.

Zelensky arrives at White House for meeting with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House for a crucial meeting with President Donald Trump at which they are expected to announce a deal sharing rights to his country’s rare earth minerals and other natural resources.

‘Arab-Israel normalization deals serve Netanyahu, Trump’

On Wednesday, Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the Central Committee of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Movement, said that "signing the agreements at the White House is a poorly directed and planned theatrical act that does not serve the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, but rather Trump and Netanyahu, each for his own reasons, whether electoral or political"

Murky elections

The objective of the hackers and the dubious initiative, called Project Lakhta, was to sow discord, incite civil unrest and polarise Americans with social media posts that dwelt on such sensitive issues as gun-rights, immigration, the Confederate flag and race relations.

First Lady speaks

Opinion polls reveal that college-educated women, a critical segment in the electoral construct, are thoroughly disenchanted by the President's decidedly combative style of governance.