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Russia confirms the US president's close aide will travel to Russia, hours after Trump tasked him with meeting Putin.
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Rachel Reeves, the top economic official in an increasingly unpopular government, will appear in Parliament to present tax and spending plans.
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Taiwan's government will ask the legislature to approve a special budget for defense purchases as Chinese threats to the democratic island mount.
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President Donald Trump's chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan.
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The Trump administration hails "progress" in peace talks for Ukraine after an initial proposal was changed to address European and Ukrainian objections.
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The secretary, Daniel Driscoll, held talks in Geneva over the weekend with a Ukrainian delegation. "We remain optimistic," his spokesman said.
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