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President Donald Trump joins 'The Brian Kilmeade Show' to discuss the latest on the war in Gaza after Hamas falsely claimed it released the body of Shiri Bibas and his take on the war in Ukraine amid growing tension with Zelenskyy.

Also in today’s newsletter, Alibaba to ‘aggressively’ invest in AI, and Hong Kong’s low-tax appeal threatened by property slowdown

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers despite a wider selection of properties on the market.

Zelenskyy says his country wants security guarantees before peace talks; Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages set for release; Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory tract infection; Couples gather in Paris to celebrate Valentine's Day.

The comments come as Trump escalates criticism of Ukraine, calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator" and falsely blaming Ukraine for starting the war. The U.S. and Russia held talks earlier this week on ending the conflict, with Zelenskyy not invited.

Amid conflicts in Europe and West Asia, the relevance of United Nations (UN) is increasingly become marginal. As European leaders are scrambling for peacekeeping arrangements in Ukraine, the possibility of a UN peacekeeping force is not even being discussed.

The Trump administration's layoffs across agencies have hit the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has laid off over a hundred probationary employees, including some of those who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic navigation maps, multiple sources tell ABC News.