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28.05.2025Two Deals and a Plane

The US struck a "total reset" trade deal with China, ending days of negotiations that began Friday in Geneva, with Trump hailing it as creating a "fairer playing field for America." US officials labeled it a solution to address the trade deficit.

Hamas agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, following truce efforts. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy agreed to meet Putin personally after Trump's intervention, though Ukraine still insisted on a ceasefire before formal peace talks.

The most controversial development was Trump's plan to accept a Boeing 747-8 jet as a gift from Qatar's royal family for potential use as Air Force One, with critics calling it "comically corrupt." By evening, Qatar claimed no final decision had been made on the gift, as ethical and constitutional questions mounted.

The new Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday blessing to call for peace in Gaza and Ukraine. HEBREWSUMMARY: ארה"ב השיגה הסכם סחר של "איפוס מוחלט" עם סין, שסיים ימים של משא ומתן שהחל ביום שישי בז'נבה, כאשר טראמפ שיבח אותו כיוצר "מגרש משחקים הוגן יותר לאמריקה." גורמים אמריקאים הגדירו זאת כפתרון לטיפול בגירעון הסחר.

חמאס הסכים לשחרר את אדן אלכסנדר, החטוף האמריקאי האחרון שנותר בחיים בעזה, בעקבות מאמצי הפסקת אש. במקביל, נשיא אוקראינה זלנסקי הסכים להיפגש עם פוטין באופן אישי לאחר התערבות טראמפ, אם כי אוקראינה עדיין עמדה על הפסקת אש לפני שיחות שלום רשמיות.

ההתפתחות השנויה במחלוקת ביותר הייתה תוכניתו של טראמפ לקבל מטוס בואינג 747-8 כמתנה ממשפחת המלוכה של קטאר לשימוש אפשרי כאייר פורס וואן, כשמבקרים מכנים זאת "שחיתות קומית." עד הערב, קטאר טענה שלא התקבלה החלטה סופית לגבי המתנה, בעוד שאלות אתיות וחוקתיות הלכו והצטברו.

האפיפיור החדש ליאו ה-14 השתמש בברכת יום ראשון הראשונה שלו כדי לקרוא לשלום בעזה ובאוקראינה. LOCALSUMMARY: The US struck a "total reset" trade deal with China, ending days of negotiations that began Friday in Geneva, with Trump hailing it as creating a "fairer playing field for America." US officials labeled it a solution to address the trade deficit.

Hamas agreed to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, following truce efforts. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy agreed to meet Putin personally after Trump's intervention, though Ukraine still insisted on a ceasefire before formal peace talks.

The most controversial development was Trump's plan to accept a Boeing 747-8 jet as a gift from Qatar's royal family for potential use as Air Force One, with critics calling it "comically corrupt." By evening, Qatar claimed no final decision had been made on the gift, as ethical and constitutional questions mounted.

The new Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday blessing to call for peace in Gaza and Ukraine.
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