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Education Department cutting staff by half as Trump looks to shutter it

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Over a thousand people will be laid off from the 4,000-person agency

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Ukraine’s acceptance of a 30-day ceasefire will be seized with glee by Vladimir Putin

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There is no faith that the US are honest brokers in talks with Russia among the people of Ukraine or in its corridors of power, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

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Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train

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Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said.

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Ball is now in Russia’s court, says Rubio on ceasefire plan

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Ukraine has backed a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to “immediate” negotiations with Russia in talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The US said it would resume aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv.

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Have you ever paid a tariff? Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s heated back-and-forth with AP reporter over trade – The Times of India

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US News: A heated exchange occurred between White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and AP reporter Josh Boak regarding Trump’s tariff policies. Leavitt d

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Pakistan train hijack: 155 passengers rescued, others still held hostage

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Pakistani forces have rescued 155 passengers from a train that was hijacked by separatist fighters in the southwest of the country, security sources said on Wednesday, while the government said an operation was underway to rescue dozens still held hostage.

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Donald Trump’s tariffs war offers some global steelmakers a boost

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Measures designed to protect the struggling US steel industry could also help a cohort of global producers

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Wall Street rises after encouraging inflation data, but the trade war keeps batting stocks around

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday after Wall Street got some relief from an encouraging inflation update. But even on a rare up day for the market, President Donald Trump’s trade war is still knocking stocks around. The S&P 500 was up 0.8% in late trading after skidding between an even bigger early gain and a later loss. The unsettle…

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UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire agreement

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Sir Keir Starmer led European efforts to mend Trump-Zelensky relationship, UK government sources tell the BBC.

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Wednesday Briefing

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U.S. aid to Ukraine is back on.

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