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In the news today: President Donald Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging the war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia; the Trump administration escalates its campaign to end ‘wokeness’ in education; and India blames Pakistan for a deadly attack in Kashmir. Also, a look at a uniquely British tradition. |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging the war in Ukraine
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukraine’s president, saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy is prolonging the “killing field” after pushing back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan. Read more. |
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Zelenskyy on Tuesday ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks set for Wednesday in London among U.S., European and Ukrainian officials. “There is nothing to talk about. It is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people,” Zelenskyy said.
During similar talks last week in Paris, U.S. officials presented a proposal that included allowing Russia to keep control of occupied Ukrainian territory as part of a deal, according to a European official familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. Trump called Zelenkyy’s pushback “very harmful” to talks and asserted they were close to a deal and that Ukraine’s leader can have peace or “he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country.”
- Even achieving a limited, 30-day ceasefire has been beyond the reach of negotiators, as both sides continue to attack each other along the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and launch long-range strikes.
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Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts
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Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls "wokeness” and diversity efforts in education. Read more. |
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In a series of executive actions signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political agenda. One order called for harder enforcement of a federal law requiring colleges to disclose their financial ties with foreign sources, while another called for a shakeup of the accrediting bodies that decide whether colleges can accept federal financial aid awarded to students.
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Trump also ordered the Education Department to root out efforts to ensure equity in discipline in the nation’s K-12 schools. Previous guidance from Democratic administrations directed schools not to disproportionately punish underrepresented minorities such as Black and Native American students. The administration says equity efforts amount to racial discrimination.
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India blames Pakistan for a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir and suspends a key water treaty
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India has blamed Pakistan for a militant attack that killed 26 people in Indian-held Kashmir, downgrading diplomatic ties and suspending a crucial water-sharing treaty between the nuclear-armed rivals. Read more. |
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India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced the diplomatic moves against Pakistan at a news conference in New Delhi late Wednesday, saying a special cabinet meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that the attack had “cross-border” links to Pakistan. However, the government provided no evidence of this publicly.
Misri said that the Indus Water Treaty would be suspended “until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.” The water treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, allows for sharing the waters of a river system that is a lifeline for both countries, particularly for Pakistan’s agriculture. The treaty has survived two wars between the countries, in 1965 and 1971, and a major border skirmish in 1999.
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Pakistan said it would respond more fully to India’s actions, but in the meantime Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad said that India was using “an unfortunate incident of terrorism” as a pretext to jettison a treaty it has long been trying to evade.
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Women’s race competitors run with a 20kg sack of coal over their shoulders, on Monday. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition
Contestants in Yorkshire competed on Monday in the “World Coal Carrying Championships,” racing with heavy sacks of coal on their backs in a uniquely British tradition.
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