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A woman casts her vote in the first round of Romania's presidential election redo in Bucharest on Sunday.
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and President Donald Trump talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican on April 26.
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Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton says that former real estate attorney Steve Witkoff acting as a negotiator on Iran, Ukraine, Russia and Gaza.
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Video John Bolton slams Trump negotiator: ‘Hard to imagine a less qualified person’ 1:09
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