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Copper futures jumped by around 13% after Donald Trump said he would soon impose a 50% tariff on the metal. 

As debate time ended for Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the president’s tax-cutting package moved to a special session known as vote-a-rama. 

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said that Iran could start producing enriched uranium again “in a matter of months”. 

President Trump announces a series of deals between the US and Qatar, including a huge order for Boeing jets. Also: President Putin is not on the Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey. 

Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia’s ambassador in London, Andrei Kelin. Thanks to the war in Ukraine and allegations of Russian hybrid warfare in Europe and beyond, diplomatic relations between Moscow and the West are poisonous. Is Vladimir Putin right to think he’s reshaping geopo ... Show More

Senior Russian general killed. Meanwhile US envoy arrives for talks with President Putin on how to end the war in Ukraine. The Russian foreign minister, in a US interview, said peace negotiations were progressing. 

US President Donald Trump says he will likely meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia in the near future for negotiations on Ukraine. Also: London's first Roman basilica found under office basement. 

Kremlin says President Putin has visited a command post in the Kursk region, where Russia has been retaking territory seized by Ukraine last year. Also: Pakistan train hijack over, and 100 days with a titanium heart. 

US officials head to Saudia Arabia for talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine - but European leaders are not invited. Hundreds of people gather at Alexei Navalny's grave on the anniversary of his death. 

Headlines: NSW nurses banned from practising anywhere in Australia, Hamas says ceasefire deal back on track, Albo drops strongest hints of a March or April election, and have you woken up single this morning? Deep Dive: Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours ... Show More

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the front while Washington's diplomatic drive to end the Ukraine war intensifies. U.S. officials are in Moscow after winning Ukrainian backing for a 30-day ceasefire. Is the war nearing an end - and what are the obstacles? In this episode:  ... Show More

US President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating towards a ceasefire, after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. Also: videos show capuchin monkeys kidnapping babies of another species. 

President Trump hails 'productive discussions' with Russia on Ukraine ceasefire. Russia says a call between Putin and Trump is expected soon. Also: stargazers in the western hemisphere witness a total lunar eclipse.