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Trump's Election Call, Ukraine Talks, and X Raids Dominate Global Headlines
Washington, D.C. – A whirlwind of international and domestic developments unfolded Tuesday, ranging from former President Trump's renewed call for federal control of elections to ongoing peace talks regarding the war in Ukraine and investigations into Elon Musk's social media platform, X.
Trump reiterated his stance that the federal government should oversee elections, alleging corruption in several Democratic-run cities. "If states can't count the votes legally and honestly, then somebody else should take over," he said in the Oval Office, according to the New York Times. The White House reportedly attempted to walk back his comments, and members of his own party criticized the idea.
Meanwhile, in the United Arab Emirates, the second round of peace talks between Russian, Ukrainian, and American officials was set to begin Wednesday. The talks aimed to address key sticking points, including the fate of Ukrainian-controlled territory in the east and security guarantees for Ukraine, the New York Times reported. These trilateral talks, which began in January, represent the most public sign of progress in President Trump's effort to negotiate an end to the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago.
The BBC reported that Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy sector on Monday night, as temperatures plummeted to -4F, were described as "barbaric" and "particularly depraved" by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Starmer's comments followed a conversation with President Trump. The attacks occurred after a week-long pause that Trump had requested of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters that Putin had "kept his word" regarding the pause. Communal kitchens and heating centers are being set up as Kyiv runs out of power and heating, Reuters reported.
In other news, the French offices of X were raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, the BBC reported. The raid is part of an investigation into suspected offenses, including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography. Both Musk and former X chief executive Linda Yaccarino have been summoned to appear at hearings in April, according to the prosecutor's office. Musk responded on X, calling the raid a "political attack." The company issued a statement regarding the raid.
Separately, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced a probe into Musk's AI tool, Grok, over its "potential to produce harmful sexualised image and video content," the BBC reported.
Also on Tuesday, on Capitol Hill, Brent and Luke Ganger, siblings of Renee Good, who was killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis nearly one month ago, urged lawmakers to rein in the deportation crackdown, the New York Times reported. "In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps Nees death would bring about change in our country," Luke Ganger told members of Congress. Brent Ganger described Ms. Good as "unapologetically hopeful," likening her to a dandelion.
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