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U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that the U.S. could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of Zelensky's bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor. A day after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin for about two hours, Trump held what he described as a very good, hour-long phone call with Zelensky. On the other hand, the Ukrainian president labeled his conversation with his U.S. counterpart as positive, frank, and very substantive. Watch in for more details!

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World: Trending: Discover the buzz as Russian President Putin allegedly keeps Trump waiting over an hour, sparking rumors of a classic power play, making headlines worldwide.

Football, Sports: Brazil gears up to face Colombia in a pivotal FIFA World Cup qualifier, with the match set to unfold at the iconic Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha.

Antigua and Barbuda has said that it will assist India in the legal process regarding fugitive Mehul Choksi. Speaking to WION's Sidhant sibal, Antigua and Barbuda foreign minister Chet Greene said,'we are country of laws, his citizenship is challenged by Indian govt. It is legal process. It is country laws. We will not interfere . Will assist in ensuring legal process continues' The Mehul Choksi case centers around a massive financial scandal involving the Punjab National Bank (PNB), where Choksi, a prominent diamantaire and the owner of Gitanjali Group, is accused of orchestrating a fraud exceeding Rs 14,000 crore (approximately $2 billion USD). Choksi left India on January 7, 2018, claiming it was for medical reasons, and subsequently acquired citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda through its Citizenship by Investment Program in November 2017, taking the oath in January 2018.

World: Trending: A 7-year-old girl named Scarlett Selby from Missouri is in coma after a TikTok toy challenge involving a NeeDoh cube went tragically wrong, causing severe burns.

Entertainment Hollywood SNL: Mikey Madison, Jack Black and Jon Hamm will be joined by Morgan Wallen, Elton John and Brandi Carlile; and Lizzo serving as musical guests.

Europe is rearming, faced with an unrelenting U.S. position on NATO under the Trump Administration. The European Union is preparing a collective plan to ramp up defense expenditure. The EU is spending $875 billion in a collective effort to boost NATO's military capacity. In addition, Brussels plans to provide a $160 billion loan for each member state to strengthen its military. Watch in for more details!

Several experts had raised concerns about releasing the remaining JFK files saying that it puts the private data of several people at risk. World Trending

Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions, an American fashion designer pursued her own brand of 'catwalk diplomacy' at Moscow Fashion Week. Here's more in our next report.

A high drama unfolded in Punjab on Wednesday. Farmers clashed with police personnel in Mohali after talks with the government on the demand for legal guarantees for MSP (Minimum Support Price) remained inconclusive. The Punjab police detained 200 farmers along with farm leaders Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, who were spearheading the protest at the Punjab Haryana borders since February last year. Dallewal, who is in his 70s, has been on an indefinite fast. Earlier on Wednesday, the cancer-stricken farmer arrived in an ambulance for a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other central government ministers.

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Balochistan remains the biggest security headache for Pakistan. The train hijacked by the Balochistan Liberation Army is the latest episode in the surging violence in the province. The hijacking marks a new chapter in the Baloch movement, an armed insurgency seeking independence for the mineral-rich region. WION's Pakistan Bureau Chief Anas Mallick visited Balochistan after the recent attacks...brings you a ground report!

Entertainment Korean star Kim Soo Hyun has released a new statement denying any kind of wrongdoing amid the controversy around him dating late actress Kim Sae Ron.

Round-up of top and latest news from the world of technology: - EU Accuses Apple, Google Of Violating Digital Market Rules - Massive Data Breach Hits US Teacher's Union, Over 500,000 Affected

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Entertainment JK Rowling hinted at a chasm between her and the Harry Potter stars when she was asked about an actor who she thought ruined a film for her.

Turkish police have detained Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, over graft and tourism allegations. This has prompted outrage from the opposition, which has slammed the move as a politically motivated coup. Protests erupted in the capital, Ankara, with crowds demonstrating against the detention of Mayor İmamoğlu. Watch in for more details!

President Trump plans to sign an order dismantling the US Department of Education, fulfilling a conservative goal to decentralize education to state governments.