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US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "productive" meeting aimed at reducing the human toll of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Speaking at a joint press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Trump claimed that thousands of lives could be saved weekly if both sides acted, adding that Putin shared the same goal. "We're going to stop, 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 people a week from being killed, and President Putin wants to see that as much as I do," Trump said. He added that several points were agreed upon during the discussion, a few key issues remain unresolved. "I believe we had a very productive meeting. There were many, many points that we agreed on. Most were a couple of big ones that we haven't quite got there, but we had some headway.
Mumbai woke up to relentless downpours on Saturday, leading to waterlogging in several areas including Gandhi Market, Kings Circle, Andheri Subway, Kurla, Chembur, Milan Subway, and the SCLR Bridge, visuals shared by ANI showed. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and Thane for August 16–17, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated locations. Raigad has been placed under a red alert for August 16, with the likelihood of extremely heavy rain in some parts.— ANI (@ANI) As of now, IMD’s Colaba and Santacruz observatories have recorded 1,119.2 mm and 1,435.7 mm of rainfall respectively since the monsoon began. The city had already experienced intense showers on August 15.— ANI (@ANI) Explaining the weather system
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Following are key quotes from Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement after meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday. Translation by Reuters. ON RUSSIA-U.S. TIESAs is known, Russian-American summits have not been held for more than four years. This is a long time. The past period was very difficult for bilateral relations. And, let's be honest, they have slid to the lowest point since the Cold War. And this is not good for our countries, or the world as a whole. Obviously, sooner or later, it was necessary to correct the situation, to move from confrontation to dialogue. And in this regard, a personal meeting of the heads of the two states was really overdue... ON UKRAINEAs you well know and understand, one of the central issues has become the situati
Donald Trump wanted to go bold -- a high-pomp, high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin to test whether the Russian leader would compromise on the Ukraine war.In the end, it looks like it was Trump, not Putin, who budged.Putin, visibly delighted as he stepped foot in the West for the first time since ordering the 2022 invasion, made no apparent concession at the talks at an Alaska air base.In a brief joint media appearance with Trump, who unusually took no questions, Putin again spoke of addressing the "root causes" of the Ukraine war and warned Kyiv and Europeans against disrupting "emerging progress" with the United States, the top defender of Ukraine under Trump's predecessor Joe Biden.Trump, who bills himself as a master negotiator, acknowledged there was "no deal" but said there were "v
