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Germany says US talks on Russia-Ukraine war are ‘deadlocked,’ but China has different take

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Tensions are running high as the U.S. works to broker a deal to end the years-long Ukraine-Russia war. While a German official expressed doubt about the efficacy of the Washington-led talks, a Chinese official gave a more optimistic outlook on the ceasefire efforts.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, warned the U.S. not to «engage with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s stalling tactics.» She also urged Europe to back Ukraine, describing the talks between the U.S. and Russia as being in a «deadlock,» the Associated Press reported.

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However, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi disagreed with Baerbock’s assessment of the U.S.-Russia talks, and insisted that progress was being made. China’s relationship with Russia has grown over the course of the Ukraine war, with Beijing providing Moscow with diplomatic support and a trading partner.

Trump will be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin about a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire this Tuesday.

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Yi was recently quoted as saying that «certain results have been achieved» in the talks, according to the AP. He also said in an interview that China supports the goal of «a fair, long-term, binding peace agreement acceptable to all parties involved,» the AP reported.

President Donald Trump showed some agreement with China’s assessment, saying that progress was being made, but still expressed frustration with both sides. The president scolded Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when speaking to reporters on Sunday, saying that there is «tremendous hatred» between the two leaders.

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President Donald Trump has expressed frustration with both Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin as peace talks appear to falter.  (Fox News Digital image)

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Trump also said in a weekend interview that he was «pissed off» at Putin for lashing out at Zelenskyy.

«If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,» Trump told NBC News.

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President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2025.  (REUTERS/Leah Millis)

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The U.S. has struggled in its efforts to secure an immediate 30-day ceasefire deal, despite Moscow saying it agreed with a truce «in principle.» 

In mid-March, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said «the ball is now in Russia’s court» when it comes to ending the war that has persisted for more than three years.

Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

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Inside the Israeli drone unit taking on Iran and Hezbollah

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JERUSALEM: Israel’s Squadron 200, also known as the first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron, has played a crucial role in destroying more than half of the Iranian regime’s ballistic missile launchers as the 14th day of the war unfolds across the Middle East.

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Fox News Digital gained access to one of Israel’s most experienced and veteran UAV operators from Squadron 200. «I have been flying drones for the past 25 years and other operational missions have prepared me for this war,» said the IDF Squadron leader.

He summed up the highly sensitive nature of his work in protecting the Israeli civilian population. «Every night that my wife and my kids sleep a full night without an alarm is something I can give credit to the air force and drone operators.» Israel’s technology system warns Israelis with mobile phone messages and wailing public alarms that provide an advanced notice of incoming Iranian missiles and drones.

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Israeli Air Force personnel from Squadron 200 oversee a Heron-1 («Shoval») UAV flight. Established in the 1970s, the «First UAV Squadron» operates advanced unmanned systems for surveillance, intelligence and precision missions across multiple arenas. (IDF)

The IDF drone commander said the main goal of his squadron is to «find rocket launchers and surface-to-air missiles that are a risk to our pilots who fly over and destroy them before they launch missiles and gain air superiority for the area and reduce the risk for civilians back at home.»

He added that «We can take a lot of credit for the reduction» in Iranian missiles and drones fired at Israel.

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The stakes are high for the UAV operators. Iran’s aerial warfare campaign has led to the deaths of 12 Israelis and over 2,975 people have been admitted to Israeli hospitals. 

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People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks. ( Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

An IDF spokesman told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that Iran has launched «many dozens of missiles with cluster bomb heads spread across Israel.»  The cluster munitions are particularly lethal because they murder or severely injure with scattered bomblets that can also stay active long after their launch.

Just days ago, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, the Israeli military spokesman, told Fox News Digital that the army has had a «near complete success» rate in stopping Iranian drones from hitting Israeli targets. 

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However, the drone commander warned that the «great decrease in the number of launchers does not mean we can sit and rest.»

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The IDF drone commander said, «one thing we learned from October 7 is that we should eliminate risks before they become too big.»

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A Heron-1 («Shoval») UAV, operated by Israeli Air Force Squadron 200, takes off for an intelligence and surveillance mission. Manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, the aircraft can remain airborne for extended periods, delivering day-and-night real-time intelligence. (IDF)

«The important thing is the goal of bringing peace to the Middle East,» he said with reference to when Iran and Israel had cordial relations before the 1979 Islamic Republic revolution in Iran and President Trump’s advocacy for peace in the region.

The complex running of a drone team was described as «orchestra» work, by the UAV operator, where a 3-person crew — commander, pilot and operator — seamlessly coordinate their various activities.

According to the IDF, Squadron 200 operates the Heron-1 («Shoval») UAV, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, which is used for intelligence gathering, surveillance, support of ground forces and precision strike missions.»

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A person watches a smoke plume rise in the distant in Tehran, Iran on March 2, 2026.

A general view of Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city, on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Contributor/Getty Images)

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The IDF said that the air force’s drones «are capable of remaining airborne for extended periods and providing real-time intelligence to forces on the ground, both day and night and over long distances.

The squadron was established in the 1970s as part of the development of the Israeli Air Force’s UAV array and has since participated in numerous operations across different arenas.»

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Illegal immigrant accused of assaulting NJ teen could be released under sanctuary policies, ICE warns

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A criminal illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in New Jersey could soon be released under the state’s sanctuary policies, prompting federal immigration officials to issue a warning to local leaders.

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Gerardo Garcia Gonzalez, a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office on charges of sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 15 years old, criminal sexual contact and sexual assault by force or coercion.

After illegally entering the U.S. in 2001, Gonzalez was returned to Mexico and later re-entered the country at an unknown time, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

«This pedophile should NEVER have been in our country and able to prey on children in the first place,» Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement. «We are calling on New Jersey sanctuary politicians to NOT release this predator charged with sexually assaulting a child from jail into New Jersey neighborhoods.»

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Gerardo Garcia Gonzalez, a Mexican national previously deported from the United States, was arrested by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office on charges including sexual assault of a minor between 13 and 15 years old. (Department of Homeland Security)

Bis continued, «This is the exact reason we need sanctuary jurisdictions to work with us. No one should want this sicko to be on our streets.»

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requested that Gonzalez not be released under the state’s sanctuary policies.

DHS said the request follows proposals by New Jersey politicians for legislation and executive orders «designed to demonize our brave ICE law enforcement.»

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Gerardo Garcia Gonzalez was arrested in Ocean County on charges including sexual assault of a minor, as Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration faces scrutiny over the state’s sanctuary policies. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images; DHS)

Last month, two state Democratic assembly members introduced the F—ICE Act, formally known as the «Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act.»

The legislation would permit civil action for alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution related to immigration enforcement.

The bill was drafted after a Democratic Socialist councilman was confronted by a federal agent after arriving at the scene of a raid on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, where an agent told him, «I don’t need a warrant, bro.»

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DHS SAYS ANTI-ICE AGITATORS HELPED CHILD RAPISTS, GANG MEMBERS EVADE DEPORTATION

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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order 12 restricting certain immigration enforcement activities on state property shortly after taking office in January. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

«This is a disgusting bill just meant to demonize our officers who are experiencing a highly coordinated campaign of violence against our law enforcement,» Bis previously told Fox News Digital.

Shortly after taking office in January, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order 12, which restricts ICE activities on state property and creates a portal for residents to report immigration enforcement activity in their communities.

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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last month against New Jersey and Sherrill, accusing the state of expanding its sanctuary policies and obstructing federal immigration enforcement through the executive order. 

DHS said the actions come as law enforcement officers face a 1,300% increase in assaults and an 8,000% increase in death threats.

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Fox News Digital reached out to Sherrill’s office and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.

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Una fórmula simple para combatir la nostalgia (la descubrí en una mudanza)

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El marco de los abuelos encontró nueva vida y trajo las huellas de lo que fue

No dejé que nadie se llevara el marco que habia quedado de aquel cuadro en la casa de mi abuelos que casi no podía recordar. ¿Era este, dorado y con una madera terciada detrás, el que alguna vez había tenido una pintura de algo así como unos pajes de una corte de, no sé, el siglo XVIII? ¿El que nos habíamos llevado y convertido en un espejo que le dio un toque de formalidad al comedor hasta que se rompió y ahí quedó?

Sí, creo que sí. No dejé que nadie lo tirara, pero primero casi lo tiro yo. Traté. En plena mudanza, la mudanza en que dejábamos una casa donde habíamos vivido 30 años, dije “esto ya fue” y lo llevé al container. No lo tiré adentro: lo puse suavemente a un costado. Por si alguien apreciaba el trabajo del marco e, incluso, la madera de atrás con su formita.

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Lo dejé, entré, caminé todo el largo pasillo, agarré otra caja. Y mmm… no. Salí, fui al container, me alivié porque nadie había descubierto esa joya todavía, lo tomé y me fui para adentro, de lo más satisfecha. Ahí estaba mi vida, la casa de mis abuelos, aquel cumpleaños del que todavía tengo fotos, en el que bailábmos “lento” con los brazos estirados con varones que eran más petisos que nosotras. ¿Te acordás?

La casa vieja en medio
La casa vieja en medio de la mudanza

No sé si le pasa a todos, pero yo extraño. A medida que corren -vuelan- los años, a medida que la gente que formó el paisaje de nuestra vida va desapareciendo, cuando la abuela que no se iba a morir nunca -tenía 97- un día se fue, cuando tantos amigos se enfermaron y se murieron, cuando todo el mundo alrededor es joven, extraño. ME extraño, me siento extraña. Crecí en la convicción de que todo se podía solucionar: la muerte no estaba en el menú y no sé bien con qué se traga. La muerte, que sea tan definitiva, me da como una desesperación seca. Uno sabe que es así pero algo en el pecho oprime. Se rebela.

Sin embargo, creo que le encontré la vuelta. Bah, creo que la vida me trajo una vuelta sin que yo hubiera hecho nada en especial: mérito de ella.

Y para contar qué pasó me remito a algo que me dijo una amiga hace unos años. Hablábamos de una mujer muy querida, que parecía no poder desprenderse de su mamá. En los últimos años, la mamá había vivido con ella y su marido, en el cuarto de al lado. Cuando la mamá murió, la hija no logró desarmar el cuarto. Se habían ido a vivir muy lejos, y los hijos de la hija estaban cada uno en otro país: nietos de temporada, con muchísima suerte dos veces por año, mucha videollamda y regalitos por Internet.

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Yo señalaba eso: “No puede soltar a la madre”. Le ofrecí mil maneras de regalar la cama, las mesitas de luz “de estilo”, el dressoir. Pero nada, ella siempre tenía una excusa para no moverlos de ahí.

Mi amiga, entonces, entendió algo: “Es que en otra situación ese cuarto hubiera sido reemplazado por uno para los nenes, con juguetes, otros muebles, pero con nietos lejos…”

Sin nietos “abajo” ella seguía pegada a su mamá, “arriba”. Pegada a lo que fue, pegada al pasado. No está bien ni mal, pero no ayuda a que se pase la nostalgia.

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El buzo rojo de mi
El buzo rojo de mi papá ahora lo usa mi nieto (le queda bárbaro)

Esto que cuento estaba como background, como algo escuchado y olvidado. Pasaron los años: siete, ocho. Murió mi papá, de repente, sin aviso. Sin entender que tenía algo que ver con lo que había dicho mi amiga, me llevé sus remeras para mi nieto, que es grande como era mi papá. Y me llevé para él un buzo rojo que decía “Estambul” que mi papá se había comprado, como una ironía, çuando, a fin de pandemia, se quedó varado en Turquía y la pasó muy mal: estaba solo, tenía 78 años, hablaba un inglés precario y no sabía cuándo ni para dónde iba a poder arrancar. El día que vi aparecer a mi nieto, hermoso y alegre, con ese buzo, algo se acomodó. Pero no lo supe hasta ahora.

Entonces vino la mudanza, ese juez cruel que te pone a decidir qué sigue con vos y qué se queda. Me traje el marco a la casa nueva, ya lo dije.

¿Dónde lo iba a meter? Di unas vueltas por el patio.. colgué el marco solo detrás de una planta, dándole a la planta, en ese acto, el carácter de obra de arte… ¿o no?

Eso ya mejoró las cosas. El marco de mis abuelos era completamente otra cosa y, a la vez, seguía ahí: uno tiene historia, no cae de un árbol, y esas pequeñas marcas de alguna manera lo sostienen.

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Otra vida para el viejo
Otra vida para el viejo marco

Pero lo mejor vino después. A mi nieta de 7 le gusta pintar. Así que un día le mostré la madera terciada y le pregunté si le parecía un buen soporte para sus cuadros. Desplegó sus acrílicos, sus colores. Lo vio de otra manera y lo colocó al revés: yo hubiera dicho que estaba patas para arriba pero me callé la boca, la que pintaba, la que miraba, era ella. Que nunca había visto a los pajes.

Mi nieta hizo de la madera una mariposa de colores. Le llevó un rato, no terminó, dijo “sigo después” y por ahora no siguió, pero ya le da alegría a mi escritorio. Lo veo y veo sus manos, su gesto a la vez concentrado y feliz cuando agarra el pincel y va sobre el tarrito de pintura. Y, a la vez, esa casa, ese living, los gorditos que nos abrazaban de lejos en los lentos, gotitas de una vida que se fue haciendo hasta llegar hasta acá… y sigue.

La mariposa que pintó mi
La mariposa que pintó mi nieta sobre la madera que sostuvo el cuadro de mis abuelos.

Ese es mi remedio contra la nostalgia: el futuro. El amor, claro, y ese futuro que no empuja a lo que fue, a lo que fui, a los que amé, ni queda aplastado bajo su peso, sino que se toma de todo eso para cambiar, para seguir, para hacerse.

Porque no nos hacemos desde la nada. Puede ser que, como decía el Flaco Spinetta, mañana es mejor, pero mañana está hecho de mucho ayer y mucho hoy. Y así sigo extrañando, pero es más dulce.



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