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A one-day nationwide strike is under way in Israel, as thousands protest the government's plan to seize Gaza City.

Major roads are blocked and train services have been disrupted, and in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, many businesses were shut.

The stoppage was demanded by the families of hostages and others who say the expansion of the war puts the lives of Israelis being held by Hamas at greater risk.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the protesters, saying they are “strengthening Hamas”.

It comes as thousands of residents flee Gaza City's southern Zeitoun neighbourhood, where days of continuous Israeli bombardment have created a "catastrophic" situation, according to the city's Hamas-run municipality.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and several other European leaders will join Ukraine's President Zelensky for a meeting with US President Trump at the White House on Monday.

Germany's Friedrich Merz, France's Emmanuel Macron and the European Commission's Ursula von der Leyen have all announced that they will be attending.

The meeting between Zelensky and Trump comes after talks between the US and Russian presidents failed to reach a deal on ending the Ukraine war.

Following his meeting with Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump had a major shift in position. He wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine and move directly to a permanent peace agreement.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia is "complicating" efforts to end the war by rejecting calls for a ceasefire and continuing its military operation.

Presidents Trump and Putin failed to reach a deal during talks in Alaska on Friday, though the Russian leader described the meeting as "very useful".

The US president said he wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine, in favour of a permanent peace agreement.

Zelensky was not invited to the US-Russia summit, but is due to meet Trump in Washington DC on Monday.

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The first face to face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin since the war in Ukraine started is over, with Donald Trump saying “we didn’t get there” on a Ukraine deal, or a ceasefire.

The meeting lasted three hours, with the US president insisting progress was made, and Putin saying he is “sincerely interested” in ending the war, but without giving details. The two leaders both addressed the media at the end of the summit, but didn’t take questions.

In a special collaboration, Adam was joined by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko from Ukrainecast and Sarah Smith in Anchorage, Alaska for Americast.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will fly to Washington DC on Monday to meet Donald Trump, after the US and Russian presidents left Alaska without a Ukraine agreement.

Trump insisted progress was made but "we didn't get there" after three hours of talks, while Vladimir Putin said he was "sincerely interested" in ending the war.

Zelensky said he had a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump after the summit, which included other Nato leaders.

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Donald Trump said "we didn't get there" on a Ukraine deal with Vladimir Putin, after a three-hour meeting between the leaders in Alaska.

However, the US president insisted progress was still made, while Putin said he is "sincerely interested" in ending the war, without giving details.

Neither leaders took questions from the media at the end of the summit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to fly to Washington on Monday after a "long and substantive" phone call with Trump on Air Force One.

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US President Donald Trump has said "there's no deal until there's a deal" but progress was made in Ukraine talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

"We didn't get there," the US president said in an update to the press after their almost three-hour meeting in Alaska.

Putin said he was "sincerely interested" in putting an end to the conflict, but did not give further details.

In an interview after the talks, Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who wasn't invited to the summit, to "make a deal".

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The US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are holding face-to-face talks in Alaska to try to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

The leaders arrived at Anchorage in Alaska, where President Trump clapped the Russian President's arrival before the two men greeted each other on a red carpet with warmth, broad smiles and handshakes. It’s the first time they’ve met face-to-face since 2019.

In the run-up to the talks President Trump said his aim was to see a ceasefire in Ukraine rapidly and that he wouldn’t be happy if one wasn’t agreed at the talks. It’s not clear if Russia’s President Putin is prepared to stop the fighting. Russian drones carried out more attacks on Ukraine, hours before the talks began.

One person who is not in Alaska is Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who wasn’t invited despite the fact that the talks are about the fate of his country, which Russia invaded three years ago.

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith, Steve Rosenberg and Jonathan Beale.

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The UK government is partnering with TikTok influencers to warn people about the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures.

There's growing concern over the rise in Britons seeking overseas treatments such as hair implants and dental work, often lured by lower costs and shorter waiting times.

Medical content creators will urge viewers to talk to a UK doctor first, take out travel insurance and avoid package holidays that include procedures.

The move is part of a wider government campaign to curb so-called medical tourism, as well as tighten regulations for cosmetic practitioners in England.

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Today, all eyes are on Alaska where American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet.

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Face-to-face for the first time in six years and joined only by their translators, President Trump says he'll know within minutes if there is a deal to be done to end the war in Ukraine.

Adam is joined by Lord Kim Darroch, the former UK Ambassador to the United States and former National Security Advisor, and Catherine Belton, Russia reporter for the Washington Post and author of Putin’s People. They discuss who’s in each president’s delegation, how the summit is being discussed in Russia and what the most likely outcomes could be.

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