Zelenskyy says possible to repair ties with US, sign minerals deal
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a meeting with members of the media on the outskirts of London Leaders from Britain and the European Union attend a summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss European security and Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, March 2, 2025.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday his country remained ready to sign a rare earth minerals deal with the United States, and that he believes he can salvage relations with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Iranian Finance Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati speaks during an open session of parliament for his impeachment, in Tehran, March 2, 2025. Iranian parliament holds an impeachment hearing of the the Finance Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati, in Tehran, March 2, 2025.
FILE - In this photo provided by the US Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018.
A health worker prepares to administer a vial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola, during a trial at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Feb. 3, 2025.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, left, and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon pose after signing documents in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on April 18, 2024. Tajikistan has been under one man's rule for over 30 years. The last time the leader changed in Uzbekistan was in 2016.
Nuns pose for a photo in rain ahead of a prayer service in St. Peter's Square, as Pope Francis continues his hospitalization, at the Vatican, March 1, 2025.
Ghana's first-ever female world boxing champion, Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, poses for a photo after a morning training session on the beach in the Jamestown district of Accra, Ghana, Jan 22, 2025. Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, 28, shows a photo of her match against Sangeeta Birdie from Britain, which earned her the world title and made her Ghana's first-ever female world boxing champion in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana, Jan 23, 2025.
Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente at the State Department in Washington, Feb. 27, 2025.
Charli XCX receives the award for artist of the year during the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London, March 1, 2025.
FILE - Delivery workers sort packages on a conveyor belt, ahead of a shopping festival at a logistics station in Beijing, June 12, 2023.
A demonstrator holds a picture of jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27, 2025. Ocalan's Kurdistan Workers' Party declared a ceasefire on March 1 after he asked the group to disband. Pakize Akbaba mourns over the gravestone of her son Namik Ayhan Akbaba, a Turkish soldier who was killed during fighting with PKK militants, on the day jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the group to disarm and disband, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Feb. 27, 2025. Syrian Kurds make the peace sign as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers' Party to lay down its arms, a move that could have far-reaching consequences for the region, in Hasakah, Syria, on Feb. 27, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly spar during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 28, 2025.
A woman wrapped in the national flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo prays at Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 1, 2025. Nuns arrive to pray at St. Peter's Square, as Pope Francis continues his hospitalization, at the Vatican on March 1, 2025. Faithful attend a Mass for the health of Pope Francis at an underground chapel under St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 1, 2025.
FILE - Chinese jet manufacturer AVIC's logo is displayed at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, June 20, 2023.