🔵 Peace Talks Collapse

Good morning. It’s Friday, February 28.

 

The main event of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House was supposed to be the signing of a minerals deal, but it quickly devolved into a heated argument with President Trump and Vice President Vance.

After an explosive Oval Office meeting in front of the press, Trump released a statement saying that he had determined Zelensky is “not ready for Peace if America is involved.” Lunch and a joint press conference between the two leaders were canceled.

“He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Pope Francis’ condition worsened after he went through a bronchospasm that led to an episode of vomiting and inhalation, the Vatican said. Following the episode, the pope began non-invasive ventilation and was responding well.

According to Vatican sources, the pope is now breathing with the help of a mask that covers his nose and mouth, and is not intubated.

The Vatican says that throughout the day the pope remained alert and oriented the entire time. However, Vatican sources noted that Pope Francis is not out of danger and the doctors still need to assess the impact of today’s episode.

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that will make English the official language of the U.S., Fox News Digital confirmed on Friday morning.

People in the U.S. communicate in more than 350 languages.

Trump will sign an executive order on Friday rescinding a 2000 mandate from Bill Clinton that required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers, a White House official told Fox Digital.

Newly released bodycam footage shows the moment a Jan. 6 defendant was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer in Indiana last month. An Indiana special prosecutor said the officer involved in the fatal police shooting will not be charged.

42-year-old Matthew Huttle was pulled over by a police officer around 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2025. The 10-minute traffic stop ended with Huttle being shot and killed by the officer.

On Thursday, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam video and police dashcam footage of the police shooting death of the man who had been pardoned by President Donald Trump for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

India’s first transgender clinic has closed after losing its funding from USAid.

Mitr Clinic, located in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, had its USAid slush fund cut off as part of the recent 90-day freeze imposed by President Donald Trump.

All of the staff have been fired and customers have been urged to go elsewhere.

More protests broke out on Thursday at New York City’s Barnard College after a group of more than 50 anti-Israel agitators took over a building on campus the day before.

The NYPD made several arrests after the protests reignited, with around 100 anti-Israel demonstrators gathering in front of the entrance to Barnard, once again wearing masks and keffiyehs and chanting, “Free Palestine.”

Tension rose and became more chaotic as protesters marched from Barnard to CUNY’s City College campus, to protest outside Gov. Kathy Hochul’s event at CUNY, which was canceled due to the anticipated protest.

A stunning cosmic getaway is in store for residents of the United States on Friday evening as seven planets will align in a spectacular display — dubbed a planet parade — that can be seen without traveling far from home. Such a sight won’t be visible again until 2040.

“Seven planets will be visible in the evening sky,” Bill Cooke, NASA astronomer based at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, told Fox News Digital.

“And three of them are going to be easily visible.”

Skype, once the go-to app for making calls on the internet, is shutting down after several key missteps and the rise of more user-friendly competitors.

Skype, a big hit during the early 2000s, failed to keep up with competitors and wasn’t able to claw back during the pandemic when demand for video calling spiked.

Microsoft announced on Friday that it will shut down Skype on May 5 and replace the 21-year-old calling and messaging service with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers.

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