Aid organizations have warned that

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Last fall, weeks before Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, Ukrainian Presidentfloated a pitch that proposed, among other things, an economic deal that would allow Washington access to Ukraine’s largely untapped minerals and deepen strategic ties.

Under pressure from Western allies and amid global war fatigue, Zelenskyy saw that the days ofmight be numbered, and so the pitch was part of the Ukrainian leader’s so-called victory plan to end. It was an offer that would appeal to Trump’s penchant for transactions-based diplomacy in hopes of ensuring a steady flow of future American support in return.

between Ukraine and the Trump administration on Ukraine’s mineral resources was inked. But the road in between was paved with mutual recriminations,, “hundreds” of revisions, and finally, a chance meeting

Despite last-minute snags, Ukraine secured a deal that’s set to bring closer ties with the U.S. and provide a vehicle for future military assistance.  Ukraine’s parliament voted unanimously to ratify the agreement on Thursday, and other documents pertaining to the deal are being finalized.

“It seems to me that this is the first time in history that the United States considers Ukraine as a long-term strategic partner, economically,” Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko told a media briefing in Kyiv on Thursday ahead of the parliament vote.Children of the Abdelaal family share a plate of beans in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Children of the Abdelaal family share a plate of beans in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Israeli authorities did not immediately respond when asked to comment on accusations that Israel was using starvation as a weapon of war, but have previously said Gaza had enough aid after a surge in distribution during a two-month ceasefire, and accuse Hamas of diverting aid for its purposes. Humanitarian workers deny there is significant diversion, saying the U.N. monitors distribution strictly.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday killed at least 23 Palestinians in