Putin's a no-show at Ukraine peace talks, and more - Five stories you need to know | Reuters

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a second-tier team of negotiators to hold peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey, spurning Kyiv's challenge to go there in person to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. 2. President Donald Trump said that the United States was getting very close to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the terms. "We're in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace," Trump said on a tour of the Gulf, according to a shared pool report by AFP. 3. Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian medics said, as the United States and Arab mediators pushed for a ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump visited the Middle East. 4. Boeing landed its biggest deal for widebody airplanes when state carrier Qatar Airways placed firm orders for 160 jetliners plus options to buy 50 more during President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf Arab country. 5. A Russian-born scientist and research associate at Harvard University who has been held for months in an immigration detention center in Louisiana has been criminally charged with attempting to smuggle frog embryo samples into the United States. #Putin #russia #russiaukrainewar #Ukraine #Zelenskiy #Trump #US #nuclear #Iran #Israel #military #Gaza #Qatar #qatarairways #Boeing #Harvard #scientist #smuggling #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en