President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an Oval Office meeting, leading to the cancellation of a minerals deal and raising questions about U.S. support for Ukraine. Pope Francis suffered a coughing fit that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring ventilation. Ongoing tariff threats and potential government job cuts are dampening consumer spending and could impact the U.S. economy. The deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife in Santa Fe, New Mexico, were not caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Andrew and Tristan Tate, charged with human trafficking in Romania, have returned to the U.S. after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed his disapproval. The number of measles cases in Texas has risen to 146, resulting in the death of an unvaccinated child. President Trump and Vice President JD Vance had a heated argument with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Authorities suspect water contamination in one of the villages in northwestern Congo where at least 60 people have died.

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