March 3, 2025

Good morning.

1. Ukrainian President Zelensky met with European leaders at a UK-organized summit that reaffirmed support for Ukraine amid efforts to end its war with Russia, after a high-profile Oval Office clash between Zelensky, Trump, and Vance (AP: nwppr.co/021z).

2. The first phase of the three-phase Israel-Hamas ceasefire expired over the weekend, after which Israel halted aid deliveries into Gaza citing Hamas refusal to accept a US-proposed ceasefire extension (BBC: nwppr.co/021y).

3. The Kurdish PKK militant political group declared a ceasefire after its jailed leader called on it to dissolve, potentially ending a 40-year conflict with Turkey (BBC: nwppr.co/021x).

4. President Trump signed an order designating English as the official language of the US, which previously did not have an official language at the federal level (AP: nwppr.co/020w).

5. President Trump announced that the US will create a strategic crypto reserve, noting it will include XRP, Solana, Cardano, Bitcoin, and Ethereum (CNBC: nwppr.co/021w).

6. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a campaign for New York City mayor, returning to politics after his 2021 resignation during a sexual harassment scandal. The Democratic primary is on June 24 (Hill: nwppr.co/021v).

7. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander touched down on the Moon, carrying NASA experiments and marking the first fully successful private soft lunar landing (AP: nwppr.co/021u).

8. The film “Anora” won five Oscars last night, including best picture (AP: nwppr.co/021t).

–Editors