WASHINGTON -- The White House said U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call on Wednesday agreed to "a partial ceasefire against energy" between Russia and Ukraine.

The phone call came one day after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Tuesday in their phone talks that the peace in Ukraine "will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire" in Ukraine. (US-Ukraine-Ceasefire)

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SANAA -- A new round of U.S. airstrikes struck Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday evening, wounding at least nine people, including seven women and two children, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

The strikes targeted a building under construction in Sanaa's Geraf neighborhood, damaging nearby residential structures and injuring civilians sheltering in an adjacent building, the channel reported. (Yemen-US-Houthis-Airstrikes)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, amid rising inflation concerns due to the Trump administration's tariff policies.

"Uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased. The Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate," the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the central bank's policy-setting body, said in a statement after a two-day meeting. (US-Fed-Rate)

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GAZA/JERUSALEM -- At least 16 Palestinians were killed and over 30 wounded in an Israeli airstrike that struck a crowd of mourners in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, according to Gaza health authorities.

The strike hit the Salatin area of Beit Lahia during a gathering to mourn victims of earlier Israeli attacks, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Israel's military did not immediately comment on the incident. (Israel-Gaza Strip-Airstrike) Enditem

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