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The goal of the ceasefire is to allow thousands of displaced civilians to return to their homes.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to the U.S.

where he meets Sunday with President Trump in Florida.

But first, he stopped off in Halifax where he met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Carney announced Canada is providing $1.8 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine.

Looking toward his talks with Trump tomorrow, Zelensky says he's hoping for a constructive meeting.

As the year draws to a close, political observers are starting to offer grades for the first-year performance of the Trump administration, NPR's Ron Elving.

That's NPR's Ron Elving.

China has passed amendments to a foreign trade law that would make it easier for the state to retaliate in the event of a trade war.

But it also opens up its economy to certain kinds of investment.

NPR's Emily Feng has more on that story.

Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday.

They were there to mourn eight people killed in a bombing on Friday.

Eighteen other people were also injured in that attack.

Officials say a number of explosive devices were placed inside the mosque before the blast, but so far they have not publicly identified anyone as a suspect.

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The Kennedy Center is threatening to sue jazz musician Chuck Redd, who canceled his long-standing Christmas Eve concert after learning President Trump's name was added to the building.

NPR's Chloe Veltman has more.