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Europeans have offered their own proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelensky said it's a plan that his country could work with.

How is it different from President Trump's 28-point proposal?

President Trump's bid to prosecute his critics ran afoul of the law.

A judge threw out the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey.

She did the same for the indictment of Letitia James, the attorney general of New York State.

Both had been indicted by a lawyer who was willing to follow Trump's demand to pursue criminal charges after other prosecutors found no reason for a case.

The judge found the lawyer was improperly appointed.

The Trump administration started negotiations over a 28-point plan drawn up with input from Russia.

Now Europeans have put their own proposal on the table.

Yes, the Trump administration has designated Nicolas Maduro as the leader of a foreign terrorist organization.

The move is part of an ever more explicit pressure campaign.

The U.S.

has parked a naval flotilla off the Venezuelan coast and has been blowing up boats leaving the country.

I'm Steve Inskeep.