3/ Davis is said to have been blindsided by Trump's decision to nominate Republican donor John Breslow to be the next ambassador to Cyprus. The State Department has been sidelined in diplomacy in Ukraine, with Trump allies like Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner leading instead.
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Ambassador Julie Davis to Retire from Diplomatic Service
2/ The Financial Times reports that Julie Davis will leave her post in the next few weeks and retire from the diplomatic service. She has been serving simultaneously as ambassador to Cyprus and Ukraine, but is based in Kyiv.
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US Acting Ambassador to Ukraine Resigns Over Trump’s Lack of Support
1/ The acting US Ambassador to Ukraine is to resign over differences with the Trump Administration, becoming the second ambassador to do so in just over a year, and the third to resign under Donald Trump. She is said to be frustrated at Trump's lack of support for Ukraine.
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Fundraising Appeal to Support Ukrainian Media EMPR During War
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UAE Withdraws from OPEC and OPEC+ Alliance
The United Arab Emirates, which rank among the world’s top ten largest oil producers, today announced their withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+.
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Large-Scale Fire Erupts at Tuapse Port
❗️Additional footage of today’s large-scale fire in the port of 🇷🇺Tuapse pic.twitter.com/fOnuDxemDc
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 28 avril 2026Additional footage of today’s large-scale fire in the port of Tuapse
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Limited-Edition U.S. Passports Mark 250th Independence Anniversary
COMING SOON: Limited-edition U.S. passports to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence.
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Rubio: Iran’s Nuclear Program Core Threat to Regional Stability
Rubio: Iran’s nuclear program is the core issue. The regime seeks to export its revolution and dominate the region through proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 28 avril 2026
Even now it uses Hormuz as economic leverage—imagine that power with nuclear weapons.
3/ pic.twitter.com/BcTGTRoNlcRubio: Iran’s nuclear program is the core issue. The regime seeks to export its revolution and dominate the region through proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas. Even now it uses Hormuz as economic leverage—imagine that power with nuclear weapons. 3/
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Rubio: Iran’s Leaders Are All Hardliners, No True Moderates
Rubio: Iran is run by radical Shia clerics and is deeply fractured. Talk of “moderates vs hardliners” is misleading — they’re all hardliners.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 28 avril 2026
Some focus on running the state, others are driven by ideology, including the supreme leader and his circle.
2/ pic.twitter.com/whySnvvuSSRubio: Iran is run by radical Shia clerics and is deeply fractured. Talk of “moderates vs hardliners” is misleading — they’re all hardliners. Some focus on running the state, others are driven by ideology, including the supreme leader and his circle. 2/
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Rubio questions new Ayatollah’s authority and legitimacy
Rubio: It’s unclear whether new Ayatollah has authority.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 28 avril 2026
The key questions are his credibility versus his father, whether succession should be hereditary, if he has the clerical credentials, and whether he’s actually making decisions or someone else is.
1/ pic.twitter.com/9n2ivWuBmbRubio: It’s unclear whether new Ayatollah has authority. The key questions are his credibility versus his father, whether succession should be hereditary, if he has the clerical credentials, and whether he’s actually making decisions or someone else is. 1/