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Longest truce of Ukraine war, in Kherson region, set to end

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The longest truce of the Ukraine war, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and limited to just the Kherson region, was set to end on Sunday evening after neither side announced an extension. The rare pause in fighting, which began early on Tuesday, enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-oc

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Both outlets frame the story around the same localised Kherson truce reaching its scheduled end and note that it enabled a humanitarian or evacuation effort. The difference is in attribution and emphasis: France 24 says Russia refused to extend the ceasefire, while the South China Morning Post says neither side announced an extension and is alone in saying it was brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump.

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