World News: Trump holds call with Zelenskyy and EU leaders ahead of Putin summit

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U.S. President Donald Trump held an online summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key European leaders, ahead of his upcoming face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Hosted from Berlin on Wednesday, the online meeting brought together President Zelenskyy, European leaders, including German Chancellor Merz, French President Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte, alongside President Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

The attendees shared thoughts that any peace must include Ukraine's voice, reject territorial concessions, and proceed with firm security guarantees.

Zelenskyy warned that Putin's pledge to pause aggression was a bluff, aimed at stronger leverage on the battlefield.

President Trump later described the call as a "very good conversation" and warned that Russia would face "very severe consequences" if Putin didn't agree to end the war after their summit on Friday.

Israel is reportedly discussing the resettlement of Palestinians and is making diplomatic progress with Indonesia.

According to Israel's N12 television, citing sources on Wednesday, Israel has approached Indonesia, Somaliland, Uganda, South Sudan, and Libya to gauge willingness to accept displaced Palestinians from Gaza under plans described by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "voluntary migration."

Though no firm agreements have been signed, some progress has reportedly been made with Indonesia and Somaliland.

Indonesia previously made a humanitarian offer, including treating up to 2,000 wounded Palestinians earlier this month and temporarily accepting around 1,000 war refugees in April.

South Sudan, however, has denied involvement.

Its Foreign Ministry labeled earlier reports of resettlement talks with Israel as "baseless" and "not reflective of its official policy."

In the U.S. state of Alaska, an outburst of water from a glacial lake led to urgent evacuations on Wednesday.

Authorities have warned residents in the state capital, Juneau, that water from a basin has burst through and flooded the Mendenhall River to record levels, peaking at over 5 meters, exceeding last year's high-water mark.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning and urged residents in the high-risk inundation zone to evacuate immediately.

Glacial lake outbursts occur when a lake formed by the melting of snow, ice, and rain drains rapidly, much like pulling a plug from a full bathtub.

Flooding has been a recurring concern in the area since 2011, and in just one year last year, hundreds of homes were damaged.

American singer and actress Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has won her first Emmy Award.

Beyoncé won the award for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming for her Netflix special "Beyoncé Bowl," a Christmas Day NFL halftime show featuring songs from her Cowboy Carter album.

She shared the honor with five collaborators, including lead designer Shiona Turini.

Beyoncé had previously received 10 Emmy nominations without a win.

Choi Chi-hee, Arirang News.