The Russian attack on Kharkiv in Ukraine’s northeast hit the city’s main hospital, forcing the evacuation of 50 patients, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said. The attack’s main targets were energy facilities, Zelenskyy said, without providing details of what was hit.

Major Chinese airlines on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to abandon a plan to bar them from flying over Russia on U.S. flights, saying it would increase flight times, raise air fares and could disrupt some routes.

First lady Melania Trump said she has been communicating with Vladimir Putin's government about reuniting Ukrainian children with their families.

Russia now accounts for roughly 12 percent of EU gas imports, down from 45 percent before its February 2022 invasion. Whether these efforts will meaningfully curb Moscow’s energy revenues remains uncertain, as losses in European markets have been largely offset by growing sales to energy-hungry China and India.

There are few tactics from his work to end the horrors of Gaza that Trump can emulate as he seeks to curtail Russia’s near-four-year invasion.