The diplomatic outreach was part of an effort to push talks to end the war in Ukraine, though it was not welcome by all European leaders.

A limited cease-fire started Tuesday in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in Ukraine, where people have been trapped without supplies for years.

Jared Moskowitz’s race in Florida is a referendum on whether a loudly pro-Israel and adamant denouncer of antisemitism fits anymore in the Democratic Party.

Soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing backlash and losing brand deals with at least three different Chinese companies.

King Charles III has arrived in the Bahamas as part of a nine-day trip to the Caribbean, where he faces calls for an apology and slavery reparations. It’s his first official visit to the Bahamas

Jordan ⁠and Syria ⁠have agreed to ​form a joint ‌security committee to ‌examine ⁠the ⁠details and repercussions of recent Jordanian ​airstrikes against Islamic State sites in ​Syria, the two countries' ⁠foreign ⁠ministries said ⁠in a ​joint statement early on ​Wednesday.

The deployment comes after a foreign national was beaten to death by a mob during an anti-immigrant protest last week.

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Tuesday there has been no indication Iran has tried to repair or reconstruct its nuclear facilities damaged in U.S. and Israeli military strikes this year or last year.