Sammy Westfall

• Europe

The summit is a show of Western unity against Russia — but there are divisions over Kyiv’s candidacy and the U.S. decision to supply it with cluster munitions.

• Europe

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his cabinet resigned after the coalition failed to agree on how to restrict migration amid a surge in asylum applications.

• War in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin and Yevgeniy Prigozhin met for three hours in Moscow on June 29, the Kremlin said. President Biden met with King Charles and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Britain.

• War in Ukraine

Lukashenko said Wagner Group chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin is no longer in Belarus and is in St. Petersburg. A Russian cruise missile attack caused devastation in Lviv, killing four people, Ukrainian officials said.

• War in Ukraine

Zelensky also told CNN that he would have wanted to launch the Ukrainian counteroffensive "much earlier" but that he lacked the weapons to commence the attack.

• Middle East

The recent flare-up of violence between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip has brought new attention to an old problem.

• War in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare public appearance before a crowd in Derbent, as Western leaders said the Wagner Group rebellion has weakened him.

• War in Ukraine

The deadly missile strike on a Kramatorsk restaurant frequented by members of the military and foreign journalists injured dozens of people.

• War in Ukraine

A deal between Moscow and Wagner fighters appeared to unfold as planned, as Belarus's leader said he welcomed the “experience” Wagner commanders could bring.