Ukraine

For Israel, a Democrat-controlled House and Senate may intensify congressional scrutiny of Israel's military operations in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, while threatening long-standing US support.

The request would focus on expanding funding to NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), according to officials who spoke to Bloomberg on condition of anonymity.

In a social media post, US envoy Steve Witkoff said the new Abu Dhabi discussions will cover "post-war security agreements, de-escalation, humanitarian measures, and ending the war."

Ukrainian military drones have been straying into the airspace of neighboring European countries, creating concerns of the war spilling over into NATO countries bordering Russia and Belarus.

All-clear messages were sent shortly afterward for each alert, and Ukraine's Ministry for Digital Transformation said the app had been temporarily suspended.

The local ceasefire in Oleshky was reached thanks to mediation efforts by US First Lady Melania Trump with the pope's involvement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Ukraine had been waiting for almost a month for the US to sign off on critical ​missile supplies.

"Classified information is not personal property. Leaking it for personal, political, or professional gain is a betrayal of the trust placed in those responsible for keeping it," Parnell wrote.

The unofficial pause is expected to last until after the US midterm elections and potentially deeper into November, it added.

The ceasefire will enable aid deliveries and allow evacuations from a frontline town suffering acute shortages of food and medicine.