Russian-backed authorities in occupied Crimea halted public fuel sales after Ukrainian drone strikes hit oil facilities in Kerch and Russia’s Krasnodar region. Officials said at least five people were killed across the attacks.
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Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran on implementing a 60-day ceasefire deal. The negotiations are already strained by renewed fighting in Lebanon and Iran’s disputed claim that it closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon, but the US military said traffic was still flowing. US-Iran talks are set to begin Sunday in Switzerland with Pakistan and Qatari mediators involved.
Trump said U.S. Park Police arrested multiple people for alleged vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after algae and peeling blue coating appeared following a renovation. One arrested man, former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, denied damaging the pool.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned Poland’s highest honor after Polish President Karol Nawrocki moved to strip him of it over Kyiv’s naming of a military unit after the UPA. Both sides said the dispute would not end Poland’s support for Ukraine against Russia.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency to clear antigovernment roadblocks that have disrupted food, fuel and medical supplies. Protesters are demanding restored fuel subsidies, reversal of austerity measures and Paz’s resignation.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people, with Al Jazeera reporting a toll of 22, hours after a renewed ceasefire with Hezbollah was announced. The attacks have complicated planned U.S.-Iran negotiations in Switzerland tied to a broader ceasefire arrangement.