Hawaii declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Lowell approached, with heavy rain, dangerous surf and tropical-storm-force winds possible despite an expected offshore track. The storm comes amid unusually active Pacific hurricane activity and a strengthening El Niño.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on a U.S. proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited pause in strikes on each other’s capitals during the envoys’ visit.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected in Kyiv after closed-door talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. U.S. officials said the envoys discussed next steps in a renewed effort to end the war in Ukraine.
Volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau forced Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to suspend hundreds of flights, affecting more than 22,000 passengers. Authorities said there was no tsunami warning, while residents reported eye irritation and heavy ashfall.
Saxony-Anhalt voters are deciding whether the far-right AfD can win its first state-level government in postwar Germany. Polls reported by Al Jazeera put the party well ahead, but an outright majority may depend on smaller parties missing the 5 percent threshold.
Colombia’s army said three soldiers were killed and four wounded after drones dropped explosives on a military compound in Ocaña. Authorities blamed the ELN rebel group for the attack in the Catatumbo region near Venezuela.
Guyana has received six Cuban and Afghan deportees from the United States under a one-year third-country arrangement. Officials said the group had no criminal backgrounds and will await the outcome of immigration proceedings in Guyana.
Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow to discuss Trump’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine pledged a limited pause in strikes on each other’s capitals during the talks.