A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine lasted little more than an hour as officials suggested progress had been scant.

Ukraine claimed to have destroyed at least 41 Russian planes, some at an airfield in Siberia, thousands of miles beyond the two counties’ border.

Eight members of the OPEC+ oil cartel said they would sharply increase production

Mr Trump claimed China had “violated” its tariff truce with America

A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated many of Donald Trump’s tariffs, a day after the United States Court of International Trade ruled that America’s president lacked the authority to impose them.

An American court blocked Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, saying the president had overreached his authority by imposing them.

The Trump administration reportedly told American embassies to stop scheduling student-visa appointments so that it could prepare for “an expansion” of applicants’ social-media vetting requirements.

The Kremlin dismissed Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin, suggesting that his comments were “emotional reactions”.

President Volodymr Zelensky said that “America’s silence, and the silence of others in the world, only encourages Putin” after Russia mounted its biggest drone-and-missile onslaught of the war so far on Ukrainian cities.

Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said that at least 79 people had died in the territory in the 24 hours up to mid-day Saturday.