Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have launched 54 attacks on the positions of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. The heaviest pressure is on the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions, with high activity also reported on the Huliaipole sector.

The man who opened fire on people in Kyiv has been eliminated by police.

A shooting in Kyiv has left several people dead, with a child among the injured.

The Pentagon’s top policy official, Elbridge Colby, said that future military support for Ukraine cannot depend on the United States Department of Defense alone, increasing pressure on European allies to take on a larger role.

President Emmanuel Macron said France had "loved, dreamed and grown up" with the stalwart of French cinema.

BBC Arabic’s correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

The Queen of Pop makes a guest appearance during the Espresso singer’s headline set.

The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.

Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 190 out of 219 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Russian troops since the evening of April 17.

Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.