Saudi Arabia will host officials from Washington and Kyiv to smooth over relations after President Trump and Zelensky clashed at the White House.

The US government has already revoked some access to satellite imagery for Ukraine and paused intelligence sharing, piling pressure on Kyiv as Trump seeks a swift end to the war, now in its fourth year after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia's Queensland state were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone, brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.

At the summit on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders that Ukrainian and American negotiators had 'resumed work,' and that 'we hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting.

The United States, once Ukraine’s main ally, has upended its wartime policies in its stated pursuit of a rapid end to the fighting. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Delegates from Kyiv and Washington intend to meet in Saudi Arabia and discuss positions to take in potential peace talks with Russia. DW looks at the significance of the meeting and what Ukraine stands to gain from it.