Briefing: A shooting near the White House. A fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. + Why is it so tough to define what Israel will accept in the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire?

Briefing: Russia and Ukraine strike each other through the night while talking peace in Abu Dhabi. The FBI wants to interview six U.S. legislators who reminded troops to disobey illegal orders. + Does Putin’s vision of Russia as a great power make a peace deal with Ukraine impossible?

Briefing: While the world’s big economies convene in Johannesburg, the Americans stay home. A U.S. judge throws out the prosecutions of two of Trump’s perceived political enemies. + What is international law, anyway?

Briefing: Pentagon war gaming says regime change in Venezuela would mean total chaos. Burma shuts down massive scam operations on the Thai border. + Why would a country sacrifice thousands of soldiers to another’s war for almost nothing in return?

Briefing: The U.S. government’s case against a presidential target collapses. Washington and Moscow draft a Ukraine peace plan—without Ukraine. + Why are investors down on AI?

Briefing: Mass disappearances after Sudan’s al-Fasher falls. The U.S. Congress forces the release of the Epstein files. + Is the world entering a new era of catastrophic risk?

Briefing: A U.S. court excoriates the government’s prosecution of a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A massive weekend attack on Ukraine. + How much does North Korea depend on China and Russia for its future?