Overview
- U.S. envoys met Ukrainian officials in Washington and are slated to see Russian counterparts in Moscow this week, with the Kremlin confirming President Vladimir Putin will receive envoy Steve Witkoff.
- Kyiv and Moscow have cautiously described the revised Trump plan as potentially workable, yet core disputes over territorial concessions and security guarantees remain unresolved as fighting continues.
- Honduras’ presidential race is in a statistical tie at roughly 57% of tally sheets processed, prompting a slower manual verification as the CNE urges patience and OAS observers call for stronger transparency measures.
- President Donald Trump publicly backed Nasry Asfura, warned of “serious consequences” if results shift, and his promised pardon of ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández was followed by Hernández’s confirmed release from a U.S. prison.
- The White House says Trump will attend Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, Mexico’s president reiterates she will skip the tournament’s opening and donate her seat, and Mexico’s Senate moves to quickly select a new FGR chief with Ernestina Godoy leading the field.