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Delegations from Hamas and Israel arrived in Cairo for talks on a ceasefire and a potential prisoner exchange mediated by Egypt and Qatar.

Israel and Hamas may conclude a ceasefire agreement with the release of hostages after lengthy negotiations mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

CIA Director William Burns arrives in Cairo, Egypt, to participate in meetings to mediate a ceasefire and hostage release in the Gaza conflict.

The new Patriot air defense system from Germany is expected to arrive in Ukraine no earlier than the end of June, which may coincide with the delivery of F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has long been requesting.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin did not give a direct order to kill opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to U. S. intelligence agencies, although Putin's guilt cannot be ruled out given his campaign against Navalny.

Speaker Johnson agreed to support aid to Ukraine after reviewing intelligence reports and testimonies of Russian atrocities, convinced that Putin could continue his invasion of Europe if left unchecked.

The CIA director warns that there is a real risk of Ukraine's defeat by Russia by the end of 2024 if Congress does not pass a military aid bill.

Russia reports a nighttime drone attack on the Kamenskiy chemical plant in the Rostov region, as a result of which the debris from one of the downed drones damaged the plant and injured an employee.

Australia is ready to recognize a Palestinian state as part of efforts to achieve peace in the region. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has proposed a two-state solution, with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in separate countries, as the only hope to break the cycle of violence.

The United States will offer Israel the release of 900 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 Israeli hostages to be released during the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.

Biden called on Egyptian and Qatari leaders to put pressure on Hamas to reach an agreement with Israel on a hostage exchange and a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

Democrats in the U. S. House of Representatives want to bypass Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

Without additional military assistance from the United States, Ukraine will face new challenges on the battlefield and will gradually lose more and more territory to Russia, according to senior U. S. intelligence officials.

China is providing economic and security assistance to Russia amid its war in Ukraine, supporting the aggressor country's industrial base, and threatening to influence the 2024 US elections. There are also expectations of potential aggression against Taiwan by China.

The New York Times reported that Kyrylo Budanov, the current head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, was one of Ukraine's CIA-trained special forces and participated in daring operations behind enemy lines in Crimea.

The CIA director secretly visited Ukraine for the tenth time since the start of the war to reassure the Ukrainian leadership amid delays in approving U. S. aid and fears that the country could be abandoned, as happened in Afghanistan.

BBC and Mediaphone journalists have confirmed more than 43,000 deaths of Russian military personnel since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Yermak thanked Pompeo and the United States for their support of Ukraine and expressed hope for further assistance, emphasizing the need to deter Russian aggression and protect sovereignty.

A billionaire Chinese banker who founded the investment bank China Renaissance Holdings has resigned after almost a year of disappearance, citing health and family reasons.

Former CIA officer Joshua Schulte is sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified CIA hacking tools to Wikileaks and storing images of child abuse.

The United States plans to provide Ukraine with weapons by transferring them to Greece with the understanding that Greece will then transfer some of its surplus weapons to Ukraine.

Norway will introduce stricter rules for Ukrainian refugees to reduce pressure on municipalities, including work requirements and restrictions on financial assistance to those living outside of refugee centers.

The CIA Director warned that reducing US support for Ukraine would be a geopolitical mistake of historic proportions, and that continuing to provide assistance is a modest investment with a significant return.