President willing to speak to Russian leader for 1st time since Ukraine invasion if he seeks peace, but adds 'he hasn't done that yet'

15 properties also seized; Switzerland abandoned customary neutrality to join EU in sanctioning Moscow

Intense onslaught targets infrastructure and buildings in key southern city that had been occupied by Moscow; Ukraine scrambles to restore heat, power in Kyiv, elsewhere

Zelensky says over six million households still affected by power cuts, two days after targeted Russian strikes on energy infrastructure

Israelis said to be lobbying allies through local missions to increase pressure on Tehran, according to Axios report

As under-fire grandmaster keeps mum at tournament, team captain John Donaldson, who says he's known the player since he was 10, praises his 'great talent' and maturity

Law also prohibits promoting 'pedophilia and sex change,' imposes $165,000 fine on violators, in bid to protect children from 'darkness' spread by West, parliament speaker says

Russia's foreign minister to attend instead; experts warn absence of Russian president would stymie progress on resolving Ukraine war and its global economic fallout

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Ukraine 'probably' suffered similar military casualties, killings of as many as 40,000 civilians

Ukrainian army says more than 50 cruise missiles launched at targets across country, knocking out key infrastructure