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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will travel to Washington on Monday for talks with US President Donald Trump, following Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin that failed to produce a ceasefire, Reuters reported.

Zelenskiy said the meeting will focus on steps to end the war and secure lasting peace. He spoke with Trump for more than an hour on Saturday, later joined by European and NATO officials.

The Ukrainian leader has pushed for a trilateral meeting with Trump and Putin, stressing that security guarantees for Kyiv must be part of any deal to prevent future Russian aggression. He noted “positive signals” from Washington on supporting such guarantees, according to Reuters.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India from Monday to Wednesday for talks on the disputed Himalayan border, Beijing confirmed on Saturday.

It will be only the second high-level meeting since the deadly 2020 clash between Indian and Chinese troops. Relations have recently improved after an agreement last October eased the long-running standoff that strained trade and travel, according to Reuters.

The visit comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to China later this month, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit — his first visit to China in seven years.

London’s Metropolitan Police will prosecute at least 60 people for supporting Palestine Action, banned last month as a terrorist group over protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. Three have already been charged under the Terrorism Act, with penalties of up to six months in prison, Al Jazeera reported.

More than 700 protesters have been detained since the July 7 ban, including over 500 at one demonstration — the largest mass arrest in London’s history.

The UN, Amnesty International and others warn the crackdown risks stifling free speech, while the UK’s rights commission urged proportionate policing.

The government says the ban followed violent attacks by the group. Opposition parties raised concern, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to recognize Palestine by September, according to Al Jazeera.

President Donald Trump’s administration has abandoned its attempt to seize control of Washington, DC’s police force after a federal judge pressed for compromise, Al Jazeera reported.

Trump had placed the Metropolitan Police Department under federal command and deployed National Guard troops, a move DC officials called illegal. A court deal on Friday confirmed Chief Pamela Smith would remain in charge.

However, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered DC police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, clashing with the city’s sanctuary laws.

Mayor Muriel Bowser called the intervention “unsettling” and warned that DC’s limited self-rule faces its toughest test in decades, according to Al Jazeera.