Trump’s claim that Ukraine has shown “zero gratitude” is false.

Zelensky has thanked the U.S.—and both Biden and Trump—many times.

CNN counted 78 examples since 2022.

NEW: On Tuesday, the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will visit Trinidad and Tobago, the small nation neighboring Venezuela.

Source: AFP

Zelensky:

As of now, after Geneva, there are fewer points — no longer 28 — and much of what is correct has already been taken into account in this framework.

There is still work for all of us to do — it’s very difficult — to produce the final document.

Karoline Leavitt on Ukraine:

The United States is still sending or selling a big amount of weapons to NATO.

We cannot do that forever.

Karoline Leavitt on Venezuela:

We view the Maduro regime as being illegitimate.

You can expect to see the boat strikes continue.

NEW: Sudan’s military chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, rejected a U.S.-led ceasefire plan, calling it “the worst yet” and accusing mediators of bias.

Burhan says it weakens the military and leaves the RSF in place.

BREAKING: Trump signed an Executive Order starting the process to label certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

The Secretary of State and Treasury must review and report on the groups, then act within 45 days if designations are warranted.

WATCH: The situation in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 4,000 Myanmar citizens in the US, saying the country’s conditions have “improved” despite an ongoing civil war and severe humanitarian crisis.

The change will take effect 60 days after publication.

Trump:

It was a Great Honor meeting Cristiano Ronaldo, A BIG STAR.

My son Barron is such a great fan, and now, so am I!

BIG: Trump plans to speak directly with Venezuela’s Maduro despite labeling him a terrorist.

The move suggests U.S. missile strikes aren’t imminent, even as Operation Southern Spear continues destroying alleged drug-running boats.

Source: Axios

No date is set, but officials say the Trump–Maduro call is now “in the planning stages.”

Source: Axios

A B-52 bomber with two F/A-18 escorts is flying along the Venezuelan coast.

NEW: The Trump administration plans to reinterview refugees who were admitted under President Biden, re-examining roughly 235,000 cases.

Source: CNN

The Trump administration is trying to stop Elon Musk from being forced to testify in a lawsuit claiming he illegally pushed to dismantle USAID while serving as a senior White House adviser.

Source: Bloomberg

Rep. María Salazar on Venezuela:

We're about to go in.

We need to go in.

Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day.

U.S. officials believe one major reason Maduro won’t step down is "fear that his Cuban intelligence handlers could execute him" if he tries to leave power.

Source: Axios

Nigeria: WFP warned that rising militant violence and instability in the north have driven hunger to record highs, with up to 35 million people at risk in 2026 due to funding gaps.

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said they accept all actors in the political process “except the Islamic Movement.”

Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight.

Trump signed an executive order launching the “Genesis Mission,” a major federal AI initiative described as as urgent and ambitious as the Manhattan Project.

The plan mobilizes federal computing power and vast government datasets to build advanced AI models for scientific research, national security, energy, and manufacturing.