Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is breaking with World War II-era limits on security.

Yulia Svyrydenko resigned as prime minister of Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered a shift in the war-torn country's political strategy.

Former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruler of Qatar from 1995 until abdicating in favor of his son in 2013, has died, the emir's office said. He was 74. Hamad died Sunday morning, Qatar's Amiri Diwan said in a statement.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday that it had ​struck infrastructure used for the Ukrainian armed forces' ‌military cargo, causing damage at Ukraine's port of Chornomorsk, close to Odesa.

Syria's newly elected parliament held its first session since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad on Sunday, hoping to restart the legislative process in the country after years of conflict and autocratic rule.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.

Norway had a potential go-ahead goal disallowed after a VAR review in the World Cup quarterfinal against England. The match was tied 1-1 at halftime after goals from Norway's Andreas Schjelderup and England's Jude Bellingham.

The comments come as Trump continues to express hope that Putin can ultimately be persuaded to end the conflict, despite more than four years of war and repeated Russian attacks o