German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine’s allies decided several months ago to drop restrictions on the use of the weapons they’ve provided to allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds more prisoners as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire.

A 2024 U.N. report found that 95% of released Ukrainian POWs had endured “systematic” torture. Prisoners described beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, sexual violence, prolonged stress positions, mock executions, and sleep deprivation.

Reuters witnesses saw and heard successive waves of drones flying over Kyiv, and a series of explosions jolted the city.

"I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him," said President Trump.

We're tracking several developing headlines happening over the holiday weekend, including a number happening overseas.

Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city. Many Kyiv residents were taking shelter in underground subway stations.

Trump, who has previously positioned himself as a mediator seeking to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, issued an unusually strong rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend.