Russia and Ukraine traded rival claims of battlefield gains as the four-year war intensified. Kyiv said its forces pushed Russian troops back in the Dnipropetrovsk region, while Moscow claimed advances in Donbas. Meanwhile, Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities continued and US-brokered peace talks were postponed

Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump said Iran could face further destruction because of its actions. “Today Iran will be hit very hard,” he wrote, adding that areas and groups not previously considered targets could now face “complete destruction”