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A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed three people early Wednesday, according to a Ukrainian official. Three people were also injured in the strike, the official said.

Building on the passage of the President's supplemental funding request, representatives from the Department of State, Department of Defense, and National Security Council spoke with Ukrainian counterparts to continue negotiations critical to long-term bilateral security arrangements and other commitments under the G7 Joint Declaration of Support to Ukraine, which was announced last July in Vilnius.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on April 30 appealed to the partners of the United States to transfer Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, which has repeatedly requested more of the air defense systems to help protect Ukrainian cities and infrastructure from Russian attacks.

In connection with the NORDEFCO ministerial meeting on 29-30 April in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, the Nordic defence ministers signed Vision 2030, a steering document on Nordic defence cooperation going forward.

"You have to hear this to believe this. The International Criminal Court in the Hague is contemplating issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli government and military officials as war criminals. This would be an outrage of historic proportions."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to carry out a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether there is an agreement with Hamas for a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza.

The head of UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians, reports many countries have resumed the funding that they suspended following allegations by Israel in late January that several staff members were linked to terrorism.

With the situation in Gaza "worsening by the day", UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for Israeli and Hamas leaders currently taking part in intense negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a proposed cease-fire deal in its conflict with Israel, saying that there are "no more excuses" and "the time to act is now."

China says rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah expressed a political will for reconciliation during talks Tuesday in Beijing.

The Philippines says one of its boats was damaged during an altercation with Chinese coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the South China Sea Tuesday.

The Philippines said that Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons at two of its ships on Tuesday, causing some damage in the latest confrontation near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

Haiti's transitional council on Tuesday elected Fritz Belizaire, a former youth and sports minister, as the country's new prime minister.

Mali's military government says its forces have killed a senior Islamic State commander, Abu Huzeifa, during a joint operation with Burkina Faso and Niger. Huzeifa, who had a $5 million bounty on his head, has been linked to high-profile attacks in Africa's Sahel region, including the killing of four U.S. soldiers. Some experts say the junta will use this success to justify its stay

Georgian security forces used tear gas against protesters in a crackdown on a large demonstration outside parliament late on April 30 after lawmakers debated a foreign agents bill that is regarded by many as mirroring one used by the Kremlin to silence its critics.