Ukraine says “real progress” has been made in a new round of U.S.-led peace talks in Berlin, as Kyiv signals a potential shift on one of its long-standing red lines. Ukrainian officials now say they are prepared to drop their bid to join NATO if the United States and other Western partners provide legally binding security guarantees comparable to those offered to NATO members.

Australia is in mourning after a deadly antisemitic terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Australian government of failing to curb rising antisemitism, claiming he warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese months earlier. Albanese has strongly rejected those claims, calling for national unity and stressing that terrorism must never be used to divide society or target any religious community.