The US president demanded a ceasefire before he met Putin. His change of mind flies in the face of what Europe and Ukraine want.

US President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil, in an attempt to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. But the United States and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., discusses his take on the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska and more on ‘Fox News Sunday.’

Russia’s Ministry of Defence said that between 11:00 and 14:00 Moscow time today (09:00 and 12:00 BST), 10 Ukrainian drones were “intercepted and destroyed” across Russia. Eight were in the Belgorod region and two in Krasnodar Territory, southern Russia.

In our travel stories roundup this week: the mysterious origins of the world’s only non-rectangular national flag, plus four lifetime friends recreate the photo they took on a UK beach more than 50 years before.

America lacks the political commitment and military pre-eminence that helped it resolve earlier European conflicts.

Firefighters have spent days battling blazes in Greece, Portugal, Spain and elsewhere. Forecasters said temperatures could pass 111 degrees in some places on Thursday.

The human ancestor fossil known as Lucy has left Ethiopia for display in a European museum. Lucy’s skeleton, which is 40% complete, left Ethiopia on Thursday and will be displayed at the Czech National Museum in Prague for approximately two months.

CBS is bringing together two of its biggest reality shows this fall as The Amazing Race welcomes 13 Big Brother fan-favorite houseguests — and their travel companions — to compete in a high-stakes European adventure.