The war in Ukraine has been raging for months, with Russia claiming victory in the eastern city of Bakhmut. Ukraine insists that the city has not completely fallen, and is now planning to rain artillery on Russian forces occupying Bakhmut. Meanwhile, U.S. tech start-ups are using the war to demonstrate a new generation of military systems, and world leaders have vowed further support and more weapons shipments for Ukraine.
In Greece, the conservative party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis captured 40.8 percent of the votes in the country’s general election, though it fell short of the majority required to lead a one-party government. E.U. leaders have lauded Mitsotakis for doing the continent’s unpleasant work of keeping migrants at bay.
In the U.S., President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy are negotiating over a fiscal package that would raise the debt limit, which Republicans have refused to do without spending cuts. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is expected to provide another update to Congress on the government’s cash balance this week.
Elsewhere, warring groups in Sudan agreed to a seven-day cease-fire set to begin today, the U.S. is entering an array of agreements to secure the critical minerals necessary for the transition to electric cars, and the Architecture Biennale in Venice explores how cultures from Africa can shape the buildings of the future.