Dave Mattingly

Ukraine's national security chief says the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, may travel to the U.S.

in the next few days to try to finalize a deal to end Russia's war with Kyiv.

Writing on social media today, Rustam Umarov says Zelensky's trip would be to complete an agreement with President Trump.

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and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva over the weekend to go over Trump's 28-point peace plan for ending the war.

The talks included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called the discussions productive.

That was despite pushback from some European countries who were not part of the process.

Researchers are linking reduced time on social media with fewer mental health symptoms.

NPR's Ritu Chatterjee says it's based on a study published in JAMA Network Open.

I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expressing optimism after talks in Geneva aimed at bringing an end to Russia's war with Ukraine.

Here's Rubio speaking yesterday about discussions with Ukrainian officials on the Trump administration's 28-point peace plan.

Ukrainian officials are describing progress having been made at the talks.

Rubio says areas of disagreement with Kyiv are not insurmountable.

Israeli forces have killed a senior Hezbollah commander in an airstrike in Beirut.

According to Lebanese health authorities, yesterday's strike in a crowded residential area also left four others dead and wounded dozens more.

Jane Araf reports.

Two men from Texas are among those facing charges, resulting from what prosecutors say was a violent plot to take over an island in Haiti.

NPR's Christian Wright reports.