WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying that Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides.

LONDON (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy, law and international order in a dangerous world.

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt. It appears to be the latest version of plans to maintain lasting control over the territory and relocate much of its population of some 2 million.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause in some deliveries last week – a move that he felt wasn’t properly coordinated with the White House.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) – Authorities leading the search for victims of the devastating flooding in Texas deflected intensifying questions Tuesday about who was responsible for monitoring the weather that killed more than 100 people and warning that flash floods were barreling toward camps and homes.