President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the recent buildup of Russian troops around his country's borders, while dangerous, did not present much more of a security threat than a year ago.

The vice president met with President Xiomara Castro, and the two discussed issues that have challenged the Central American country.

President Biden commended Justice Stephen G. Breyer for his nearly 28 years on the bench, and said his pick for the vacancy 'will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court.'

Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court's three-member liberal wing, has spent almost 28 years on the bench. President Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to fill the vacancy.

The NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg criticized Russia's continued military buildup along Ukraine's borders but stressed that a diplomatic solution to the standoff was still possible.

Investors are focused on the Federal Reserve's next move, following the Fed's first policy-setting meeting of the year, as the central bank rushes to pull back its support for the economy and shifts to tacking inflation.

The United States delivered a written response to Russia's demands in Eastern Europe, which included its concerns over escalating military tensions in the region.

The U.S. Coast Guard said one man was rescued and one body was recovered after a boat that appeared to be part of a human smuggling operation capsized in the Florida Straits with 40 people on board.

Revelers took to the streets the morning after a coup in Ouagadougou, the country's capital, to express support for the new military junta and call for Russian help in combating Islamist violence.

The organization reduced its estimate for economic growth in 2022 to 4.4 percent from its earlier prediction of 4.9 percent. It warned that larger-than-expected slowdowns in the United States and China, the world's two largest economies, could drag down global output.