Top officials told the House Intelligence Committee that they believed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia will continue using his brutal war tactics to try to control Ukraine.

The mayor of a Polish town bordering Ukraine presented a white T-shirt bearing an image of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to the far-right Italian senator Matteo Salvini, and told him he had to wear it if he wanted to meet refugees. Before the war, Mr. Salvini was a fan of Mr. Putin.

The president announced the ban in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and warned that the action could result in higher prices for Americans at the gas pump.

President Biden is announcing new actions to hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked war on Ukraine.

Officials from the United Nations, during a briefing to the Security Council on Ukraine, called for safe passage for civilians and deliveries of emergency aid to besieged areas.

Officials said that three wildfires have consumed more than 10,000 acres and prompted the evacuation of more than 1,100 homes in the Florida Panhandle.

Ukraine's representative told judges at the International Court of Justice that 'the court has a role' in stopping Russia, as he urged them to issue an injunction demanding that Russia end its invasion of Ukraine.

Officials said 911 calls came in reporting an explosion at the Friendly Garden Apartments complex in Silver Spring, Md., north of Washington, on Thursday morning.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia's military plans had been 'ruined' by Ukrainian resistance and portrayed the invasion as directionless even as Russia captured a major city for the first time during the war.

John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said the test was delayed to avoid escalating tensions after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia put his nuclear forces on heightened alert.