The Pentagon on Tuesday provided the first update of its effort to reduce its civilian workforce of 878,000 by up to 8% -- which could number between 50,000 to 60,000 civilian employees, a senior Defense Department official said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will speak to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Wednesday. This follows a call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Putin agreed to temporarily halt attacks on energy and infrastructure targets in Ukraine but stopped short of agreeing to a broader ceasefire.