Three world powers could decide Ukraine’s future. Kyiv won’t be in the room.

President Trump says he is open to a trilateral summit with Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to discuss Ukraine without Zelenskyy present. The Wall Street Journal’s Lingling Wei explains what the talks signal to smaller nations.

French cities imposed curfews after violent rioting over school conditions and living costs, the BBC reports. President Emmanuel Macron is facing disapproval across the political spectrum.

The NBA season tips off today as the champion New York Knicks face LeBron James and the 76ers. The Athletic’s Fred Katz previews the title race.

Plus, Mahmoud Khalil is taking his deportation fight to the Supreme Court, Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN, and Japan launched a mission to one of Mars’s moons.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.