Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.
Trump spoke to Putin for more than two hoursAfter a two-hour-and-five-minute phone call today with President Trump, Vladimir Putin said he was ready to negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine. But he also repeated his demand for broad concessions, suggesting that the call had failed to yield any major breakthroughs. Trump offered a more optimistic take. He said it "went very well," and that Russia and Ukraine would "immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War." Trump presented the start of peace talks as a concession by Putin, but he was effectively endorsing Putin's own approach, given that Russia has responded to calls to stop the fighting by proposing extended negotiations. Both sides reported that Trump and Putin got along well. Trump wrote that "the tone and spirit of the conversation were excellent." Putin's foreign policy adviser told a state news agency that the leaders called each other by their first names and that "neither of them wanted to end the conversation." In related news, Russia has been beefing up bases near its border with Finland.
Justices allowed Trump to lift protections for VenezuelansThe Supreme Court issued a brief order this afternoon that allowed the Trump administration to remove deportation protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants, pending appeal of the case. A lower court judge had previously blocked the move. In the court's order — which was unsigned and gave no reasoning, as is normal with emergency applications — the justices said that the administration could temporarily strip the immigrants of temporary legal status. That could potentially allow the U.S. to begin deporting them. Ketanji Brown Jackson, a liberal justice, noted that she would have denied the government's request. A lawyer representing the immigrants described the court's decision as "truly shocking" and "the largest single action stripping any group of noncitizens of immigration status in modern U.S. history." In other news from Washington:
Treatment for diagnoses like Biden's have greatly advancedExperts say that Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis, which his office announced yesterday, is serious. The cancer is Stage 4 and has spread to his bones, so it cannot be cured. However, specialists we spoke with emphasized that recent advances have changed what was once an exceedingly grim picture for men with advanced disease. "Life is measured in years now, not months," one doctor said.
The nation's third-largest school district has embraced A.I.Miami's public schools are at the forefront of a fast-moving national experiment to embed artificial intelligence technologies into teaching and learning. It is a sharp turnabout from two years ago, when the district blocked A.I. tools over fears of mass cheating and misinformation. School leaders said it was important to teach students how to properly use technology that could play a big role in their lives. Our technology reporter Natasha Singer visited classes to see how they are going. More top news
Balenciaga has a new top designerGet ready for Balenciaga, one of the most storied and controversial houses in fashion, to become kinder and gentler, our critic Vanessa Friedman wrote. The brand announced today that Pierpaolo Piccioli, the longtime head of Valentino, would be the next creative director — signaling a potential shift in approach. Piccioli, known for his couture, will replace Demna, a lightning rod who leaned into dystopian, elevated streetwear.
The chatter from CannesThis year's Cannes Film Festival still has another week to go, but there's already plenty to buzz about. Our culture reporter Kyle Buchanan spent the week on the French Riviera, so he can fill us in. One of the most hotly debated movies is Ari Aster's "Eddington," which satirizes the political battles during Covid lockdown. Kyle talked with Aster about what he wants people to get out of the film. Also happening: Kristen Stewart thinks critics are being too nice after her directorial debut. For the first time, Jennifer Lawrence starred in a movie premiering at Cannes, "Die My Love," and it's already the subject of awards chatter. And "Sound of Falling" became an early front-runner for the Palme d'Or.
Dinner table topics
Cook: Upgrade your roasted chicken with a bold fish-sauce butter. Watch: Here are this month's under-the-radar streaming picks. Read: Two new deeply reported books present complementary portraits of OpenAI's founder. Put away: Fashion archivists and home organizers shared advice for storing clothes. Cut: It's not for everyone, but my colleagues at Wirecutter were impressed by this robot lawn mower. Plan: Here's how to travel without a phone. Compete: Take this week's Flashback history quiz. Play: Here are today's Spelling Bee, Wordle and Mini Crossword. Find all our games here.
Advice from teens on gorillas and moreWhat do teenagers know? It turns out, plenty. Several months ago, my colleagues at The Learning Network invited young people from around the world to explain in 400 words or fewer how to do any task. Thousands wrote in, and now 10 winners have been chosen. The essays are both informative and fun: A 16-year-old in Bangkok explained how to bargain in a street market (don't be too eager); a 17-year-old in California described what to do when faced with a mountain gorilla (keep calm and — here's the key — grunt); and a 16-year-old from South Korea explained how to prepare for a funeral portrait (don't forget to smile). Have an insightful evening. Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow. — Matthew Laurence Tan was our photo editor. We welcome your feedback. Write to us at evening@nytimes.com.
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