Monday marks three years since Russia invaded Ukraine as tensions swirl around peace talks. Israel pauses hostage and prisoner transfers, saying Hamas is making a spectacle out them. Pope Francis remains in critical condition.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, the war in Ukraine, Vice President J.D. Vance's speech during the Security Conference in Munich,

Hamas releases 6 hostages in latest swap; Bibas family confirms Shiri's remains have been returned; Pope Francis in critical condition; Russia says preparations underway for meeting between Putin and Trump.

Trump is also making his second administration's first forays on the diplomatic front with calls to Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on ending the 3-year-old war that began in February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Rubio says ending Russia's war in Ukraine will require concessions from all sides and that Europe will be part of talks.

Just after being released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, Sasha Troufanov was visited by Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar who helped him don Tefillin for the first time in his life.

Trump suggests that Ukraine may be to blame for conflict with Russia; Palestinians flee northern West Bank amid Israeli crackdown on militants; Hamas says more hostages will be released; Winter storm heads for East Coast.

EXCLUSIVE: A bombshell new report has identified Hamas' biggest "friends and enablers" who supply the group with different types of support.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a visit to Qatar, stressed that establishing a Palestinian State is essential for resolving the ongoing conflict. He warned that displacing Palestinians instead of creating a state would be a “time bomb” that could lead to further instability.

Senior U.S. and Russian officials agreed yesterday not only to work together on ending the war in Ukraine, but also to cooperate on financial investment and re-establishing normal relations. The negotiations were the most extensive in years between the two global powers.

Four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin on Tuesday, in what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of the Islamist group in Germany.

Russia on Saturday welcomed the release of Russian citizen Aleksandr Trufanov in the Gaza Strip. "We thank the Hamas administration for its decision," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow.