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 Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to discuss Ukraine, without Volodymyr Zelenskyy present. The Wall Street Journal’s Lingling Wei explains what the talks signal to smaller nations. French cities impose curfews after violent rioting over school conditions and living costs. President Emmanuel Macron vows accountability as far-right rivals seize on the unrest. The NBA season tips off as the champion New York Knicks face LeBron James and the 76ers. The Athletic’s Fred Katz previews the title race. Plus, Mahmoud Khalil takes his deportation fight to the Supreme Court, Christiane Amanpour leaves CNN, and a Japanese mission targets Mars’s moon. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.