Kyiv, Ukraine— Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, a statement said. …

Washington — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to retreat from her threat to imminently trigger a vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson as House leader after lengthy meetings with him this week. “Right now the ball is in Mike Johnson’s court,” Greene said Tuesday. She added that the timeframe for following through on her promise to force a vote is …

A British AI startup that specializes in autonomous driving technology has raised more than $1 billion from some high-profile backers, including Microsoft andcomputer chip-maker Nvidia. Called Wayve, the London-based companysaid Tuesday the funding will allow it to accelerate the development of its embodied AI technology which enables vehicles to “interact with, comprehend, and learn from human behavior in real-world environments.” …