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Former US President Donald Trump will soon be back in the dock: a grand jury in Miami has charged him with unlawfully storing highly sensitive information. Photos show boxes of classified government documents in a bathroom, ballroom, storage room, office and bedroom at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump, who denies the allegations, could face ten or more years in prison.

The next Nato summit takes place in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in July. According to Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the focus will be on "how we can bring Ukraine closer to Nato, where it belongs". The alliance is working on a multi-year, well-financed support package. For commentators that is not enough.

Ukraine's long-awaited offensive in its defensive war against Russia has begun. Kyiv has confirmed military operations and the recapture of several localities in the Donetsk region while Moscow has reported the destruction of several tanks supplied by the West. Commentators assess the situation as it unfolds.