US Treasury Secretary Bessent said romantic relationships between supervisors and subordinates are a major corporate taboo.

Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said the coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone in the eastern region.

Russian media on the 15th quoted Foreign Minister Lavrov as saying any Ukraine settlement that does not take Russian interests into account will "absolutely not work." Responding to von der Leyen's remark that talks must be premised on a ceasefire, Lavrov said Russia will not accept solutions that ignore its interests, warned the EU appears unclear about the role it can play in negotiations, and reiterated that Russia insists talks be premised on achieving the goals of its "special military operation," "this has not changed."