1/10 - Top trending international stories
2/10 - Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden swept unannounced into Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
3/10 - Air raids siren howl
The US president got a taste of the terror that Ukrainians have lived with for close to a year when air raids sirens howled just as he and Zelenskyy wrapped up a visit to the gold-domed St. Michael’s Cathedral.
4/10 - ‘Kyiv still stands’
Jabbing his finger for emphasis on his podium, against a backdrop of three flags from each country, Biden said: “One year later, Kyiv still stands. Democracy stands. The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you.”
5/10 - Display of Western solidarity
The trip comes days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion and is being seen as a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war”.
6/10 - Biden pledges $500 million in military aid
Addressing a joint briefing alongside Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, Biden said, "We will announce $500 million in aid to Ukraine. This will consist of javelins, howitzers, and artillery ammunition. Later, we will announce additional sanctions against companies which are trying to back Russia."
7/10 - A five-hour trip
Biden spent more than five hours in the Ukrainian capital, consulting with Zelenskyy on next steps, honouring the country’s fallen soldiers and seeing US embassy staff in the besieged country.
8/10 - China warns US against ‘finger-pointing’
Warning the US against "finger-pointing" regarding Moscow-Beijing ties, China on Monday said it would not accept any "coercion".
9/10 - ‘Will work to end Russia-Ukraine conflict’
Ahead of a visit to Moscow, Beijing\'s top diplomat Wang Yi said in Budapest on Monday said: "Let me declare to the world that China will work together with other peace-loving countries to bring the current hostilities in Ukraine to a halt as soon as possible."
10/10 - China rejects US claim it may arm Russia
Beijing strongly denied on Monday US claims that China was considering arming Russia in its war against Ukraine, as it reiterated a call for dialogue to end the conflict. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said Beijing was now "considering providing lethal support" to Moscow. "It is the US that is endlessly shipping weapons to the battlefield," China\'s foreign ministry said.