And gleeful House Republicans head off for a 12-day break today after pushing through their stopgap funding bill.

Following today's talks in Saudi Arabia, US secretary of state Marco Rubio says "the ball is now in Russia's court" after Ukraine said it will accept a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire.

Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal and the US says it will restart military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv after a day of peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Follow the latest here ...