BRUSSELS -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that she and other European leaders, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, will travel to Washington on Monday for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"At the request of President Zelensky, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other European leaders in the White House tomorrow," von der Leyen wrote on social media platform X. (Europe-Zelensky-Meeting)

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NEW YORK -- Three people were killed and another eight injured in an overnight shooting at a club in Brooklyn, New York, NBC News reported early Sunday, citing the city's police.

The shooting took place at the "Taste Of The City Lounge" in the Crown Heights neighborhood, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference, adding that officers responded to calls of the shooting just before 3:30 a.m. Eastern Time (0830 GMT). (New York-Club-Shooting)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the army will "soon" begin a new offensive to take over Gaza City, the Gaza Strip's largest urban center, despite international warnings about the consequences for the already devastated enclave.

Zamir made the remarks during a field tour in the strip, where he spoke with senior commanders and outlined plans for the next stage of fighting, the military said. (Israel-Gaza-Offensive)

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GAZA -- At least 42 Palestinians were killed Sunday in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, Gaza's Civil Defense said.

Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua that seven people were killed in Israeli shelling near the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, and at least one person was killed in an Israeli shelling of a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of the city. (Gaza-Israel-Attack) Enditem