A man who dressed as a woman in a wheelchair smeared the glass protecting Mona Lisa with cake at the Louvre on Sunday, the Associated Press reports, while imploring people to "think of the earth."
Driving the news: The Louvre confirmed to Axios that an individual threw "a pastry that he had hidden" at the window of the Mona Lisa after the museum "applied its usual procedures for people with reduced mobility, allowing them to admire this major work."
Russian troops were "advancing into the middle of Severodonetsk," the last remaining major city in the Luhansk region of the Donbas under Ukrainian control, a regional governor warned Monday.
Driving the news: Putin's forces had been been trying to encircle Severodonetsk for days, cutting aid and services — raising concerns that the besieged eastern Ukrainian city could face the same fate as the fallen port of Mariupol, AP notes.
The wreckage of a Tara Air-operated plane that vanished with 22 people on board was found Monday in the mountains of Nepal's Mustang district.
What they're saying: Authorities said 20 bodies had been recovered from the crash site and, while search and rescue operations continued, there were "no presumed survivors," the Washington Post reports.
The big picture: Funds raised will go toward a PD-2 drone system featuring a ground control station and three aircraft, Sky News reports. The Eurovision trophy's winning bidder was WhiteBit, a European cryptocurrency exchange, according to the band's Facebook post Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, as Russian forces continued their bombardment of eastern Ukraine.
Why it matters: It was Zelensky's first official appearance outside of the Kyiv region since the war began in February.
New Zealand Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern, who successfully oversaw the implementation of gun control measures in her own country, will meet with President Biden on Tuesday at the White House to discuss a range of issues, including countering "radicalization to violence both off and online."
Why it matters: This is the first time a New Zealand leader has visited the White House since 2014, with Biden and Ardern slated to discuss their bilateral relationship, their shared vision for the Indo-Pacific region, and the climate crisis, according to a statement from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
