Here’s what’s in the news today:

Presidents Biden and Putin spoke yesterday (NY Times)

Mark Meadows will not show up to today’s scheduled deposition (Washington Post)

French police have arrested a man connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (The Guardian)

Canada’s first homegrown covid shows high efficacy (CBC)

Chile has legalized sex-sex marriage (NBC News)

Vermont may send a woman to Congress for the first time (Huffington Post)

Australia will join us in the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics (AP News)

A federal judge blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate (AP News)