That’s a wrap – thank you for reading the Need to Know blog today. These were some of the main stories:

• Trump details letter received from Zelensky: Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent him a letter saying he wants to come to the negotiating table and is ready to sign a deal on critical minerals.

• Is Australia getting a tariff exemption? Donald Trump has launched a fresh tirade against countries he feels are ripping off the US on trade.

• Trump declares presidency ‘most successful in US history’: Donald Trump takes a victory lap in a speech to Congress.

• 130km/h winds, up to 800mm of rain predicted for Qld: Tropical Cyclone Alfred is a category 2 system and is currently 400 kilometres east of Brisbane, a Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson says.

• Schools to close, surgeries and public transport to pause: Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has asked Queenslanders to take cyclone preparation seriously as this is a rare event for the state’s south-east.

• Second NSW nurse charged over alleged antisemitic video: The second of two nurses appearing to make antisemitic threats in a video filmed by Israeli influencer Max Veifer has now been charged.

• Cyclone expected to hit at 2am on Friday: NSW Premier Chris Minns says the emergency management team expects Tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall at 2am on Friday.

• South-east Queensland faces first cyclone direct hit in 50 years: Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells says she has seen a sandbag depot in Brisbane that has queues for about an hour and that’s the shortest it had been in the last 24 hours.