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US President Joe Biden announced in a statement that the men had been released after years of captivity in the Latin American country. Mr Biden also paid tribute to the “dedicated public servants” in the US Government who had made the release possible. He also reiterated his administration’s commitment to work as hard as possible

Vladimir Putin may cut off Ukraine’s grain supply in an attempt to shake Western resolve, according to an expert. Earlier this year, the United Nations and Turkey set up a deal between Ukraine and Russia to allow Ukrainian grain exports to pass through the Black Sea. The move was one of the few examples of

Vladimir Putin renewed his nuclear threat at a Kremlin ceremony on Friday, warning he would defend the newly annexed Ukrainian territories “with all our strength and all our means” in another escalatory move. Ukrainian intelligence has since revised the threat of Russia using nuclear weapons to “very high”. But a member of the State Duma,

Joe Biden has sternly warned Vladimir Putin that the United States is “fully prepared” to defend each of its NATO allies as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues. The warning comes after Putin tried to justify Russia’s illegal annexation of four regions of Ukraine on the grounds of sham referendums in which people in

The venue, located in Santiago and which has a capacity of over 45,000 people, was hosting an open training session. But suddently a section of it began collapsing, with severalColo Colo football fans now feared injured. As a result, the training session was promptly ended. Video shared on social media shows the stand packed full

Vladimir Putin will proclaim the annexation of four Ukrainian regions today (September 30) in an escalation of his seven-month long war and taking the conflict into an unpredictable new phase. Eight years after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, following an invasion and a similar vote, Putin will annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

Hurricane Ian has left Florida residents trapped in their homes without power as flooding and strong winds ravaged the state. The hurricane has now moved over into the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to make landfall in South Carolina on Friday. There are thought to be multiple casualties, although a number has not yet been

Footage has shown the moment Ukrainian forces destroyed four Russian armoured vehicles and a military base where enemy soldiers were residing in Kharkiv Oblast. As Russian forces are falling back towards the eastern border, Ukraine has accelerated its already rapid counter offensive operation – and this latest video serves as further evidence of the scale

Ursula von der Leyen is trying to resuscitate the deal with the South American group – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – by stripping member states of their veto powers and pushing the legislation via a simple majority in the Council and the European Parliament. According to Politico, the Commission is looking into a revised text

A number of Russian missiles have been shot down by Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. This comes as President Zelensky’s troops have successfully pressed forward its offensive operations in the northeast of the country. The Kyiv Independent shared information about the missile attack on their Twitter page. They wrote on Wednesday night: “Ukraine

France‘s finance minister has sparked fury after urging French voters to follow his example by ditching formal tie and shirt attire in favour of warm woollen polo neck sweaters to save on energy bills. Bruno Le Maire wants civil servants and other office workers to follow a trend that he and Emmanuel Macron adopted two

Hastily arranged votes took place over five days in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, and in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson to the south, which together make up about 15 percent of Ukrainian territory. Vote tallies from complete results on Tuesday in the four provinces ranged from 87 percent to 99.2 percent in favour of

A US coastguard ship spotted a guided Chinese missile cruiser in the Bering Sea, officials have revealed. The vessel was accompanied by other ships as it sailed about 86 miles north of Alaska’s Kiska Island. Seventeenth Coast Guard district commander Rear Admiral Nathan Moore said: “While the formation has operated in accordance with international rules

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping to annex four areas of Ukraine this week as his forces oversee sham referendums to declare them Russian territory. Votes are being held in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk. The Ukrainian government has already warned that anyone assisting the referendums could be charged with treason. One area which won’t

Vladimir Putin’s international allies and partners appear to be turning against him in the wake of last week’s mobilisation order in which the Russian President vowed to send 300,000 reservists to Ukraine. He made the admission in a pre-recorded address on state Russian TV for reservists to step in to help with the war in

Several Russian recruitment offices have been attacked in recent days, as Russians revolt against Putin’s mobilisation. A number of administrative buildings have also been set alight. Protests across Russia have erupted against the move which has been seen as a huge gamble for Vladimir Putin. According to the independent Russian media organisation Mediazona, there have

Massive explosions have rocked Russian bases in the occupied Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Governor of the region has said that a Russian “storage point” and barracks were were hit. Reports have emerged which suggest at least one of the explosions was caused by a HIMARS strike directed by Ukrainian special forces behind enemy

Tranches of men called up under Russia’s partial mobilisation have started arriving at military bases, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said. The latest intelligence briefing said: “The initial tranches of men called up under Russia’s partial mobilisation have started arriving at military bases. “Many tens of thousands of call-up papers have already been issued.

Italy’s right-wing coalition, led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, are on course to win a majority in the country’s Parliament, exit polls suggest. The expected result comes after the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a veiled warning when she threatened to take action if events go in a “difficult direction”. According to

Vladimir Putin’s gamble on a nationwide mobilisation will lead to his “inevitable” downfall and bring about the “destruction of his entire system”, a leading anti-Putin activist predicted. The Russian President announced his decision to implement a “partial mobilisation” in a TV address to the nation last week on Wednesday. Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said the