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Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, both sides are still fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. 24, […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (MATAMOROS, Mexico) — Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two were rescued alive, officials announced Tuesday. The survivors — Eric James Williams and Latavia “Tay” McGee — have returned to the U.S., their families said. The four Americans — Williams, McGee, Zindell Brown and McGee’s […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two have been found alive, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. One of those found alive was injured, Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said Tuesday. One person has been arrested, the president said. Emergency […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — The four Americans kidnapped in Mexico on Friday “crossed the border to buy medicines in Mexico,” according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The U.S. citizens were taken after getting caught in the middle of a confrontation between groups, López Obrador said during his daily press conference on Monday. The […]

Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have received an invitation for the coronation of Harry’s father, King Charles III, their spokesperson has confirmed. The confirmation of Harry and Meghan’s invitation answers a longstanding question of whether they would be invited to the king’s […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — The FBI is searching for four U.S. citizens who have been kidnapped in Mexico, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said Sunday. The American citizens crossed into Matamoros, in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas just south of Brownsville, Texas, in a white minivan with North Carolina plates on Friday, the […]

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, both sides are still fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. 24, […]

Costas Baltas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — Anger over a same-track collision between two trains in Greece that killed nearly 60 people spilled onto the streets of Athens Sunday as a massive protest devolved into chaos when some demonstrators hurled Molotov cocktails at police who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Shouting […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A top Pentagon official said Tuesday that Iran could make the nuclear material for a device in about 12 days if it wanted to do so. Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said its monitors had detected that Iran now had the capability of enriching uranium to close to 84%. […]

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MAIDUGURI, Nigeria) — Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early Wednesday, amid calls from the opposition for a rerun in Africa’s largest democracy. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu announced the results on live television just after 4 a.m. local time. Tinubu of the […]