Volcano erupts in Russia after powerful magnitude-7.0 earthquake
The Shiveluch volcano spewed an ash column as high as 5 mils above sea level and released a gush of lava, TASS reported Sunday morning.
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The Shiveluch volcano spewed an ash column as high as 5 mils above sea level and released a gush of lava, TASS reported Sunday morning.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops have captured the town of Sudzha, located just 65 miles from Kursk's capital city, which is also named Kursk.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his forces are trying to create a "buffer zone" to protect communities in northern Ukraine from air strikes.
It comes as Moscow continues to resist a Ukrainian incursion into Kursk, a region of south-eastern Russia.
A video released by the state emergency service of Ukraine shows rescue crews clearing debris at a house near Kyiv. They say a downed Russian weapon fell on it.
A video released by Russia's defense ministry shows what appears to be an air strike on a Ukrainian armored vehicle.
Russia's Ministry of Defense said the attack happened on Tuesday, claiming Ukrainian soldiers shot "indiscriminately" at random buildings.
A plane carrying Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva landed at a military base in Maryland after they were freed by Russia in a prisoner exchange.
The exchange was part of a complex, eight-country exchange that involved sixteen Western prisoners and eight Russians.
Their families and President Joe Biden were there late Thursday night as the three arrived at Joint Base Andrews.
The Biden administration announced the release of three U.S. citizens from Russia, including Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, as part of a complex 24-person prisoner swap.
Two American journalists are a Marine veteran are headed home, in what the White House calls the most complex prisoner exchange in history.
The release comes less than two weeks after a Russian court found Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage. Paul Whelan was arrested in 2018 when he was in Moscow to attend a friend's wedding and convicted of spying.
Russian flights near Alaska are not uncommon, but the presence of a Chinese aircraft appeared to be a new development.
The Wall Street Journal calls reporter Evan Gershkovich's conviction on spying charges in Russia "bogus," but it may clear the way for a prisoner swap.
He was arrested in March 2023 while reporting for the Wall Street Journal and is accused of spying for the CIA.
Federal officials in Australia have charged the pair after they allegedly obtained military information they planned to hand over to the Kremlin.
Russia is one of the only nations North Korea still allows on government-controlled sightseeing trips.
A Moscow court says it has recommended a “preventative detention” of two months should she ever return to her native country.
Evan Gershkovich has been held for over a year in a Moscow prison.
Gershkovich is facing espionage charges in Russia that he, the Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. government strongly deny. He faces up to 20 years in a prison colony if convicted.
The two leaders created a pact for mutual assistance in the event of aggression, without specifying what aggression meant or what it could mean militarily.
Kim Jong Un was at the airport waiting for President Putin. The greeting may have been warm, but these are allies of convenience. They vowed to build a strong front against the U.S. and deepen their military ties.
The a once-in-a-generation meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un are raising eye-brows from Washington to Beijing.
Russian authorities arrested U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gordon Black last month, accusing him of stealing money and making threats.
