Category Politics

Russia and Ukraine said Saturday they had exchanged hundreds of prisoners, the largest swap since Russia’s massive invasion began more than three years ago. The Russian Defense Ministry noted that 246 Russian servicemen were returned from Kyiv, and in a…

In parts of Myanmar hit by a powerful earthquake three weeks ago, key services have still not been restored, according to aid agencies, with rescuers recovering bodies and clearing rubble facing repeated aftershocks and a lack of resources. A report…

A British couple have died in a cable car accident near Naples. According to local news reports, Graham Wynne, 65, and Elaine Wynne, 58, were among four people killed in the incident on Thursday in Monte Faito, in the town…

US Vice President J.D. Vance met with the Vatican’s second-highest official after the Pope condemned the Trump administration’s crackdown on migrants and Mr. Vance’s theological justification for it. Mr Vance, who recently converted to Catholicism, arrived at the Vatican on…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial will go ahead as scheduled in early May despite his lawyers’ requests for more time to prepare, which they justified by saying it would take two more months, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Arun…

President Donald Trump said Friday that talks between Ukraine and Russia are “reaching a critical juncture,” adding that neither side is “playing” with him in his efforts to end the long war. Mr Trump made the remarks after Secretary of…

Two British tourists have died in a cable car crash near Naples. Italian news agency Ansa, citing Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi, reported that the four victims of the incident, which took place on Thursday in Monte Faito, included two Britons…

Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment faces charges of public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a northern California ski resort. The Mono County Prosecutor’s Office announced charges have been filed against the 37-year-old actor, who…

A cable car carrying tourists in southern Italy has collapsed after a cable snapped, killing at least four people and seriously injuring one, local authorities said. On Thursday, a broken cable stopped both the ascending and descending cable cars as…

A gunman opened fire at the University of Florida, killing two people and wounding at least six, police said. Authorities say the suspected shooter is the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy whose former service weapon was used in the…