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Trump hails Russia’s release of US teacher amid Witkoff’s visit – live

US was not required to give anything in return for Stephen Hubbard’s release ‘out of respect for President Trump’, he claims Sign up for Breaking News US email It’s also worth noting, as we bring you more from Steve Witkoff’s meeting in St Petersburg with Russian officials, that it takes place after a day of talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Norwegian…

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Warren warns of ‘enormous risk’ if Musk is ‘dictating our foreign policy’Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says there needs to be an investigation of who ordered the limit on Ukraine’s access to the Starshield satellite-based internet network and warned there is an “enormous risk” if Elon Musk is “dictating our foreign policy” by deciding what tools Ukraine has on the battlefield. “We’d like to know exactly who...

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US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets PutinThe 74-year-old former teacher has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.

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New York congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was detained by IDF in the occupied West BankCongressional candidate Brad Lander said Wednesday in a post on X that he was detained in the occupied West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces while participating in an olive harvest.

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Poland Blasts Ukrainian City’s Honor for World War II FightersTensions between Poland and Ukraine flared up after a major city council voted to dedicate the year 2027 to the memory of controversial World War II-era Ukrainian fighters.

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GOP loses grip on 7 scandal-hit Senate races that now stand between Trump and impeachmentThe stakes couldn’t be higher. The U.S. is ensnared in an escalating war with Iran, inflation is crushing America's poorest citizens, masked immigration agents are " vanishing " tens of thousands and, in their effort to do so, have taken American lives . Democrats are laying the groundwork to impeach President Donald Trump — but if they're going to…

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Israel Detains Democratic Congressional Candidate Brad LanderDemocratic nominee for Congress and former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was detained by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank Wednesday morning. “I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim in the West Bank,” Lander posted on X with a picture from a…

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Who is Stephen Hubbard, imprisoned American released by Russia?Russia on Wednesday released American teacher Stephen Hubbard, who was serving a seven-year prison sentence after prosecutors accused him of working with Ukraine as a mercenary following the Russian invasion that launched the war between both countries. President Trump announced the development on Truth Social after U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said…

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Trump: Implementing Russia sanctions would have halted Stephen Hubbard release talksPresident Trump defended his waiver of Russian sanctions, saying it would have halted negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the release of Stephen Hubbard, a retired schoolteacher who was arrested by Russian authorities when it invaded Ukraine. “Numerous people, who requested that sanctions be immediately imposed on Russia, have…

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Live updates: Trump lauds Russia's release of American; Vance to campaign with Ramaswamy in OhioPresident Trump on Wednesday morning praised Russia's release of American teacher Stephen Hubbard after four years of wrongful imprisonment. "Stephen is on his way back home and will soon be with his family. The United States, out of respect for President Trump, was not required to give anything in return - an unprecedented situation for...

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Witkoff Calls Putin “Humanitarian” After Russia Frees Jailed AmericanTrump administration envoy Steve Witkoff thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “humanitarian.” The comment came after Russia on Wednesday released 74-year-old American Stephen James Hubbard, who spent four years locked up under accusations of being a Ukrainian mercenary. “He’s a 75 year old man. You talk so much about my president, President…

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