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Who Is Stephen James Hubbard, the American Released From Russian Jail?

Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.

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A still from video released by the Moscow City Court Press Service showing Stephen Hubbard at a hearing in the Russian capital in 2024.
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Zelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed Sunday for more information on possible restrictions to Starshield, a U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by the Ukrainian military.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Brussels on Friday.
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Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege

Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.

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Pope Leo XIV entering a hospital in Rome before his surgery, on Tuesday.
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What Life Is Like in Kyiv as Russia Tries to Make It Unlivable

A day in the Ukrainian capital, a new kind of battlefield far from the front, where daily life means assessing — and accepting — deadly risks.

A destroyed garage on Oct. 7 after an attack on an industrial complex that killed two security guards in Kyiv.
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