Oct 21 Watch 3:05 American imprisoned by Russia released as Witkoff meets and praises Putin By Nick Schifrin, Daniel Okay Russia freed an American imprisoned for the last four years. Stephen Hubbard was captured in Eastern Ukraine and convicted of fighting against Russia. The 74-year-old retired teacher was reportedly freed without a swap. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff greeted Hubbard… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 8:24 How Elon Musk gained so much power over U.S. security interests By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Nick Schifrin According to reports, Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield defense systems. Nick Schifrin reports, and Amna Nawaz discusses how the world's richest man gained such power over U.S. security interests with Charles Galbreath, a retired Air Force colonel… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Vance defends U.S. envoy Witkoff calling Putin a 'humanitarian' after prisoner release By Associated Press The vice president called Steve Witkoff “a diplomat” and said he was in Russia to get a job done. Continue reading
Oct 21 Putin agrees to resume trilateral Russia-Ukraine-U.S. talks next month By Associated Press The Russian leader has agreed “in principle” to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading
Oct 21 Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after over 4 years in prison, during a visit from U.S. envoy Witkoff By Dasha Litvinova, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The release comes at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow. Continue reading
Oct 20 Nigeria confirms Ebola case in its capital as woman who arrived from Uganda tests positive By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 3:52 Zelenskyy seeks to mend ties with Trump ahead of Witkoff-Putin meeting By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and European officials in Norway in a bid to avoid a further diplomatic rupture with President Trump. Over the past week, Trump has criticized Zelenskyy over Ukraine’s efforts to inflict heavy… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:26 Tightening sanctions on Russia is 'the way to end this war,' says David Kramer By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Kramer. He held a number of senior positions at the State Department during the George W. Bush administration. He’s now the executive director of… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Britain sending air support to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks In our news wrap Tuesday, British authorities say they're sending air support to Saudi Arabia to protect against missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Vice President Vance says he's not endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 8:14 Ukrainian refugees face growing hostility in Poland By Malcolm Brabant, Łucja Skolankiewicz Poland has been one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. But many of its people are slowly turning against the one million Ukrainian refugees given sanctuary over the past four years. Divisions between Poles and… Continue watching