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Following Mr. Putin's announcement, Russia's Ministry of Defense said Ukraine returned 246 Russian soldiers in exchange for 246 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

Russia and Ukraine said Saturday they each swapped hundreds of prisoners in the largest exchange since the Russian full-scale invasion started over three years ago.

The Supreme Court ordered the government not to deport another group of Venezuelans to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, issuing an emergency order Saturday morning putting things on hold until courts can hear more arguments.

High-level U.S. and Iranian delegations met Saturday in Rome for the countries' second round of talks aimed at securing a new deal to limit Tehran's nuclear program.

U.S. and Iranian officials said "progress" was made Saturday in the second round of talks between the two countries, which are aiming to secure a new deal to limit Tehran's nuclear program.

The Defense Department is reducing its military footprint in Syria over the coming weeks and months in a consolidation of forces that reflects a changing security landscape in the country since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in December.

China rejected U.S. government appeals to halt satellite imagery support to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that they are using to target international shipping in the Red Sea, the State Department said.

President Trump said Friday he needs to hear "very shortly" from Russia and Ukraine about whether they are ready to broker a peace deal or else the U.S. will "take a pass."

Amid rural Louisiana's crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po'boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States.

A government watchdog agency this week confirmed that all diversity, equity and inclusion positions inside the Pentagon have been eliminated. The move marks a major milestone in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's campaign against an undue focus on race ...