Governments in Europe and elsewhere express concern and vow countermeasures ...

The three hostages were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday morning ...

Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to discuss an end to the Ukraine war with Donald Trump ...

His earlier anti-vaccine stance has been questioned ...

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