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Cuban officials say a human trafficking ring is recruiting Cubans to fight in the war in Ukraine.

A top Russian general detained in the aftermath of the mutiny by the mercenary tycoon Yevgeny V. Prigozhin has been released, according to two U.S. officials and a person close to the Russian Defense Ministry. The general, Sergei Surovikin, who was seen as an ally of Mr. Prigozhin’s and earned the nickname “General Armageddon” for his brutal tactics in Syria, …

Sergei Surovikin, a former commander in Ukraine. had not been seen in public since the Wagner mutiny.

Speaking in Kyiv, Commission Chair Erik Møse pointed to continuing patterns of violations by Russian armed forces, including wilful killings, unlawful confinement, torture, rape, and illegal deportations, many of which qualify as war crimes. According to the Commission, the Ukrainian legal system faced “immense challenges” to provide accountability and justice to the victims and ensure comprehensive redress for the survivors. …

Here is the situation on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Fighting Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine’s Danube River port of Izmail, leading to widespread damage to infrastructure, according to the region’s governor. The attack came hours ahead of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which were expected to touch on ways to …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his stance on reinstating a United Nations-brokered deal to safely ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea only after the West meets Moscow’s demands on its agricultural exports. The Russian president’s remarks on Monday came after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea city of Sochi in the …

North Korea’s leader will discuss supplying weapons for Russia to use in Ukraine, US media report.

Turkey seeks to persuade Russia to rejoin the agreement, which allowed Ukraine to export farm goods across the Black Sea. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have begun talks on Ukrainian grain exports at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Monday’s meeting came nearly two months after Russia quit a UN- and Turkey-brokered agreement …

Abstract Crime 101, starring Chris Hemsworth and Pedro Pascal, has been acquired by Amazon after a $100 million bidding warfare with Netflix. The film relies on a Don Winslow novella and revolves round a hunt for a jewel thief close to the Pacific Coast Freeway. There’s hypothesis that Hemsworth could drop out of the mission, which might be a significant …

Blasts reported near Ukraine’s Izmail port on the Danube River as Russian and Turkish leaders prepare to hold talks on Ukrainian grain exports. Russia has launched an air attack on one of Ukraine’s biggest grain exporting ports, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were due to hold talks. Ukraine’s Air Force on Monday …