By EDITH M. LEDERER and FARNOUSH AMIRI UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes those two countries would abstain. The vote —…
By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Updated 8:26 AM CDT, September 11, 2025 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister pledged Thursday to push ahead with a “great modernization program” for his country’s military and Finland’s president warned of further unease over security in…
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press The White House says American teacher Marc Fogel has been released by Russia. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff left Russian airspace with Fogel on Tuesday. Trump national security adviser Michael Waltz says the…
By ERIC TUCKER, DASHA LITVINOVA and MATTHEW LEE Updated 6:45 AM CDT, August 2, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents…
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the…
By The Associated Press The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials…
By BARBARA SURK and ANGELA CHARLTON PARIS (AP) — French authorities have foiled several plots to disrupt the 2024 Olympics, including arresting a Russian man in one of them, officials said Wednesday, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris.…
By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that “against all odds” Ukraine still stands, as he paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders…
By ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American and Russian officials said. The swap, at a time…
By JOHN LEICESTER KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior U.S. intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people. Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller did not immediately confirm the information, but said top leaders were holding…
A judge in Russia has convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. Judge Anna Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and the United States have carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange in a time of high tensions, trading on Wednesday a Marine veteran jailed by Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison…
As the war in Ukraine escalates, the Mississippi Senate is calling for the state to cut ties to Russia. Today, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Concurrent…
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited Pearl Harbor and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on Wednesday as he appealed to the U.S. Congress to do more to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Livestreamed…
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is the only orthodox church on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that reflects many nationalities such as Greek, Russian, and Ukrainian. With the…
With a potential Russian invasion on Ukraine set tomorrow, News 25 wanted to ask local experts about any potential impact it could have in South Mississippi. Associate Professor of political…
With the tensions rising between Ukraine and Russia, we wanted to ask local experts about any potential impact it could have here in South Mississippi.…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gas prices continue to fall across the country as the cost of crude oil hit 4-year low on Monday. At $2.38 per gallon, the national gas price average has not been this cheap since last February.…
A group of American Council of Young Political Leaders from Russia explored the Mississippi Gulf Coast today. They came here to learn about our political system and how the government system functions, along with taking in the Gulf Coast scenery.…