The ships were boarded by US forces in predawn operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

The French film star had wanted her funeral to be without fanfare - but locals wanted to pay her a proper adieu.

Rescuers have extinguished all fires caused by Russian military strikes on port infrastructure in the Odesa region.

The US has announced the seizure of two oil tankers: the Marinera formerly known as the Bella 1 in the North Atlantic and the Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean.

Since the start of the day, Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops have engaged in 255 combat clashes.

The responsibility for building a safer and more independent Europe begins with Ukraine.

The Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris outlined clear commitments by Ukraine’s partners to respond to violations of the ceasefire by the aggressor, and the involvement of the United States in monitoring the truce is particularly valuable.

In Myrnohrad, the Donetsk region, Ukrainian units are holding defensive lines in the north and containing the enemy in the central part of the town, while preventing Russian invaders from bringing in equipment from the southern direction.

A Polish contingent should be present as part of a military mission in Ukraine, and the Polish government’s declaration that it will limit its role to organizational and logistical support for an international mission in Ukraine is a misguided step.

Both Greenland and its owner Denmark have repeatedly stressed the island was not for sale.