Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, has been found guilty of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison by a Russian court, in a case that the US government, his newspaper and supporters have denounced as a sham.

It is rare to get major presidential candidates – on either side of the political aisle – outside the confines of prepared remarks, stump speeches and friendly audiences, so it’s worth paying attention when they actually take detailed questions.

The tentative $1.66 trillion deal adheres to spending amounts agreed to by President Biden and then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy last spring in a deal to suspend the nation’s debt limit.

Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many, including Kyiv, were skeptical that a major war could return to Europe. More than two years on, another shift once unthinkable is underway on conscription.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Europe is in a “pre-war era” but is not ready for the possibility of a conflict that looms larger every day.

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British police have found human remains in a west London flat which they believe “are connected to the human remains found” in a southwestern city earlier this week, officers said Friday.