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The family of Robert Levinson, an American held for more than a decade in Iran and is believed to have died there, said the release of five Americans is a "cause for celebration" but added that their family's nightmare continues.

Five Americans freed from Iranian detention on Monday are on their way back to the United States after initially stopping in Doha, Qatar, according to a US official and a source familiar with the matter.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended the final declaration from last week's Group of 20 summit, which stopped short of explicitly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine identified the ships hit in its attack against a Russian naval base in occupied Crimea, claiming the vessels are beyond repair.

Ukraine is claiming that North Korea is already supplying Russia with ammunition. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited President Vladimir Putin to visit Pyongyang after the two leaders met Wednesday. US officials have warned Putin could use the summit to seek arms for his invasion of Ukraine. Follow for live updates.

The Russian defense ministry said it destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea on Wednesday. 

Ukraine has submitted an official proposal to Turkey to operate a 'grain corridor' in the Black Sea without Russia's participation, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey said. Follow here for live updates.

Russia is “weaponizing food" and "hurting the most vulnerable," European Union Council President Charles Michel said Friday.

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart that Beijing remains “impartial” on the war in Ukraine, a day after a Chinese delegation participated in international talks on ending the conflict that included Kyiv, but not Moscow.