Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said a truce with Russia covering the Black Sea and energy strikes was effective immediately yesterday, but warned that Moscow was already manipulating and distorting the accords.

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day.

The Oscar-winning director of a documentary on the Israel-Palestinian conflict was released from detention yesterday, a day after being injured and arrested during a raid by Israeli settlers on his village in the occupied West Bank.

Pope Francis was in such a critical condition as he battled pneumonia in both lungs that his doctors considered letting him die, the head of his medical team has revealed.