Day: March 6, 2026

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war for the second time in two days.

She was recognized in 1945 for three “Soñetos de la Muerte” (“Sonnets of Death”), which were first published in Chile in 1922.

She underwent a wartime metamorphosis, from a fun-loving girl to a highly decorated Resistance fighter.

The glamorous official hostess in South Vietnam’s presidential palace, she was a politically powerful and often outspoken figure during the Vietnam War.

A former actress who grew up in poverty, she was one of the most hated women in modern Chinese history for her role in the Cultural Revolution.

Ukraine is preparing to dispatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help them fend off Iranian-designed drones — something the Ukrainian army has been doing since the start of Russia’s invasion. The military assault launched in February 2022 spawned a cat-and-mouse game of aerial drone warfare that has forced both sides to constantly innovate — or perish. Moscow has dramatically scaled-up the production and sophistication of its drones, based on Iranian-designed Shaheds drones that Tehran has launched at Israel and Gulf states over the last week.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested there could be an immediate halt to liquefied natural gas supplies to Europe, he was making the most of a moment of vulnerability for the continent.