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Alexander Surski, the head of Ukraine's army said his soldiers had captured nearly 600 Russian soldiers since Ukraine began its incursion

into Kursk.

Ukrainian forces have been operating in the Russian border region since the beginning of August.

Mr Sierski said that the newly captured prisoners would add to Ukraine's

so-called Exchange Fund, which it has used to secure the release of its own soldiers.

Earlier this week, Folodomir Zelenski, Ukraine's president, requested permission to use Western

supplied weapons systems to strike inside Russia.

Prosecutors brought a new indictment against Donald Trump for trying to overturn America's 2020 presidential election.

It preserves the full criminal charges of the original indictment,

but pairs away some allegations and emphasizes that some of Mr. Trump's conduct lay outside of his official responsibilities.

The revision comes after the Supreme Court ruled in July that presidents are entitled to broad immunity for

official acts. Israel's army said it had rescued a hostage who had been held

by Hamas in Gaza since October 7th.

Kiyad Farhan al-Qadi, a Bedouin citizen of Israel, had been working as a security

guard in southern Israel when he was kidnapped.

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