Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained by Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Donald Trump, left Russia with Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, and they landed back in the US at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday night, according to the White House.

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may be Russian someday," casting doubt on the future independence of the nation, which has been defending itself against Russia's full-scale invasion for nearly three years with Western support, CNN reported, citing the US President's interview with Fox News.

The comments were made ahead of a meeting between Trump's Vice President, JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, scheduled for this week.

Foreign nationals entering India without a valid passport or visa may soon face imprisonment of up to five years and fines reaching Rs 5 lakh. If entry, stay, or departure is facilitated through forged travel documents, the punishment will range from a minimum of two years to a maximum of seven years, with fines between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 10 lakh.

These measures are part of the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, according to a report in The Times of India.

Prashant Kishor, a former election strategist and leader of the newly-formed Jan Suraaj party in Bihar, met actor and TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) leader Vijay on Monday in Chennai, offering his “support and guidance” to help secure the party’s success in the 2026 Assembly elections. Kishor is set to serve as a ‘special adviser’ to TVK.

The Indian government will leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify ‘mule’ accounts used by cybercriminals to store illicit funds, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Chairing a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on ‘Cyber Security and Cyber Crime’ in New Delhi on Monday (February 10), Shah disclosed that 805 apps and 3,266 website links had been blocked following recommendations from the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), the government’s cybercrime monitoring and detection unit.

The imposition of reciprocal tariffs by US President Donald Trump could end up hurting emerging Asia such as India, China and Thailand more than developed Asian economies (Hong Kong, Singapore), according to a note by Nomura.

India (9.5 per cent weighted average effective tariff on US exports to India versus a 3 per cent tariff rate on India’s exports to the US), Thailand (6.2 per cent versus 0.9 per cent) and China (7.1 per cent versus 2.9 per cent), Nomura said, have much higher effective tariff rates on the US.

US President Donald Trump has said that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas should be canceled if the militant group does not release all remaining hostages from Gaza by midday on Saturday. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Trump warned, "If they’re not here, all hell is going to break out." He also expressed concern that some of the hostages might already be dead.

Tech giant Google officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’ on Google Maps for American users after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change the name. However, for Mexican users, it will remain the Gulf of Mexico, and for the rest of the world, both names will be displayed on Google Maps.

Six US Congressmen have urged newly appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) previous indictment of officials from the Adani Group. The conglomerate had dismissed the allegations in November last year, describing the Biden administration’s move as unfounded.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday said that the people of Delhi have punished Arvind Kejriwal for their corruption and now, the people of Punjab also want to free the state from "AAP-da".

Speaking to ANI, Chugh claimed that the countdown of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has started.

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