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Israeli court releases nine settler suspects over West Bank attacks as investigations into recent assaults continue.

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Russia freed Stephen Hubbard, a retired US schoolteacher in custody since 2022, from prison on Wednesday and took him to St Petersburg to fly back to the US, after talks that Washington said were a step toward ending the war in Ukraine.

Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard after 4 years behind bars

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired US schoolteacher in Russian custody since 2022, was freed from prison today and taken to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, President of Russia Vladimir Putin said.

Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with dozens of American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.

The release comes at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow.

Russia has freed Stephen Hubbard, an American who the U.S. Department of State says was wrongfully detained after he was accused of being a mercenary for Ukraine. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis and White House producer Kristin Brown have more details.

Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher from Michigan, is now on his way back to the United States after being detained in a Russian prison for more than four years. Russia accused him of fighting with the Ukrainian military, an allegation his family has always denied. NBC's Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

Russia on Wednesday freed Stephen Hubbard, ⁠a 74-year-old American citizen who had been held in custody since 2022, after a visit by US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump said that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call last week to free Mr Hubbard, and that, unlike previous releases,

During talks between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff, Putin announced that jailed American Stephen Hubbard had been released. The Kremlin also said Russia was "in principle" ready to resume trilateral talks next month.

Russia has released retired American teacher Stephen Hubbard, 74, the latest sign of warmer ties between the two countries as Washington pressures Kyiv to agree to a deal to end Moscow’s war.