But the president left three men behind on Death Row despite saying in a statement that he was “more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.” "I've repeatedly been mistaken for my date’s child and regularly asked if I'm old enough to sit in an airplane’s exit row.

Falling debris from a Ukrainian drone that was shot down caused an explosion and a fatal fire in a shopping centre in the city of Vladikavkaz in Russia's North Ossetia region, the local governor said on Wednesday.

Russian air defenses intercepted multiple drones, but reports indicated that the strategic Millerovo air base sustained damage.

Explosions were reported in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and other cities the morning of Dec. 25, as Russia launched a mass aerial attack across Ukraine. At least two civilians were hospitalized.