Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state, an independent country or have another type of government.

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has formalized the rejoining process of the regions which are now part of Russian territory.

NATO countries have dismissed the votes as a ‘sham.’

Voting in referendums in several regions of Ukraine on joining Russia has entered the final day.

People in the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, as well as the Russian-controlled parts of Kherson and Zaporizhia​​​​​​​, voted on the fifth and final day of referendums on joining Russia on Tuesday.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 1000 GMT, September 27, 2022.

Kiev says that its forces have retaken a village in the eastern Donetsk region and some other war-torn areas.