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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Kremlin Admits At Least Three Russian Agents Freed In Deal

The Kremlin on Friday said that at least three Russians freed in a landmark prisoner exchange were undercover Russian agents, a rare public admission into the work of Moscow's top-secret security services.

International Business Times

Israeli assassinations push Middle East to most dangerous point yet

‘People are not understanding the gravity of what this is,’ one analyst tells Bel Trew

The Independent UK

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Paris mayor honours Ukraine's Olympic team in solidarity over Russian invasion

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo awarded Ukrainian athletes the Grand Vermeil Medal – the French capital’s highest distinction – as a move of solidarity during the 2024 Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

OPINION - The Standard View: Journalism is not a crime – Evan Gershkovich should never have been detained

Journalism is not a crime. Yet for Vladimir Putin, illegally detaining foreign nationals, whether journalists or otherwise, has become a key plank of his foreign policy.

Evening Standard

After Haniyeh's Killing, Who Will Lead Hamas?

Palestinian militant group Hamas prepares to choose a political leader after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in a Wednesday attack in Tehran blamed on Israel.

International Business Times

Iran, Allies Plan Joint But Limited Retaliation Against Israel

On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called "Axis of Resistance" -- a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups hostile to Israel -- to discuss retaliation for the deaths of Hamas's leader and Hezbollah's top military commander, said a source close to Lebanese group.

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Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle

At least 46 people were killed and 200 injured in clashes until a ceasefire was agreed upon on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

They were greeted by friends and family, as well as US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Al Jazeera

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Journalists, artists, dissidents, hackers and a hitman go free as 26 swapped in large-scale prisoner exchange.

Al Jazeera

The US-Russia prisoner swap shows how journalists risk being used as geopolitical bargaining chips

The photo of returning prisoners in an American plane, all grinning from ear to ear, says it all: the joy, the relief and the success of an incredibly complicated mission.

The Conversation

Evan Gershkovich and fellow freed Americans welcomed back to US by Biden and Harris after Russia prisoner swap

In emotional scenes on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, security executive Paul Whelan and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were met by Biden and Harris and reunited with their loved ones

The Independent UK

Russia Frees US Reporter In Huge Prisoner Swap With West

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed Thursday in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: Turkey launches new Ukrainian warship

Crimea under missile and drone attack; Estonia to clamp down on sanctions evasion via its Russian border. What we know on day 891

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International Business Times

US Tried To Get Navalny Into Russia Swap -- But Then He Died

Amid celebrations at getting a slew of US citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret Thursday: failure to get out an even bigger name -- Alexei Navalny.

The Independent UK

Inside the secret talks behind the biggest US-Russia prisoner swap since end of Cold War

The behind-the-scenes operation was documented meticulously by the Wall Street Journal, which has been unable to reveal its secrets until now

International Business Times

Poisoned And Jailed: Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was released from a 25-year prison sentence on Thursday in a prisoner swap, has spent years warning the world of the dangers of a revanchist President Vladimir Putin.

International Business Times

How The Russia Swap Happened: Secret Talks, A Hitman, And Biden's Fateful Call

The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking, secret talks -- and one crucial phone call from President Joe Biden an hour before he dropped his reelection bid.

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The Conversation

7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans were freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange on Aug. 1, 2024. In total, 24 prisoners, including 12 German nationals and eight Russians, as well as two children – who were not prisoners – were exchanged in Ankara, Turkey.

The Independent UK

Hezbollah leader claims conflict with Israel has entered new phase

An Israeli strike on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the southern suburb of Beirut earlier this week killed Fuad Shukr

The Independent UK

Paris mayor honors Ukrainian Olympic athletes in solidarity during war

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has awarded two Ukrainian athletes with the Grand Vermeil Medal, the French capital’s highest distinction, as a move of solidarity amid the 2024 Olympics

The Guardian - US

How Evan Gershkovich was finally freed after a 500-day odyssey in Russia’s prison system

Gershkovich was the first reporter to be charged with espionage since the cold war, and Putin barely hid his aim

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Israel Confirms Killing Top Hezbollah And Hamas Commanders

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warns of severe consequences after confirming deaths of top Hezbollah and Hamas commanders. Tensions rise in the region.

The Independent UK

Who is Vladimir Kara-Murza? The Putin critic involved in US-Russia prisoner swap

Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year sentence in a Siberian penal colony for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. He is now free

International Business Times

Iran, Allies Plan Joint But Limited Retaliation Against Israel

Iran and armed groups backed by it are preparing coordinated action meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures.

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