The Biden administration has announced a prisoner exchange with Russia to secure the release of three American citizens, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan and […]
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U.S., Russia prisoner swap is the latest in a long history of exchanges between the world powers
Washington — In the largest international prisoner exchange since the Cold War, 24 prisoners were traded on a tarmac in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday in a deal involving […]
Russian court convicts journalist Evan Gershkovich, imposes 16-year sentence
Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter accredited by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, was arrested in March 2023 in a case his employer called hostage-taking. After a […]
Europe turns to conscription as threat of wider war with Russia grows
Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many, including Kyiv, were skeptical that a major war could return to Europe. More than two years on, another […]
The West finally allowed Ukraine to strike back at Russia — and it seems to be working
Bankir and his men have been trying to fight off Russian attacks along the Ukrainian front lines for more than two years. But it’s only […]
Putin orders tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to Western ‘threats’
CNN — President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to rehearse deploying tactical nuclear weapons, as part of military drills to respond to what he called “threats” by […]
Appalling Moscow terror attack is a blow to Putin, who promised Russia security
MoscowCNN — Barely a week since Vladimir Putin secured his fifth presidential term, Russia has been plunged into carnage and disarray. The appalling attack on the vast Crocus City […]
Moscow concert hall attack live news: At least 115 killed, over 100 injured
The ISIS-K (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall that killed at least 115 people and injured more than […]