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Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed he supported the idea of releasing late opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before Navalny’s death.   Putin said early Monday, March 18, that he supported an idea to release  Navalny, his biggest foe. In his first comments addressing Navalny’s …

The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, met in Warsaw on Monday with Israeli and Qatari officials for talks aimed at restarting hostage and prisoner exchanges, according to U.S. officials. Under a weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas last month, 105 hostages were freed in exchange for the release of 240 …

The families of more than 220 captives seized by Hamas demanded answers from the Israeli government with many fearing a military onslaught on the Gaza Strip is putting the captives’ lives at risk. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke off from war planning for a hastily arranged meeting on Saturday …

Under the Qatar-mediated deal, five prisoners would be freed by each side and $6bn in Iranian assets would be released. Iran’s foreign minister has said his country is ready to implement a Qatar-mediated deal with the United States, under which Washington and Tehran each would free five prisoners and $6bn …

When Siamak Namazi traveled to Tehran in the summer of 2015, Iran had just signed a landmark nuclear deal and the government was encouraging expatriates to return home and bring their expertise and dollars. So the 51-year-old Iranian American businessman flew from his home in Dubai to visit his parents …

The announcement of a prisoner exchange deal between the United States and Iran could increase the prospects for further diplomatic cooperation, including the Biden administration’s longstanding goal of containing Iran’s nuclear program, according to officials and analysts. While multiple flash points and deep-seated hostilities exist between Washington and Tehran, including …

Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was detained in Russia for nearly three years and later freed in a prisoner swap, was injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said on Tuesday. Mr. Reed’s condition was not immediately clear. He is receiving medical care in Germany, said Vedant …

Donald Trump was arraigned at a Miami courthouse on Tuesday on a number of federal charges. The former president pled not guilty and was released without bail so that he may return to the golf course of his choosing to await trial. As he left the courthouse in a motorcade, …

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, hinted on Tuesday at the possibility of a prisoner swap involving two Americans detained in Russia, Paul Whelan and the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Speaking at a wide-ranging news conference at the United Nations, Mr. Lavrov said the channel to discuss detained …

Street-pop sensation Portable has previewed a new single after his release from Police custody. Portable was arrested on the evening of Friday, March 31, 2023, after the expiration of the 72 hour-ultimatum given to him to honour the police invitation. This followed an incident captured in a video that has …