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American basketball star, Brittney Griner, has landed in Texas after she was released from a Russian prison in a high-profile exchange for a notorious arms dealer on Thursday December 9.   Griner, 32, who was arrested in Russia in February on drug charges, is expected to be transferred to a nearby military facility for …

Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout crossed paths on a UAE airport tarmac in the hours after the United States and Russia agreed to a prisoner swap.   A video of the swap shot by Russian state media outlet TASS was released on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 8.   In the clip, …

But the exact course of events at Wadi el-Natroun prison — and Mr. Abd El Fattah’s reasons for starting to eat and drink again — had remained murky. “I want to celebrate my birthday with you on Thursday, I haven’t celebrated for a long time, and want to celebrate with …

The Ukranian Ministry of defence has released shocking photos showing the devastating condition of a Ukranian soldier captured by Russia.   Mykhailo Dianov, a Ukrainian soldier was released on Wednesday, September 21 by the Russian government after the UAE helped broker a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.   Before …

Donald Trump slammed the Biden administration over a proposal to swap a Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death” in exchange for the release of “spoiled” WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed the trade offer involving Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, …

Russian troops filmed themselves “castrating” a Ukrainian prisoner of war.   The horrifying video, which was initially shared on a pro-Russian Telegram page, showed a group of men in Russian camouflage, pinning down a man who appears to be a captured Ukrainian soldier.     One of them uses a …

Russia’s foreign minister said on Friday that he would propose a convenient date for a phone call with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner exchange. The Biden administration has offered to hand over Viktor Bout, the imprisoned Russian arms dealer, in exchange for the release …

Yulia Paievska, 53, widely known in Ukraine by her nickname Taira, has reached folk hero notoriety. She said the abuse started immediately after she was recognized at a checkpoint near Mariupol and taken prisoner, along with her driver, on March 16. “For five days I had no food and practically …

The prisoner, Asadullah Haroon Gul, also known as Haroon Al Afghani, was born in Afghanistan and has been detained in the Guantanamo prison since 2007. “DOD, supported by other parts of the US government, transferred him out of Guantanamo Bay, facilitating his repatriation to his native country, Afghanistan,” the administration …