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Hamas says hostage lists exchanged with Israel, timing for peace plan still undecided
October 08, 2025 11:02 pm
Negotiations are focused on “the mechanisms to halt the conflict, withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the swap deal,” the Palestinian militant group said, news agency Reuters reported.
'Threw corpses of their citizens at us': Zelenskyy says Russia sent its own dead back to Ukraine in PoW exchanges
June 22, 2025 12:33 pm
Although officials did not reveal the identities of the deceased, President Zelenskyy stated that "sometimes these bodies even have Russian passports."
‘1000 for 1000’: In Russia-Ukraine's largest swap, 303 prisoners exchanged
May 25, 2025 6:47 pm
The exchange, which took place over the span of three days, took place amid heavy ongoing Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian cities.
Russia and Ukraine exchange 372 prisoners in large prisoners swap after Putin-Trump call
March 19, 2025 10:33 pm
The prisoner swap has been brokered by the United Arab Emirates and Russia’s Defence ministry said that UAE used mediation efforts of "a humanitarian nature" to facilitate the deal.
Ukraine says it brings home 189 POWs in swap with Russia
December 30, 2024 10:43 pm
'The return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us,' said Zelenskyy.
Russia, Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners each amid ongoing conflict
September 14, 2024 7:43 pm
Moscow stated that the Russian soldiers involved in the exchange had been captured in the Kursk region, which the Ukrainian forces had gained control of last month during their first significant incursion into Russian soil.
Russia-US prisoner exchange: How prisoners become pawns in international power politics
August 05, 2024 12:15 pm
The largest post Cold War prisoner swap between Russia and the West was concluded this week. Here is how prisoners often act as pawns in international power politics, and why securing their release is not ‘easy’.
How released US journalist Evan Gershkovich was caught in oppression his parents had fled
August 02, 2024 9:12 am
He was fulfilling his dream of becoming a foreign correspondent, but he ended up spending his 32nd birthday in Lefortovo, a notorious Moscow prison.
'Would Putin sit down for an interview': How Wall Street Journal's reporter Evan Gershkovich was freed through secret negotiations
August 02, 2024 7:29 am
According to the Turkish presidency, 13 prisoners were moved to Germany, three to the US and 10, including two minors, were moved to Russia.
‘Feat of diplomacy’ to 'enemies should stay abroad': Here is how world reacted to US-Russia prisoner swap
August 02, 2024 3:07 am
Moscow released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan as part of a multinational agreement that freed around two dozen individuals.
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