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Taliban ambassador warns Rubio against bounty threat over Americans detained in Afghanistan

January 28, 2025 4:10 pm

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a statement on X, stating that very big bounties will have to be placed on top leaders of the Taliban immediately if reports of them holding more American prisoners than they have revealed turns out to be true.

Released prisoners: don't confuse Russians with Putin's regime

August 03, 2024 12:59 am

'There are many people in Russia who are against the war, who don't believe Kremlin propaganda,' said one of the released prisoners.

Watch | Putin welcomes freed Russian prisoners arriving from US swap in Moscow

August 02, 2024 4:29 am

Despite the strained relations between Moscow and Washington following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the swap was finalized through complex negotiations.

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and others released by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War

August 02, 2024 7:31 am

Gershkovich, who was arrested in March 2023 while reporting from Ekaterinburg, was sentenced last month to 16 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty, and both the Wall Street Journal and the US government have dismissed the charges as baseless.

India, Pakistan to release, repatriate women, elderly, disabled inmates

March 08, 2018 5:26 am

Going beyond the Indian requests, the Pakistan foreign minister extended two new proposals — exchange of prisoners who are either senior citizens (over 60) and minors.

India's proposals about exchange of prisoners approved: Pakistan Foreign Office

March 07, 2018 8:28 pm

The first proposal is about "exchange of three categories of prisoners, women, mentally challenged or with special needs and those above 70 years of age" and the second is about "revival of the Judicial Committee mechanism."

Ukraine slams Moscow for ‘human shield’ detentions

April 27, 2014 12:08 am

US, EU may unveil new sanctions as early as Monday.

Thousands celebrate freed Palestinian prisoners

October 19, 2011 12:46 pm

Hamas,which had negotiated the release,turned the celebration into a show of strength.

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