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UN chief puts Israel, Russia "on notice" over alleged sexual violence by a
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia they could be listed for "credible" sexual violence in conflict zones, citing cases against Palestinians and Ukrainian POWs. Both deny the allegations, with Israel calling them "baseless," Al Jazeera reported.
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Ukraine showing "cultural degradation bordering on savagery": Russian FM L
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned Ukraine for offering Soviet soldiers' remains in a prisoner exchange, calling it "cultural degradation bordering on savagery." He accused Ukraine of disrespecting history and Western countries of ignoring this to protect their ally.
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Zelensky announces date for next round of Russia-Ukraine talks
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that Ukraine and Russia will hold their next round of peace talks in Turkiye on Wednesday, with preparations led by Rustem Umerov. The talks follow previous negotiations and prisoner exchange agreements, RT reported.
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Zelensky says only he will discuss territorial issues with Putin, rejects
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Zelensky has rejected Russia's proposal as an ultimatum, insisting on a full ceasefire. Meanwhile, a second group of Russian POWs was released under a prisoner swap deal agreed in Istanbul, RT reported.
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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners under Istanbul agreement
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under a deal made in Istanbul. Russia released Ukrainian POWs and received its own soldiers, now under care in Belarus. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies, but Kyiv representatives didn't show up for the handover.
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Russian plane carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The military IL-76 aircraft was transporting 65 service members for further exchange, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
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Post 1971 war, Pakistani POWs wished their officers were like Indian offic
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"After the 1971 Indo-Pak War, 90,000 Pakistani Prisoners of War were to be housed in camps in central command (with Lt Gen Bhagat as commander in chief). This entailed urgent construction of shelters, provision of amenities, putting the logistics in place, ensuring security arrangements a
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45 Ukrainian soldiers set free in prisoner swap with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a tweet, the official, Andriy Yermak wrote, "Another POWs swap. We managed to free 45 AFU soldiers and get back to Ukraine the bodies of two fallen defenders. Thanks to the Coordinating Staff on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. We are going on. Our people will return home."
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UN launching fact-finding mission to probe attack on Olenivka Detention Ce
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is launching a fact-finding mission to investigate a strike on a prison in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region which killed Ukrainian POWs, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking repatriation of Indian Army off
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a plea filed by the wife of an Indian army officer, a prisoner of war (PoW) detained by Pakistan since 1971, seeking his repatriation and effective mechanism for enforcement and protection of Prisoners of Wa
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'Pak hasn't acknowledged presence of Indian PoWs, defence personnel in its
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 11 (ANI): Pakistan has not acknowledged the presence of any missing Indian defence personnel or Prisoners of War (PoWs) in its custody so far, despite consistent efforts from India to ensure their release and repatriation from the neighbouring country, the governmen
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Captain Amarinder seeks release of 1971 war prisoners from Pakistan
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], March 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Pakistan to admit to, and release the Prisoners of War (POWs) still in its captivity from the 1971 war.
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