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Yemen prisoner swap begins as first plane departs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking to Twitter, ICRC Yemen said, "A plane chartered by the ICRC took off from #Sanaa to #Aden, carrying 125 former detainees. An ICRC plane took off from #Sana to #Adele, carrying 35 former detainees. A number of ICRC staff are on board the two planes, and they receive support from @Yemen
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Russia fires more than 20 missiles at Ukraine on New Year's Eve
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a statement, Ukraine's Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the latest explosion killed one person, after which 30 per cent of the city has been left without power due to emergency shutdowns.
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US informs Russian Embassy of Vinnik's arrest, diplomats to provide assist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has informed the Russian Embassy in Washington of the arrest of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, and diplomats stand ready to provide him with legal assistance, the diplomatic mission announced on Friday.
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US envoy says Afghan govt, Taliban discussed prisoners swap via video conf
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan government and the Taliban discussed the exchange of prisoners during a rare video conference to pave the way for a broader peace agenda, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
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Zelenskyy vows to continue seeking return of remaining Ukrainian war priso
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], Dec 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Kiev will continue working towards returning the Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donbas that were not covered by the latest round of negotiated exchange.
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Putin, Zelensky hold first meeting, agree to swap all prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Dec 10 (ANI): Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of December.
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Afghan govt releases 3 terrorists as part of prisoners swap
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 19 (ANI): Three terrorists, including Anas Haqqani, were released from Bagram prison on Monday evening and flown to Doha, but will remain under 'house arrest', the sources told TOLOnews.
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