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US
The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking secret talks and one crucial phone call from President Biden.
Aug. 2
Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a decree earlier this month extending Hungary's fast-track visa scheme to eight countries, including Russia and Belarus.
Aug. 2
US
Gershkovich and 15 Other Westerners Swapped for 10 Russians in Turkish Coordinated Prisoner Exchange
The handover between Washington and Moscow took place at Ankara airport on the afternoon of August 1, as reported by the Turkish television channel NTV.
Aug. 1
Basketball player Brittney Griner and ex-Marine Trevor Reed are among those brought back to the US from Russia in recent years.
Aug. 1
War in Ukraine
Incidents of Russians paying bribes to leave the military service are on a steep rise with the number of criminal cases for illegal deactivation tripling over the last 5 months.
Aug. 1
Germany
Forgive us, German president asks Poles on 80th anniversary of the Nazi suppression of the Warsaw Uprising.
Aug. 1
War in Ukraine
This information was provided by Jennifer Griffin, Fox News' chief national security correspondent at the Pentagon. No further details were given.
Aug. 1
Sixteen people have been killed in protests that erupted after the election, according to the opposition, which claims its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is the rightful victor.
Aug. 1
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Aug. 1
NATO
The law, modelled on Russian legislation that stifles dissent, has triggered weeks of daily protests in Tbilisi and condemnation from Georgia's Western partners.
Aug. 1
War in Ukraine
The Czech army will receive 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks and one armored “Buffel” tank recovery vehicle, its defense minister said.
Aug. 1
Iran
The targeted assassination of Hamas leader is expected to lead to an escalation in the Israeli-Hamas War, potentially spreading into Lebanon and inviting attacks from Iran.
Jul. 31
NATO
Between now and September the equivalent of a US Armored Brigade Combat Team will move through the Polish Lubuskie and Greater Poland voivodeships en-route to Powidz.
Jul. 31
Zelensky
Beijing casts itself as neutral on the Kremlin’s 29-month-old invasion of Ukraine but maintains close ties with Moscow and sat out a Kyiv-organised peace summit in June.
Jul. 31
War in Ukraine
Once close allies, Poland and Hungary's relations have soured over Budapest's warm ties with Russia and its blocking of EU refunds for member states providing munitions to Kyiv.
Jul. 31
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During the IDEAS 2024 defense exhibition Turkey’s Repkon and Pakistan’s Wah Industries signed an agreement to set up a 155mm artillery shell facility in Pakistan.
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