Freed American hostage Marc Fogel lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
Mark Vogel, an American who has been detained in Russia since 2021, returned to the US on Tuesday. Fogel, a history teacher who worked at an Anglo-American school in Moscow, returned to the United States after being released from Russia after consultations with the Trump administration. He had been sentenced to 14 years in possession […]
Trump expresses hope for renewed Russia relations after prisoner release | US news
The US teacher, held in Russia since 2021, was released after a contract that stated that Donald Trump hoped to mark the beginning of a new relationship with Moscow. Mark Vogel, a Pennsylvania school teacher who was sentenced to 14 years in Russia for drug trafficking, was released on Tuesday after an unpublished visit to […]
Trump State Sec Rubio announces US prisoner released from Belarus amid election
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced on Sunday that it will release an American who was imprisoned in Belarus while controversy on the ongoing elections in Belarus. Rubio praised Donald Trump's leadership and posted to X, saying, “Belarus has released the innocent American Anastasia Nufer under the Joe Biden administration!” “Our team has done […]
Two Americans freed in US-Taliban prisoner exchange
Two Americans, Ryan Corbett and William McEntee, were released in a prisoner exchange between the United States and the Taliban. A Trump administration official told The Associated Press that the deal was brokered by former President Biden before he left office. The two American citizens were exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who was sentenced to two […]
Two Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap for Taliban figure | World news
A prisoner exchange between the United States and the Afghan Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure jailed for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. The Taliban hailed the exchange as a step toward “normalizing” relations between the United States and Afghanistan, but most countries around the world still […]
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Wife of American detained in Afghanistan heads to Mar-a-Lago to beg Trump to take up prisoner swap
Exclusive: A wife hoping to bring her husband home after being illegally detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years flew to Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to plead with President-elect Trump to take up her case. Ryan Corbett was captured by the Taliban in August 2022 just as the U.S. was about to withdraw from Afghanistan, […]
US in negotiations with Taliban to swap Americans in Afghanistan for prisoner in Guantanamo
The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating with the Taliban to exchange three Americans held in Afghanistan with a Guantanamo Bay prisoner believed to have been close to Osama bin Laden. . The talks, which have been going on since at least July last year, include Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani, a senior al-Qaeda aide, and George Glezman […]
Death row prisoner is pushing Arizona to hurry up his execution after state’s nearly three-year reprieve
Arizona's death row inmates continued to press for executions, asking the state Supreme Court to bypass legal proceedings and schedule the executions sooner than authorities are aiming for. The execution of Aaron Brian Ganches marks the state of Arizona's return to the death penalty after a two-year hiatus during which it reviewed its procedures. In […]
Iran Takes Italian Journalist Hostage, Demands Prisoner Swap
The Italian government on Thursday summoned Iran's ambassador to demand the release of journalist Cecilia Sala, who was arrested in Tehran on December 19 without due process or clear charges. Iran responded that Salah would only be released if Italy released Iranian Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, whom Italy arrested on December 16 on behalf of the […]