Russia's Defense Ministry says a new prisoner swap, agreed with Ukraine on June 2, has started, with an unspecified number of ...

There were emotional reunions as Ukraine and Russia exchanged several busloads of prisoners of war under the age of 25 on June 9. The exchange could last several days with 1,200 from each side ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would press on with plans for a prisoner swap with Moscow, although he ...

When Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoev travel to Moscow for talks with senior officials, it's ...

Iran on June 8 said it would restrict its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog a resolution finding Tehran in ...

Ukraine said Russia launched almost 500 air strikes overnight, the largest total in more than 3 years of war, as Moscow continues to increase pressure on Kyiv ahead of an expected summer offensive and ...