Arts Sep 30 Evan Gershkovich reflects on arrest in Russia and reclaiming his life after release By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold
World May 25 Ukraine and Russia complete 3rd prisoner swap hours after major Russian aerial assault Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than three years of war. By Samya Kullab, Oleksii Yeroshenko, Associated Press
World Apr 19 Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners of war as Putin announces Easter ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow's full-scale invasion started over three years ago. By Associated Press
World Jan 25 As ceasefire holds, Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 4 Israeli soldiers Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. By Isabel DeBre, Sam Mednick, Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Aug 24 Moscow and Kyiv swap hundreds of prisoners of war on Ukrainian Independence Day Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
Aug 01 Who's included in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West? By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. Among the Russians jailed in the West were alleged sleeper agents who lived double lives. On Thursday, they walked free – part of the largest East-West… Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Biden addresses U.S.-Russia prisoner swap freeing WSJ journalist Gershkovich and others By Associated Press The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 6:29 Fugitive defense contractor returned to U.S. in prisoner swap with Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Leonard Francis, known as "Fat Leonard," was a defense contractor at the center of a huge scandal within the U.S. Navy. He is part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Venezuela announced Wednesday and was returned to the… Continue watching
Dec 20 U.S. and Venezuela swap prisoners, trading Maduro ally for 10 Americans and extradition of fugitive contractor By Joshua Goodman, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The deal represents the U.S. government’s boldest bid to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation and extract concessions from the self-proclaimed socialist leader. Continue reading