Aug 01 Watch 4:25 Biden administration says prisoner exchange took years of complex negotiations with Russia By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Three Americans who were held in Russia are free after a prisoner swap between the United States, its allies and Russia. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jon Finer, President Biden's Deputy National Security Adviser. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:10 Former State Department official analyzes implications of U.S.-Russia prisoner trade By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn High-profile Americans held in Russia were released as part of the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Nick Schifrin discussed the larger implications of the exchange with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:30 Sister of American not part of Russian prisoner swap: ‘We don’t have the celebrity status’ By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi One American not released in the prisoner swap with Russia is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony in 2022. He was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying medically prescribed… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Iran’s supreme leader attends funeral of Hamas chief killed in Tehran In our news wrap Thursday, Iran's supreme leader attended the funeral for the Hamas chief killed in Tehran, the U.S. Air Force concluded that a deadly Osprey crash off the coast of Japan last year was caused by a "catastrophic… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 7:18 New book examines how autocracies are getting stronger and trying to end democracy By William Brangham, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The historic prisoner release from Russia was thanks to the diplomatic work of a group of democracies to free over a dozen people from the autocratic regime of Vladimir Putin. Anne Applebaum's new book, "Autocracy, Inc.," examines how autocracies are… Continue watching
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 Simone Biles holds off Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade to win all-around gold in women’s gymnastics By Will Graves, Associated Press Simone Biles edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final on Thursday… Continue reading
Aug 01 From shark watches to stray boats to bacteria, Olympic triathlon dilemmas not new By Pat Graham, Associated Press There was a shark watch at the first Olympic triathlon in 2000. There have also been boats in the way and major bacteria concerns at two of the last three events. Continue reading
Aug 01 After 3 days of searching mud and debris, hopes of finding landslide survivors wane in India By Rishi Lekhi, Rafiq Maqbool, Associated Press Hopes of finding missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides in southern India. Continue reading
Aug 01 British leader announces policing plan after violent ‘far-right’ clashes By Jill Lawless, Brian Melley, Associated Press The announcement came after police were pelted with bottles in several cities by what Starmer called "marauding mobs" who apparently were reacting to a horrific stabbing Monday at a children's dance class that killed three and wounded 10. Continue reading