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Who is Marc Fogel? US teacher freed by Russia, but why is Donald Trump making a big deal about it?In a high-profile prisoner exchange, American teacher Marc Fogel has been released from Russian custody after serving over three years for ...
Former US marine Paul Whelan: pawn in US-Russia standoffPaul Whelan, an ex-Marine, was freed by Russia in a major prisoner swap. Arrested in 2018 for allegedly possessing classified documents, Wh...
Who is the US soldier detained in Russia?U.S. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on suspicion of stealing from a woman he was in a relationship with. ...
Vladimir Putin, in rare US interview, says Russia has no interest in wider warPutin made the comments in a more than two-hour interview with conservative talk-show host Tucker Carlson that was conducted in Moscow on T...
Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of JanuaryA court in Moscow decided to extend the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is facing espionage charges. The ex...
Brittney Griner: What has happened to American basketball player at airport?Brittney Griner had a nasty experience at airport in Dallas, according to reports.
Brittney Griner dunks the ball in her first practise since detention in Russia, says her agentThe time of her imprisonment was unfortunate because the Russia-Ukraine war was just around the corner. Brittney Griner’s agent Lindsay Kag...
Who is ‘Merchant Of Death’ Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer exchanged for US basketball star Brittney Griner?In an exchange to secure US basketball star Brittney Griner’s release, the US has handed over the imprisoned arms dealer to Russia.
Plane believed to be carrying Brittney Griner lands in USThe deal achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden - but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for...
WNBA star Brittney Griner released in exchange for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor BoutBrittney Griner was released in exchange for the Russian arms dealer "Merchant of Death."
Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swapThe swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price - and left ...
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Russian courtThe two-time Olympic gold medallist was arrested on Feb. 17 at a Moscow airport with vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is bann...
US basketball star Brittney Griner marks 32nd birthday in Russian prison, releases message for supportersBrittney Griner, a star American basketball player, spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison after she was detained in Moscow in Februar...
American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal date set on October 25 against nine-year prison sentence in RussiaOn Monday, a Russian court announced that Brittney Griner’s appeal would be held on October 25. The American basketball star was sentenced ...
Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans; US frees 2 prisonersThe swap of the Americans, including five oil executives held for nearly five years, follows months of back channel diplomacy by Washington...
Antony Blinken: China military drills are 'significant escalation'U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined the foreign ministers of Russia and China at a meeting Friday with top diplomats from Southea...
Biden calls Griner sentencing in Russia 'unacceptable'"Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney. It's unacceptable and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, lo...
Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow?Variously dubbed "the merchant of death" and "the sanctions buster" for his ability to get around arms embargoes, Bout, 55, was one of the ...
Isolation complication? US finds it's hard to shun RussiaThe handshakes and phone calls cast doubt on a core part of America's strategy aimed at ending the Ukraine war: that diplomatic and economi...