Trump touts ending nine wars, says would 'love to' make Russia-Ukraine the 10th oneUS President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) touted his claims of ending multiple global conflicts after he took charge of the White Ho...
09 May, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
Ukraine, Russia swap 175 servicemen each ahead of Easter ceasefireUkraine and Russia completed a prisoner exchange on Saturday, bringing home 175 servicemen and seven civilians each. This swap occurred as ...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
The Taliban say they're ready to release US prisoners. But which ones?Talks between U.S. and Afghan officials for prisoner releases are stuck. The U.S. wants its citizens freed from Afghanistan. Afghanistan wa...
26 Jan, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Trump, Zelenskyy hold ‘very good’ call, says ‘we are very much on track’US President Donald Trump recently described his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "very good" and lasting for abo...
20 Mar, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
Speculations rife as U.S Air Force plane lands in Moscow; was it on a secret mission carrying high-ranking officials? Here's what reports are sayingUS Air Force plane lands in Moscow, creating buzz over a possible secret diplomatic mission. The Gulfstream C-37B aircraft, tracked online,...
16 Feb, 2025, 01.33 AM IST
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 ...
12 Feb, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
Joe Biden is discussing a deal to set free a dreaded al-Qaeda terrorist and close aide of Osama bin-Laden; what is the deal and who is the terroristJoe Biden’s administration is in high-stakes negotiations with the Taliban, proposing the release of a senior al-Qaeda operative and close ...
10 Jan, 2025, 12.42 AM IST
Egypt hosts Fatah-Hamas ceasefire talks on GazaCairo hosts discussions between Fatah and Hamas on forming a committee to manage Gaza, as part of post-war plans. The talks are part of Egy...
02 Nov, 2024, 09.15 PM IST
US and Russia complete biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, freeing Gershkovich and WhelanThe United States and Russia executed their major prisoner swap since the Soviet era, releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, a...
03 Aug, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
Russians, Ukrainians met in UAE to discuss prisoner swap, ammonia, sources sayThe sources said the talks were being mediated by the Gulf Arab state and did not include the United Nations despite the U.N.'s central rol...
24 Nov, 2022, 01.54 PM IST
US, Russia ready to hold talks over prisoner swap after Griner convictionRussia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Cambodia that the Kremlin is "ready to discuss this topic, but within the framewo...
05 Aug, 2022, 11.16 PM IST
Flurry of diplomatic contacts fuel Iran deal speculationA US return to the deal would be the biggest and most controversial foreign policy initiative in the early months of Joe Biden's presidency...
04 May, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
United States denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it downBut any movement between the two countries is particularly sensitive as the Biden administration looks to restart nuclear talks. A 2015 ato...
03 May, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
Citing virus, Iran says it's ready for prisoner swap with USIran says it is ready for unconditional prisoner swap talks with the United States because of fears that the coronavirus could put the live...
10 May, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
US does not consider Afghan Taliban as a 'terrorist' outfitWhen asked for a second time whether the Taliban is a terrorist group, he replied, "I don't think that the Taliban, - the Taliban is an arm...
29 Jan, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
US does not consider Afghan Taliban as a 'terrorist' outfitIt called the Islamic State as a "terrorist" group, drawing a controversial distinction between the two outfits.
29 Jan, 2015, 03.35 PM IST
US says Taliban 'armed insurgency', ISIL 'terrorist' groupISIL or IS is an al-Qaeda splinter group and it has seized hundreds of square miles in Iraq and Syria, declaring an Islamic Caliphate.
29 Jan, 2015, 03.14 PM IST