Russia’s security service killed four prisoners who attacked a penal colony’s guards and took a dozen people—eight prison employees and four other inmates—hostage
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American envoys arrive for Gaza talks; former FBI chief in court, and more
Steve Witkoff, America’s special envoy to the Middle East, and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arrived in Egypt to join the Gaza peace talks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 2024
Behind the Historic US-Russia Prisoner Exchange
24 prisoners have been released in the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. Among those freed are two wrongfully detained American citizens, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and former US marine Paul Whelan, in exchange for Russian ... Show More
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Aug 2024
The story behind a landmark prisoner swap
Today, we hear about the secret negotiations that led to an extraordinary prisoner swap on Thursday. Among the freed: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, other Americans, Russian dissidents – and a convicted assassin.
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On Thursday, the biggest exchange of pr ... Show More
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Sep 25
She Keeps Sleeping With The Prisoners - The Dannemora Prison Escape
The 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape was a high-profile jailbreak in which two convicted murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escaped from a maximum-security prison in Dannemora, New York. On June 6, 2015, the inmates used power tools to cut through the backs of thei ... Show More
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