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Russian dissidents freed in prisoner swap speak of deal ‘dilemma’

Activists say they never agreed to leave their homeland and vow to continue fighting for democracy in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Freed prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: I told the Russians ‘I’ll be back sooner than you think’

Dissident says his removal from Russia was illegal and that he will return to his motherland soon

The Independent UK

Released prisoner Yashin: I was expelled from Russia against my will, not exchanged

‘This is my expulsion from Russia against my will,’ Ilya Yashin told reporters on Friday

Evening Standard

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Freed Russian Dissidents Bittersweet On Historic Swap

Russian dissidents freed as part of a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West this week shared their mixed feelings Friday about the deal at a news conference in Germany.

International Business Times

Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny

Negotiations, which began months earlier, originally included release of late opposition leader

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap

While there is only one known assassin among them, all of the Russians exchanged in Thursday’s trade have unique, and in most cases, quite surreal, backstories, reports Justin Rohrlich

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: International calls for cease-fire grow after assassinations in the Mideast

United States President Joe Biden says he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle East could escalate, adding that the killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran has not helped efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

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Iran's regime ‘will not commit suicide’ to avenge death of Hamas chief Haniyeh

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on Wednesday in a strike blamed on Israel. Iran has promised to avenge his death, sparking fears of a broader regional conflict stemming from the Gaza war. FRANCE 24 examines what kind of Iranian "response" can be expected.

France 24

Kremlin admits Vadim Krasikov is a Russian state assassin

Spokesperson hints killer exchanged in prisoner swap was linked to Putin’s personal guard

The Guardian - UK

FSB and sleeper agents among the Russians freed in prisoner swap

Members of Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, and sleeper agents living abroad were among those freed in a multinational prisoner swap on Thursday. The children of deep-cover agents posing as Argentinian expats in Slovenia were not even aware of their Russian heritage until they were transported to Moscow along…

France 24

What Now For Russian Opposition After Prisoner Swap?

Eight Russian opposition activists, including some very influential ones, are among the people who were released by Moscow in a historic prisoner exchange with the West.

International Business Times

The war in the Middle East is escalating fast – and Biden has squandered too many chances to stop it

The president says his priority is to avoid a regional conflict involving Israel and Iran. Withholding arms is his best lever, says Mohamad Bazzi of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s troops advance on key city as Ukraine’s forces seek to push them back

Delays earlier this year in approval for fresh Western military aid have left some Ukrainian units struggling for equipment

The Independent UK

Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap

New details have emerged on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West were from its security services

The Independent UK

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International Business Times

Kremlin Admits At Least Three Russian Agents Freed In Deal

The Kremlin on Friday said that at least three Russians freed in a landmark prisoner exchange were undercover Russian agents, a rare public admission into the work of Moscow's top-secret security services.

The Independent UK

Israeli assassinations push Middle East to most dangerous point yet

‘People are not understanding the gravity of what this is,’ one analyst tells Bel Trew

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Paris mayor honours Ukraine's Olympic team in solidarity over Russian invasion

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo awarded Ukrainian athletes the Grand Vermeil Medal – the French capital’s highest distinction – as a move of solidarity during the 2024 Olympics.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Journalism is not a crime – Evan Gershkovich should never have been detained

Journalism is not a crime. Yet for Vladimir Putin, illegally detaining foreign nationals, whether journalists or otherwise, has become a key plank of his foreign policy.

International Business Times

After Haniyeh's Killing, Who Will Lead Hamas?

Palestinian militant group Hamas prepares to choose a political leader after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in a Wednesday attack in Tehran blamed on Israel.

Latin Times

Iran, Allies Plan Joint But Limited Retaliation Against Israel

On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called "Axis of Resistance" -- a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups hostile to Israel -- to discuss retaliation for the deaths of Hamas's leader and Hezbollah's top military commander, said a source close to Lebanese group.

Al Jazeera

Kurram clashes: How a Pakistani land dispute led to a deadly tribal battle

At least 46 people were killed and 200 injured in clashes until a ceasefire was agreed upon on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

They were greeted by friends and family, as well as US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Al Jazeera

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Journalists, artists, dissidents, hackers and a hitman go free as 26 swapped in large-scale prisoner exchange.

The Conversation

The US-Russia prisoner swap shows how journalists risk being used as geopolitical bargaining chips

The photo of returning prisoners in an American plane, all grinning from ear to ear, says it all: the joy, the relief and the success of an incredibly complicated mission.

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