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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in landmark exchange
KYIV: Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners on Saturday, in a deal hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “first step” towards ending their conflict. Planes carrying 35 prisoners from each side landed simultaneously in Moscow and Kiev, where relatives waiting at the airport broke into applause. “We have taken the...
Buses exit Moscow jail amid expectations of Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
MOSCOW: Two buses with tinted windows and a police escort left a Moscow jail on Saturday morning carrying an undisclosed number of people as a major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine appeared to begin, a Reuters witness and state TV said. Expectations of the swap, described as imminent by the two countries’ leaders in recent...
Can US, China and Russia cooperate on Afghan Peace?
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: A dialogue about peace among Afghans, including members of the government and the Taliban, might finally get under way. However difficult, the prospect of talks brings hope for a negotiated outcome to the decades-long Afghan war. Critical questions remain about whether the Taliban will agree to talk to the Afghan...
Serena Williams beats Wang Qiang to reach semi-finals
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Serena Williams underlined her tag as the favourite for the US Open with a brutal quarter-final win over China’s Wang Qiang in just 44 minutes. The 37-year-old American broke serve five times and hit 25 winners as she eased to a 6-1 6-0 win over the 18th seed on Arthur Ashe Stadium Williams, seeded eighth, is...
One more Congo case surfaces in city
KARACHI: One more Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) case surfaced in Karachi on Wednesday, taking the number of reported cases to 31 since the 1st January 2019. A 15-year Muhammad Sharif was brought to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) one day ago, where he was diagnosed as Congo patient, confirmed Executive Director, JPMC, Dr...
‘Best work in the world’: Serena reflects on 20 years at the top
PALM BEACH: Serena Williams said tennis had “come a really long way” as she moved to within a victory of a 10th US Open final Tuesday, 20 years after winning her first Grand Slam title in New York. Williams, who turns 38 later this month, charged into the last four at Flushing Meadows with a 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of China’s Wang Qiang that...
Lomachenko adds WBC title in thriller
LONDON (Agencies): Vasyl Lomachenko, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, beat British challenger Luke Campbell in a thrilling bout to win the vacant WBC lightweight title in London on Saturday. The 31-year-old Ukrainian, who had been world champion at three different weights in only a 14-bout professional career...
Germany seeks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday asked Poland’s forgiveness 80 years after Germany’s attack triggered World War II while his Polish counterpart denounced Russia’s recent “imperialist” aggression against its neighbours.Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in...
Zelensky slams Nord Stream 2 as Ukraine seeks US gas
KYIV: Ukraine’s president on Saturday slammed the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline set to send Russian gas to Germany as a “threat” to Europe and welcomed moves by Kiev to tap into US gas supplies. Volodymyr Zelensky made the comments beside Poland’s President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw, where he was due to attend Sunday ceremonies...
Germany asks Polish forgiveness 80 years after WWII outbreak
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday asked Poland’s forgiveness for history’s bloodiest conflict during a ceremony in the Polish city of Wielun, where the first World War II bombs fell 80 years ago. “I bow my head before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany’s...
