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‘Strong friends who help’: Zelenskyy praises US first lady’s focus on abducted children; reaffirms push for ‘all-for-all’ prisoner swap

ANI file photo Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to US First Lady Melania Trump for penning a “peace letter” to Russian president Vladimir Putin, addressing the abduction of Ukrainian children.Zelenskyy said the abductions highlighted one of the most “painful and difficult issues” of the conflict and reaffirmed his commitment to pursuing […]

Saudi Arabia’s new referral centre to oversee 15 key medical tasks, from airlifts to prisoner releases | World News

Saudi Arabia has established a new Medical Referral Centre under the Ministry of Health/Representative Image TL;DR: Saudi Arabia has established a new Medical Referral Centre under the Ministry of Health to oversee, regulate, and coordinate all patient referral processes, both within the country and abroad. The centre is tasked with 15 key responsibilities, including managing […]

Venezuela-US prisoner swap: Freed American was serving 30-year sentence for triple murder; US aware of conviction

One of the ten Americans released from Venezuela last week in a prisoner swap was a convicted killer serving a 30-year sentence, Spanish and Venezuelan officials have confirmed. Dahud Hanid Ortiz was jailed in Venezuela for the 2016 murder of three people inside a Madrid law office. As per Spanish interior minister, the 54-year-old Ortiz, […]

‘Prayed for this day’: 10 Americans freed from Venezuelan prison in prisoner exchange programme; El Salvador releases over 200 Venezuelans

Ten Americans are on their way back to the US following a prisoner exchange involving the United States, El Salvador, and Venezuela, US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced Friday.As part of the prisoner exchange, more than 200 Venezuelan migrants, who were deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration have left […]

UK Nurse Suspended: UK nurse claims she was suspended for ‘misgendering’ trans prisoner

File photo: Suspended nurse Jennifer Melle (Picture credit: X) A senior NHS nurse on Sunday was suspended after addressing a transgender paedophile as “Mister” and later speaking publicly about the incident. Jennifer Melle, 40, was escorted from St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, Surrey, in tears following a short meeting with a manager last week, Daily […]

‘Clearly a political prisoner’: US bill demands Imran Khan’s release, sanctions on Pakistan’s Army chief

A US bipartisan bill introduced on Monday urged the release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan labeling him a “political prisoner,” and proposed sanctions on the Army chief, General Asim Munir, over alleged “persecution of political opponents.”According to The Hill, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) introduced the “Pakistan Democracy Act,” which […]