Gaza peace deal: Hamas demands release of prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti- Who is he?

As the Gaza peace deal is taking the final turn, Hamas has put up the demands for the release of at least four prisoners: Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, Ibrahim Hamed, and Abbas al-Sayed.One of the prisoners, Marwan Barghouti, is the most prominent person who is currently serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison.Palestinian factions […]

Prominent ‘Time of Heroes’ Russian deputy mayor killed in suspected bombing

A Russian deputy mayor and prominent veteran of Moscow’s war in Ukraine was killed in a suspected bombing in southern Russia, officials confirmed on Thursday.The 34 year old Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev died in an early morning explosion on a street in Stavropol, along with another man. The blast was caused by a “homemade explosive device,” […]

Cuban court revokes conditional release of two prominent dissidents

Representative Image (AI-generated) HAVANA: Cuba’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it had revoked the provisional release from prison granted to opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer as part of a landmark deal struck with former US President Joe Biden in return for sanctions relief.Ferrer and Felix Navarro, another prisoner granted a similar reprieve in January had “failed […]