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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 […]

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, […]

Beaten, kicked, humiliated: Deported Venezuelans allege abuse in El Salvador prison; return home after US swap

Migrants deported by US arrive in Venezuela (AP photo) Venezuelan migrants who had been detained for months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison returned to their homes this week, describing their time behind bars as abusive. Several men and their family members reported the stories of being beaten, kicked, and humiliated while locked up. Some […]

Who is Ksenia Karelina? American ballerina jailed in Russia over $52 donation, freed in Trump-led swap

American ballerinaKsenia Karelina, who was held in a Russian prison for over a year on treason charges, met President Donald Trump following her return to the United States. Her case drew widespread condemnation from human rights groups and US officials, who labelled the charges “absolutely ludicrous.”Karelina, a 32-year-old dual US-Russian citizen, was arrested in Yekaterinburg […]