Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his government is in favour of more prisoner swaps with the United States. The comments were made in the aftermath of a high-profile prisoner exchange between the two countries featuring American basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Russia open to more prisoner exchanges with United States, says Vladimir Putin

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Ukraine accuses Russia of storing rocket launchers at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Chinese government decided to loosen its strict COVID-19 restrictions under the Zero Covid policy and the decision was lauded by global economic leaders on Friday.

Global economic chiefs hail China’s decision of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States after being released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap. The 32-year-old, who was arrested by the Russian authorities in Moscow for possession of cannabis oil, was released in exchange for the 55-year-old Russian arms dealer called Viktor Bout.

Basketball star Brittney Griner arrives home in US after Russia prisoner swap

Croatia will become the latest European country to enter the continent’s check-free travel zone known as the Schengen area. The European Union agreed on Thursday to let Croatia join the bloc but the wait continued for Bulgaria and Romania as their requests will be considered in the next official meeting.

Croatia to join Schengen zone but Bulgaria, Romania bids rejected by EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the threat of a nuclear war was rising. However, he insisted that the country hasn't "gone mad" and they will not use the weapons first.

Nuclear risk 'rising', but we will never use the weapons first, says Putin

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that Google will have to remove data from its online search results if any user can prove that it is accurate.

Google must remove 'inaccurate data' if proven, EU top court says in judgement

The Taliban carried out the flogging of 27 people, including women, just one day after the first public execution since the extremist group regained power in Afghanistan.

Day after execution, Taliban 2.0 publicly flog 27 people in Parwan province of Afghanistan

Benjamin Netanyahu moves even closer to becoming the Prime Minister of Israel once again as the coalition that secured the most votes in the elections was able to secure a crucial deal.

Benjamin Netanyahu inches closer towards forming new government in Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear on Thursday that the attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and power grids will not come down in the coming days.

Russia to conduct more strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, says Vladimir Putin

The Taliban 2.0 carried out the first officially confirmed public execution since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021. According to Reuters, a man accused of murder was executed in western part of the country and it was confirmed by an official spokesperson of the government.

Taliban 2.0 carry out first public execution since regaining power in Afghanistan

Yassine Bounou saves two out of three penalties to guide Morocco to a historic win over Spain in the Round of 16 stage of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Tuesday. The 6 ft 5 in pulled off a couple of brilliant saves to keep the game 0-0 in the regulation time and during Morocco’s first-ever penalty World Cup penalty shootout, he ended up saving the kicks from Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets.

Yassine Bounou: The Moroccan goalkeeper who eliminated Spain from FIFA World Cup 2022

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