Morning news brief: Indonesia stadium tragedy, Zelensky to retake more of eastern Ukraine & more

Indonesia has reportedat least 129 deaths at a football stadiumwhereangry supporters of the losing team took to thefieldafter a game on Saturdayin Malang, East Java in Indonesia. Meanwhile, on the Russia-Ukraine front,President Volodymyr Zelensky has promisedto retake more of eastern Ukraine. In the realm of medicine,NIH is all set to fund experimental ALS drugs under patient-backed law.

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Indonesia stadium tragedy: At least 129 killed following stampede at football match

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Reports have mentioned that after Arema's 3-2 loss to Persebaya Surabaya in the match in Malang Regency, East Java, there was fighting amongst the fans of the two Javanese clubs.

President Volodymyr Zelensky promises to retake more of eastern Ukraine

In his evening address, Zelensky said: "Throughout this week, more Ukrainian flags have been raised in the Donbas. There will be even more in a week."

In a prisoner swap, seven Americans and two Venezuelans released

The officials said that the swap also included US Marine veteran Matthew Heath and Osman Khan. The officials also revealed that they were being exchanged for two of Maduro's wife's nephews, who had been jailed on drug charges.

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In a prisoner swap, seven Americans and two Venezuelans released

United States President Joe Biden announcedthat seven Americans who were "wrongfully held" in Venezuela had been freed. Five of the seven were Citgo oil company workers who were jailed in 2017 while visiting the South American nation on business. Separate arrests were made for the other two.