Top 10 world news: Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners; Kolkata horror updates, and more

Amid heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the two countries exchanged 103 prisoners each in a major swap deal brokered by the UAE. This comes as tensions increase between Moscow and NATO on the issue of long-range strike missiles by Ukraine. In other news,Kolkata police on Saturday said that they had foiled an attack on agitating junior doctors protesting outside Swasthya Bhawan, by "professional criminals" and have detained two individuals.

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Russia and Ukraine on Saturday (Sep 14) exchanged 103 prisoners each in a major swap deal brokered by the UAE. Citing the Russian defence ministry, Interfax news agency reported that the soldiers released on Saturday were captured from the Kursk region, as Ukrainian fighters smashed their way into the Russian territory last month.

Kolkata police claimed Saturday (Sep 14) they had foiled an attack on agitating junior doctors by “professional criminals” and detained two individuals. The medics have been staging a sit-in outside Swasthya Bhavan, West Bengal's health department headquarters, in response to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. They are demanding justice for the victim, better security at state-run hospitals and removal of top health officials.

FourIndian citizens, who were duped into joining the Russian army to fight in its war with Ukraine, returned to India on Friday (Sep 13), The Times of India reported.

Around 55 rockets were firedtoward Safed and the surrounding areas on Saturday (Sept 14) morning, Israeli media reported citing the military. There were no reports of injuries in these strikes.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (Sep 14) held a political rally in the northern Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, where he declared that terrorism was on its “last breath” in the area. Addressing people from the Doda district, PM Modi vowed to free the state from dynastic politics.

Iran on Saturday (Sep 14) blasted a new research satellite into orbit, state media said, in the latest such development for an aerospace programme that has long faced Western criticism.

A ragpicker was injured in a blast at the intersection of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road in central Kolkata on Saturday afternoon.The injured man was identified as Bapi Das (58).

Chief Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday (Sep 14) made a big claim, saying that Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque is actually a 'temple of Lord Shiva' and called it'Vishwanath'.

India men's hockey team beat Pakistan 2-1 on Saturday (Sep 14) in the Asian Champions Trophy. This was India's fifth straight win in the tournament as they entered the semis unbeaten. A total of six teams are participating in the tournament in round-robin format.

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