Marc Fogel was convicted of drug smuggling and sentenced in 2022 to 14 years in prison by the same court that handled the case of Brittney Griner.
Exchanges have taken place before, but this deal, involving big numbers on both sides, comes as Trump prepares to take over in Washington, potentially endangering American aid to Kyiv....
The Treasury Department also released an additional $3.4 billion in budget aid as the Biden administration rushes assistance to Kyiv in its final weeks in office....
From murder suspects to immigrants to a former Olympic gold medalist, Russia pressures those it thinks should fight in Ukraine....
The Gazan health ministry said at least five babies had died from the cold in the last week. Displaced families have little more than tents and tarps to protect them from the weather....
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah may be suspended, but the damage is immense. “We came out of this war with nothing,” one man said....
The leader of Azerbaijan criticized the Russian response to the crash of a passenger jet that Azerbaijani officials said had most likely been hit by Russian air defenses....
Even though a figurehead, Mikheil Kavelashvili occupies a symbolic role as the country moves further from the West and toward Russia and China....
With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away....
His cozy relationship with Chinese leaders and reported contacts with Russian officials is a cause for alarm....
North Korea is the weak link in the emerging coalition of authoritarian states, and the incoming president is uniquely positioned to exploit this....
A tornado that touched down in Brazoria County struck some homes and other structures on Saturday, the authorities said. It was a day of tornado warnings in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi....
Russia has assembled a fleet of hundreds of vessels to covertly ship its oil. With so many ships at sea, the idea of using some to cause havoc may be proving irresistible to the Kremlin....
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace.”...
The war with Hezbollah has cleared out the north of the country — save for a hardy few and their thousands of prized fish....
Severely disfigured when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, she spent her life warning others about the dangers of nuclear war....
The danger and hardship gets worse by the day for civilians in eastern Ukraine. Still, they resist leaving the places that have become their homes....
Finland seized an oil tanker that authorities believe might have deliberately cut vital undersea cables. Finnish authorities believe the tanker may be linked to Russia....
Brutally persecuted for years by the military in Myanmar, the Rohingya ethnic minority has now become the target of one of the junta’s most formidable rivals in the country’s civil war....
After 20 months of war, and three months of negotiations with the warring sides, a bit of relief arrives for some of the hundreds of thousands of people facing famine....
The Treasury secretary urged Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by raising the debt limit....
The Embraer 190 was traveling to Grozny, Russia, but crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people onboard. Investigators are focusing on Russian air defense as the likely cause....
American officials are wary as they try to persuade the rebels now in control in Syria to govern with an inclusive and moderate hand....
The long-range missiles provided by the United States and Britain were used to strike inside Russian territory, despite concerns that their use would escalate the conflict. Kyiv’s stockpiles are running out....
Mr. Parsons’s lengthy résumé is a catalog of corporate emergencies at Time Warner, Citigroup and the Los Angeles Clippers....
Also, Israel bombed an airport and ports in Yemen. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday....
Finland seized an oil tanker after the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure....
More than 250 people have died in this southern African nation as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election clash with the police and military....
Russian aviation authorities said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane had hit a flock of birds. But some experts cast doubt on that account, pointing to footage showing apparent holes in the fuselage....
An election. A shooting. A solar eclipse. Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine....
Moscow again struck Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, part of an effort to wear down the country. “In the trenches, there are no holidays,” one man said....