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US and Russia complete biggest prisoner exchange since Cold War | BBC News
The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place.
The prisoner exchange followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris joined the families of Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington to welcome them back to U.S. soil.
As part of the deal, Russian security service hitman Vadim Krasikov has been freed by Germany.
There has been days of speculation about a major swap between Russia and Western countries, which was heightened after several prisoners were moved from their prison cells in Russian jails to unknown locations.
US journalist Evan Gershkovich had been sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony after being convicted on espionage charges.
Paul Whelan, 54, was given a 16-year jail sentence in 2020 after being arrested in Moscow on suspicion of spying in 2018.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg.
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Join police on the hunt for hi-tech thieves behind a wave of UK car crime.
See the latest weapons gangs are using in action, including electronic skeleton keys and military grade signal-jammers, and hear how to keep your motor safe from a top security expert.
Shocking CCTV shows one vehicle taken in just seconds and armed robbers breaking into homes for car keys.
This is an updated video which replaces an earlier version which had some audio and video glitches.
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Four members of the Canadian military have died and dozens were injured in a major fire at a base in the province of Alberta on Saturday.
Addressing the nation on Sunday from Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney described it as “one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime”.
The fire broke out at about 16:00 local time (22:00 GMT) on Saturday at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, one of the country’s busiest military training bases, and is now contained. Its cause is still unclear, but officials said it did not appear tied to “terrorist activity”.
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Protesters and anti-riot police have clashed in Albania’s main cities in scenes not witnessed for decades.
Government buildings have been attacked, as have some private businesses.
The country’s capital Tirana has seen months of protests from an anti-government “Flamingo” movement, but the clashes have now spread to the main cities of Durrës, Shkodër, Lezhë and Vlora in the west, Gjirokastër in the south and Korçë in the east.
The new demonstrations were announced as a student movement, ostensibly demanding action by the government to help with the high cost of education fees and books – and the higher cost of living.
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