MOSCOW/KIEV -- Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 303 prisoners on Sunday, completing the largest prisoner exchange under an agreement reached during their recent talks in Istanbul, Türkiye.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that 303 Russian servicemen have "returned from Kiev-controlled territory," while an equivalent number of Ukrainian prisoners have also been freed. (Russia-Ukraine-Prisoner Swap)
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PYONGYANG -- Law enforcement authorities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have detained three people responsible for a recent failed warship launch for legal investigation, the official Korean Central News Agency said Sunday.
The investigation group informed the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea of its work on Saturday, said the report. (DPRK-Warship Accident-Investigation)
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TEHRAN -- Iran will welcome the launch of a uranium enrichment center in the region, but will continue uranium enrichment on its soil, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said here Sunday.
Speaking at a meeting with members of the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy committee, Araghchi said that regarding the Iran-U.S. indirect talks, the Iranian side has never left the negotiating table and will continue the diplomatic path, but it will not negotiate under pressure, the official news agency IRNA reported. (Iran-Uranium Enrichment)
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GAZA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 34 Palestinians, including a journalist and an official of the Civil Defense in Gaza, were killed on Sunday in Israeli attacks across Gaza, said Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense.
Ten people, including journalist Hassan Abu Warda, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes and gatherings in Jabalia and Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, and 14 people were killed in Israeli attacks on homes, a gathering, and a motorcycle in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Basal told Xinhua. (Gaza-Israel-Conflict) ■
