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BLA Releases Hostage Video and Ultimatum as Pakistan Denies Any Soldiers Are Captured

Independent verification is lacking ahead of the BLA’s Feb. 22 swap deadline.

ProSieben Airs Thilo Mischke Documentary on Syria Torture With On-Site Findings

Hamas Police Reappear on Gaza Streets as Ceasefire’s First Phase Takes Hold

Hamas Hands Over First Israeli Hostages as Israel Starts Releasing 1,966 Palestinian Detainees

Syria’s Foreign Minister Visits Beirut, Prisoner-Transfer Deal Announced

Freed British–Afghan Couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds Arrive in London After Taliban Detention

Slovenia Enacts EU’s First Arms Embargo on Israel as Diplomatic and Hostage Pressures Mount

Iran Indicts Two French Tourists on Espionage and Conspiracy Charges

India, Pakistan Exchange Detainee Lists; India Urges Return of 159 Nationals

Russia and Ukraine Begin Largest Prisoner Swap of the War

Hamas Proposes Five-Year Ceasefire and Hostage Exchange in Cairo Talks

Taliban Release US Citizen George Glezmann After Over Two Years in Detention

French Citizen Olivier Grondeau Released After Nearly 900 Days in Iranian Detention

Israeli Army Admits Intelligence Failures Before October 2023 Hamas Attack

Hamas Transfers Four Deceased Israeli Hostages to Israel in Exchange for Prisoner Release

Massive Power Outage Disrupts Nearly All of Chile

Israel Halts Palestinian Prisoner Release, Ceasefire Faces Uncertainty

Israel-Hamas Truce Teeters as Prisoner Exchange Stalls and Military Tensions Escalate

Israel and Hamas Complete Sixth Hostage and Prisoner Exchange Under Fragile Ceasefire

Three Israeli Hostages Freed in Exchange for 369 Palestinian Prisoners