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Turkey and Saudi Arabia broker prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine

Ukraine has handed over 55 Russian soldiers, as well as the pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who faced treason charges in Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine have completed a major prisoner of war exchange, including leaders of the Ukrainian Azov battalion captured after the long siege of Mariupol.

In a speech to the UN General Assembly, President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a special war tribunal to hold Russia accountable for the war in Ukraine and for a compensation fund to make it pay for the war.

And the World Health Organization says Malawi has eliminated trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness, as a public health problem.

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Thu 22 Sep 2022 05:06GMT

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  • Thu 22 Sep 2022 05:06GMT