Prisoner swap

The United States has refuted claims by Iran that a prisoner exchange had been agreed between the two countries. Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday told state media that an agreement had been reached and "if…

Russia and Ukraine have carried out the latest in a series of prisoner-of-war (POW) exchanges with both sides handing over 50 people.

Russia says it hopes to secure a prisoner swap with the United States to return convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death", in an exchange that would likely include U.S. basketball star, Brittney Griner.

Venezuela has released seven imprisoned Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for two Venezuelan citizens who had been jailed in the U.S.

The United States and Russia have agreed to discuss a prisoner swap a day after a Russian court sentenced basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for a drug offense.

Iran insisted on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement had been reached. 'Outrageous' the US denying simple…