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Russia and Ukraine Announce Return of Prisoners

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armored personnel carrier vehicle (APC) in the Zaporizhzhya region on June 11, 2023. (AFP)
Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armored personnel carrier vehicle (APC) in the Zaporizhzhya region on June 11, 2023. (AFP)
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Russia and Ukraine Announce Return of Prisoners

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armored personnel carrier vehicle (APC) in the Zaporizhzhya region on June 11, 2023. (AFP)
Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armored personnel carrier vehicle (APC) in the Zaporizhzhya region on June 11, 2023. (AFP)

Russia and Ukraine announced simultaneously on Sunday the return of nearly 100 soldiers from each side.

Russia's Defense Ministry, quoted by the Tass news agency, said 94 Russians in Ukrainian captivity had been released and would be taken to a medical institution to be examined.

Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration, said 95 Ukrainian service members had been returned, including some wounded.

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WHO Members Reach Accord 'in Principle' over How to Tackle Future Pandemics

(FILES) This photograph shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) displayed at their headquarters in Geneva on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) displayed at their headquarters in Geneva on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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WHO Members Reach Accord 'in Principle' over How to Tackle Future Pandemics

(FILES) This photograph shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) displayed at their headquarters in Geneva on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) displayed at their headquarters in Geneva on March 13, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Members of the World Health Organization have reached an accord "in principle" over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told Agence France-Presse on Saturday.
The WHO did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The organisation's 194 member states have been negotiating over an agreement that could increase collaboration before and during pandemics after acknowledged failures during COVID-19.
The United States, which was slow to join the early talks, left the discussions this year after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February withdrawing from the WHO and barring participation in the talks.