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3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap and are back in U.S.
Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.Politics - NBC News - 18 hours ago -
China Releases Three American Prisoners in Swap With U.S.
The releases were part of a complex series of deals the Biden administration has reached to bring home U.S. citizens from countries with which the U.S. has an adversarial relationship.World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Three Americans released by China in prisoner swap
Three Americans were safely in U.S. custody after a rare prisoner swap between the U.S. and China. An American official said the U.S. turned over two Chinese nationals in return for the release of ...Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
3 Americans freed as part of prisoner swap with China
The White House said Wednesday it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China as part of a prisoner swap with Beijing. A spokesperson for the National Security Council ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
3 detained Americans released by China
The White House announced Wednesday that three American men wrongfully detained for years in China on what the U.S. said were false espionage and drug charges have been released. There was no ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
3 detained Americans released by China
The White House announced Wednesday that three American men wrongfully detained for years in China on what the U.S. said were false espionage and drug charges have been released. There was no ...World - CBS News - Yesterday -
3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap
The Americans released, among others, a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
China releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swap
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung freed after Biden administration forges rare agreement with Beijing. Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released in a prisoner ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Three Americans released in US-China prisoner exchange
The exchange was reportedly months in the making, and included the release of at least one Chinese citizen in US custody.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Three Americans detained by China are released
Three Americans that were detained in China have been released, according to a State Department official. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports from the White House on the details of the release.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
3 Americans held for years in China released and back in U.S.
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.World - CBS News - Yesterday -
White House announces 3 Americans released in China
The White House says three Americans have been released after being detained in China for years. Their release is part of an apparent prisoner swap, CBS News Scott MacFarlane reports.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
What's behind the U.S.-China prisoner swap
The White House announced a deal with China Wednesday to free Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, who the U.S. considered wrongfully imprisoned. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
3 Americans held for years in China have been released: White House
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been releasedTop stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
3 Americans released after years of detention in China, White House says
The White House says three imprisoned Americans, Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung, have been released after years of detention in China. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more on ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election
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US woman in 1990 'killer clown' case released from prison
Sheila Keen-Warren pleaded guilty to murdering her husband's first wife while wearing a clown costume.Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Shares in UK retailers fall as sector counts cost of NICs tax rise – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. Tariffs, tech and Taiwan: how China hopes to Trump-proof its economy . Yesterday’s cut to UK interest rates doesn’t seem to have ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Mel Gibson gives thanks for release of US man held by China
Actor Mel Gibson applauded U.S. officials on Wednesday for securing the release of American Mark Swidan, who has been detained in China since 2012. “He was wrongfully detained there for a crime he ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
China hails US release of citizen convicted over child pornography
Former student freed as part of rare prisoner swap that Beijing said showed it would ‘never abandon compatriots’World - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Iran says woman detained after undressing released without charge
Ahoo Daryaei was released from a psychiatric ward into the care of her family, Iranian authorities say.Top stories - BBC News - November 19 -
US forces strike Iran-backed targets in Syria after attacks on Americans
U.S. forces on Monday conducted nine strikes on Iranian proxy targets in Syria, a response to recent attacks on American personnel in the region, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Rubio and Waltz picks put China back at the center of US foreign policy
Trump’s expected choice of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz indicates China is going to be at the center of U.S. foreign policy, deepening U.S.-China tensions.Top stories - ABC News - November 12 -
3 Neuroscience-Backed Habits Managers Should Use to Stop Employee Turnover
Multitasking is the first thing managers must do away with, according to science.Business - Inc. - November 1 -
Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.Top stories - CBS News - November 2 -
New plans unveiled for early prisoner release
The Scottish government is proposing to lower the minimum term served by prisoners who are on short sentences.Top stories - BBC News - November 19 -
New law on early release of prisoners is passed
Most prisoners serving less than four years will now be released after serving 40% of their sentence, rather than 50%.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
AstraZeneca’s top China executive detained by authorities
Pharmaceutical group confirms four other current and ex-executives investigated, in addition to Leon WangWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
China Has Detained a Senior AstraZeneca Executive
Leon Wang, executive vice president in charge of China and the broader Asian region, is being detained while the Chinese government is probing AstraZeneca employees, the drugmaker says.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 6 -
Pacific island governor backs $800m US military upgrade amid China threat
Northern Mariana Islands governor says ‘the world is changing in the Indo-Pacific’ as work continues in the US territory on defense development. The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands says an ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
China Journalist, Dong Yuyu, Is Sentenced to Prison for Espionage
Dong Yuyu, who has written articles critical of the Communist Party, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat.World - The New York Times - 8 hours ago -
Backlog of prisoners needing tags 'back to normal level', says minister
Probation officers had told the BBC offenders were recalled to prison as tag fitters were not available.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Iran urged to release woman detained after undressing at university
Activists say the woman was protesting against the hijab laws, but authorities say she is mentally ill.Top stories - BBC News - November 4
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