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Brittney Griner

US basketball star Brittney Griner says hope kept her going during Russian penal colony detention

Sport

US basketball star Brittney Griner says hope kept her going during Russian penal colony detention

By Liliana Salgado and Amy Tennery

Zelensky visits ‘eastern fortress’; Musk to provide thousands more Starlink antennas

World

Zelensky visits ‘eastern fortress’; Musk to provide thousands more Starlink antennas

By Bloomberg

Brittney Griner, Viktor Bout, Lady R, arms and prisoners - the stuff movies are made of

South Africa

Brittney Griner, Viktor Bout, Lady R, arms and prisoners - the stuff movies are made of

By J Brooks Spector

US basketball star Griner freed in one-for-one swap for notorious arms dealer

Newsdeck

US basketball star Griner freed in one-for-one swap for notorious arms dealer

By Bloomberg

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner?

World

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner?

By Felix Light

Russia orders withdrawal from occupied Kherson; Putin won’t attend G20 summit

World

Russia orders withdrawal from occupied Kherson; Putin won’t attend G20 summit

By Bloomberg

Zelensky says country needs $17bn for immediate recovery; Russian court rejects jailed US basketball star’s appeal

World

Zelensky says country needs $17bn for immediate recovery; Russian court rejects jailed US basketball star’s appeal

By Bloomberg

Conditions at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘out of control’; Zelensky seeks direct talks with China's Xi

World

Conditions at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘out of control’; Zelensky seeks direct talks with China's Xi

By Bloomberg

First grain ship sails, easing tight food market; Blinken condemns Russia’s ‘reckless’ nuclear threats

World

First grain ship sails, easing tight food market; Blinken condemns Russia’s ‘reckless’ nuclear threats

By Bloomberg

US to propose prisoner swap with Russia; Biden speaks with Xi in tense call

World

US to propose prisoner swap with Russia; Biden speaks with Xi in tense call

By Bloomberg

Zelensky confident UK’s policy won’t change post-Johnson; Russian missiles hit Snake Island

World

Zelensky confident UK’s policy won’t change post-Johnson; Russian missiles hit Snake Island

By Bloomberg

Zelensky warns more people will die, urges faster arms deliveries; Russia continues assault on Severodonetsk

World

Zelensky warns more people will die, urges faster arms deliveries; Russia continues assault on Severodonetsk

By Bloomberg