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Aug 2, 2024 | theguardian.com | Pjotr Sauer |Scarlet Pestell |Faisal Mohammed Ali |Albert Alsina

After spending more than a year imprisoned in Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was freed in a prisoner exchange between the west and Moscow. The deal, mediated by Turkey, saw 16 citizens of western countries exchanged for eight Russians.

Jul 21, 2024 | theguardian.com | Lauren Gambino |Scarlet Pestell |Elena Morresi |Faisal Mohammed Ali |Albert Alsina

Joe Biden has withdrawn from the race for the US presidency, an extraordinary decision upending American politics, that plunges the Democratic nomination into uncertainty just months before the November election against Donald Trump, a candidate he has warned is an existential threat to US democracy. Biden thanked the vice-president, Kamala Harris, in a letter announcing his decision, and later endorsed her as the Democratic nominee for president in a tweet.

Oct 9, 2023 | theguardian.com | Scarlet Pestell

Footage from Herat province shows destroyed villages and people retrieving bodies from the rubble after the magnitude 6.3 quake on Saturday killed hundreds and injured more than 10,000. Afghanistan is already in the grip of a humanitarian crisis after the widespread withdrawal of foreign aid following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.