Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners

JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (AFP): Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages, completing the first exchange under a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.The three hostages released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken...

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Yoon set to spend first night in jail as criminal suspect

SEOUL, Jan 20 (AFP): South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol had his mug shot taken and underwent a physical check before spendinghis first night in jail as a criminal suspect, a prison officer said Monday.Yoon was arrested in a dawn raid last week, becoming the first sitting South Korean...

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Kolkata rape-murder: Convict gets life sentence

KOLKATA, Jan 20 (Reuters): An Indian court awarded the life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata.The woman's body was found in a classroom at the state-run RG...

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