Russia France Prisoner Exchange

In this handout video grab released by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence in ​Russia for ‌violating Moscow's foreign agent laws, is seen at an unknown location after he was released from a custody, Russia. Vinatier had been swapped for Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian basketball player who was arrested at a Paris airport last June and who was wanted in the United States for alleged involvement in ransomware attacks, as part of a prisoner exchange on January 8.

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US Venezuela President Court

An armoured vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, leaves after a hearing on drug trafficking at a federal courthouse in Manhattan, in New York City, the United States. On January 3, the United States launched a massive attack on Venezuela, capturing Maduro and his wife, further taking them to New York. US President Donald Trump announced that Maduro and Flores would face trial for allegedly being involved in "narco-terrorism" and posing a threat, including to the United States. The next court date was set for March 17.

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