Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds more prisoners as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire.

A 2024 U.N. report found that 95% of released Ukrainian POWs had endured “systematic” torture. Prisoners described beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, sexual violence, prolonged stress positions, mock executions, and sleep deprivation.

More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons since Moscow's full-scale invasion three years ago. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — “Everything will be all right.”

Russia launched a large drone and missile attack on Kyiv early Saturday, injuring six and damaging buildings across the city as the next stage of a prisoner swap begins.

We're tracking several developing headlines happening over the holiday weekend, including a number happening overseas.

A 2024 U.N. report found that 95% of released Ukrainian POWs had endured “systematic” torture and ill-treatment. Prisoners described beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, sexual violence, prolonged stress positions, mock executions and sleep deprivation.

Trump, who has previously positioned himself as a mediator seeking to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, issued an unusually strong rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend.