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January 17, 2026

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Bangladesh, ICC discuss possible squad swap for 2026 T20 World Cup

Bangladesh players celebrate after winning the third T20I against England at Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 14, 2023. — Reuters BCB shares the concerns about player safety. Talks with the ICC were conducted in a constructive manner: BCB. BCB, ICC to continue to engage in “constructive dialogue”. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Saturday that it has held discussions with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a possible squad swap to secure its participation in the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup. In a statement, the BCB said it discussed the proposal during a meeting with ICC officials

October 19, 2025

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Pakistan, IFC sign swap deal as Aurangzeb pushes for Reko Diq, EXIM talks

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and IFC Managing Director Makhtar Diop exchange greetings as State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jamil Ahmad and an IFC official sign an exchange agreement in Washington, DC on October 18, 2025. — X/@Financegovpk FinMin welcomes IFC’s move, naming Pakistan a regional hub. It vows to deepen cooperation with the IFC in key areas. Aurangzeb informs JP Morgan about sale of Panda Bond, First Women Bank. Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on the sixth and final day of his visit to the US, continued his engagements and witnessed the signing of a

November 8, 2024

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China unveils sweeping local government debt swap to lift troubled economy

The Chinese national flag is displayed in front of the Central Financial District on China’s National Day in Hong Kong, China, October 1, 2022. — Reuters The move will increase the “local government debt limit by six trillion yuan.” The debt ceiling will be raised every year from 2024 to 2026. FM says a total of $558 billion of “hidden debt can be replaced”. BEIJING: China on Friday unveiled some of its most ambitious plans in years to wipe out local government debt and boost its economy, after lawmakers met to discuss the possibility of intensifying trade tensions with the

October 1, 2024

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Pakistan and Russia sign first trade swap agreement

A group photo of the Pakistani and Russian delegation attending the inaugural Pakistan-Russia Trade and Investment Forum in Moscow on October 1, 2024. — X/ @PakinRussia 1st Pakistan-Russia Trade and Investment Forum held in Moscow. The minister says both sides have a wide range of joint ventures. “All our economic sectors are open for investment,” he says. In a major development, Pakistan and Russia on Tuesday signed the first ever trade agreement in Moscow. Sharing a post on social media platform X, the Embassy of Pakistan in Russia said that on the sidelines of the Pakistan-Russia Trade & Investment Forum,

August 21, 2024

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Netanyahu Blocks Hamas Prisoner Swap

ANCHOR: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for stalling negotiations on a ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, an Israeli source familiar with the talks said, Israeli media reported Wednesday. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN cited the unnamed source as saying Netanyahu “doesn’t stop making new demands aimed at blocking negotiations.” KAN added that the source was referring to Netanyahu’s insistence on not withdrawing from the Philadelphia Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border and the Netzarim Axis, which bisects the Gaza Strip. With Netanyahu’s insistence on these issues, he is responsible for today’s impasse, the source said. KAN also quoted sources from

August 11, 2024

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Ceasefire, prisoner swap deal with Hamas ‘serious mistake’, says Israel’s security minister

Tel Aviv: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday called any ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas a “serious mistake”. Israel is to send its negotiating team to Egypt on Thursday to resume Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap talks with Hamas. “We are crushing Hamas,” Ben-Gvir said. “I listen not only to the views of the officials in the security office but also to the field commanders.” “We will now strengthen Hamas by participating in the talks [in Cairo]? It is a serious mistake by the prime minister.” The extremist minister claimed that the only way to

US, Russian killer freed in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War

Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva (left), American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan on their return to the US after the prisoner exchange. — Reuters/Archive American journalist Evan Gershkowitz and ex-Marine Paul Wallan returned to the United States on Thursday, hours after being freed by Russia in the largest prisoner swap between the two countries since the Cold War. The White House said it negotiated trade with Russia, Germany and three other countries. The deal, which was worked out in secret for more than a year, involved 24 prisoners — 16 moved from Russia to the West and

Donald Trump accuses Joe Biden of using cash in Russian prisoner swap

Donald Trump (L) accused Biden of using money in negotiations. —Reuters The Republican candidate in the upcoming election has accused President Joe Biden of using cash to secure the release of American journalist Evan Gershkowitz and former US Marine Paul Whelan from Russian custody. Donald Trump thinks Biden failed to handle high-stakes negotiation ABC News mentionted. However, this was the biggest multi-country exchange between the historic rivals since the Cold War. In addition, White House officials disclosed that the deal did not involve an exchange of cash. Meanwhile, the GOP nominee was unhappy with that statement, and as such, Trump

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Freed in Russia-West Prisoner Swap

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: Russia freed American journalist Evan Gershovitch and ex-Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday in the largest prisoner exchange of its kind since the end of the Cold War. The White House said the US had negotiated trade with Russia, Germany and three other countries. The deal, which was negotiated in secret for more than a year, involved 24 prisoners, of whom 16 were moved from Russia to the West and eight prisoners held in the West were sent back to Russia. Among them was Vadim Krashikov, who was convicted of murdering an exiled dissident in Berlin, the German government said.

Russia frees US reporter Evan Gershovitch in massive prisoner swap with West

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces espionage charges, stands inside a dock for the accused as he attends a hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 19, 2024. — Reuters American journalist Evan Gershovitch and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for an assassination in Berlin were among two dozen prisoners freed Thursday in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. The complex multinational deal that freed the Wall Street Journal reporter and others, including former US Marine Paul Whelan, involved months of secret negotiations and finally ended with a dramatic exchange on the tarmac of the airport in

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