Russian President Putin dismisses as “farcical” accusations that Moscow has been waging cyber warfare against the US.

A high-ranking member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council calls for the full implementation of a prisoner exchange agreement between the Ansarullah movement and a Saudi-backed former regime ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Yemeni warring parties fail to reach a deal following UN-brokered prisoner swap negotiations.

It was not clear when the Syrians were arrested.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Saudi Arabia has apparently realized the futility of war and aggression and begun revisiting some of its foreign policies.

Yemen’s warring sides agree to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, the largest prisoner swap so far.

The Afghan government says it has released the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners and that it expected peace negotiations to start soon.

The Taliban militant group says it will release the remaining Afghan government prisoners before Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice) as a “goodwill gesture.”

At least 14 Afghan security forces have been killed in two Taliban attacks, officials say.

The Afghan government releases 900 Taliban militants from prison on the third and final day of a nationwide ceasefire, urging the militant group to extend the truce.