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Global Health & Biotech 25 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

Former Prisoners Say Freed U.S. Citizen Was Tortured in Russian Jail

Former Ukrainian detainees who shared a Russian prison with a recently freed American say he was beaten, humiliated and subjected to abuse by guards during his captivity. Their accounts add to long-running allegations of systematic mistreatment in Russian detention facilities and raise fresh questions about the treatment of foreign prisoners held amid the war in Ukraine.

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World Politics & Diplomacy14 Oct 2026, 01:46 PM IST

Azerbaijan’s Hijab Ban in Schools Exposes a Wider Clash Over Secularism, Identity and Turkish Influence

Azerbaijan’s decision to restrict the wearing of hijabs in schools has triggered a sharp domestic and regional backlash, placing the government’s secular model in direct tension with religious freedom advocates, parents and some teachers. The dispute has also revived sensitivities in Azerbaijan’s relationship with Turkey, where the issue is being framed as part of a broader contest over cultural influence and political alignment.

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Global Health & Biotech11 Oct 2026, 07:31 AM IST

Hong Kong Residents Legally in the U.S. Are Caught in ICE Crackdown

Hong Kong citizens living legally in the United States are increasingly being swept into a broader Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown, according to a Politico report. The cases are drawing attention because many of those affected are not undocumented migrants but people with lawful status who say they are being caught in an aggressive enforcement climate shaped by political pressure and expanded detention practices.

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Evan Gershkovich Says He Was ‘Lured Into a Trap’ Before 16 Months in Russian Jail

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has described the moment he realised he had been drawn into a Russian security-service trap, saying the absence of interrogation or torture by FSB agents made clear he was being used as a pawn in a larger political game. His account offers a stark window into how Moscow’s detention of foreign journalists can function as leverage far beyond the courtroom. The case became one of the most closely watched diplomatic confrontations between Washington and Moscow during the war in Ukraine.

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Global Markets & EquitiesJust now (04:06 PM IST)

Evan Gershkovich Says He Realised in Russian Detention He Was a Pawn in a Larger Game

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has described the moment he says he understood his arrest in Russia was not a conventional criminal case but part of a broader geopolitical contest. He said the absence of interrogation or torture by FSB agents made clear he had been “lured into a trap” and was being used as “a pawn in a greater game.”

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Washington, D.C.(1)U.S. government(1)Russian authorities(1)Russia(1)