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Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says Ukraine and Russia have agreed to their first prisoner exchange in five months.

314 detainees are included in the deal.

This as three-way negotiations continue in Abu Dhabi.

Witkoff says the peace talks have been detailed and productive.

posting on X that while a lot remains to be done, the prisoner exchange demonstrates that sustained diplomatic engagement is delivering tangible results.

Diplomats from both Moscow and Kiev hailed progress after the first day of discussions ended last night.

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He's beefed up the U.S.

military presence in the region and threatened Iran with strikes.

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Tensions remain high as the U.S.

and Iran prepare for a meeting tomorrow, which the Iranian foreign minister says will be in Oman.

Iran had lobbied for this location instead of Turkey.

According to a senior administration official, the White House agreed to the venue change after appeals by Middle Eastern allies not to walk away.

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The controversy surrounds the man Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed as his US ambassador, Lord Peter Mandelson.

Not only was Lord Mandelson a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, but documents suggest he leaked sensitive information to the convicted pedophile during the global financial crisis of 2008.

Prime Minister Starmer, under pressure, admits he knew the men had been close when he sent Lord Mandelson to Washington.

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That's according to his post on X, in which he says the decision comes after requests from regional allies to respond to the proposal by President Trump.