## Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions

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Belarus frees political prisoners in exchange for easing of US sanctions.

EPA/ Shutterstock Alexander Lukashenko met the US special envoy in Belarus ahead of the prisoner releases.

Dozens of political prisoners have been freed from Belarusian prisons as part of a deal between authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko and US President Donald Trump.

Fifty-two prisoners have been released, including trade union leaders, journalists and activists, but more than 1,000 political prisoners remain in jail.

In exchange, the US has said it will relieve some sanctions on Belarusian airline Belavia, allowing it to buy parts for its airplanes.

Many of Belarus's political prisoners have been in jail since Lukashenko brutally stamped out protests in Belarus in 2020, after he claimed victory in presidential elections widely condemned as rigged.

We do not need political prisoners or any other prisoners," Lukashenko was quoted as saying by state news agency Belta. »

### 'We have the votes': Reps push for Epstein files' release

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WASHINGTON − Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, D-California, are voicing optimism about their ability to force an unsanitized release of the Justice Department's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"I think we're going to get a resounding vote on this," Massie told Stephanopoulos during the same program.

Being named in the files or having associated with Epstein doesn't mean a person engaged in wrongdoing. »

### 2 arrested after incendiary device found under news media vehicle in Utah

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Authorities in Utah say two men have been arrested on suspicion of placing an incendiary device under a news media vehicle in Salt Lake City.

Police and fire department bomb squads responded Friday when a suspicious device was found under the vehicle parked near an occupied building.

News media have descended on Salt Lake City following last week's assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk. »

### Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed

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Fox News Channel host Brian Kilmeade apologized on Sunday for advocating for the execution of mentally ill homeless people in a discussion on the network last week, saying his remark was “extremely callous.”.

Kilmeade’s initial comment came on a “Fox & Friends” episode Wednesday and began getting widespread circulation online over the weekend.

A homeless and mentally ill man, Decarlos Brown Jr., was arrested for murder, and the case received extensive attention on Fox following the release of a security video of the stabbing. »

### South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US Hyundai raid

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South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid.

Reuters More than 300 South Koreans who were detained in a massive immigration raid in Georgia arrived home last Friday.

The South Korean government says it is investigating potential human rights violations during the raid and detention of Korean workers by US authorities. »

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