VIENNA, 23 Feb: According to Reuters, Iran has said that its government would be open to a prisoner swap with the United States of America in accordance to sealing a deal to revive a 2015 nuclear deal entitled, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

WASHINGTON, 23 Feb: In a turn of drastic events, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cancelled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, after Moscow’s recognition of two separatist regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent entities.

CANBERRA, 21 Feb – After two years of shutting down its international borders, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces the country’s reopening to all vaccinated tourists.