the treasure map for modern globetrotters discover some of europe wykard breaking sights too. and now also in book form ah ah, this is the w slide from berlin. free at last, after months in a russian prison, brittany crying as finally on her way home. the u. s. basketball player is handed over in a prisoner swath in exchange for a notorious russian arms. the also coming off international outrage and calls for

iran to face more sanctions after the religious regime executes a 23 year old man just for taking part an anti government protest. let's groups want more hangings are imminence at the football? well, captain kept our resumes with the quarter finals. could this be messy? is final match with argentina. the south american reigning champions take on the netherlands and i'm glad offers welcome to the program. the u. s. basketball player brittany griner is due to land back on us soil in the coming hours. she was released from a russian penal colony as part of a high stakes prisoner swap. in exchange, the u. s. has handed over a russian arms dealer, accused of supplying al qaeda and the taliban. among others growing up is a 2 time olympic gold medalist. she was arrested in moscow in february and sentenced to 9 years in prison on drug charges,

a prisoner swap on the tarmac up without the effort. it was heel, but captivity ended for us basket. bold star, brittany greenow, senior on the left and the russian army dealer weak to boot on the right. you as president joe biden spoke to griner shortly after her release. i'm glad to be able to say the brittany is in good spirits. she, she's relieved of finally be heading home. and the fact remains that she's lost months of her life experienced the needless trauma. she deserves based privacy in time with their loved ones to recover and heal from her time being wrong through the tag. dryness wife sharell, tanked those involved and bringing brittany home over the last 9 months. you all have been i'm so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life. and so today i'm

just standing here. i'm overwhelmed with the emotions, but the most important emotion that i have right now is just sincere gratitude. while griner was still on her way to the u. s. boat was already being welcomed by his family in moscow. he had been in the u. s. jail since 2012. solving a 25 year sentence for arms trafficking thing. and i'm here because it greiner was arrested at moscow airport in february and sentenced to 9 years for the possession of cannabis by a russian court. these emergence published by the russian government shall have been released from the penal colony. she was held in and put on a plane to abu dhabi once inside. she was asked about her well being worked with well, i read a whole wide and with that, her long audio is finally over. very good. and earlier we spoke to our moscow

ability. if you're a risha who is in riga, because russia closed down to w's offices in moscow, we asked him how the return of victor boot is being reported in russia. while this prisoner exchange the report as a victory for russian diplomacy, set them to various security services and possibly president putin personally one volved in this affair. the focus is on the fact that the u. s. and russia are still talking to each other, negotiating, and even though us, russian relations are at an all time low, the russian people, of course, americans could make concessions not only on the exchange of prisoners, but also on other issues. russians hope now, 1st and foremost, when it comes to easing sanctions against moscow. that is, of course, a very big goal for the kremlin because the move in the country doesn't seem to be good in terms of rushes or in ukraine. now i was moscow so keen on securing the

return of victor boot. who is this man? victor boots seems to be someone who just to knows too many details and to many high officials personally. and he is reported to have deliberate weapons to various countries such as of gan is done and gall, and west and african countries for years. and someone who does that must have good, very good connections. the reactions in moscow to his arrest and to both all his extra addition to the u. s. a. in 2010. 10. show how important board is for the russians at that time, even the russian foreign minister and several national politicians criticized his extra addition harshly. if foot really tried to achieve the release now of this alleged or of dealer personally as there are really a lot of questions and for example, who benefited it benefited from both a deal board deal. i did the board or work for the russian secret services. did he work for other secret services?

no doubt you will now have good life in russia. and because the russians are, who are a former us prisoners, are they all can, you can imagine they had to have good life. but such are the case was with foremost by honor chapman and with karen to do my m p. and your little boy who is suspected, suspected of involvement over the murder of the russian spy, let within can london all this people are now respected persons in russia. there are other western prisoners being held in russia, sometimes on dubious charges. what are their chances of release? well, is the most prominent u. s. american prisoner in russia is certainly a poll whelan, but he seems to be a different case because he is accused of as pan nash. and that is much worse for the russian judicial authorities, even though that makes him more interesting for possible for the present exchange. so far there is no sign that he will be expanded, exchanged,

but the russians want not to state to lift the sanctions. that is the goal and who knows which concessions are what concessions, what may make it really wants to get back at such permanent prison ally and poll we when you receive to that in reagan. thank you. let's get you up to speed. now. some of the other stories were covering for a fire that broke out at a shopping mall. the moscow has claimed, at least one life the gulf, the entire building, initial reports say, the fire broke out at 6 am local time. cause of the blaze is being investigated. supporters of peruse asked at president pedro kasteel class with police back as of the left wing populist demanding his release, and the suspension of parliament. peruvian court ordered his detention on thursday after congress voted to teacher. the german foreign ministry summoned the

iranian ambassador after news that iran carried out its 1st known execution of a protest since the anti government demonstrations began in september. most and shikari was hanged on thursday and activists war that at least a dozen other iranians face the same fate for the involvement in demonstrations. behind the walls of the notorious evian prison, most in shakers was hanged on thursday. the death sentence against the 23 rolled, was only handed down in november and has now been very quickly carried out. waterloo, has iran's judiciary accused shake harry of injuring a militia member during the protests. human rights groups condemned the proceedings as a false tract show trial. lacking an independent defense intended to scare off other processes by hamburrow hit on thursday morning broadcast. as close to the iranian regime,

shed this video on social media. it was supposed to prove shikari is guilt, accompanied by dramatic music and the use of computer generated scenes of violence . the regime staged a dubious admission of guilt will observe as believed that the confession was extracted under torture and duress, iranian turkish political scientists. the reef gaskin says that systematic in iran, you minucci, excell since the foundation of the islamic republic in 1979. the regime is repeatedly imprisoned, opponents tortured them and put them in front of cameras. the truck, and now they're doing that with the demonstrators a week. they want to show them as fearful and weak people like normal as people who break when they're put under enough pressure. on little core cock. only a few days ago, a regime propaganda channels published a video with the famous wrapper. too much so les, he was who also faces the death penalty in the video,

extracts from one of his music videos were cut together with an interrogation in it to lay he apologizes for inciting people to protest. when are you irish? gaskin believes the regime propaganda strategy is having the opposite of its intended effect to lay he and others. now heroes to many rebushka fearful people see these stage confessions are really as a sign of the weakness of this regime that's trying to prevent its downfall. a regime that is increasingly under pressure because the resistance in iran shows no signs of going away ah, to cut are now and the footboard. busy cap were action resumes today with 8 teams vying to make their nations prod in the quarter finals. there's some interesting match ups to day, including argentina, meeting the netherlands. that will be a repeat of the 1978, a world cup,

final classic which argentina won. the south american side are considered favorites of the europeans and with the possibility of its b of it being messy is final game. anticipation has been building our sports correspond. mark meadows is in carter for us. and here's what he told me earlier about the netherlands, argentina match, locals love linelle. messy. and this match means a great deal. yes, it does. there absolutely may see man here in qatar, let's be honest, there aren't that many dutch fans here. there are a few argentinians were playing beach football with them yesterday, but the vast majority of fans in the loo sales stadium tonight will be cattery. all they'll be migrant workers who live there. although be from the wider gulf region and they all love messy. and the all of superstars. i was at the portugal switzerland game a few days ago. all they wanted to see was christiana rinaldo. but he was on the

bench. they even started brewing the po to go coach because he wasn't bringing him on his side as winning for one. so they, there will be such a focus on message to night. and that might be a big advantage to argentina. but let's not forget the dutch are a big side. they are probably the biggest football team never to win the world cup . having been runners off 3 times, including that 1978 final and football fans will also remember a classic between the sides in the quarter finals in 1998. when denny spoke. come when it for the dutch we've one of the great, well cook goals will be hoping for similar drama later on to night. well, in the other game today, the favorites, brazil. a play croy isha. how do you see that going? well, yes. priscilla. the obvious favorites, but they've not won this competition for 20 years at a record 5 times champions that desperate to get through, but cry shall will be no pushover. let's not forget that croatia are the runners up from 2018. they're still got luca,

moderate. they're pulling the strings in midfield. i think chris, his best chance is to keep it tight. you have to wonder whether brazil 2nd string is actually that good. if anything happens to name are again if rec, alison is out of form. have brazil got that strengthened debt from the bench we saw when they played their 2nd sing against. cameroon, they lost. so maybe that creates his best chance. keep it tight and shy nick it at the end of the mark despite there being some rather good football on shore. late lou fee for the woke up organizers can't seem to escape criticism grammar. no, there's been a series of p. r on goals from fever and the world cup organizers. and we had the will cup ceo yesterday talking about the death of a migrant worker to hotel. he said, death is a natural part of life that hasn't gone down very well in the world's media. people have been very critical saying that that was callous. there's been so many p r disasters in this will cook. i don't think we're going to hear much from fee for

all the organizers. for the rest of the tournament. they just keep putting their foot in her mouth. that's hope. there's going to be some more excellent football on a display. thank you very much. mark matters that did abuse sports. the japanese billionaire you suckle mozilla, and has announced he will take the k pop star top on a trip around the moon on a space ex space ship. next year, the japanese typhoon says he will take 8 people on his dear moon project. as a mom launched is luna voice plans in 2018. i bought all seats on the special way for 35 year old. top is a member of one of the world's most famous baths. last year, mother and his producer became the 1st self paying tourists to visit the international space station since 2009 miss ala.

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