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The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that 248 of its service members have been released from Ukrainian captivity. Kiev has claimed that 230 of its personnel have been exchanged with Moscow.

Beijing has dismissed claims of potential espionage as “ill-intentioned fabrications” Chinese nationals have tried to gain access to US government sites as many as 100 times in recent years, leading American officials to believe that the individuals, who often claim to be tourists, are actually spies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.…