Russian President Putin held a virtual meeting with members of the government, at which negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul were not discussed. The main topics of the meeting include the development of the "Zemsky program" for doctors, a report on the results of the Innoprom-2025 industrial exhibition and expansion of digital services on the government services portal "Gosuslugi".

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FC Barcelona confirmed the loan signing of England international forward Marcus Rashford from Manchester United on Wednesday with a video in which the player said the news was "official." Rashford joins the La Liga and Copa del Rey champion on an initial one-season loan, with Barcelona having the option to make the move permanent for around 35 million euros.

Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged prisoners of conflict as delegations of the two countries held their third round of direct talks in the city of Istanbul, Türkiye.

The swap was conducted in accordance with the agreements both sides reached during their last talks on June 2 in Istanbul, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement. The Russian servicemen are in Belarus and will be transported to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation in military medical institutions, it added.

Iran says it has agreed to allow a technical team from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the country soon to discuss ways to work together going forward. Iran's state-run television says Deputy Foreign Minister told reporters on Wednesday that an IAEA technical team will travel to the country in the next two or three weeks.