Russia and Ukraine agree in principle to a large prisoner exchange, but peace talks make no major breakthrough.

They agree to the idea of an exchange, but the details may not be settled.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed in principle to a large exchange of prisoners, but peace talks in Abu Dhabi have made little progress toward ending the war.

They agree to the idea of an exchange, but the details may not be settled.

Russia’s negotiator called it an agreement in principle, and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said the numbers would be finalized the next day.

The agreement is accepted as an idea, though some details are still to be decided.

Russia and Ukraine agree in principle to a large prisoner exchange, but peace talks make no major breakthrough.

A breakthrough is an important success that helps solve a difficult problem.

The sides remain far apart on a broader settlement, and the talks produced no major breakthrough.

A breakthrough is an important success that helps solve a difficult problem.

Spain’s first general strike in 14 years puts housing costs at the center of an election debate.

A general strike is a protest in which workers across many kinds of jobs stop working.

Spain’s first general strike in 14 years has disrupted transport and workplaces, with housing costs at the center of the protest ahead of a national election.

A general strike is a protest in which workers across many kinds of jobs stop working.

Spain’s first general strike in 14 years puts housing costs at the center of an election debate.

It means housing costs are the main focus of the debate.

Spain’s first general strike in 14 years has disrupted transport and workplaces, with housing costs at the center of the protest ahead of a national election.

It means housing costs are the protest’s main concern.

Indonesia’s vice-president submits his resignation as political uncertainty grows.

It means people do not know what will happen next in the country’s politics.

The two-day talks, mediated by the United States, ended Wednesday with an agreement for a large prisoner-of-war exchange.

The United States helped the two sides talk and try to reach an agreement.

The sides remain far apart on a broader settlement, and the talks produced no major breakthrough.

Here, a settlement is an agreement intended to resolve the conflict.

For families waiting for news of captured relatives, the planned exchange may bring hope.

Captured relatives are people taken and held by the other side during the conflict.

Across Spain, tenants’ associations called a nationwide 24-hour strike over the rising cost of housing, and workers’ unions later backed it.

The unions supported the strike.

More than 100 lawmakers have backed a parliamentary initiative that could lead to impeachment proceedings.

The lawmakers have supported the proposed action.

Housing campaigners want stronger protections for renters and action against speculation and short-term tourist rentals.

Here, speculation means buying property in the hope of making money when its price rises.

More than 100 lawmakers have backed a parliamentary initiative that could lead to impeachment proceedings.

These are formal steps to investigate whether a public leader should be removed from office.

Health authorities said the cases were linked to the first patient’s contacts, with no community transmission reported.

Transmission is the spread of a disease from one person to another.

The designation means the country had stopped ongoing transmission of measles; losing it would signal that the virus is spreading again.

Transmission is the spread of measles from person to person.