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Russia: We Told Israel ‘Iran Does Not Want Escalation’: Russia has made clear to Israel that Iran "does not want escalation," Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei ...
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Russia: We Told Israel ‘Iran Does Not Want Escalation’
Quick Glance: Israel and Iran Step Back
  • Iran and Israel pull back after attacks, avoiding direct escalation

  • Both Iran and Israel have shown limited responses so far to prevent full-scale war

  • Region remains tense, conflict between Israel and Iran remains precarious and unpredictable

  • While both sides aim to avoid all-out war, the situation remains volatile and dangerous
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How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones
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How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles ...
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
  • The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.

  • Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.

  • Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.

  • It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
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Russian Peacekeepers Withdrawing From Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin Confirms: The Kremlin confirmed Azerbaijani media reports on Wednesday that Russian peacekeepers ...
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Russian Peacekeepers Withdrawing From Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin Confirms
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Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa: The Kremlin on Thursday denounced the seizure in France of a villa allegedly owned by Russian businessman ...
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Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa
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Russian peacekeepers started withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin: Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s ...
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Russian peacekeepers started withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin
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Mass brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament over media law: A huge punch-up has erupted in Georgia's parliament over a controversial foreign influence law ...
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Mass brawl breaks out in Georgian parliament over media law
Quick Glance: Georgian Parliament in Turmoil over 'Foreign Agents' Bill
  • Legislators debate bill requiring organisations that accept foreign funds to register as foreign agents or face fines.

  • Tensions rise in parliament as the debate over deepening relations with the West or reconnecting with Russia continues.

  • The controversial bill has strained relations with Western countries and sparked protests domestically.

  • The adoption of the legislation is likely to further deepen divisions in Georgia, especially with upcoming elections.
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The Iron Dome air defence system, Israel's crucial anti-missile shield
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The Iron Dome air defence system, Israel's crucial anti-missile shield
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Kremlin opponents injured in Lithuania: Suspects caught in Poland after attack on Volkov
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Kremlin opponents injured in Lithuania: Suspects caught in Poland after ...
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Reuters: Kremlin clamps down on officials' travel over state secret fears: Pressure is being placed on all government ministries by Russia’s Federal ...
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Reuters: Kremlin clamps down on officials' travel over state secret ...
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Putin ready to negotiate - under conditions: Putin said Russia could negotiate with Ukraine to end the war if no "ideas are imposed" on it.
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Putin ready to negotiate - under conditions
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Slovaks rally behind arms fundraiser for Ukraine, defying Fico's government: To support the Czech initiative to aid Ukraine, which the Slovak government refused ...
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Slovaks rally behind arms fundraiser for Ukraine, defying Fico's ...
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Russian Officials Face Restrictions on Foreign Trips, Kremlin Confirms: Russian officials face various restrictions on their ability to travel abroad ...
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Russian Officials Face Restrictions on Foreign Trips, Kremlin Confirms
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Use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine: Currently, the U.S. has frozen Russian assets valued at $60 billion. If the U.S. government were to seize these assets ...
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Use Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has again appealed to Ukraine's Western allies and partners to ...
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Zelenskiy Calls For More Air Defenses After Deadly Ukraine Strike
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German police arrest two men for plotting sabotage on Russia's behalf: The two German-Russian nationals are accused of planning attacks on US military sites ...
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German police arrest two men for plotting sabotage on Russia's behalf
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Iran’s Missile Barrage Was an Error Israel Can Gain From: Netanyahu has a window to refocus attention from Gaza to Iran.
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Iran’s Missile Barrage Was an Error Israel Can Gain From
Quick Glance: New Measures Against Iran and Escalation in West Bank
  • The United States intends to take further actions against Iran in the coming days to address the attacks on Israel over the weekend, as announced by US officials on Tuesday.

  • To combat the escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian officials reported the deaths of two Palestinians shot by Israeli settlers on Monday.
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Russia declares German foundation 'undesirable': Moscow has blacklisted the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, a free-market think-tank as "undesirable ...
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Russia declares German foundation 'undesirable'
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Belgium opens probe into pro-Russia network accused of paying MEPs: Moscow’s “objectives are clear,” said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
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Belgium opens probe into pro-Russia network accused of paying MEPs
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Russia-linked hackers claim cyberattacks on U.S., French and Polish water utilities
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Russia-linked hackers claim cyberattacks on U.S., French and Polish water ...
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Denying Russia’s only strategy for success : If the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin,Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West – and will likely ...
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Denying Russia’s only strategy for success 
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Ukraine’s top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9: The fall of Chasiv Yar would indicate growing Russian battlefield momentum as Kyiv faces ...
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Ukraine’s top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9
Quick Glance: Russia Aims to Capture Chasiv Yar by 9 May
  • Ukraine's top commander stated that Russian forces aimed to capture the town of Chasiv Yar by 9 May, marking a crucial battle for control of high ground in the east where Russia is directing its assaults.

  • The potential fall of the town before the Soviet Victory Day would signal increasing Russian battlefield momentum amid a slowdown in Western military aid to Kyiv.

  • Kyiv's brigades are currently holding back the assaults near Chasiv Yar and have received reinforcements in terms of ammunition, drones, and electronic warfare devices.

  • Recent escalations in the war have raised concerns about the resilience of Ukraine's energy system, with Russia conducting significant air strikes on Ukrainian power plants and substations.
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Explosions as Israel retaliates against Iran : Israel is reported to have fired a missile at Iran, following Tehran's unprecedented missile and drone strike last ...
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Explosions as Israel retaliates against Iran
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Raytheon’s SM-6 successfully intercepts ballistic missile in naval test: A Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) manufactured by Raytheon, an RTX business ...
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Raytheon’s SM-6 successfully intercepts ballistic missile in naval test
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U.S. led coalition of warplanes helped intercept 300 weapons from Iran in historic strike on Israel
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U.S. led coalition of warplanes helped intercept 300 weapons from Iran in ...
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50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead in Ukraine war: BBC: More than 27,300 Russian soldiers died in the second year of combat, a reflection of how territorial ...
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50,000 Russian soldiers confirmed dead in Ukraine war: BBC
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 779: As the war enters its 779th day, these are the main developments.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 779
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Kremlin says Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are very dangerous: The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia ...
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Kremlin says Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are very ...
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AfD: FBI questions AfD politician Krah about contacts with Russia: The US Federal Police FBI questioned Maximilian Krah about possible payments from the Kremlin ...
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AfD: FBI questions AfD politician Krah about contacts with Russia
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US slams Georgia’s ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent bill: Draft law “goes against the wishes of the overwhelming majority” of country’s citizens ...
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US slams Georgia’s ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent bill
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 14:53 Germany supplies Ukraine with another Patriot fire unit +++
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Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 14:53 Germany supplies Ukraine with ...
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Moscow Accuses Hunter Biden-Linked Company Burisma of Terror Attacks: Offering no evidence whatsoever, federal investigators claim they are also looking into the ...
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Moscow Accuses Hunter Biden-Linked Company Burisma of Terror Attacks
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What if Putin Doesn’t Want Peace?: Calls for the U.S. to push Ukraine to negotiate an end to the war require assuming a peace-minded Russia that doesn’t exist.
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What if Putin Doesn’t Want Peace?
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Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned: Since President Putin declared Russia was developing hypersonic weapons in 2018 ...
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Another Russian Scientist Working on Hypersonic Research Imprisoned
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Water Level in Russia’s Orsk ‘Critical’ as Kremlin Warns of More Floods: A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate ...
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Water Level in Russia’s Orsk ‘Critical’ as Kremlin Warns of More Floods
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Are Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Oil Refineries Hindering Russia’s War Machine?: Ukraine has escalated its drone attacks on Russian oil refineries since the ...
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Are Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Oil Refineries Hindering Russia’s War ...
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The Kremlin’s Creeping Nationalizations Hit Chelyabinsk Businesses: The Kremlin’s wartime campaign of forced nationalization has hit the Ural Mountains region of ...
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The Kremlin’s Creeping Nationalizations Hit Chelyabinsk Businesses
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What we know so far about the explosions reported in central Iran: Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday ...
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What we know so far about the explosions reported in central Iran
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Russian movie theaters are openly stealing Western films, and going unpunished: Russian state television has been vocal in painting Western democracies ...
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Russian movie theaters are openly stealing Western films, and going ...
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Israel Fends Off Iran's Missile and Drone Attack: Live Updates: Nearly all of the aerial projectiles were shot down before reaching Israeli territory ...
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Israel Fends Off Iran's Missile and Drone Attack: Live Updates
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US cyber agency says Russian hackers used Microsoft access to steal government emails
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US cyber agency says Russian hackers used Microsoft access to steal ...
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Russian opposition politician: Navalny confidant's prison sentence increased to nine and a half years
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Russian opposition politician: Navalny confidant's prison sentence ...
Quick Glance: Russian Opposition Figure Receives Extended Prison Sentence
  • A court in Baschkortostan has extended Lilia Tschanyschewa's prison sentence, a supporter of Alexei Navalny, by two years to nine and a half years.

  • Tschanyschewa was the head of Navalny's office in Baschkortostan and was considered a political prisoner who fought for Russia's future.

  • The Navalny team criticized the verdict as inhumane, calling Tschanyschewa a brave and honest woman.

  • Tschanyschewa is one of the few Navalny allies remaining in Russia and a prominent female figure in the Russian opposition, amidst the Kremlin's intensified crackdown on critics.
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Russia Jails 2 Men for Trying to Join Anti-Kremlin Militia: A Russian military court has sentenced two men to nine years in prison on separate charges of ...
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Russia Jails 2 Men for Trying to Join Anti-Kremlin Militia
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French company Danone starts dissolution of its last subsidiary in Belarus: The yogurt maker has been operating in Belarus since 2008. Danone had previously ...
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French company Danone starts dissolution of its last subsidiary in Belarus
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Kremlin says Putin, China’s Xi plan to meet, but gives no time frame: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping ...
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Kremlin says Putin, China’s Xi plan to meet, but gives no time frame
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1st Taiwan Land Sword II missile live-fire test successful | Taiwan News | Apr. 15, 2024 12:08
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1st Taiwan Land Sword II missile live-fire test successful | Taiwan News | ...
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Ukrainian Teen Describes Being Taken From School by Armed Men & Held in Russian-Controlled Territory
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Ukrainian Teen Describes Being Taken From School by Armed Men & Held in ...
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Critics see nepotism: Putin installs a fellow student as chief judge: Russian President Putin enjoys protection from prosecution after a constitutional change ...
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Critics see nepotism: Putin installs a fellow student as chief judge
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Russian Military Says Recruited 100K Contract Soldiers Since Start of 2024: Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that more than 100,000 people have signed up ...
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Russian Military Says Recruited 100K Contract Soldiers Since Start of 2024
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Russia puts more Kremlin critics on a wanted list as its crackdown on dissent reaches new levels
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Russia puts more Kremlin critics on a wanted list as its crackdown on ...