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Putin's Conspiracy Theories Make Russians Less Safe: The president’s accusations over the Moscow attack hide a massive security failure.
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Putin's Conspiracy Theories Make Russians Less Safe
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In Putin’s Russia, state violence is on full display: When the men accused of committing last week's terrorist attack in Moscow appeared in front of a ...
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In Putin’s Russia, state violence is on full display
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Russia executed Ukrainian POWs, UN report says: The United Nations issues damning report about conduct of Vladimir Putin’s troops in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia executed Ukrainian POWs, UN report says
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Russia, Mali To Strengthen Counterterrorism Efforts: Russia and Mali agreed to strengthen their cooperation over counterterrorism in a telephone call on ...
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Russia, Mali To Strengthen Counterterrorism Efforts
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Australian councillor praises Vladimir Putin’s election win on Russian TV: Adrian McRae, who was elected to the Port Hedland council in early March ...
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Australian councillor praises Vladimir Putin’s election win on Russian TV
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: attackers first wanted to flee to Belarus: After the terrorist attack in Moscow that left 139 dead, Russia continues to see a ...
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: attackers first wanted to flee to Belarus
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Putin May Be Eyeing Ceasefire With Ukraine After US Election: John Bolton: The former U.S. national security adviser said Russian President Vladimir Putin is in ...
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Putin May Be Eyeing Ceasefire With Ukraine After US Election: John Bolton
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Former Chancellor: Schröder: A connection to Putin may still be helpful: Gerhard Schröder has described the Russian attack on Ukraine as a mistake ...
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Former Chancellor: Schröder: A connection to Putin may still be helpful
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Putin Vows to Blast the West’s F-16s Out of the Sky in Ukraine: “We will destroy the aircraft just as today we destroy tanks, armored vehicles ...
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Putin Vows to Blast the West’s F-16s Out of the Sky in Ukraine
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Russia blames Ukraine, the West over Moscow concert hall attack: Russia on Tuesday sought to shift blame for the Moscow concert hall attack onto Ukraine and its ...
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Russia blames Ukraine, the West over Moscow concert hall attack
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Prague sanctions Medvedchuk over 'influence operations' in Czechia, EU: Fiala said that Viktor Medvedchuk and another sanction individual ...
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Prague sanctions Medvedchuk over 'influence operations' in ...
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Russian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after Moscow concert hall attack
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Russian investigators receive more than 100 missing person reports after ...
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Kremlin calls Zelensky 'peculiar kind of Jew' over IS attack claim - Europe - The Jakarta Post
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Lukashenko contradicts Putin, says Moscow terrorists were fleeing to Belarus, not Ukraine
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Lukashenko contradicts Putin, says Moscow terrorists were fleeing to ...
Quick Glance: Lukashenko Supervises Troops Near Lithuanian Border
  • During a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and directed that any 'provocation' there must be met with force, as reported by a Telegram channel close to his administration on Tuesday.

  • Emphasizing the need to 'publicly stop any provocation', Lukashenko highlighted that 'any violation of the state border must be decisively countered'.

  • The deteriorating relations between Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, and Minsk have been attributed to Lithuania's support for the opposition in Belarus.
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Moscow attack: Russia blames West and Kyiv for jihadist massacre: Ukraine accuses the Kremlin of lies, after it alleges Kyiv and the West were involved in the ...
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Moscow attack: Russia blames West and Kyiv for jihadist massacre
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Two British men revealed to be fighting for Putin in Ukraine: Ben Stimson, 48, and Aiden Minnis, 37, both fled to the Donetsk region to join Vladimir ...
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Two British men revealed to be fighting for Putin in Ukraine
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Putin inner circle rejects Ukraine link to Moscow terror attack: report: Many Kremlin insiders reject Vladimir Putin's claim of Ukraine's connection to the ...
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Putin inner circle rejects Ukraine link to Moscow terror attack: report
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Islamic State claimed Russia attack. Why is Putin accusing Ukraine?: Islamist militants claimed the concert attack in Russia, but President Vladmir Putin ...
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Islamic State claimed Russia attack. Why is Putin accusing Ukraine?
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Russia Nationalized 15 Defense Firms Since 2023 – Top Prosecutor: The Russian government has seized 15 defense companies valued at some 333 billion rubles ($3 ...
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Russia Nationalized 15 Defense Firms Since 2023 – Top Prosecutor
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Putin and me: what matters most today. Assange may not yet be extradited. The royals, an anchor of stability in turbulent times. Rolex, an economic miracle ...
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Putin and me: what matters most today. Assange may not yet be extradited ...
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China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The Moscow Concert Attack
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China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi, Putin, And A Battle Of Narratives Over The ...
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After Moscow attack, could Putin's image suffer in Russia?: In the wake of the deadly attack in Moscow, questions are arising over Russia's security ...
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After Moscow attack, could Putin's image suffer in Russia?
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Why Putin Is Trying To Pin The Concert Hall Attack On Kyiv And The West: Suggesting that blame for Russia's woes lies with Washington or the West is nothing new ...
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Why Putin Is Trying To Pin The Concert Hall Attack On Kyiv And The West
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Ukraine war: Putin is in a tight spot after terror in Moscow: After the terrorist attack in Moscow, Vladimir Putin has to fight on another front ...
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Ukraine war: Putin is in a tight spot after terror in Moscow
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Niger Regime Chief Talks ‘Security Cooperation’ With Putin: The head of Niger's military regime General Abdourahamane Tiani spoke on Tuesday by telephone to ...
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Niger Regime Chief Talks ‘Security Cooperation’ With Putin
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Russia knew of terrorist attack plot weeks ago, Ukraine's military spy chief says
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Russia knew of terrorist attack plot weeks ago, Ukraine's military spy ...
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FSB chief, citing no proof, blames Ukraine and U.S. in Moscow terror attack: Senior Russian officials have presented an increasingly convoluted description of ...
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FSB chief, citing no proof, blames Ukraine and U.S. in Moscow terror ...
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Russia claimed the West, Kyiv ordered the Moscow terror attack. Now it has the problem of proving it
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Russia claimed the West, Kyiv ordered the Moscow terror attack ...
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Ukraine War: German Refusal to Send Taurus Missiles Is Emboldening Putin: Germany's decision to withhold key weapons from Ukraine will leave Europe more ...
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Ukraine War: German Refusal to Send Taurus Missiles Is Emboldening Putin
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Opinion | Propaganda and the Moscow Terror Attack: The U.S. should do some truthful meddling in Russia’s politics.
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Opinion | Propaganda and the Moscow Terror Attack
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Russia: Putin now blames Islamists for the attack near Moscow after all: Russian President Vladimir Putin now sees Islamists as the culprits behind the attack ...
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Russia: Putin now blames Islamists for the attack near Moscow after all
Quick Glance: Putin Blames Islamists for Moscow Attack
  • Russian President Putin attributes the Moscow terror attack to radical Islamists, maintaining suspicion of a 'Ukrainian trail'.

  • Putin did not mention any connection to ISIS and questioned the perpetrators' motives during Ramadan.

  • Ukraine refuted the accusations, while Western authorities hold the ISIS offshoot responsible for the attack.

  • Russian judiciary detained three more suspects related to the Friday attack, including the four main perpetrators showing signs of torture.
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Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians jeopardized
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Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians ...
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Putin discusses security cooperation with West and Central African leaders: Russia is seeking to strengthen relations with African countries, pitching Moscow as ...
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Putin discusses security cooperation with West and Central African leaders
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Report on satellite images: Russia apparently supplies oil to North Korea: North Korea is to be isolated by UN sanctions. De facto, however, it continues to do ...
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Report on satellite images: Russia apparently supplies oil to North Korea
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Malcolm Nance: 'Always Listen To A Terrorist Group And Believe Them When They Confess'
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Malcolm Nance: 'Always Listen To A Terrorist Group And Believe Them When ...
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare Not Speak'
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare ...
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a role: (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Monday that last ...
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a ...
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Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility
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Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State ...
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Putin ally Patrushev says Ukraine was behind Moscow attack: Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council and a close ally of President Vladimir ...
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Putin ally Patrushev says Ukraine was behind Moscow attack
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In a Secret Game of Prisoner Swaps, Putin Has Held Most of the Cards: Over six years, the Russian leader stockpiled American detainees, enhancing his bargaining ...
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In a Secret Game of Prisoner Swaps, Putin Has Held Most of the Cards
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How Wrong Assumptions Are Clouding The Postmortem Of Russia's Terror Attack: Russian politicians, pro-Kremlin pundits and media, and online voices and bots have ...
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How Wrong Assumptions Are Clouding The Postmortem Of Russia's Terror ...
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Ukraine relies on Starlink for its drone war. Russia appears to be bypassing sanctions to use the devices too
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Ukraine relies on Starlink for its drone war. Russia appears to be ...
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Russia's Ethnic Minorities Brace For 'Excesses' As Xenophobia Spikes After Crocus Attack
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Russia's Ethnic Minorities Brace For 'Excesses' As Xenophobia Spikes After ...
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Russia: Putin sends message with tortured suspects: The display of the alleged assassins shocked even experienced experts. Why the pictures are still popular and ...
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Russia: Putin sends message with tortured suspects
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Ukraine liveblog: Court: Pro-Russian party allowed to take part in election in Moldova
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Ukraine liveblog: Court: Pro-Russian party allowed to take part in ...
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Why the Kremlin is openly flaunting the torture of the suspects: The suspects in the terrorist attack in Moscow were obviously severely tortured ...
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Why the Kremlin is openly flaunting the torture of the suspects
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Russia’s tragedy, Putin’s humiliation: Expect wild claims from supporters of the humiliated dictator.
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Russia’s tragedy, Putin’s humiliation
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Claim and counterclaim: unpacking Putin's reaction to the terror attack: A closer look at the disputed narratives on the terror attack that struck Russian ...
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Claim and counterclaim: unpacking Putin's reaction to the terror ...
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Email bombardments: Russian cyber espionage campaigns target NATO : Hacker groups such as Fighting Ursa and Cloaked Ursa attacked military, diplomatic ...
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Email bombardments: Russian cyber espionage campaigns target NATO
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‘Sticking to his principles’ Kremlin insiders on Putin’s next moves as he embarks on his fifth presidential term — Meduza
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‘Sticking to his principles’ Kremlin insiders on Putin’s next moves as he ...
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Bloomberg: Putin's close allies see no link between Ukraine, Moscow shooting
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Putin's mouthpiece blames UK for terror attack despite Isis saying they did it: Isis warns of another massacre as four male suspects charged with committing an ...
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Putin's mouthpiece blames UK for terror attack despite Isis saying they ...
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Crocus City Hall Attack: Deciphering Central Asian Jihadism and Russian Counterterrorism
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Russia now wants to cover up its official failures with severity: Severely tortured Tajiks are said to be responsible for the attack. President Putin announced ...
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Russia now wants to cover up its official failures with severity
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Brit describes being tortured by Putin's men like the Moscow terror suspects: Former British soldier Shaun Pinner who was held prisoner of war by Russia has ...
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Brit describes being tortured by Putin's men like the Moscow terror ...
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Opinion | The Bitter Choices in Fighting Terrorism: Leaders must measure the demands of compassion against the needs of strategy.
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Opinion | The Bitter Choices in Fighting Terrorism
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Graphic footage shows suspect in Moscow concert attack ‘being force-fed own ear’: Kremlin refuses to answer questions about videos circulating on social media as ...
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Graphic footage shows suspect in Moscow concert attack ‘being force-fed ...
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Ukraine: "It's not about us trusting Putin - we have no other choice": The Ukraine war can only end if negotiations take place, says Russia expert Samuel Charap ...
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Ukraine: