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Georgia wants to ban changing gender in sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ law: The new crackdown comes months after the South Caucasus country was granted EU candidate ...
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Georgia wants to ban changing gender in sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ law
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Russia veto ends UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions after arms transfer probe
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Russia veto ends UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions after arms ...
Quick Glance: Execs in Japan Arrested for Winning Dev Bids and Outsourcing to NK
  • Two executives in Japan were issued arrest warrants for charges related to establishing a business that outsourced work to North Korean IT engineers.

  • Authorities suspect Pak may have connections to a person involved in the foreign currency acquisition activities of the Hermit Kingdom, and are looking into potential money flow to North Korea.

  • Amid an investigation involving the development of a smartphone app that breached Japan's banking act, authorities found suspicious transfers to North Korean IT engineers from Robast.

  • Hiring a North Korean for development tasks can contribute foreign currency and illicit funds for a despot's operations, while also violating national sanctions.
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Russia Arrests Concert Hall Attack ‘Financier,’ Claims Ukraine Link: Russian authorities have arrested a suspected “financier” of last week’s deadly concert hall ...
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Russia Arrests Concert Hall Attack ‘Financier,’ Claims Ukraine Link
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Russia says 'evidence' links Ukraine to Moscow attack, US rubbishes claim: Russia claimed it has evidence pointing to Ukraine as the culprits behind the concert ...
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Russia says 'evidence' links Ukraine to Moscow attack, US rubbishes claim
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Russia's Spy Chief Visited North Korea for Security Talks – State Media: Russia's spy chief visited Pyongyang earlier this week to discuss security cooperation ...
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Russia's Spy Chief Visited North Korea for Security Talks – State Media
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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's FSB chief says U.S., Britain, Ukraine behind Moscow attack - TASS: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov ...
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Russia's FSB chief says U.S., Britain, Ukraine behind Moscow attack - TASS
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Quick Glance: Russia Casts Doubt on ISIS Attack in Moscow
  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it was 'extremely hard to believe' that the Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 143 people.

  • Zakharova reiterated Moscow's claims, lacking evidence, that Ukraine was behind the attack on the Crocus City Hall, the deadliest in Russia in 20 years.

  • The director of Russia's FSB security agency stated on Tuesday that he believed Ukraine, the United States, and Britain were involved in the Moscow attack.

  • The head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, stated at a security conference in Kyiv that he believed Russian authorities had known about preparations for a major attack since at least mid-February.
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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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‘It Could Have Been Me’: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall Attack: MOSCOW – Russians are mourning the victims of the attack on a popular live music ...
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‘It Could Have Been Me’: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall ...
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Lukashenko contradicts Putin, says Moscow terrorists were fleeing to Belarus, not Ukraine
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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 terror attack: Russia’s FSB chief alleges US, UK involvement; eighth suspect appears in court
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: assassins wanted to flee to Belarus first: Following the terrorist attack in Moscow that left 139 dead, Russia continues to see a ...
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: assassins wanted to flee to Belarus first
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Western troops in Ukraine ‘bring the risk of a world war,’ Hungary’s top diplomat tells Russian media
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Western troops in Ukraine ‘bring the risk of a world war,’ Hungary’s top ...
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Samsung Pay to Stop Supporting Russia’s Mir Card: Russia’s Mir payment system will no longer be available on Samsung’s mobile payment service starting next week ...
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Samsung Pay to Stop Supporting Russia’s Mir Card
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Putin on attacking NATO: ‘Complete nonsense’: Just trust him.
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Putin on attacking NATO: ‘Complete nonsense’
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Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack: The director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, said on Tuesday that the ...
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Russian FSB says US, UK and Ukraine behind Moscow attack
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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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Attack in Moscow: suspects plead guilty: The four suspected perpetrators of the latest terrorist attack near Moscow have been brought before the magistrate ...
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Attack in Moscow: suspects plead guilty
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Russian Military Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Annexed Crimea: A Russian military plane crashed on Thursday into waters off the coast of annexed Crimea ...
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Russian Military Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Annexed Crimea
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Putin Says 'Radical Islamists' Behind Moscow Concert Attack: President Vladimir Putin on Monday night said for the first time that "radical Islamists" were ...
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Putin Says 'Radical Islamists' Behind Moscow Concert Attack
Quick Glance: Putin Blames Radical Islamists for Moscow Concert Hall Attack
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin states for the first time that 'radical Islamists' were behind the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, suggesting Ukraine was also somehow involved.

  • During Friday's attack, camouflaged gunmen stormed into Crocus City Hall, opened fire on concert-goers, and set the building ablaze, resulting in at least 137 deaths.

  • Putin did not mention the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate that claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province has repeatedly claimed responsibility since Friday, with affiliated media channels releasing graphic videos of the attackers.

  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to assign blame and refused to comment on reports that the US warned Moscow authorities on March 7 about a possible attack, citing confidentiality of such intelligence.
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UN Report Accuses Russia Of Executing Ukrainian Prisoners Of War: A new report by the United Nations has said Russia may have executed at least 32 Ukrainian ...
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UN Report Accuses Russia Of Executing Ukrainian Prisoners Of War
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Moscow concert hall attack: Russia detains eighth suspect amid torture concerns : Russia on Tuesday (Mar 26) remanded to custody a Kyrgyzstan-born man suspected ...
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Moscow concert hall attack: Russia detains eighth suspect amid torture ...
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Media: Armenian exports to Russia rise despite political tensions: Bilateral trade between Russia and Armenia has flourished since 2022, providing ground for the ...
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Media: Armenian exports to Russia rise despite political tensions
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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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Russia’s Crimea annexation looks a lot like ethnic cleansing: Basking in his wholly expected re-election victory, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a ...
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Russia’s Crimea annexation looks a lot like ethnic cleansing
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Putin: "Radical Islamists" committed the attack: Vladimir Putin blames "radical Islamists" for the attack on a concert hall near Moscow that left 139 people dead ...
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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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Ukraine says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled
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Ukraine says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been ...
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Poland on alert as western Ukraine, Kyiv hit by 'massive' Russian air attack: Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the western region of Lviv came under a "massive" ...
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Poland on alert as western Ukraine, Kyiv hit by 'massive' Russian air ...
Quick Glance: 'Massive' Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine and Kyiv; Poland Reports Airspace Violation
  • Russia and Ukraine engaged in deadly aerial attacks, including the seizure of the Ukrainian village of Ivanivske by Russia.

  • Kyiv and Lviv regions were attacked, with Poland raising its military readiness.

  • No casualties or damage were reported, and the city's air defenses intercepted about a dozen missiles.

  • The US and Poland demand explanations from Russia, while Ukraine targeted Russian ships in Crimea.
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‘I’m Trying to Forget It’: Moscow Concert Attack Survivors Grapple With Trauma: MOSCOW — “I think we survived by a miracle,” said one man who survived the deadly ...
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‘I’m Trying to Forget It’: Moscow Concert Attack Survivors Grapple With ...
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Foreign firms' losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion: The corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has cost foreign companies more ...
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Foreign firms' losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion
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Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143 – Authorities: The death toll from the attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed by Islamic extremists rose on Wednesday to ...
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Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143 – Authorities
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Ukraine war: Selenski: Putin must not win - Highest terror alert level in France: Even in the Russian bombardment, the Ukrainian president remains resolute ...
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Ukraine war: Selenski: Putin must not win - Highest terror alert level in ...
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After the attack in Moscow: IS terrorists announce attacks worldwide: A spokesman for the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) has called for attacks in Europe ...
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After the attack in Moscow: IS terrorists announce attacks worldwide
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As Russia attacks, Ukraine scrambles to dig enough trenches: There is worry that Kyiv has left it too late to build the formidable defenses needed to hold off a ...
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As Russia attacks, Ukraine scrambles to dig enough trenches
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What’s behind Macron’s ‘hardened stance’ on the Russia-Ukraine war?: The French president has adopted a bellicose stance in recent months, even suggesting troops ...
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What’s behind Macron’s ‘hardened stance’ on the Russia-Ukraine war?
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No Plans for Putin to Meet With Concert Attack Survivors, Kremlin Says: The Kremlin gave no indication on Thursday that President Vladimir Putin plans to meet ...
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No Plans for Putin to Meet With Concert Attack Survivors, Kremlin Says
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Western leaders denounce Putin's election 'victory,' fall short of refusing to recognize results
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Western leaders denounce Putin's election 'victory ...
Quick Glance: Putin revels in electoral victory amidst quiet protests
  • Putin secures fifth term easily after suppressing opposition.

  • Voters had virtually no choice in the election.

  • Critics view the results as predetermined, Putin sees them as trust.

  • Protests by the opposition, both in Russia and globally, are downplayed by Putin.
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Attack in Moscow: Terror suspect with traces of torture on trial: There are said to have been eleven suspects in the bloody terrorist attack in the Russian ...
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Attack in Moscow: Terror suspect with traces of torture on trial
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Moscow Four arrest warrants issued - reports of torture: A court in Moscow has ordered the pre-trial detention of four suspects following the attack on the ...
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Moscow Four arrest warrants issued - reports of torture
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EU to Putin: Don't use Moscow attack to intensify war on Ukraine: Brussels has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use the Moscow terror attack ...
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EU to Putin: Don't use Moscow attack to intensify war on Ukraine
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Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022: KYIV, Ukraine: Russia struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs ...
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Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time ...
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Ukraine updates: Kyiv says 26 Russian drones downed: Russia attacked eastern, southern and southeastern parts of Ukraine with 28 Iranian-made drones ...
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Ukraine updates: Kyiv says 26 Russian drones downed
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Reuters: Russia turns to Belarusian gasoline amid decreasing domestic supplies: Russia is increasing imports of gasoline from Belarus to avert possible shortages ...
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Reuters: Russia turns to Belarusian gasoline amid decreasing domestic ...
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Three More Power Plants Hit As Russia Targets Ukraine's Energy Sector: Russia missiles and drones hit three thermal power plants of Ukraine's largest private ...
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Three More Power Plants Hit As Russia Targets Ukraine's Energy Sector
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War-battered Ukraine celebrates soccer team’s ‘crucial victory’ to reach Euro 2024
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War-battered Ukraine celebrates soccer team’s ‘crucial victory’ to reach ...