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Russia's Lavrov granted a visa to attend UN General Assembly - agencies: MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of a Russian ...
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Russia's Lavrov granted a visa to attend UN General Assembly - agencies
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Russia’s Lavrov meets with Hamas chief in Moscow: 'The main attention was paid to the development of the situation in the Middle East region," Russia says
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Russia’s Lavrov meets with Hamas chief in Moscow
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US issues visas to Russia’s UN delegation for General Assembly, Moscow says: Visas arrive at last minute for Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and ‘a number of ...
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Russia's Lavrov granted a visa to attend UN General Assembly - agencies: MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of a Russian ...
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Russia’s Lavrov meets with Hamas chief in Moscow: 'The main attention was paid to the development of the situation in the Middle East region," Russia says
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Russia’s Lavrov meets with Hamas chief in Moscow
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US issues visas to Russia’s UN delegation for General Assembly, Moscow says: Visas arrive at last minute for Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and ‘a number of ...
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Russia’s Lavrov granted a visa to attend UN General Assembly: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and members of a Russian delegation have been granted visas ...
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Russia’s Lavrov granted a visa to attend UN General Assembly
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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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U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever: For the first time in the World Happiness Report’s dozen-year history, the U.S ...
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U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever
Quick Glance: New Report: Kenya Ranks 114th in Happiness Index
  • For the seventh consecutive year, Finland has secured the title of the world's happiest country, with Kenya ranking 114th out of a total of 143 countries. Conversely, Afghanistan finds itself at the bottom of the ranking as the unhappiest nation.

  • The latest findings were unveiled on March 20, 2024, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness.

  • This annual report relies on six key factors, encompassing social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. The economic dimension serves as a pivotal gauge for happiness levels across different nations.

  • Attaining happiness is contingent on various elements like career progression and tackling specific challenges. The United Nations advocates for a harmonized economic growth strategy that fosters happiness and well-being for all.
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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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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 extends detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich after a year in jail: 32-year-old US citizen is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison ...
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Russia extends detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich after a year in ...
Quick Glance: Russian Court Extends WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention
  • A Russian court extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention until at least June 30.

  • He has been accused of "acting on the instructions of the American side" and collecting state secrets about the military.

  • The Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker believes their reporter will be eventually freed but highlights the complexity of the situation.

  • Gershkovich is one of several high-profile U.S. citizens or dual nationals currently detained in Russia.
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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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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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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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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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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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Putin Vows Retribution for 'Barbaric' Moscow Attack: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called an attack on a concert hall that killed more than 100 a ...
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Putin Vows Retribution for 'Barbaric' Moscow Attack
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Moscow terror attack: Russia’s FSB chief alleges US, UK involvement; eighth suspect appears in court
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Moscow terror attack: Russia’s FSB chief alleges US, UK involvement; ...
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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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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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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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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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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday ...
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack
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Colombian president threatens to break ties if Israel doesn't uphold ceasefire
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Colombian president threatens to break ties if Israel doesn't uphold ...
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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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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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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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Israel to block aid convoys to northern Gaza, says UNRWA boss: It comes as the UN secretary-general visited the southern Rafah crossing and urged Israel to ...
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Israel to block aid convoys to northern Gaza, says UNRWA boss
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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 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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Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack – Zelensky: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of seeking to ...
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Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack – Zelensky
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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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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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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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‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, UN rights expert says
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‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza ...
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Screams and gunshots: Witnesses report terror near Moscow: Russian police officers secure an area near Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow.
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Screams and gunshots: Witnesses report terror near Moscow
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UN special rapporteur sees evidence of genocide by Israel: An expert has produced a report on the Gaza war on behalf of the UN. The title: "Anatomy of a ...
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UN special rapporteur sees evidence of genocide by Israel
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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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Bloomberg: Russian oil trade feels pressure of Western sanctions in India: Russia's oil industry is starting to feel the pressure of Western sanctions as ...
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Bloomberg: Russian oil trade feels pressure of Western sanctions in India
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Medvedev: Russia will target Moscow concert attackers wherever they are from: Russia will target those behind a deadly shooting at a concert hall near Moscow ...
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Medvedev: Russia will target Moscow concert attackers wherever they are ...
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Putin links Ukraine to Moscow massacre without evidence: The suspected gunmen “tried to hide and moved toward Ukraine,” Russian president says in televised ...
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Putin links Ukraine to Moscow massacre without evidence
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‘Broadening’ consensus on need to defeat Putin among EU leaders, says Lithuanian president
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‘Broadening’ consensus on need to defeat Putin among EU leaders ...
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Putin links Ukraine to Moscow massacre without evidence: The suspected gunmen “tried to hide and moved toward Ukraine,” Russian president says in televised ...
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Putin links Ukraine to Moscow massacre without evidence
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Suspected terrorist act: Many dead near Moscow - this is how the world reacts to the attacks
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Suspected terrorist act: Many dead near Moscow - this is how the world ...
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Ukrainian missiles hit two Russian ships at Crimean port of Sevastopol: The attack also damaged a communication centre and Russian navy infrastructure ...
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Ukrainian missiles hit two Russian ships at Crimean port of Sevastopol
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Then-And-Now Images Suggest Severe Abuse Of Moscow Terror Suspects: Images taken as four Tajik men suspected of committing the Crocus City Hall shooting near ...
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Then-And-Now Images Suggest Severe Abuse Of Moscow Terror Suspects
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Kremlin says Russia is at war due to Western intervention on Ukrainian side: MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Russia regards itself to be at war due to the West's ...
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Kremlin says Russia is at war due to Western intervention on Ukrainian ...
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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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Moscow: "Monstrous crime" - Russia speaks of terror | Newsblog: A gun attack on a concert hall in Moscow has left some dead. The developments in the newsblog.
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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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UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza: Francesca Albanese reports clear indications Israel has violated three of five acts listed under UN Genocide ...
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UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza