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The UN Must Reform, Before It’s Too Late - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice
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The UN Must Reform, Before It’s Too Late - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice
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Human rights activists outraged: Saudi Arabia leads UN Commission on Women's Rights
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Human rights activists outraged: Saudi Arabia leads UN Commission on ...
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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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What family and supporters have said about U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich's year in Russian prison
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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'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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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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UN expert finds reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide: A United Nations expert has found reasonable grounds to believe Israel has commited ...
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UN expert finds reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed ...
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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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Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC: Volker Türk tells Jeremy Bowen there is a "plausible" case that Israel is using ...
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Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC
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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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US, South Korea announce joint sanctions targeting financers of North Korea's weapons program
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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 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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Preparations for offensive in Rafah continue: Despite criticism, preparations for the controversial ground offensive on Rafah continue: the local people are ...
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Preparations for offensive in Rafah continue
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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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Vladimir Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16 fighter jets will be shot down in Ukraine
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Vladimir Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16 fighter jets ...
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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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Sexual violence ‘largely unpunished’ in Haiti, UN says: The UN human rights office described sexual violence in Haiti as “severely underreported and largely ...
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Sexual violence ‘largely unpunished’ in Haiti, UN says
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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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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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UN chief calls for slavery reparations: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for slavery reparations over the transatlantic slave trade ...
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UN chief calls for slavery reparations
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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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Gold mine in Russias Amur with 13 trapped workers almost completely flooded: Gold mine in Russias Amur with 13 trapped workers almost completely flooded
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Gold mine in Russias Amur with 13 trapped workers almost completely ...
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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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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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Kremlin delivers warning to Telegram boss after Moscow terror attack: Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson called out Pavel Durov and flagged that the platform is being ...
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Kremlin delivers warning to Telegram boss after Moscow terror attack
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Russia says NATO preparing allies for conflict with Moscow: NATO activity in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea area is aimed at preparing its allies for conflict ...
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Russia says NATO preparing allies for conflict with Moscow
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia: One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry ...
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Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia
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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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What to watch: ‘Renegade Nell’ is addictive, Steve Martin doc offers immersive experience
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What to watch: ‘Renegade Nell’ is addictive, Steve Martin doc offers ...
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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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Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals: GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday (Mar 27) in the war sparked by the Oct 7 attack ...
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Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals
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Russia Has No Formal Death Penalty. Some Want to Change That.: Some prominent Russians are calling for the execution of those responsible for the massacre at a ...
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Russia Has No Formal Death Penalty. Some Want to Change That.
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Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal: The resignation of Krišjānis Kariņš boosts EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis’ chances of staying on ...
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Latvian foreign minister quits amid flight spending scandal
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Victims of the Crocus City Hall Attack: Camouflaged gunmen killed at least 143 people and wounded 360 others at the Crocus City concert hall near Moscow late ...
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Victims of the Crocus City Hall Attack
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Over 1 billion meals a day squandered worldwide in 2022: UN report: The world generated 1.05 billion tons of food waste in 2022, per the UN report.
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Over 1 billion meals a day squandered worldwide in 2022: UN report
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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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Two suspects in Moscow concert hall attack appeal pre-trial detention: Aminchon Islomov and his father Isroil Islomov, two of eight suspects detained over ...
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Two suspects in Moscow concert hall attack appeal pre-trial detention
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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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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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Police Raid Warehouse Near Moscow for Migrant 'Document Check': Russian police have detained dozens of workers at a warehouse of the online retailer Wildberries ...
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Police Raid Warehouse Near Moscow for Migrant 'Document Check'
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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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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 ...
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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
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What A Missed Terror Warning Says About U.S.-Russian Ties And Putin's Thinking: After the Soviet collapse, Moscow and Washington took steps to exchange ...
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What A Missed Terror Warning Says About U.S.-Russian Ties And Putin's ...
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Moscow Attack Means More Tajiks Will Suffer for Alleged Actions of a Minority: Opinion | Two days after the horrific attack on Crocus City Hall which has left ...
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Moscow Attack Means More Tajiks Will Suffer for Alleged Actions of a ...
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U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall Attackers
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U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall ...
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Russia Tightens Security In Wake Of Moscow Concert Shooting: Enhanced security measures have been implemented across Russia following the March 22 terrorist ...
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Russia Tightens Security In Wake Of Moscow Concert Shooting
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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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More Civilians Killed Amid Kyiv's Desperation For Air-Defense Systems: Russian forces shelled the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, killing one person and ...
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More Civilians Killed Amid Kyiv's Desperation For Air-Defense Systems
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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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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 763: As the war enters its 763rd day, these are the main developments.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 763
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Russia Sentences Online War Critic to 6 Years Jail: A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a man to six years in jail for online messages denouncing Russia's ...
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Russia Sentences Online War Critic to 6 Years Jail
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Russia Doubles Down on Bid to Link Concert Massacre to Ukraine and the West: Analysts say the coordinated campaign to blame Kyiv is part of a push to divert ...
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Russia Doubles Down on Bid to Link Concert Massacre to Ukraine and the ...