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Brittney Griner’s Trial on Drug Charges Formally Begins in Russia: The WNBA star, who has been detained since February, was handcuffed to a guard as she entered ...
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Brittney Griner’s Trial on Drug Charges Formally Begins in Russia
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Supporters of WNBA star Brittney Griner increase pressure to bring her home from Russia
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After months, WNBA fans finally see a glimpse of Brittney Griner in Russia: WNBA star Brittney Griner was seen before appearing in court as an upcoming hearing ...
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After months, WNBA fans finally see a glimpse of Brittney Griner in Russia
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Brittney Griner’s Trial on Drug Charges Formally Begins in Russia: The WNBA star, who has been detained since February, was handcuffed to a guard as she entered ...
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Brittney Griner’s Trial on Drug Charges Formally Begins in Russia
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Supporters of WNBA star Brittney Griner increase pressure to bring her home from Russia
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After months, WNBA fans finally see a glimpse of Brittney Griner in Russia: WNBA star Brittney Griner was seen before appearing in court as an upcoming hearing ...
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After months, WNBA fans finally see a glimpse of Brittney Griner in Russia
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US star Griner to stand trial on drug charges: American basketball star Brittney Griner is scheduled to stand trial in Russia on Friday on charges of illegal ...
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US star Griner to stand trial on drug charges
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The detention of WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia more than four months ago, has been extended by six months pending the outcome of ... Show more

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WNBA's Layshia Clarendon: Republicans are coming for all of our rights. Yours, too. | Opinion
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WNBA's Layshia Clarendon: Republicans are coming for all of our rights ...
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Caitlin Clark Receives 'Historic' $5M Contract Offer from Ice Cube's BIG3 League: Iowa star Caitlin Clark is universally expected to be the No. 1 pick in next ...
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Caitlin Clark Receives 'Historic' $5M Contract Offer from Ice Cube's BIG3 ...
Quick Glance: Caitlin Clark Receives Lucrative Offer from Big3 Basketball League
  • Talented player Caitlin Clark from Iowa has the opportunity to sign a $5 million contract with the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league after completing her NCAA Tournament journey with the Hawkeyes, as reported by TMZ Sports.

  • Ice Cube, known as a rapper and actor and one of the founders of Big3, confirmed the offer this week.

  • The aim of the offer is to boost Clark's income during the offseason, even though there would be some overlap in the schedules of the two basketball leagues. Ice Cube believes that female professional athletes are underpaid.

  • Reportedly, Clark has already earned $3.1 million this season through NIL deals and impressed with a 32-point performance in Monday night's NCAA Tournament victory over West Virginia, which also signified her final home game of her career.
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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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Evan Gershkovich’s sister was the quiet one. Now she’s his voice.: On the first anniversary of the Wall Street Journal reporter’s arrest in Russia ...
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Evan Gershkovich’s sister was the quiet one. Now she’s his voice.
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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 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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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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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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Lavrov accuses Armenia of trying to ‘break off’ relations with Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Armenia of “distorting history” in an ...
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Lavrov accuses Armenia of trying to ‘break off’ relations with Russia
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Russia, Ukraine Swap Fallen Soldiers’ Bodies: Russia and Ukraine said Friday that they have exchanged the bodies of 150 fallen soldiers ...
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Russia, Ukraine Swap Fallen Soldiers’ Bodies
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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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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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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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Opinion | Putin’s Next Escalation Is Coming: Even without the terror attack in Moscow last week, the Russian president was primed to step up his assault on ...
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Opinion | Putin’s Next Escalation Is Coming
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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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Putin on attacking NATO: ‘Complete nonsense’: Just trust him.
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Putin on attacking NATO: ‘Complete nonsense’
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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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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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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