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Putin extends one man-rule in Russia after stage-managed election devoid of credible opposition
Russians protest Putin rule on final day of presidential election
“This is a secular state”: Polish government ends subsidies for religious publications
Report: US border patrol nabbed Hezbollah man headed to New York 'hoping to make a bomb'
Hidden cameras capture Canadian bank employees misleading customers, pushing products that help sales targets
Current and former employees from BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD tell Marketplace about immense pressure to meet sales targets — pushing credit cards, mortgage insurance, mutual funds and other products — or risk losing their jobs. Marketplace hidden camera footage captures the big five breaking the law, says bank expert.
Putin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election with 88% of the vote, early results show
Preliminary results indicate huge victory for Vladimir Putin but thousands protest at polling stations and Russian embassies worldwide.
Russia election: Putin wins with 88% support, exit poll says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is on course for a fifth term in office after three days of nationwide elections, an exit poll suggests. Victory was never in doubt as his major opponents are dead, in prison or exiled.
Moscow flights grounded by mass Ukrainian drone strikes
Ukraine launched a massive wave of drone strikes against Russia on Saturday night, forcing the Crimean bridge to close and grounding flights from Moscow.
Netanyahu rails against US criticism and says Israel won't stop until 'total victory' is achieved
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is railing against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the war with Hamas.
Apple is paying $490 million to settle claims that Tim Cook misled investors about iPhone sales in China
Cook signaled that the new iPhones were off to a good start during an investor conference call in early November 2018.
Netanyahu calls for international pressure to be redirected to Hamas, Iran
The Israeli prime minister lashed out against recent remarks by U.S. leaders, President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer - Click the link for more details.
Pouring dye into ballot boxes, laying flowers at the Kremlin, staging ‘noon against Putin’: How Russians are protesting the election
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, appeared before crowds at a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin.
Cuba Uncovers Russian Military Recruiters Trafficking Citizens To Ukraine
On September 4th, the Cuban foreign ministry issued a statement claiming that it has discovered a human trafficking network recruiting Cuban citizen as soldiers to fight for Russia in its war again…
Moscow Fears Armenia Now Following Same Path as Georgia and Ukraine
Executive Summary: Moscow fears that Armenia may demand that Russia pull its border guards from Yerevan’s international airport and close its military base at Gyumri, following Armenia’s suspension of its membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Kremlin worries about losing influence in Armenia. Russian officials see the West as behind these moves and warn that if Armenia continues …
Polish PM calls on U.S. House Speaker again to vote on Ukraine aid package
On Friday, Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, targeting civilian infrastructure.
Putin poised to rule Russia for 6 more years after an election with no other real choices
Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend his near-quarter-century rule for six more years in a vote that follows a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent.
Hamas confirms Marwan Issa killed - report
According to the sources, the number three in Hamas’s high command was killed in the IDF strike in Nusirat, in central Gaza, while he was hiding in one of Hamas's terror tunnels.
Ukraine drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power, Russia says
Indian Navy corners pirates, succesfully rescues 17 crew members onboard cargo ship
Indian Navy commandos forced the pirate ship to stop through calibrated actions which were augmented by INS Subhadra, HALE RPA, P8I maritime patrol aircraft & MARCOS PRAHARs air-dropped by C-17 aircraft