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Sources in Russian and Western intelligence told the WSJ that Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev ordered the assassination of Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin, adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin did not object to the plans.
Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza are suing the International Red Cross for failing to visit the prisoners.
Former White House Russia expert argues in a podcast why Moscow is eager for the ex-president to return
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Many companies from the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria and Serbia continue to sell machine tools and components for the production of Proryv and Armata tanks in Russia, despite the sanctions. — Ukrinform.
Broadcasters went off the air as opposition MPs barricaded themselves in public TV headquarters in an effort to stop the management changes.
"Why doesn't Egypt want them? Because she doesn't really know who is a terrorist and who isn't," Haley argued
The Ukrainian military eliminated 508 Russian terrorists in the Tavria sector on December 20, and almost ten occupiers surrendered. — Ukrinform.
A new study warns that intensive agriculture and climate change are accelerating the global decline of birds
The Palestinian radical group Hamas has rejected an Israeli offer to halt hostilities in the Gaza Strip for a week in exchange for the release of approximately 40 hostages. Source: The Wall Street Journal, citing Egyptian officials Details: The head of Hamas's political wing, Ismail Haniyeh, who met with intelligence representatives in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss Israel's proposal, stated that he sought to achieve a ceasefire and an increase in humanitarian aid for Gaza.
Protesters have been marching across the country against alleged enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
South Korea is looking into whether the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed to succeed him, South Korean National Security Advisor Cho Tae-yong has said.
According to the IDF, there is no record of any operation or incident in the Al Remal neighborhood in Gaza City that aligns with the OHCHR's assertions
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not a war, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed on Dec. 21 while speaking at an annual press conference in Budapest.