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New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Heckled While Arriving at Moscow Ministry: Lynne Tracy, the first woman ever to hold the role, was accosted by protesters as she ...
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New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Heckled While Arriving at Moscow Ministry
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Putin’s War in Ukraine Pushes Ex-Soviet States Toward New Allies: The Kremlin ruler’s efforts to restore Russian dominance over its neighbors seem further away ...
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Putin’s War in Ukraine Pushes Ex-Soviet States Toward New Allies
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Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war': Ukrainian Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Monday called the International Olympic Committee ...
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Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war'
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New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Heckled While Arriving at Moscow Ministry: Lynne Tracy, the first woman ever to hold the role, was accosted by protesters as she ...
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New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Heckled While Arriving at Moscow Ministry
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Putin’s War in Ukraine Pushes Ex-Soviet States Toward New Allies: The Kremlin ruler’s efforts to restore Russian dominance over its neighbors seem further away ...
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Putin’s War in Ukraine Pushes Ex-Soviet States Toward New Allies
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Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war': Ukrainian Presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Monday called the International Olympic Committee ...
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Kyiv calls International Olympic Committee 'promoter of war'
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New US ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, officially starts work: Lynne Tracy presented copies of her credentials to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei ...
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New US ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, officially starts work
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New US ambassador to Russia heckled by pro-Kremlin protesters: The US' new ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, was heckled by a crowd of people chanting anti-US ...
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New US ambassador to Russia heckled by pro-Kremlin protesters
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Zelensky, Speaker Johnson hold call: President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson held a phone call on March 28 ...
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Zelensky, Speaker Johnson hold call
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Putin speech: "No plans to attack NATO state": President Putin told Russian Air Force pilots that his country had no plans to attack a NATO country ...
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Poland Says Raided Russian Spy Network: Polish security services said Thursday they had raided a Russian spy network in cooperation with Czech intelligence ...
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Poland Says Raided Russian Spy Network
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Dead and injured after attack: Moscow drops bombs on Kharkiv: The Russian Air Force is massively attacking the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv from the air ...
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Dead and injured after attack: Moscow drops bombs on Kharkiv
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Germany delivers tank ammunition, shells, drones, armored vehicles to Ukraine: Berlin announced on March 28 military delivery to Ukraine, which contains armored ...
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Germany delivers tank ammunition, shells, drones, armored vehicles to ...
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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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Shmyhal, Duda meet in Warsaw: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on March 28, as part of his official visit to Warsaw.
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Shmyhal, Duda meet in Warsaw
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“Legitimate goals”: ​​Putin does not want to attack NATO countries for the time being - but western F-16 fighter jets
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“Legitimate goals”: ​​Putin does not want to attack NATO countries for the ...
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Opinion: Defeatists will be on the wrong side of history: Over two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the mood among Ukraine’s supporters is ...
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Opinion: Defeatists will be on the wrong side of history
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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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Schröder hopes that his good relationship with Putin could perhaps be helpful: “It is obvious that the war cannot end with a total defeat for one side or the ...
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Schröder hopes that his good relationship with Putin could perhaps be ...
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Putin: Claims that Russia could attack NATO are “absolute nonsense”: Vladimir Putin addressed concerns that Russia could attack a European country ...
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Putin: Claims that Russia could attack NATO are “absolute nonsense”
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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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Russia: How Dmitri Medvedev became the Kremlin's tragic figure: The former Russian president, once a staunch supporter of rapprochement with the West ...
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Russia: How Dmitri Medvedev became the Kremlin's tragic figure
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: attackers first wanted to flee to Belarus: After the terrorist attack in Moscow that left 139 dead, Russia continues to see a ...
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Lukashenko contradicts Kremlin: attackers first wanted to flee to Belarus
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Kyiv to tighten security after spate of Russian ballistic missile attacks: Security measures in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will be tightened after a spate of ...
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Kyiv to tighten security after spate of Russian ballistic missile attacks
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Ukraine war: At least four dead in Russian attacks: Russia attacked Ukraine again with combat drones and missiles. Numerous people were injured ...
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Ukraine war: At least four dead in Russian attacks
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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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Estonian police arrest citizen who reported for Russian state media: Estonian police have arrested Svetlana Burceva, an Estonian citizen, for allegedly violating ...
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Estonian police arrest citizen who reported for Russian state media
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Ukraine, Poland ready to conclude agreement on joint border control: In the document published following the talks, the parties "confirmed their readiness ...
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Ukraine, Poland ready to conclude agreement on joint border control
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Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike: Ukrainian forces shot down 26 out of 28 attack drones launched overnight by Russia ...
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Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike
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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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US, South Korea announce joint sanctions targeting financers of North ...
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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Orbán faces danger from new enemy brandishing a leaked tape: Péter Magyar, ex-husband of former Justice Minister Judit Varga, has released a recording alleging ...
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Orbán faces danger from new enemy brandishing a leaked tape
Quick Glance: Hungary’s Government Faces Pressure from Corruption and Bolsonaro Allegations
  • Peter Magyar hands over a secretly recorded tape of his ex-wife, former justice minister Judit Varga, admitting government members tampered with evidence in a corruption case.

  • Magyar, ex-husband of former justice minister Judit Varga, launches a movement aiming to become a political party in Budapest, Hungary.

  • Magyar becomes a significant government critic, particularly targeting Orban’s close aide Antal Rogan, following the resignations of his ex-wife and the then-president due to their involvement in a controversial pardon case at a children’s home in Budapest.

  • Magyar shared the latest corruption evidence on Facebook and also provided it to prosecutors, originating from a recorded conversation at home with his ex-wife Judit Varga in January 2023 when she was serving as the justice minister.
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2 Russian Journalists Detained in Navalny ‘Extremism’ Case : Russian police have detained at least two independent journalists on “extremism” charges in ...
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2 Russian Journalists Detained in Navalny ‘Extremism’ Case 
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Opinion: Ukraine may have no choice but to lower its fighting age: Editor’s Note: Brian Bonner, the Kyiv Post’s chief editor from 2008-2021 ...
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Opinion: Ukraine may have no choice but to lower its fighting age
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Russia says evidence links concert hall attackers to Ukrainian nationalists - News | Khaleej Times
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Russia says evidence links concert hall attackers to Ukrainian ...
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Speaker Johnson likely to face hurdles upon introducing Ukraine aid bill: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is likely introducing a Ukraine aid bill after Easter ...
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Speaker Johnson likely to face hurdles upon introducing Ukraine aid bill
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“Quite often factually incorrect”: Historian’s fire letter attacks Scholz’s Ukraine course
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“Quite often factually incorrect”: Historian’s fire letter attacks ...
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Poland, Ukraine hail 'step forward' on farm imports dispute: Poland's prime minister on Thursday hailed the progress made in talks with Ukraine on farm imports ...
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Poland, Ukraine hail 'step forward' on farm imports dispute
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Moscow Says Talks Ongoing Over Gershkovich Exchange: The Kremlin said Thursday that discussions continued to take place over a possible prisoner exchange ...
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Moscow Says Talks Ongoing Over Gershkovich Exchange
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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Ukraine needs to open up about hard battlefield truths, US diplomat says : “Sometimes the Ukrainian government may resist the kind of freedom of information ...
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Ukraine needs to open up about hard battlefield truths, US diplomat says 
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Report: Russia remains the biggest security threat to Finland: According to the new report from the Finnish security police Supo, Russia remains the biggest ...
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Report: Russia remains the biggest security threat to Finland
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Germany’s Scholz says he hasn’t talked to Putin since December 2022: Russia leader was “was worried about the coronavirus” when he made German chancellor sit at ...
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Germany’s Scholz says he hasn’t talked to Putin since December 2022
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Air Force: Ukraine can down Zircon hypersonic missile with Patriot, SAMP/T: Air Force spokesperson Ilia Yevlash's statement came after reports that Russian ...
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Air Force: Ukraine can down Zircon hypersonic missile with Patriot, SAMP/T
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Russian Police Detain 9-Year-Old Girl Over ‘Terrorist’ Text Messages: Police in the Siberian republic of Tyva detained a nine-year-old girl on suspicion of ...
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Russian Police Detain 9-Year-Old Girl Over ‘Terrorist’ Text Messages
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Reuters: Losses of foreign firms who exited Russia surpass $107 billion: The exit measures implemented by the Russian government, combined with writedowns ...
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Reuters: Losses of foreign firms who exited Russia surpass $107 billion
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Russia claims another suspect detained in connection with Moscow terrorist attack
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Russia claims another suspect detained in connection with Moscow terrorist ...
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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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Bloomberg: US in talks with Turkey for more explosives to boost shell production: The U.S. is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives from Turkey to ...
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Bloomberg: US in talks with Turkey for more explosives to boost shell ...
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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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Ukraine war: Ukrainian ground troops still under pressure: Power went out for hundreds of thousands in the port city. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports that ...
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Ukraine war: Ukrainian ground troops still under pressure
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The night in Ukraine: Russian Air Force attacks Kharkiv with aerial bombs: The border region of Kharkiv is particularly affected by Russia's war ...
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The night in Ukraine: Russian Air Force attacks Kharkiv with aerial bombs