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Uzbekistan Warns Citizens Not to Join Foreign Armies Amid Russia-Ukraine War: Russia's parliament passed a law this week offering fast-track citizenship to ...
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Uzbekistan Warns Citizens Not to Join Foreign Armies Amid Russia-Ukraine War: Russia's parliament passed a law this week offering fast-track citizenship to ...
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Uzbekistan Warns Citizens Not to Join Foreign Armies Amid Russia-Ukraine ...
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Russia’s Putin urges restraint in call with Iran’s Raisi as tensions soar: Russian president makes comments as Israel weighs its response to Iranian missile and ...
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Russia’s Putin urges restraint in call with Iran’s Raisi as tensions soar
Quick Glance: Call for Restraint: Putin Engages With Iran's Raisi
  • During a phone call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned against further escalation in the Middle East, emphasizing the potential 'catastrophic consequences.'

  • Putin expressed the expectation for all parties to exhibit reasonable restraint to prevent a new round of confrontation that could lead to 'catastrophic consequences' for the entire region, as outlined by the Kremlin's report on the call.

  • The already tense situation in the Middle East heightened over the weekend following Iran and its allies launching over 300 missiles and drones towards Israel. Israel reported successfully intercepting 99% of the projectiles using air defense systems.

  • Moscow and Iran share strong military and political ties. The call on Tuesday was initiated at the request of the Iranian side.
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Ukraine's Zelensky calls for same 'unity' from allies as for Israel
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Ukraine's Zelensky calls for same 'unity' from allies as for Israel
Quick Glance: Trump hush money trial: First six jurors selected
  • The first six jurors for Donald Trump’s hush money trial were chosen after questioning about social media, political views, and personal lives to ensure fair judgment of the former president.

  • The jurors include an IT worker, an English teacher, an oncology nurse, a sales professional, a software engineer, and a corporate lawyer.

  • The trial, commencing Monday, puts Trump’s legal issues at the forefront of his race against President Joe Biden and is the first of his four criminal cases to go to trial, potentially reaching a verdict before the November election.

  • The charges against Trump revolve around $130,000 payments to his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to silence Stormy Daniels, with Trump denying the encounter and claiming it had no campaign involvement.
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Zelensky: Ukraine to convene NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defense: Ukraine will send a request to convene a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council to discuss ...
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Zelensky: Ukraine to convene NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss air defense
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Ralf Fücks: "Why don't we defend Ukraine as vigorously as we defend Israel?": The Green Party thought leader warns about the Tehran-Moscow axis in an interview.
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Quick Glance: New Measures Against Iran and Escalation in West Bank
  • The United States intends to take further actions against Iran in the coming days to address the attacks on Israel over the weekend, as announced by US officials on Tuesday.

  • To combat the escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli and Palestinian officials reported the deaths of two Palestinians shot by Israeli settlers on Monday.
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Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to thwart Russian strike on power plant, Zelensky says
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Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to thwart Russian strike on power plant ...
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IMF Raises Russia’s Growth Forecast for 2024: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its forecast for Russia’s economic growth in 2024 ...
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IMF Raises Russia’s Growth Forecast for 2024
Quick Glance: IMF upgrades global growth forecast despite risks
  • The International Monetary Fund slightly raised its global growth forecast on Tuesday, noting that the economy had proven 'surprisingly resilient' despite inflationary pressures and monetary policy shifts.

  • IMF's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, indicated that the global economy is heading for a 'soft landing,' with risks to the outlook now broadly balanced.

  • While advanced economies are expected to lead the growth, dim prospects in China and other major emerging markets could impact global trade partners, according to the report.

  • Despite Tuesday's brighter outlook, global growth remains low compared to historical standards, partly due to weak productivity growth and increasing geopolitical fragmentation.
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Czech Plan May Bring 1.5 Million Artillery Shells to Ukraine, PM Petr Fiala Says: A Czech-led initiative to obtain ammunition for Ukraine may deliver a total of ...
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Czech Plan May Bring 1.5 Million Artillery Shells to Ukraine ...
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Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to block Russian strikes, Zelenskyy says: The Ukrainian president argued Iran’s attack on Israel demonstrated that Western ...
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Ukraine ‘ran out of missiles’ to block Russian strikes, Zelenskyy says
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Ukrainian Engineers Design ‘Kronos’ Submarine That Fires Torpedoes: The Kronos submarine seacraft supposedly can move without sound at a speed of 50 kilometers ...
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Ukrainian Engineers Design ‘Kronos’ Submarine That Fires Torpedoes
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Now official: France invites Russia to commemorate the World War: France invites Russia to commemorate the Normandy landings 80 years ago. But Vladimir Putin ...
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Now official: France invites Russia to commemorate the World War
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Brussels police move to shut down Farage and Orbán’s right-wing jamboree: “Tinpot dictatorship” fumed one of the National Conservatism Conference organizers.
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Brussels police move to shut down Farage and Orbán’s right-wing jamboree
Quick Glance: Brussels Police Shut Down Right-Wing Conference with Farage and Braverman
  • Brussels police stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down.

  • The controversial National Conservatism Conference was closed to ensure public safety.

  • Despite police arriving and giving attendees 15 minutes to leave, speeches continued.

  • The conference, hosted by Viktor Orban and the Edmund Burke Foundation, aimed to strengthen national conservatism principles in Western countries.
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Matthews: The new ‘Axil of Evil’ is bigger, better armed and power-hungry : Most important, we need a president who can recognize the growing threat from the new ...
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Matthews: The new ‘Axil of Evil’ is bigger, better armed and power-hungry 
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History Makes Clear the Risks of Appeasing Putin: The parallels to 1938 are unavoidable.
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History Makes Clear the Risks of Appeasing Putin
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Ukraine backers blast ‘double standard’ after allies rush to Israel’s defense: Zelenskyy and his supporters ask: If you can do it for Israel, why not for ...
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Ukraine backers blast ‘double standard’ after allies rush to Israel’s ...
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Bloomberg: Russian aluminum company could lose 36% of sales due to sanctions: Nearly 40% of sales at Russia's largest aluminum producer, Rusal ...
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Bloomberg: Russian aluminum company could lose 36% of sales due to ...
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Zelensky: Russia fires 10 times more shells, uses 300 aircraft in Ukraine only: Russia is firing shells at a ratio of around 10:1 to those of Ukraine and has 30 ...
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Zelensky: Russia fires 10 times more shells, uses 300 aircraft in Ukraine ...
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Is Europe prepared for nuclear catastrophe at Zaporizhzhia?: Attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine remain worrying.
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Is Europe prepared for nuclear catastrophe at Zaporizhzhia?
Quick Glance: Reviving a Decommissioned Nuclear Plant
  • With a financial support of $1.52 billion from the US Department of Energy, an inactive nuclear power plant in Michigan may receive a new opportunity. If successful, this would mark the first instance of a closed nuclear power plant reopening in the US.

  • After 50 years of operation, the Palisades nuclear power plant was decommissioned in 2022. The process of reopening presents technical, administrative, and regulatory challenges. However, the new owners have been working on the plans for years, which facilitates the potential restart.

  • Securing funding and approvals is crucial for the revival of the nuclear power plant. State support and a substantial federal loan are intended to cover the necessary repairs and upgrades. Yet, regulatory approval remains a significant hurdle in the reopening process.

  • In the event of approval, Palisades aims to operate until at least 2051. The growing support for nuclear energy and increased financing make older facilities more profitable. Nevertheless, a wave of reopenings for other decommissioned nuclear plants in the US is unlikely.
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Zelensky: Allies can defend Ukraine in the same way as they protected Israel: "By defending Israel, the free world demonstrated that unity (among allies) ...
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Zelensky: Allies can defend Ukraine in the same way as they protected ...
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Russia attacks 13 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1: Russian forces struck 13 communities in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy Oblast in 35 separate attacks ...
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Russia attacks 13 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1
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More Evacuations in Russia’s Urals, Western Siberia as Water Levels Rise: Authorities in Russia’s Kurgan and Tyumen regions have urged residents to flee as the ...
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More Evacuations in Russia’s Urals, Western Siberia as Water Levels Rise
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Deputy PM: Ukraine hopes to begin EU accession talks in June: The EU should be able to offer a negotiating framework to begin the process of Ukraine’s ascension ...
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Deputy PM: Ukraine hopes to begin EU accession talks in June
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Reuters: Ukraine, Russia almost reached Black Sea shipping agreement in March: Ukraine and Russia negotiated for two months on a deal to ensure the safety of ...
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Reuters: Ukraine, Russia almost reached Black Sea shipping agreement in ...
Quick Glance: Close to Agreement: Black Sea Shipping Deal Between Ukraine and Russia
  • Following extensive negotiations on the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea, an agreement was reached in March but was rejected by Kyiv at the eleventh hour.

  • The United Nations and Turkey played crucial roles in mediating the talks.

  • Shortly after the deal fell through, Russia initiated targeted attacks on ports in southern Ukraine.

  • Even though Ukraine did not formally sign the document, it agreed for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to make the announcement on March 30.
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Ombudsman: Almost 37,000 Ukrainians considered missing: Ukraine registers almost 37,000 people who are considered missing, including children, other civilians ...
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Ombudsman: Almost 37,000 Ukrainians considered missing
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Zelensky signs mobilization bill: Ukraine's bill on mobilization has been signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the online portal of ...
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Zelensky signs mobilization bill
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Polish farmers unblock Uhryniv-Dolhobychuv crossing with Ukraine: Polish farmers protesting at the Polish-Ukrainian border have lifted their blockade at the ...
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Polish farmers unblock Uhryniv-Dolhobychuv crossing with Ukraine
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Russia’s Orenburg Holds WWII Victory Parade Rehearsals Amid Flood Crisis: Authorities in the southern Russian city of Orenburg announced that rehearsals for the ...
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Russia’s Orenburg Holds WWII Victory Parade Rehearsals Amid Flood Crisis
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Russian political scientist: Putin's people dream of a GDR that never existed: Putin is known as a fan of Yuri Andropov, who died in 1984. Yekaterina Schulmann ...
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Russian political scientist: Putin's people dream of a GDR that never ...
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IMF expects Ukrainian economy to grow by 3.2% in 2024, by 6.5% in 2025: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Ukraine's gross domestic product ...
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IMF expects Ukrainian economy to grow by 3.2% in 2024, by 6.5% in 2025
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US says won't shoot down drones for Ukraine like it did for Israel: The US helped down Iranian drones and missiles fired at Israel, but said it won't do the same ...
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US says won't shoot down drones for Ukraine like it did for Israel
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Black Sea Security Conference: "Russia only understands the language of violence"
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Black Sea Security Conference:
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Media: Corruption prevention agency begins monitoring SBU cybersecurity chief following media investigation
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Media: Corruption prevention agency begins monitoring SBU cybersecurity ...
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Exclusive: Zelenskyy says without U.S. aid ‘we'll have no chance of winning’
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Exclusive: Zelenskyy says without U.S. aid ‘we'll have no chance of ...
Quick Glance: Ukraine: Without US Aid, No Chance of Winning
  • Ukraine faces challenges like munition shortages and Russian attacks, emphasizing the need for US aid.

  • President Zelenskyy highlights the importance of support to strengthen defenses and overcome Russian aggression.

  • He stresses the critical role of aid in preserving Ukraine and criticizes political obstacles in Congress.

  • Despite uncertainties, Ukraine remains resolute in fighting for its future and democracy.
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Attacks on Ukraine's nuclear plant put world at risk, IAEA warns: "We're getting dangerously close to a nuclear accident," IAEA Director ...
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Attacks on Ukraine's nuclear plant put world at risk, IAEA warns
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Meet Russia’s Christian soldier who wants to oust Putin: “When we have enough forces, we will liberate a whole Russian region. We will set up a government … The ...
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Meet Russia’s Christian soldier who wants to oust Putin
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IAEA: Risk of nuclear accident in Zaporizhia “still very real”: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warns that attacks on a nuclear power plant in ...
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IAEA: Risk of nuclear accident in Zaporizhia “still very real”
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Ukraine wants new recruits: "You must decide that you have died": Ukraine wants to draft new recruits, but they may come too late for Putin's next offensive ...
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Ukraine wants new recruits:
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Intense fighting, lack of resources leave wounded soldiers on their own: Editor’s note: The Kyiv Independent is not disclosing the full names of the soldiers ...
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Intense fighting, lack of resources leave wounded soldiers on their own
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Danish businesses to receive $43 million to support operations in Ukraine: Danish Business Minister Morten Bodskov announced on April 15 that Denmark would ...
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Danish businesses to receive $43 million to support operations in Ukraine
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Opinion: A look at the drone arsenal Russia uses against Ukraine: Drone combat in Russia’s war against Ukraine is changing warfare. Unmanned aerial vehicles ...
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Opinion: A look at the drone arsenal Russia uses against Ukraine
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EU signals end of free money for poorer countries: The European Commission is pushing for the post-pandemic recovery fund not to be repeated — as well as for ...
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EU signals end of free money for poorer countries
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Deaths from floods in Russia: According to official information, no people died in the flood disaster in the Russian city of Orsk. Independent journalists ...
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Deaths from floods in Russia
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Ukraine conference: Russia is angry about Switzerland: Because of the Ukraine conference, Moscow wants to move an international dialogue from Geneva ...
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Ukraine conference: Russia is angry about Switzerland
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Ukraine Will Become NATO Member, Predicts Former NATO Deputy Secretary-General: As NATO approaches its 75th anniversary, the military alliance faces an ...
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Ukraine Will Become NATO Member, Predicts Former NATO Deputy ...