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We are looking at two separate aspects of the MEA’s role – one on mediation, the other on how to protect emigrants. But first, the latest in the Israel war on Gaza that is entering its sixth month shortly. The condition of about 2 million people in Gaza, crowded into the Southern part of the…
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Nearly every day since her school in east Ukraine was reduced to rubble by two Russian missiles last month, Lyudmila Polovko has walked its grounds to dream of a time when children could return. Stepping over glass shards and torn text books, the teacher and administrator recounted how her thoughts had turned from planning to…
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A mob looking for Israelis and Jews overran an airport in Russia (File) Moscow, Russia: Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of playing a “key role” in an anti-Israel riot at an airport in the Muslim-majority region of Dagestan on Sunday. Dozens of protesters, many of them chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest), broke through doors…
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View of a damaged Russian ship following a Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol, Crimea September 13, 2023 in this social media image obtained by REUTERS. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Russia said it destroyed nearly two dozen Ukrainian drones trying to hit Moscow-annexed Crimea, patrol ships in the Black Sea and border regions on Thursday….
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A woman gets her ballot as a serviceman guards an area with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin hanging on a wall, during local elections in Mariupol. | Photo Credit: AP Russia claimed Sunday that the United Russia party, which staunchly backs President Vladimir Putin, had won local ballots in four Ukrainian regions occupied…
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Ever since Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, air raids have become the norm and schools, which have doubled up as relief shelters, have come under attacks consistently. Authorities in Ukraine have tried to circumvent this problem by switching to online classes. But Russia’s constant attacks on Kyiv’s infrastructure facilities…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to tour a hydroelectric plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 7 praised Ukraine’s strength in the face of the Russian invasion during a visit to the Chernigiv region, which was occupied by Moscow at…
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The attack hit a market, shops and a pharmacy in Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka Kyiv: A reported Russian attack on a city in eastern Ukraine that killed at least 16 people overshadowed a visit on Wednesday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to offer Kyiv support for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
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A Ukrainian soldier shoots from his position, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in a location given as near Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine said on Monday it had made gains against Russian forces in the south and clawed back territory near Bakhmut in the east, as it battles to break through…
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Moscow’s army is staging a ferocious push in northeast Ukraine designed to distract Ukrainian forces from their counteroffensive and minimise the number of troops Kyiv is able to send to more important battles in the south. | Photo Credit: AP Russia launched a 3 1/2-hour drone attack on the southern parts of the Odesa region…
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