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In this image provided by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is seen in a meeting with the armed forces’ leadership in Moscow, Russia, on April 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on April 2 its forces had captured 400 sq.km. of Ukrainian territory this year. Moscow secured its first…
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In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State (IS) announced its Wilayat Khorasan, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Taliban’s demand was that the IS should stop recruiting jihadists in Afghanistan. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State were insurgencies that time. The letter, signed by…
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Russia also fired 11 Kinzhal missiles, another hypersonic weapon which travels at several times the speed of sound, at the Ukrainian capital this year. File. | Photo Credit: AP Russia has used five of its new hypersonic Zircon missiles to attack Kyiv since the start of the year, the city’s military administration said on April…
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People hold candles while attending a charity concert in memory of victims of the terrorist attack, at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on March 30, 2024. Since the attack, thousands of people have brought bunches of flowers, wreaths and other tokens such as…
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Moscow: Russia’s security services said Friday that they had arrested three people from “a Central Asian country” who were plotting an attack in the south of the country, news agencies reported. The FSB said in a statement that it had “put an end to the terrorist activities of three nationals from a Central Asian country…
Returning home, Alyona Kazinskaya says she just “hugged everyone”. Moscow: Russian artist Alyona Kazinskaya likes to fill her social media feed with cheerful messages and vivid floral paintings. For 30 minutes last Friday night, it turned into a timeline of terror. Kazinskaya and a friend had bought last-minute tickets to see Soviet-era rock group “Picnic”…
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Russia has launched hundreds of criminal cases against individuals who oppose Ukraine war. Moscow: A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a journalist to two years in prison for denouncing Moscow’s full-scale military offensive on Ukraine, as police in Moscow detained five other reporters over a 24-hour period. Russia has made on-the-ground reporting increasingly dangerous and…
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India’s stand was reiterated by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson on Thursday. New Delhi: India on Thursday said it continues to encourage a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through “dialogue and diplomacy”. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in response to a query during a press meet on India’s stand…
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Nikolai Farafonov, 35, was found guilty of “public incitement to commit terrorist acts by court. Warsaw: A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a man to six years in jail for online messages denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow clamps down on public criticism of the conflict. Nikolai Farafonov, 35, was found guilty of “public…
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More than 500 rounds were found at the scene by terrorists. Moscow: As many as 95 people are still missing after last week’s attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian news outlet reported on Wednesday. The official toll from the attack on Crocus City…
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