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Russia Sends 27 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Escalates

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Russia Sends 27 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Escalates

A special plane has taken off from an airport near Moscow (File) Moscow: Russia on Thursday sent 27 tonnes of humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip to be transported from Egypt, Moscow’s emergency situations ministry said. “A special plane has taken off from the airport at Ramenskoye near Moscow for El-Arish in Egypt….

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Putin faces no real opposition, spokesman says

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Putin faces no real opposition, spokesman says

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on October 17, 2023. Credit: Sputnik/Grigory Sysoyev/Pool via REUTERS | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin faces no real competition ahead of next year’s election, his spokesman said on Tuesday,…

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UN Security Council Rejects Russian Resolution On Israel-Hamas War

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UN Security Council Rejects Russian Resolution On Israel-Hamas War

It also came as the White House said President Joe Biden would visit Israel on Wednesday. United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Russian resolution condemning spiraling violence in the Middle East, with delegates refusing to back a motion that did not single out Hamas for its surprise attack on Israel that…

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Ukraine says withstanding Russian attacks on Avdiivka

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Ukraine says withstanding Russian attacks on Avdiivka

Smoke rises from the area in the direction of Avdiivka in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, as seen from Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, October 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ukraine’s armed forces said Thursday they were withstanding Russian attacks on the eastern town of Avdiivka, after Moscow said it had improved its position there. The…

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Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body

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Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body

UNITED NATIONS Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body by a significant majority in October 10th’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the…

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Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kherson

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Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kherson

Representational file image of rescue workers | Photo Credit: REUTERS A dozen people were wounded, including a 27-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday. “The Kherson region experienced another terrible night,” Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on the Telegram messaging app….

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Russian lawmakers will consider rescinding ratification of global nuclear test ban, speaker says

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Russian lawmakers will consider rescinding ratification of global nuclear test ban, speaker says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin attend a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on July 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian lawmakers will consider revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban, the parliament speaker said Friday. The statement from Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower…

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The history and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia | Explained

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The history and latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia | Explained

The Armenian flag hangs from a lamp post as Azeri police patrol a road leading into the city of Stepanakert, retaken last week, during an Azeri government organized media trip, in Azerbaijan’s controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on October 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: On September 20, Azerbaijan claimed full control…

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Hundreds Of Our Missiles Would Appear In Air

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Hundreds Of Our Missiles Would Appear In Air

Putin has repeatedly reminded the world of Russia’s nuclear might. Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades. Putin said for…

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