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Russia creeps toward key eastern Ukrainian supply city
World
July 31, 2024
Russia creeps toward key eastern Ukrainian supply city
CNN — Russian forces are inching toward the strategically important city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, threatening a vital Ukrainian…
Don’t help Russia evade sanctions, Ukraine tells Hong Kong
World
July 28, 2024
Don’t help Russia evade sanctions, Ukraine tells Hong Kong
Hong Kong CNN — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using the Asian financial…
Hungary’s Orban says Russia stands to gain as ‘irrational’ West loses power
World
July 28, 2024
Hungary’s Orban says Russia stands to gain as ‘irrational’ West loses power
Reuters — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday Russia’s leadership was “hyper rational” and that Ukraine would never…
Egyptian ambassador asserts keenness on fostering economic cooperation with Slovenia
Egypt
July 27, 2024
Egyptian ambassador asserts keenness on fostering economic cooperation with Slovenia
Egypt’s Ambassador in Ljubljana Nahla al-Zawahiri stressed keenness on fostering economic cooperation with Slovenia in light of the longstanding friendly…
Five takeaways from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics
World
July 27, 2024
Five takeaways from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics
Paris CNN — It was wet, parts of it were weird, much of it was beautiful and all of it…
ISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games
Middle East
July 25, 2024
ISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games
CNN — Nearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in the last nine months have been of teenagers, according to…
Russia is offering Moscow residents a record $22,000 to fight in Ukraine
World
July 25, 2024
Russia is offering Moscow residents a record $22,000 to fight in Ukraine
CNN — Authorities in the city of Moscow are offering a record signing-on bonus for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, in…
Russian lawmakers seek to punish troops using smartphones on Ukraine battlefields
World
July 23, 2024
Russian lawmakers seek to punish troops using smartphones on Ukraine battlefields
CNN — Russia’s lower house of parliament has proposed punishing Russian soldiers caught using smartphones while fighting in Ukraine, state…
Europe turns to conscription as threat of wider war with Russia grows
World
July 21, 2024
Europe turns to conscription as threat of wider war with Russia grows
CNN — Before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many, including Kyiv, were skeptical that a major war could return…
Facing difficult frontline reality and the prospect of Trump in the White House, Zelensky hints at negotiations with Russia
World
July 20, 2024
Facing difficult frontline reality and the prospect of Trump in the White House, Zelensky hints at negotiations with Russia
CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky struck an unusually subdued tone as he addressed his nation this week, hinting at…