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Alexey Navalny hearing starts in Moscow
World
April 26, 2023
Alexey Navalny hearing starts in Moscow
A hearing in Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s case has started in Moscow’s Basmanny district court in Russia, according to a post…
Wagner leader denies his group is behind video purportedly showing beheaded Ukrainian soldiers
World
April 12, 2023
Wagner leader denies his group is behind video purportedly showing beheaded Ukrainian soldiers
Wagner private military company leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied that his fighters were involved in a grisly video that purportedly…
UAE leader names his son as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Middle East
March 31, 2023
UAE leader names his son as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi and…
Forces establish presence in eastern part of strategic town of Vuhledar, says separatist leader
World
January 30, 2023
Forces establish presence in eastern part of strategic town of Vuhledar, says separatist leader
Russian forces have established a presence in the eastern part of the town of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region in eastern…
Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel’s top court rules, sparking potential political crisis
Middle East
January 19, 2023
Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel’s top court rules, sparking potential political crisis
JerusalemCNN — Israel’s top court ruled 10-1 on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas party and a key ally…
Patriarch of Moscow calls for “Christmas truce”
World
January 5, 2023
Patriarch of Moscow calls for “Christmas truce”
Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox church, has called for a temporary 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark…
Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel’s likely most right-wing government ever
Middle East
December 30, 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel’s likely most right-wing government ever
CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday completed a dramatic return as Israel’s prime minister, after being sworn in as the leader of what…
Analysis: Zelensky’s grit and defiance epitomize the nation he leads
World
December 22, 2022
Analysis: Zelensky’s grit and defiance epitomize the nation he leads
If ever a leader personified their nation, it is Volodymyr Zelensky. Unbroken, defiant, a civilian forced to don green military garb,…
ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor
Middle East
December 2, 2022
ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor
CNN — ISIS acknowledged the death of its leader on Wednesday and confirmed his successor. The group’s media affiliate al-Furqan published an…
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accuses Ukraine of telling “tall tales” about losses for his troops
World
November 9, 2022
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov accuses Ukraine of telling “tall tales” about losses for his troops
Ramzan Kadyrov, the pro-Kremlin leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, has dismissed as “enemy propaganda” reports that his loyalist troops suffered heavy losses in recent fighting in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. In a video posted to his Telegram account late…