Israel’s top military commander has warned that the war in Gaza will likely drag on for “many more months” because a long and determined fight will be required to completely destroy the Palestinian militant group Hamas and prevent it from quickly becoming a threat again. “There are no magic solutions,” …
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Ukrainian lawmakers are considering new mobilization rules that threaten draft dodgers with heavy penalties and could lower the age of eligibility for conscription. The draft bill was submitted to the Ukrainian parliament on Monday, with the full text released on Tuesday. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who added a legally required …
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A Ukrainian attack led to a blast and a fire in the port city of Feodosia in the Russian federal subject of Crimea, Governor Sergey Aksyonov said in the early hours of Tuesday. “There was an enemy attack in the Feodosia area. The territory of the port has been closed …
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Russian troops have fully liberated Maryinka, a key town in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on Monday. Maryinka – which has been legally part of Russia since last year’s referendums –was a major Ukrainian military for many years. It is located immediately to the west of …
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Attempts by protestors to storm the Belgrade city administration building on Sunday were part of a plot by Western countries to overthrow the Serbian government, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Thousands of pro-Western demonstrators attempted to break into government buildings in the capital on Sunday evening following …
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Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabiс has expressed gratitude to the Russian security services who alerted Belgrade of the planned riots in the capital. Pro-Western demonstrators attempted to break into government buildings in Belgrade on Sunday evening, in what Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called an attempted “color revolution.” While Vucic …
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US President Joe Biden has said that he “can’t think of one” former president who should be immune from criminal prosecution. His comment came after the Supreme Court declined to hear a case that would have decided whether former President Donald Trump could be tried for instigating the 2021 Capitol …
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The Pentagon has accused Iran of orchestrating a drone attack on an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, amid heightened tensions in the region fueled by the conflict between Hamas and Israel. The strike on the ship resulted in no casualties and no serious damage. In a statement …
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The leaders of nations Moscow considers “unfriendly” will not be sent traditional New Year and Christmas greetings from President Vladimir Putin this year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Saturday, adding that only Russia’s friends and allies will receive the messages. The Russian leader traditionally sends official messages to …
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US President Joe Biden has signed the country’s largest ever military budget into law. The $886.3 billion bill gives American troops a pay raise, but includes only a fraction of the military aid requested by Ukraine. Biden signed the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Friday, after it passed …
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