Bahrain confirmed on Saturday that an Israeli officer will be posted to the country in the coming weeks – the first time that an Israeli officer has ever been stationed in an Arab country with that country’s support. The officer will reportedly serve as a liaison to the US Navy. …
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European Union (EU) staffers in Ukraine were merely given an option to “telework from outside the country,” but not orders to evacuate, the European Commission said on Friday after several countries, including the US and the UK, urged their citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately. EC foreign affairs spokesperson Peter …
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The White House announced on Friday it believes Russia has everything in place to invade Ukraine “any day now,” urging American citizens to leave because there is no chance of a US military evacuation such as the one from Afghanistan. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told reporters …
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As the White House urged Americans to leave Ukraine and warned of a possibility of a Russian invasion “any day now,” the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his counterpart in Kiev Dmitry Kuleba on Friday with a message of “robust” support. “I had a productive call with Ukrainian …
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Washington needs war at any price, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, responding to news of an alleged plan by the US to send thousands of extra troops to Poland. It was revealed on Friday that the Pentagon is sending an additional 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe amid the …
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Truckers and other protesters demonstrating on the bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan have until 7 pm local time to leave or face being arrested and having their vehicles seized, the Ontario Superior Court said on Friday. Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz issued the ruling after more than four hours of a …
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US President Joe Biden will phone Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening Moscow time, the Kremlin said Friday. The call came after a written request of the White House, and the two leaders are supposed to discuss the current tensions over Ukraine. “The American side asked for a conversation …
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The Israeli Foreign Ministry has decided to evacuate diplomats’ families from Ukraine, local media reported on Friday. The ministry also suggested Israelis currently staying in Ukraine consider leaving, or at least avoid “points of friction,” and advised those planning on visiting to change their plans. Tel Aviv’s call for evacuation follows …
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A top sports lawyer has warned the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that it must be “very careful” when making a decision on figure skater Kamila Valieva’s fate before her next Beijing 2022 event on February 15. International Testing Agency (ITA) officials announced on Friday that the 15-year-old had returned …
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The level of cooperation between Moscow and London risks going “below zero,” Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu warned during a meeting on Friday. His British counterpart, Ben Wallace, called the negotiations in Moscow “constructive.” The first meeting of the defense ministers in years, it came amid a crisis over …
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