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Ukraine Under Fresh Attack as Trump's Victory Reshapes War Outlook

This is Beirut, 11/11 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Air alerts wailed across Ukraine early Monday as Russian strikes killed at least six people, a day after record drone attacks by both sides, with US president-elect Donald Trump reportedly urging Russia's Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict. Trump's election to the White House has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict and ...

Putin Finalizes Landmark Defense Pact With North Korea

This is Beirut, 10/11 14:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a landmark defense pact with North Korea, a deal that comes amid reports that Pyongyang has dispatched thousands of troops to fight against Ukraine. Putin struck the deal during a visit to North Korea in June, but it had to pass through Russia's parliament and be signed by the Kremlin leader to ...

Record Drone Strikes on Moscow as Trump Speaks to Poutine

This is Beirut, 10/11 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, just days after his stunning election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, the report said. Steven ...

Russian Strikes on Ukraine Kill and Wound Many

This is Beirut, 08/11 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The death toll from a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has doubled to eight, including an infant, the regional governor said Friday. Thursday's attack on the industrial hub has also wounded 42 people and damaged a hospital. Zaporizhzhia city has come under increasing Russian aerial bombardments in recent weeks and six people ...

Russia Warns West: Negotiation or Continuation of the War in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 07/11 13:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia on Thursday demanded that Kyiv's allies enter into negotiations with Moscow in order to halt its brutish attacks on Ukrainians, as the capital fended off a large-scale drone barrage overnight. AFP journalists in Kyiv heard Ukrainian air defence units shooting down the Russian drones throughout the night while air raid sirens echoed out ...

UK Sanctions Russia-Backed Mercenary Groups in Africa

This is Beirut, 07/11 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps. "These sanctions will bear down on Russian malign activity in Libya, Mali, and CAR (Central African Republic), exposing and combatting Russia's illicit activity in Africa," a ...

Russia Launches 55 New Satellites, Including 2 Iranian-Made

This is Beirut, 05/11 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two privately built Iranian devices, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran. A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East at 02:18 Moscow time (2318 GMT on Monday) carrying the satellites, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said. In total, ...

Russian Humanitarian Aid: 20 Tons of Medical Aid Arrive at BIA

This is Beirut, 05/11 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Russian plane carrying 20 tons of medical aid arrived on Tuesday morning at the military base of Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport. The aid was received by the caretaker Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad, in the presence of Russian Ambassador Alexander Rodakov and the chairman of the parliamentary Health Committee, MP Bilal ...

Finland's Last Lenin Museum to Close Amid Rising Tensions

This is Beirut, 01/11 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Europe's last Lenin museum, situated in Tampere, Finland, is set to close its doors on November 3 for a revamp, prompting a wave of conspiracy theories in Russia. The museum, founded in 1946, is the sole survivor of several dedicated to the former Soviet leader across Europe. Notably, it is located in the very building where Lenin and Stalin first ...

US Claim Thousands of North Koreans Preparing to Fight in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 01/11 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States revealed Thursday that up to 8,000 North Korean soldiers are preparing to fight in Ukraine, as Pyongyang heightens tensions with the launch of an intercontinental missile just days before the U.S. elections. Citing U.S. intelligence services, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers, ...

'Small Number' of N. Korea Troops in Russia's Kursk Region

This is Beirut, 29/10 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A "small number" of North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia's Kursk region, on the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon said Tuesday, expressing concern that they will be used in combat against Kyiv's troops. It is the first US confirmation of a North Korean deployment in the region, where Ukrainian troops have been conducting a ground ...

North Korea Sent 10 000 Soldiers to Russia, US Says

This is Beirut, 29/10 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia and likely fight Ukraine in weeks, Washington said, as Seoul warned Tuesday that the accelerating deployment posed a "significant security threat." Seoul has long accused the nuclear-armed North of sending weapons to help Moscow fight Kyiv, and after Kim Jong Un signed a mutual ...

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