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War in Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumblin
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) works across borders and party lines to combat extremism, advance democracy and real human rights – and make a stand in an increasingly uncertain world. HJS Youtube cha
Jul. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
According to the CEO of Ukraine’s largest steel company, Metinvest, Russia is stealing $600 million (£500 million) worth of steel from factories and ports. The company owns the Azovstal plant, which s
Jul. 22, 2022
A Russian air strike killed seven people, four of them children, in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region on Friday, July 22, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it confirmed th
Jul. 22, 2022
Israel has made a strategic decision to provide assistance to Ukraine, but it has to exercise caution when providing military assistance, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of I
Jul. 22, 2022
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky called accusations of the Ukrainian state of Nazism as “nonsense.” “I think it is complete nonsense to ac
Jul. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Rakhmon Mirzoyev watches on as a combine harvester empties a steady stream of grain into a waiting truck on his farm some 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the frontline in southern Ukraine. Recent good w
Jul. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
The UK will supply scores of artillery guns, hundreds of drones and hundreds more anti-tank weapons to Ukraine in the coming weeks, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said. “More than 20 M109 1
Jul. 22, 2022
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko admitted on Thursday that he ran an authoritarian state but claimed there were no political prisoners in his isolated country. “Yes, our system of power is tough
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
The European Union imposed asset freezes and visa bans on ten Syrians on Thursday, accusing them of recruiting mercenaries to fight for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. The names of the Syrians — al
Jul. 21, 2022
Russia
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto travelled to Moscow on Thursday to discuss purchasing more Russian gas on behalf of his country, the ruling Fidesz party said. “In order to ensure the securi
Jul. 21, 2022
Russia
The Kremlin said Thursday that Europe’s gas delivery problems were due to “technical difficulties” caused by economic sanctions, as the Nord Stream pipeline reopened after maintenance but with a reduc
Jul. 21, 2022
Russia
Germany and the rest of Europe saw gas resume flowing through the Nord Stream pipeline on Thursday after 10 days of a nerve-wracking wait for scheduled maintenance to be completed. But how did Germany
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
For over a decade, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline reliably shipped natural gas from Russia to Europe — until the war in Ukraine sent tensions soaring. As countries wait to see if Gazprom reopens the key r
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday resumed critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany, reopening the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline after 10 days, but uncertainty lingered whether the continent could avert an energy
Jul. 21, 2022
The spiritual leader of Jews in Great Britain has praised his community for the tremendous support they have given Ukrainians following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – and not just people of his
Jul. 21, 2022