Russia has accused the United States of responsibility for a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula that resulted in the deaths of four people, including two children, and injuries to 151 others. The attack, which utilized U.S.-supplied Army...
Russia Blames U.S. for Deadly Ukrainian Missile Attack on Crimea
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Mark Rutte Set to Become NATO’s Next Secretary General After Romania Drops Long-Held Objection
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Israel is on the brink of a major military escalation as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepare for a ground invasion into southern Lebanon. This move comes in the wake of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s...
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