Legalizing defiance: A new law lets Russia dismiss ICC arrest warrants
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President Vladimir Putin signed a law granting Russia the formal right to ignore rulings from foreign and international criminal courts, a preemptive legal...
Halbousi elected to steer Iraq’s fragile new parliament
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Iraq’s parliament elected veteran Sunni politician Haibat al-Halbousi as speaker in its first post-election session, marking the start of a fragile and often...
Deadly Raid in Turkey Kills Police and Islamic State Fighters
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Three Turkish police officers and six Islamic State militants were killed in an eight-hour shootout during a raid in northwest Turkey on Monday,...
Gerasimov tells Putin Ukraine is now on the defensive
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In a high-profile meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s top military commander General Valery Gerasimov claimed Moscow’s forces are advancing along the entire...
Ukraine Strike on Russian Terminal Cuts Kazakhstan Crude Production
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Kazakhstan’s oil output fell by 6% in December after a Ukrainian drone strike crippled Russia’s key Black Sea export terminal, revealing the unexpected...
A Mediterranean NATO in the Making: The Israel-Greece-Cyprus Axis
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Greece, Israel, and Cyprus have signed a new joint military action plan to intensify air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean starting...
The Florida Agenda: Can Trump Move Netanyahu on Gaza?
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet in Florida to discuss advancing the stalled Gaza ceasefire,...
Cutting the Fuel Line: Ukraine’s Bid to Strangle Russia’s War Economy
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Ukraine launched a coordinated long-range strike on Russian energy infrastructure, using British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles and domestically produced drones to hit a major...
Moscow Calls U.S. Actions in Caribbean “Piracy and Banditry”
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Russia has sharply escalated its rhetoric against the United States, accusing Washington of reviving “piracy and banditry” in the Caribbean Sea through its...
Syrian Central Bank Announces New Currency, Swap to Begin in 2026
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Syria will begin a currency swap on January 1, 2026, replacing old banknotes with new ones in an effort to restore confidence in...