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Zhitomyr orphanage boys who fled Ukraine mark bar mitzvah milestone in Ashkelon

Five teenage boys who escaped the first week of Russia’s 2022 invasion celebrated their bar mitzvahs this week in Ashkelon.

African farmers the latest to be conned by Moscow into fighting in Ukraine

Much like the Indian nationals who traveled to Russia under the promise of economic opportunity, the African farmers were reportedly promised jobs in a Russian shampoo factory.

On this Day: Wagner Group’s Forces Shake Putin’s Russia

On June 24, 2023, the Wagner Group, a once-loyal private military, turned its weapons inward and marched toward Moscow in an open challenge to the Kremlin.

24/06/2025
 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of a NATO summit, in The Hague, Ne

NATO's Rutte says Europe and America must meet the challenge of rearmament together

"Only Europe and North America together can rise up to meet the challenge of [Russian] rearmament," Rutte added.

By REUTERS
24/06/2025
  Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Moham

Gulf states seeking stability, hope US strikes on Iran will not spark wider conflict

Most of these countries have already dealt with the 624 days of crisis that Hamas's October 7 massacre caused. They want regional stability and peace. 

  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi talks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, June

Iran may need to change its tune to dig itself out of hole dug by US, Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is trying to portray Iran as committed to its policies and not surrendering while mobilizing support abroad and reaching out to countries for mediation.

Nations prepared to arm Iran with nuclear warheads after US strikes, Russia’s Medvedev claims

Medvedev suggested that the United States’ attacks on three sites in Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow backfired, and led to the opposite result from what US President Donald Trump had set out to achieve.

22/06/2025

Belarus opposition leader freed from jail in US-brokered deal

Former Belarusian opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski was freed to Lithuania in a US-brokered deal.

By REUTERS
21/06/2025

Russia, China skip Iran's crisis to discuss economic growth

Russia and China don’t appear to have done anything to help Iran over the last week, as Iran has been reeling from Israeli airstrikes. 

Voices from the Arab press: Trump and Musk’s ugly breakup

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

By THE MEDIA LINE
19/06/2025
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