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@mikenov: RT @sentdefender: U.S. President Biden announced tonight during his State of the Union Address that he has ordered the Department of Defens…

U.S. President Biden announced tonight during his State of the Union Address that he has ordered the Department of Defense to launch an “Emergency Military Operation” to Establish a Temporary Port off the Coast of the Gaza Strip to ensure that Humanitarian Shipments of Food,… pic.twitter.com/skhcauZwwM

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@mikenov: RT @dw_russian: Поддержка Украины стала первой темой выступления Джо Байдена перед Конгрессом США, призвавшего конгрессменов помочь украинц…

Поддержка Украины стала первой темой выступления Джо Байдена перед Конгрессом США, призвавшего конгрессменов помочь украинцам в отражении российской агрессии. Президент США предостерег: “Если кто-то в этом зале думает, что Путин остановится после Украины, то он ошибается”. Путин… pic.twitter.com/pfLyU2axcW

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@mikenov: RT @IlyaYashin: Откровенно говоря, 8 марта вызывает у меня смешанные чувства. Вообще, идея женской солидарности мне нравится. Хорошая идея,…

Откровенно говоря, 8 марта вызывает у меня смешанные чувства. Вообще, идея женской солидарности мне нравится. Хорошая идея, правильная. Но то, во что выродился этот праздник, выглядит насмешкой над теми, кто придумал Международный женский день. Вместо солидарности – открытка и… pic.twitter.com/JJlHIEIBwZ

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Israeli Army Begins Investigation of Failures Leading Up to October 7 – Israel News – Haaretz.com – Saved Web Pages Review – The News And Times

Israeli Army Begins Investigation of Failures Leading Up to October 7 – Israel News – Haaretz.com

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The IDF investigation will examine the period from 2018 until October 10, 2023, when control over the communities surrounding the Gaza border was regained following Hamas’ deadly attack

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The Israeli army announced Wednesday that it has begun an internal investigation into the events of the Hamas attack on Gaza border communities on October 7.

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Haaretz | Israel NewsThe IDF investigation will examine the period from 2018 until October 10, 2023, when control over the communities surrounding the Gaza border was regained following Hamas’ deadly attackYaniv KubovichMar 7, 2024 4:42 pm ISTGet email notification for articles from Yaniv Kubovich FollowMar 7, 2024 4:42 pm ISTYaniv KubovichGet email…
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Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar is deliberately trying to sabotage cease-fire negotiations, aiming to provoke regional unrest across the Middle East during Ramadan, a senior Israeli official told Ynet on Sunday evening.<< Follow Ynetnews on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok >>”Sinwar prefers to escalate tensions in the Middle East,…
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The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exposed war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to possible prosecution and arrest in Britain, reports surfaced on Thursday. According to sources, Israel did not grant Gantz’s delegation official delegation status, meaning that Gantz was exposed to potential criminal charges and arrest abroad. Britain alone…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars.A New York judge ordered Trump and his companies Friday to pay $355 million in fines, plus interest, after ruling that he had manipulated his net worth in financial statements.The stiff penalty comes just weeks after Trump was ordered to pay $83.3 million to the writer…
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June 6, 2011 — Rep. Anthony Weiner’s admission that he tweeted and Facebook-messaged inappropriate photos of himself to at least six women is the latest sexting scandal among politicians and public figures. From NFL quarterback Brett Favre to disgraced Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., Weiner had plenty of examples of what happens when you get caught….
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The allegations in Manhattan against Donald J. Trump could make him the first former president to be indicted by a grand jury.Credit…Eric Thayer for The New York TimesPolitical MemoThe payoff to Stormy Daniels that has a Manhattan grand jury weighing criminal charges against Mr. Trump can trace its lineage to political skulduggery in 1968 and 1980.The…
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Fraud. Hush money. Election subversion. Mar-a-Lago documents. One place to keep track of the presidential candidate’s legal troubles.Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Brendan McDermid / Getty.Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage.Not long ago, the idea that a former president—or a major-party presidential nominee—would…
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTDonald J. Trump has been sued in New York and indicted in Georgia, Florida, Manhattan and Washington, as federal and state prosecutors elsewhere have opened a number of investigations.Former President Donald J. Trump faces federal and state investigations in New York, Georgia and Washington.Credit…Ahmed Gaber for The New York TimesBy…
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A Russian general has threatened the West with “large-scale war in Europe” as the conflict in Ukraine continues to escalate “significantly”.The comments from Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky, who is the head of Russia’s Military Academy of the General Staff, were published in Military Thought – a publication run by the country’s defence ministry.Worryingly,…
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Не исключена возможность эскалации конфликта на Украине — от расширения участников «прокси-сил», используемых для военного противостояния с Россией, до крупномасштабной войны в Европе. Об этом в статье для журнала «Военная мысль» написал начальник академии Генштаба генерал-полковник Владимир Зарудницкий, внимание обратил РБК. «Обстановка в регионах,…
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Russia’s secret services are aggressively pursuing regime change and destabilisation across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, according to a report from a western think-tank. As part of a revamp sparked by Russia’s invasion of…
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On October 13, in Bishkek, Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced his thoughts about Hamas’s attack and the Israeli retaliation operation in the Gaza Strip. He recognized the right of Israel to self-defense but characterized Israeli methods as cruel, comparing them with the Nazi siege of Leningrad during World War II. He also warned that a ground…
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The Israeli prime minister said Wednesday that Israeli forces had surrounded the house of Yahya Sinwar, potentially closing in on the top Hamas official in Gaza – and the man most wanted by Israeli authorities. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sinwar was not in the house and…
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Only five Hamas leaders knew the full scope of the October 7 invasion plan, and they only made the final decision to attack on that Saturday the day before, according to a new report in Asharq Al-Awsat.  The report, which said it was based on Palestinian sources closely associated with the leadership of the Al-Qassam Brigades, stated that the decision…
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Haaretz | Israel NewsAnalysis | Gantz’s rogue visit to the White House and Gallant’s strong-arm on a draft bill veto offer a new chapter in cabinet members’ mutiny against Netanyahu. Due to the emergency ‘unity’ gov’t, the PM’s far-right allies are not the only ones who can collapse the coalitionAnshel PfefferMar 4, 2024Get email notification for articles…
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Yahya Sinwar, Hamas chief in Gaza, has been the object of criticism within the Hamas leadership for launching the October 7 attack without prior consultation with other Hamas leaders, according to a Sky News Arabia report on Tuesday. According to sources who spoke with the news outlet, those who made the decision to attack were Sinwar, along with his…
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Joe Biden has lost the American Samoa Democratic primary to the little-known candidate Jason Palmer, becoming the first incumbent president to lose a primary since Jimmy Carter in 1980.Palmer’s surprising victory tarnished an otherwise perfect night for Biden, during which he scored a string of primary wins across the U.S.Out of the 91 ballots cast…
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“If they’re not going to pay, we’re not going to protect, OK?”Pay for play.This is how former President Donald Trump described the U.S. plan for its future in the world’s premier military alliance, NATO, if he wins in November. He said he would even encourage Putin to attack NATO allies if “they don’t pay their bills.”These threats come amid devastation…
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The result — which came one day before the Super Tuesday primaries — was expected. During oral arguments on Feb. 8, justices across the ideological spectrum signaled that they were uncomfortable with allowing individual states to assess the eligibility of presidential candidates accused of insurrection. Monday’s 13-page opinion echoed that concern….
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By Ellis Kim, Stefan Becket Updated on: March 1, 2024 / 2:02 PM EST / CBS News Washington — House Republicans on Friday demanded information from the FBI about a confidential source now charged with lying about purported bribes paid to President Biden and his son, an allegation that GOP lawmakers used as one justification for opening an impeachment…
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Published: 13:55 GMT, 1 March 2024 | Updated: 18:52 GMT, 1 March 2024 A federal informant charged with lying to the FBI may have contributed to the controversial Crossfire Hurricane probe of Donald Trump’s links with Russia.Alexander Smirnov, 43, is accused of fabricating a story he told the FBI about a $10 million bribe paid to Joe Biden and…
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Cyber specialists from Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) reported that they’d hacked Russian servers and can now establish the “complete structure” of Russia’s defense ministry. “The analysis of the obtained data also helped to identify the generals, other high-ranking managers of the structural units of the Ministry of Defense, as well as deputies,…
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Iraq has been ravaged by successive years of conflict since the 2003 US-led invasion, including most recently the fight against the Daesh group Iraq’s deserts have long attracted hunters, both locals and visitors from neighboring Gulf countries, before the years of conflict drove them away SAMAWAH, Iraq: Far from the hustle and bustle of…
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Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is sitting down with several senior Biden administration officials this week, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser.Harris on Monday is hosting Gantz, a member of Israel’s…
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Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said the Middle Eastern country was “working to provide Ukraine with early warning systems” in a speech on Wednesday.Such systems would help “save civilian lives from Russia’s indiscriminate missile and drone attacks,” Erdan said.A spokesperson for Israel’s foreign ministry told Business…
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Prigozhin’s media empire was conceived as a contractor that would perform functions for the state while remaining under external management. But it turns out that receiving billions of dollars in taxpayers’ money is no guarantee of either effectiveness or loyalty. One of the consequences of businessman and mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed…
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The 2024 US election will feature more foreign adversaries that are trying to meddle in the election than previous voting cycles thanks to artificial intelligence and other technological advances, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday. Advances in AI-generated photos and videos…
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Russian online propagandists aggressively targeted African Americans during the 2016 US election campaign to suppress votes for Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump, according to new research.Analysts found that Russian operatives used social media to “confuse, distract, and ultimately discourage” black people and other pro-Clinton blocs from voting,…
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Domestic turmoil may be dominating headlines about the 2024 elections, but threats from abroad have not dissipated. During the 2022 midterms, state actors from China, Russia, Iran, and elsewhere increased their attempts to influence the outcomes of midterm races and amplify divisions in American society, according to dual reports released last month…
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WASHINGTON —  U.S. security officials are bracing for an onslaught of fast-paced influence operations, from a wide range of adversaries, aimed at impacting the country’s coming presidential election. FBI Director Christopher Wray issued the latest warning about attempts to meddle with American voters as they decide whom to support when they go to…
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Visitors to California’s Yosemite National Park have been told to leave immediately with intense blizzards forecast throughout the area. Releasing a statement on Thursday, February 29, the park announced that it would be closing at midnight and would “remain closed at least through Sunday at noon (possibly later).”The sudden warning comes with an atmospheric…
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A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet purportedly “disappeared from the radars” near Mariupol on Friday, just after Ukraine claimed to have taken out 13 Russian aircraft in just under two weeks.Multiple Russia-Ukraine war monitoring channels reported that the fighter jet went missing near the Russian-occupied Donetsk city on the northern coast of the Sea…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is uninterested in holding “good-faith” peace negotiations with Ukraine, according to U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW).The last direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials began in Turkey in March 2022. Details of a draft treaty that emerged from those negotiations in April 2022 were…
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Israel will provide Ukraine with an early warning system against missiles as part of an aid package for Kyiv, as it condemned aggression from RussiaIsrael’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, told the General Assembly on Monday that his country had provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine since the start of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Thursday that NATO will be drawn into war if Ukraine is defeated by invading Russian forces.Speaking at a Republican-led House Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss his recent absence while hospitalized for complications from prostate cancer surgery, Austin predicted that Russian President Vladimir…
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@mikenov: RT @POTUS: In my career, I’ve been told I’m too young, and I’m too old. But I’ve seen what endures. The very idea of America that we are…

In my career, I’ve been told I’m too young, and I’m too old.

But I’ve seen what endures.

The very idea of America that we are all created equal. We’ve never fully lived up to that idea, but we’ve never fully walked away from it either.

And I won’t walk away from it now. pic.twitter.com/583zZuBe65

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 8, 2024

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@mikenov: RT @VaticanNews: “The Church is herself a woman: a daughter, a bride, and a mother.” Pope Francis offered that reminder as he met with par…

“The Church is herself a woman: a daughter, a bride, and a mother.”

Pope Francis offered that reminder as he met with participants in an international conference titled “Women in the Church: Builders of Humanity.”https://t.co/XE80y4NXS4 pic.twitter.com/2XlEN1vuc0

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) March 7, 2024

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@mikenov: RT @anders_aslund: This is a great event and a day to remember. For the first time since 1523 all the Nordic lands are united in one milita…

This is a great event and a day to remember. For the first time since 1523 all the Nordic lands are united in one military alliance and this is a much happier alliance. https://t.co/BwoMF3aklq

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) March 7, 2024

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@mikenov: RT @POTUS: In my career, I’ve been told I’m too young, and I’m too old. But I’ve seen what endures. The very idea of America that we are…

In my career, I’ve been told I’m too young, and I’m too old.

But I’ve seen what endures.

The very idea of America that we are all created equal. We’ve never fully lived up to that idea, but we’ve never fully walked away from it either.

And I won’t walk away from it now. pic.twitter.com/583zZuBe65

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 8, 2024

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@mikenov: RT @VaticanNews: “The Church is herself a woman: a daughter, a bride, and a mother.” Pope Francis offered that reminder as he met with par…

“The Church is herself a woman: a daughter, a bride, and a mother.”

Pope Francis offered that reminder as he met with participants in an international conference titled “Women in the Church: Builders of Humanity.”https://t.co/XE80y4NXS4 pic.twitter.com/2XlEN1vuc0

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) March 7, 2024

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@mikenov: RT @anders_aslund: This is a great event and a day to remember. For the first time since 1523 all the Nordic lands are united in one milita…

This is a great event and a day to remember. For the first time since 1523 all the Nordic lands are united in one military alliance and this is a much happier alliance. https://t.co/BwoMF3aklq

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) March 7, 2024