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The declassified Soviet-era documents are from the archives in Moscow, diplomats said The Russian ambassador to the US has given Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna the copies of the declassified Soviet files on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the embassy announced on Tuesday. Ambassador Aleksandr Darchiev met with Luna, a Republican from Florida, and handed her files compiled from …

President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Hamas that if the group fails to disarm, “we will disarm them quickly and violently.” The President was questioned about the designated terrorist organisation being disarmed, which remains a key condition for Israel’s agreement to a ceasefire deal. Although the US initially announced an agreement had been reached, Hamas has subsequently …

Across Israel and the occupied territories, Israelis and Palestinians are expressing conflicted feelings of joy, despair, relief, and anxiety. The world has witnessed happy scenes of families reuniting, as the 20 remaining living hostages that Hamas took on October 7, 2023, were returned to Israel, and more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners were released. The ceasefire is holding for now, even …

Fox News’ regular broadcast was interrupted for a Donald Trump announcement this evening (Tuesday, October 14), as the US President shut down a reporter from the ABC channel during a heated press conference. Trump, who was taking questions from reporters in the White House, didn’t hold back when the ABC reporter attempted to ask him a question a day after …

US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday he could sever struggling Argentina’s financial lifeline if his libertarian ally Javier Milei loses crucial legislative elections later this month. “If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina,” Trump said as firebrand Milei visited the White House to seek the Republican’s political and economic support. “I’m with this man …

The involvement of the Russian president saved the life of Maxim Kharkin, his mother has told TASS The efforts of Russian diplomats and President Vladimir Putin personally helped save the life of Israeli hostage Maxim Kharkin, his mother Natalia has told TASS. Kharkin was among 20 living Israeli hostages that were released by Hamas on Monday in exchange for approximately …

After the euphoria and relief of Monday’s prisoner exchange and ceasefire, Tuesday has brought some ominous portents for the future of the Gaza peace deal. For one thing, the shooting hasn’t stopped entirely. Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday morning in Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood. According to the Israel Defense Forces, they had crossed the “yellow …

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognised by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died on Tuesday, according to a statement from the family. The singer’s family confirmed in a statement on Tuesday …

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has launched a criminal investigation against exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other high-profile Kremlin critics, accusing them of planning a violent coup. The FSB announced on Tuesday that it was probing all 22 members of the Russian Antiwar Committee, a group comprised of politicians, business people, journalists, lawyers, artists and academics based abroad who are …

The use of the Northern Sea Route is expected to boost freight turnover through Russian waters The first Chinese container ship has completed a transit to Europe via the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route (NSR), Russian state nuclear giant Rosatom announced on Tuesday. Backed by Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet, the voyage nearly halved the shipping time compared to traditional southern routes, …