We’re in the back seat of a bukhanka: a Soviet-era minibus, whose squat, stocky shape explains its nickname – the Russian word translates as “bread loaf”.
Our driver, Bauyrzhan, a man with a kindly face, shuts his door with the force the…
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Lavrov says he will meet with Marco Rubio on Ukraine
Lavrov says he will meet with Marco Rubio on Ukraine | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World News/Russia-Ukraine WarThe Kremlin on Friday dismissed Western media reports that Lavrov had fallen out of favor with Putin after plans for a summit in…
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Syrian president to hold talks with Trump at White House | Syria
Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, will on Monday hold talks with Donald Trump at the White House, the first such official visit by a Syrian leader since national independence in 1946. He is expected to push for a full lifting of the remaining…
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The winners and losers of the government shutdown deal
WASHINGTON – The record-breaking U.S. government shutdown appears headed for its end after more than a month of Washington gridlock caused real pain on main street.
It’s welcome news to many in Washington and around the country after the…
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The Democrats are riding a blue wave, but major questions remain for a divided party
All of a sudden, the Democrats seem to be on a roll.
Last week’s elections in the United States gave the party the boost it has been desperately seeking since Donald Trump recaptured the White House in 2024 and sent the party into a…
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Egypt steps up Gaza peace diplomacy as Arab states push back on US draft
A view of makeshift tents at Yarmouk Stadium, which prove inadequate for rainy or cold weather as winter approaches, in Gaza City on Saturday. HAMZA Z. H. QRAIQEA/GETTY IMAGES
Egypt’s foreign minister has…
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Lebanon tells US it’s tackling illicit finance after sanctions on Hezbollah members – France 24
- Lebanon tells US it’s tackling illicit finance after sanctions on Hezbollah members France 24
- Iran smuggled $1B to Hezbollah this year despite US sanctions, Treasury official says Fox News
- US sanctions official says time is right to cut Iran’s…
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Hezbollah commanders get plastic surgery to evade Israeli tracking, report says
Senior Hezbollah officials have undergone plastic surgery to conceal their identities after being targeted in Israeli drone strikes, Saudi news channel Al Hadath reported on Sunday, citing sources close to the Lebanese terrorist group.
According…
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Super Typhoon leaves two dead in Philippines
Super Typhoon leaves two dead in Philippines | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsIn Aurora province on Luzon island, where the storm arrived, lights went out but phone lines remained working, a civil defense official, Cheng Quizon, told…
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World Bank supports UN Gaza resolution
World Bank supports UN Gaza resolution | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsThe resolution calls on the World Bank and other financial institutions to facilitate and provide resources for the reconstruction of Gaza, estimated to cost…
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