Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev beat his compatriot Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to claim the Dubai noscript, his third in just as many weeks.

The 27-year-old third-seed has amassed 14 match victories within weeks, winning trophies in Rotterdam, Doha and now Dubai and is leading 25-year-old Rublev 5-2 in their ATP head-to-head series.

💬 "It is amazing because at the start of the year, it was not perfect. In tennis when you don't win matches you have doubts. Now it just feels better. I was really happy with these three weeks and I am looking forward to the next ones," Medvedev said, referring to his brief dropout from ATP Top 10.

Medvedev will next compete at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. The former World No. 1 is six victories away from equaling his career-best winning streak on the ATP Tour, having won 20 consecutive hard-court games from November 2020 to January 2021.

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🇮🇷 Iran will voluntarily allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to conduct verification and monitoring activities in the country and will agree the modalities at a technical meeting in Tehran soon, the IAEA said.

💬 "Iran, on a voluntary basis will allow the IAEA to implement further appropriate verification and monitoring activities. Modalities will be agreed between the two sides in the course of a technical meeting which will take place soon in Tehran," the agency said in a joint statement with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

The statement also said that Iran had expressed its readiness "to continue its cooperation and provide further information and access to address the outstanding safeguards issues."

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Cold War 2.0: Why Current Crisis is Far More Dangerous Than 20th Century’s Long Twilight Struggle

On the anniversary of Winston Churchill’s 1946 Iron Curtain speech, a leading Russian arms control expert explains why the ‘sequel’ to the Cold War is far more dangerous.

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Macron Says DRC Should Not Shift Responsibility for Country's Security Issues to France

French President also said the republic failed to achieve military, administrative and security sovereignty.

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‘Shelter in Place’: Another Derailment Involving Norfolk Southern Train Occurs in Ohio

The incident follows the February 3 train derailment in the area, when at least ten cars carrying hazardous substances released toxic chemicals into the environment.

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‘Americans Have Final Word in European War’: Hungary’s Orban Hits Back at Western Elites

Hungarian Prime Minister has much to say to those who he believes are pushing his country to join the Western proxy war against Russia this week.

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China Reveals Military Spending and Foreign Policy Plans in Proposed Budget

China will increase its military spending by 7.2% this year, up to 1,553.7 billion yuan (about $224.8 billion), according to the proposed budget published on Sunday.

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Italian PM Loath to Dismiss Interior Minister Over Calabria Migrant Tragedy

Meloni argued that the government "did everything possible to save lives" as soon as they "were alerted to a problem".

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Russian Engineers Create Drone With Night Vision for Monitoring Oil, Gas Pipelines

One of the key features of this drone is a hybrid power plant which allows it to fly over distances of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) and at the speed of up to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour).

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Sunak Promises No More Migrant Boats as New Law Set to Be Announced Next Week

More than 45,700 migrants crossed the English Channel to Britain in 2022, a 60% increase, compared to the previous year.

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Scone Cold Rejection: Scots Against Sending Stone to Charles III's Coronation

Former Scottish First Minister and leader of the Alba Party Alex Salmond has called on Scotland to forego sending a national relic – the Stone of Scone – to the coronation of British King Charles III.

The object in question is a 152 kg block of sandstone that had been used in coronations of Scottish monarchs for centuries. In 1296, the relic - also known as the Stone of Destiny - was taken by English soldiers from Scone Abbey and from that moment on, it was used in coronations of English rulers.

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Churchill’s 'Iron Curtain' Speech in Perspective

The speech that Churchill delivered in Fulton on March 5, 1946, known as the "Iron Curtain" speech, outlined his vision for the post-war reality, in which the US and the British Commonwealth enjoyed a special relationship designed to confront the growing threat posed by the Soviet Union.

This speech marked the beginning of the Cold War and led to the formulation of the Truman Doctrine, which aimed to contain Soviet power and influence around the world. The Iron Curtain speech became a defining moment in history and an event that defined the start of the Cold War.

What impact did it have on the future course of history to this day?

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Attacks on Police Station, Military Base in Peru Leave 27 Injured

Around 300 demonstrators set fire to a police station in the Chucuito District of the Puno Province at around 11:40 a.m. local time (16:40 GMT) on Saturday, Peruvian authorities said.

The rioters also threw stones, blunt objects and Molotov cocktails at the building. At the same time, two other groups of protesters attacked a military base in the town of Juli and a judiciary headquarters.

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Screws Tightened: Ex-FTX Chief Banned From Using Smartphones When on Bail

The former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, will use a flip phone or some other non-smartphone as part of a more restrictive bail package, prosecutors have said.

Other restrictions include a ban on the use of encrypted or ephemeral call or messaging applications, including Signal, as well as communicating with current or former employees of FTX or its Alameda Research trading arm.

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🇹🇷 Turkiye is making every effort to have Russia and Ukraine extend a deal that secured grain export through the Black Sea last year, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.

🗣 "We are working hard to ensure the smooth implementation and further extension of the grain deal. I discussed it with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday," the top Turkish diplomat told the 5th UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Qatar.

Cavusoglu recalled that the initiative had helped households in the least developed countries by bringing down global food prices.

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ Russian troops destroyed up to 180 Ukrainian soldiers near Krasny Liman during the day;

▪️ In the DPR, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed over 210 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

▪️ In the Kharkov region, Russian troops eliminated up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the control posts of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and electronic warfare equipment in the Avdeevka area;

▪️ Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR and Zaporozhye region per day amounted to 80 troops;

▪️ Russian troops destroyed ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Tonenkoe and Avdeevka in the DPR;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces hit the command post of the nationalist "Azov" regiment (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia) in the Zaporozhye region;

▪️ Russian troops hit the command and observation posts of units of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense in the DPR and Zaporozhye region;

▪️ In the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons of the 110th Brigade of Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

▪️ Russian air defense systems destroyed 12 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day.

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