Police in Malaysia arrested an Israeli man suspected to be a member of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad
Authorities say the suspect had six handguns, three of which were loaded, and more than 200 rounds of ammunition. The suspect reportedly gave the authorities a fake French passport but surrendered his Israeli passport after being questioned.
Israeli media has identified the man as 36-year-old Shalom Avitan and said he is part of an Israeli crime family who was on a mission to hunt another crime family member.
On Saturday, three Malaysian nationals, including a married couple, were arrested under suspicion of helping the Israeli suspect. The couple is accused of providing the alleged agent with weapons, while the third is under investigation for acting as the suspect’s driver.
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Authorities say the suspect had six handguns, three of which were loaded, and more than 200 rounds of ammunition. The suspect reportedly gave the authorities a fake French passport but surrendered his Israeli passport after being questioned.
Israeli media has identified the man as 36-year-old Shalom Avitan and said he is part of an Israeli crime family who was on a mission to hunt another crime family member.
“We do not fully trust this narrative as we suspect that there may be another agenda,” the Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said at a press conference late Friday night. Razarudin added that they do not believe the suspect was working alone and said they were probing the possibility that the suspect has links to the Mossad.
On Saturday, three Malaysian nationals, including a married couple, were arrested under suspicion of helping the Israeli suspect. The couple is accused of providing the alleged agent with weapons, while the third is under investigation for acting as the suspect’s driver.
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The activities of the UN group of experts overseeing sanctions on North Korea cannot be called impartial, since their goal was to compromise Pyongyang, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
She also added that UN experts "have not been able to properly assess the scale of the blow that UN Security Council sanctions directly or indirectly inflict on ordinary people."
On Thursday, Russia vetoed a US draft resolution on extending the mandate of experts of the UNSC Sanctions Committee on DPRK until April 30, 2025. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said later that Moscow could not support the resolution because sanctions on North Korea had proven ineffective and only harmed ordinary people.
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"The goal of the group of experts, which cannot be called independent and impartial, was not to resolve issues of maintaining international and regional security, but to compromise Pyongyang and discredit our friends from North Korea," Zakharova said in a statement.
She also added that UN experts "have not been able to properly assess the scale of the blow that UN Security Council sanctions directly or indirectly inflict on ordinary people."
On Thursday, Russia vetoed a US draft resolution on extending the mandate of experts of the UNSC Sanctions Committee on DPRK until April 30, 2025. Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said later that Moscow could not support the resolution because sanctions on North Korea had proven ineffective and only harmed ordinary people.
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💥 Russian paratroopers have carried out more than 40 strikes at enemy targets in the Donetsk region, eliminating a huge number of Ukrainian militants and hardware.
Assistants of FPV drone operators helped to adjust flight routes for better guidance on the target.
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Assistants of FPV drone operators helped to adjust flight routes for better guidance on the target.
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The Commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is calling for increased global pressure to push Israel; into opening more avenues for humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 31 people, including 27 children have died of malnutrition or dehydration. The ICJ court noted that in Gaza, “famine is setting in.”
“Bold action cannot wait any longer,” he concluded.
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According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 31 people, including 27 children have died of malnutrition or dehydration. The ICJ court noted that in Gaza, “famine is setting in.”
“Member states should exert more pressure [on Israel] to implement the ICJ order,” Lazzarini wrote in the post. “Those who stopped funding UNRWA should reconsider their decision to allow the Agency to fulfill its mandate, including help averting famine.”
“Bold action cannot wait any longer,” he concluded.
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Egypt, Jordan, France oppose Israeli military operation in Rafah
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and France opposed any Israeli operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and also called for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave, the Egyptian State Information Service said.
On Saturday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne held a meeting in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to discuss the Gaza conflict.
The ministers called for the immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages, as well as demanded full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on Gaza, among other things.
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The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and France opposed any Israeli operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and also called for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave, the Egyptian State Information Service said.
On Saturday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, and French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne held a meeting in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to discuss the Gaza conflict.
"The three top diplomats of Egypt, Jordan, and France also reaffirmed their opposition to any military assault on Rafah, which shelters 1.5 million displaced Palestinians, stressing that any attack will incur a massive toll on human life and exacerbate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza," the agency said in a statement.
The ministers called for the immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages, as well as demanded full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on Gaza, among other things.
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The second batch of humanitarian aid has been shipped to the Gaza Strip via the Cyprus maritime corridor as part of the Amalthea Initiative, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry said.
The three ships - the Jennifer, the Ledra Dynamic and the Open Arms - towing the MMS ARIS barge left the port of Larnaca, carrying 332 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population of Gaza, Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros reported.
The Jennifer is reportedly carrying 237 tonnes of food, including sugar, flour, spaghetti, canned food and milk. It also has a wheeled crane that will be used for unloading, the newspaper said. The barge is carrying 109 containers of humanitarian aid weighing a total of 95 tonnes, while the Ledra Dynamic has a crane operating crew on board, according to the report.
The trip from the Cyprus port to the Gaza Strip, where a small dock has been constructed for humanitarian aid ships, will reportedly take about 65 hours.
The humanitarian cargo has been inspected by competent Cypriot authorities and Israeli representatives, Cypriot deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said.
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"The second aid shipment for Gaza via the Cyprus Maritime Corridor Amalthea with [humanitarian NGO World Central Kitchen] has set sail this afternoon. Three ships and a barge are on their way to Gaza, carrying hundreds of tons of food," the ministry wrote on X.
The three ships - the Jennifer, the Ledra Dynamic and the Open Arms - towing the MMS ARIS barge left the port of Larnaca, carrying 332 tonnes of humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population of Gaza, Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros reported.
The Jennifer is reportedly carrying 237 tonnes of food, including sugar, flour, spaghetti, canned food and milk. It also has a wheeled crane that will be used for unloading, the newspaper said. The barge is carrying 109 containers of humanitarian aid weighing a total of 95 tonnes, while the Ledra Dynamic has a crane operating crew on board, according to the report.
The trip from the Cyprus port to the Gaza Strip, where a small dock has been constructed for humanitarian aid ships, will reportedly take about 65 hours.
The humanitarian cargo has been inspected by competent Cypriot authorities and Israeli representatives, Cypriot deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said.
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A counter-terrorism operation regime has been introduced in Russia's city of Kaspiysk and two districts of Makhachkala, capitol of Russia's Republic of Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reports.
Russia's Federal Security Forces (FSB) has blocked the terrorists in several apartments in residential areas of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk.
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Russia's Federal Security Forces (FSB) has blocked the terrorists in several apartments in residential areas of Makhachkala and Kaspiysk.
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What happened when the USSR tried to join NATO?
Did you know that the Soviet Union actually tried to join NATO, less than five years after the Western military bloc’s creation? It’s true. In March 1954, in a bid to deflate rising Cold War tensions, Moscow sent a note to the governments of France, Britain and the United States requesting that the USSR be allowed to join the Western alliance to create a genuine, “effective system of collective security in Europe” that would help strengthen European and global peace.
Western powers rejected the idea, calling it “totally unrealistic,” prompting the USSR to create the Warsaw Treaty Organization (better known in the West as the Warsaw Pact), to counter NATO. The Warsaw Pact was disbanded in 1991, on the eve of the USSR’s dissolution. But the Western alliance hung around, swallowing up virtually every former Pact member country in a two-decade long eastward march toward Russia’s borders, serving the US-led new world order and ultimately culminating in the current security crisis in Ukraine.
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Did you know that the Soviet Union actually tried to join NATO, less than five years after the Western military bloc’s creation? It’s true. In March 1954, in a bid to deflate rising Cold War tensions, Moscow sent a note to the governments of France, Britain and the United States requesting that the USSR be allowed to join the Western alliance to create a genuine, “effective system of collective security in Europe” that would help strengthen European and global peace.
Western powers rejected the idea, calling it “totally unrealistic,” prompting the USSR to create the Warsaw Treaty Organization (better known in the West as the Warsaw Pact), to counter NATO. The Warsaw Pact was disbanded in 1991, on the eve of the USSR’s dissolution. But the Western alliance hung around, swallowing up virtually every former Pact member country in a two-decade long eastward march toward Russia’s borders, serving the US-led new world order and ultimately culminating in the current security crisis in Ukraine.
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Russian drone operators destroyed up to 60 kamikaze drones per day and 2 to 3 large drones of Ukrainian militants per week in the Zaporozhye area, soldiers of the electronic warfare units of the 42nd division told Sputnik.
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Ukraine may lose access to the Black Sea if the conflict continues - Musk
If the conflict continues long enough, Kiev may lose Odessa, American billionaire Elon Musk wrote on X. The main question, according to him, remains whether Ukraine will lose access to the Black Sea.
Russia has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Ukraine has imposed a ban on them at the legislative level. The West calls on Russia to negotiate, but at the same time ignores Kiev's constant refusals.
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If the conflict continues long enough, Kiev may lose Odessa, American billionaire Elon Musk wrote on X. The main question, according to him, remains whether Ukraine will lose access to the Black Sea.
"Whether Ukraine loses all access to the Black Sea or not is, in my view, the real remaining question. I recommend a negotiated settlement before that happens," he wrote.
Russia has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Ukraine has imposed a ban on them at the legislative level. The West calls on Russia to negotiate, but at the same time ignores Kiev's constant refusals.
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A counter-terrorism operation regime has been introduced in Russia's city of Kaspiysk and two districts of Makhachkala, capitol of Russia's Republic of Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reports. Russia's Federal Security Forces (FSB) has blocked…
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In the Russian republic of Dagestan, 3 criminals who were planning to commit terrorist crimes were detained during the anti-terrorist operation, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee reported.
During the inspection of the places where the criminals were detained, automatic weapons, ammunition and ready-made improvised explosive devices were found.
There were no civilian or law enforcement casualties during the counterterrorism operation.
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During the inspection of the places where the criminals were detained, automatic weapons, ammunition and ready-made improvised explosive devices were found.
There were no civilian or law enforcement casualties during the counterterrorism operation.
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📹💥Crews of 100mm Rapira anti-tank guns of the Zapad group of forces destroyed camouflaged dugouts of the Ukrainian forces near Kupyansk.
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Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome at the Summer Olympics in Paris, said Mayor Ann Hidalgo Earlier, Vladimir Putin pointed out that "Russia has been and remains committed to traditional Olympic values. We oppose the politicization of sport…
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova suggested replacing French goods with Russian analogues in response to the harsh comments made by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
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"Do you think maybe we should pick up some French products that are widely represented in Russia now and declare that "they will not be welcome"? So far, French goods are not marked with stickers "we are not welcome in Moscow," but I know that our activists will not be stopped if they make such a decision," Zakharova wrote on her telegram channel.
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