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World Briefing: October 27, 2024

The pro-Russian Georgian Dream party is set to extend its control of parliament, but there are cries of a "stolen election" from the pro-Western opposition. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022

World Briefing: October 26, 2024

Israel says it has concluded strikes on Iranian military targets and all its planes have returned safely home. Satellite imagery shows renovation work at an old Soviet-era laboratory called Sergiev Posad-6 - previously quiet for decades - with several new buildings bearing hallmarks of biological labs designed to handle extremely dangerous pathogens

World Briefing: August 29, 2024

Five more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in a second day of raids in the occupied West Bank, with the UN calling for de-escalation. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony began in glorious conditions as about 4,400 athletes arrived.

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BRICS SUMMIT/WAR IN UKRAINE: August 23, 2023

The BRICS 2023 ‘family photo’ is released but with a notable absence: Vladimir Putin. Russia unleashed another drone strike on the Odesa region and port infrastructure

BRICS SUMMIT/WAR IN UKRAINE: August 22, 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Johannesburg for a state visit and for the BRICS Summit. Air space around Moscow was closed once again due to the presence of Ukrainian drones

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WAR IN UKRAINE: August 20, 2023

In one of the deadliest attacks on a Ukrainian city, Russia fired an Iskander missile into a theatre in central Chernihiv yesterday, killing seven people - including a six year old child - and injuring at least 148. BRICS Summit host, South Africa, confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate virtually.

WAR IN UKRAINE : August 19, 2024

The U.S. believes nearly 500,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed during the expansive conflict that has raged in Ukraine since February of last year, the NYT reported. The report said Ukrainian military deaths are around 70,000 and injuries upwards of 120,000.

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WAR IN UKRAINE: August 4, 2023

Ukraine appears to have crippled a Russian war ship off Crimea with an unmanned attack drone. Peace talks commence in Saudi Arabia this weekend but without the participation of Russia

WAR IN UKRAINE: July 30, 2023

Three drones, allegedly from Ukraine, caused significant damage in central Moscow and caused the temporary closure of airspace in the Russian capital. Kyiv makes gains on the battlefield