• 01/31/2025

Yerevan’s EU integration may lead to its people becoming poor — Russian Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Maria Zakharova, the export of Armenian goods will drop by 80% https://tass.com/politics/1906967

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Hungarian PM once again threatens EU to veto sanctions against Russia unless Ukraine resumes gas transit

Pravda Ukraine Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has once again threatened to veto EU sanctions against Russia in six months if Ukraine does not resume the transit of Russian gas by then, which he claims he was guaranteed to be restored.  Source: Bloomberg, citing Orbán’s statement, as reported by European Pravda Details: During an interview…

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News Editors Arrested in Ryazan Extortion Case

Moscow Times The journalists were accused of extorting a business executive in exchange for suppressing critical coverage. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/31/news-editors-arrested-in-ryazan-extortion-case-a87812

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Why Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ must outdo Israel’s missile shield to thwart China, Russia

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Iron Dome for America’ will need to be more ambitious than Israeli namesake to defend US against Chinese and Russian weapons, analysts say. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3296957/why-trumps-iron-dome-must-outdo-israels-missile-shield-thwart-china-russia?utm_source=rss_feed

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Anti-Russia sanctions to be removed if EU fails to keep commitments to Hungary — Orban

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Earlier, Brussels assured Budapest of providing energy security guarantees, including the commitment to seek Ukraine’s resumption of transit of Russian gas, to prevent the disruption of transit of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, and to secure the TurkStream gas pipeline from attacks…

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A Goth Band’s Journey From Screams to Whispers

New York Times Before its members went into exile, IC3PEAK was one of the most notorious musical acts in Russia. Now, it’s pivoting to a more gentle sound. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/arts/music/ic3peak-coming-home.html

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Democratic Republic of Congo authorities won’t negotiate with M23 rebels — minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Rwanda has called for the start of direct talks between the DRC authorities and the M23 group as a precondition for the continuation of the peace process between the two countries https://tass.com/world/1906959

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Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces confirm withdrawal of North Korean troops from Kursk Oblast

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) confirmed that North Korean troops have been absent from Russia’s Kursk Oblast for around three weeks. Source: Oleksandr Kindratenko, the spokesperson for the Special Operations Forces, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda Quote: “The Special Operations Forces provide information only about the front where our units are active.…

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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-840078

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Russia pushes for efforts stop to hostilities in eastern DRC, urges talks — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We are confident that an end to violence in eastern DRC can be achieved through dialogue between all interested parties taking part in the conflict,” Maria Zakharova said https://tass.com/politics/1906957

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