• 02/21/2025

Bank of Russia receives over 750 reports of cyberattacks on financial companies in 2024

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The regulator noted that attack methods are becoming more complex, multi-stage and multi-level, which sometimes allows fraudsters to bypass traditional means of information security, and makes it more difficult for financial institutions to detect attacks https://tass.com/economy/1914971

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Fiji to open embassy in Jerusalem, Sa’ar says

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-842656

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Spasskaya Tower 2025 Military Music Festival to take place in late August in Moscow

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The festival to be held this year “will be dedicated to the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War and the defenders of the Fatherland” https://tass.com/society/1914973

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Security forces arrest 25 wanted persons in overnight West Bank op.

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-842655

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Zelenskyy: Reclaiming our territories diplomatically is not a betrayal of Ukraine’s interests

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine seeks to take back the temporarily occupied territories through diplomacy, as this will help preserve the most valuable thing – human lives. But taking the diplomatic path does not involve a betrayal of Ukraine’s interests or violation of the state’s sovereignty, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised. Source: Zelenskyy during a conversation with…

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Trump administration launches talks with Russia on Ukraine war

Washington Post While U.S. officials characterize the talks as the first step in a peace deal, the Russians are portraying them as a way to end Moscow’s isolation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/18/rubio-lavrov-ukraine-russiaw/

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South Carolina bill would ban smoking inside cars while children are passengers

Fox News A bipartisan group of senators in South Carolina introduced a bill this week that would ban smoking in the car with a child present. South Carolina Sen. Darrell Jackson, a Democrat, said it is aimed at protecting kids from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke and is similar to legislation already in place…

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European troops stationing in Ukraine not on agenda — French Foreign Ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barraud said that discussing EU security guarantees for Ukraine was also premature https://tass.com/world/1914955

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Georgia’s external public debt decreased by more than $40 mln in January

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Among countries, Georgia’s debt to France decreased by $2.5 mln to $763.5 mln https://tass.com/economy/1914953

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Russian, US delegations begin working lunch — diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia is represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev https://tass.com/politics/1914949

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