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Last Updated : 14 August 2025, 12:01 IST
Live Updates: Mossad head in Qatar, Smotrich okays West Bank expansion
Mossad reaffirms partial deal off the table as Barnea visits Doha • Smotrich approves E1 West Bank settlement plans • EU rejects Gaza territorial…
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Zelenskyy’s position in Ukraine weakened – FT
Vladimir Zelenskyy’s actions against anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine have weakened his position in the country, writes The Financial Times (FT), citing former MEP Balazh Yarabik and Ukrainian political scientist…
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84 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity in latest prisoner swap — some held since 2014
Editor’s Note: This item has been updated with additional details.
Ukraine has secured the return of 84 soldiers and civilians from Russian captivity in a new prisoner swap with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Aug. 14.
The news…
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Video Shows Ukraine’s Heavy Kamikaze Aircraft Crashing into Apartment Building in Rostov-on-Don
Ukrainian ‘Flying Fox’ Aircraft-Type Drone Attacks Residential Buildings in Rostov
Rostov-on-Don came under attack from a Ukrainian kamikaze drone, leaving more than ten people injured and causing significant damage to…
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Afghans awaiting resettlement to Germany arrested in Pakistan, says report – POLITICO
The German government effectively suspended a resettlement program for vulnerable Afghans after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to power with a vow to drastically curtail the influx of asylum-seekers into the country. That decision…
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WhatsApp to Putin: Back off! – POLITICO
The Meta-owned app wrote that WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted such that it “defies government attempts to violate people’s right to secure communication, which is why Russia is trying to block it from over 100 million Russian people.”…
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Hundreds of retired air force officers protest Israel’s war in Gaza : NPR
Retired Israeli Air Force pilots protest against the war in Gaza outside the country’s defense ministry headquarters in Tel…
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Commerce Ministry Officials To Be Part Of Delegation To Russia; To Engage On Rupee Trade
Officials from the Ministry of Commerce will be a part of the delegation led by the Ministry of External Affairs travelling to Russia to hold discussions on advancing rupee trade mechanisms, people familiar with the matter said.
External Affairs…
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