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Lebanon detains Syrian who helped funnel funds to pro-Assad fighters, sources say
His arrest came nearly a month after top Syrian security officials asked Lebanon to track down and hand over more than 200 officers who fled there after Assad was overthrown.
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Animated Putin joins talking cat, dog for New Year's message in popular Russian cartoon
Russian aerial attack on Kyiv kills two, injures 13, Ukraine officials say
The attack in Kyiv set off multiple fires and damaged residential infrastructure, including a kindergarten, according to city officials.
Russian bombardment plunges hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into blackout
A subsequent daytime attack by about 20 Russian kamikaze drones killed four civilians and wounded at least seven more in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi, local officials said.
From isolation to alliance: Russia and Iran seal a 20-year strategic pact - opinion
The treaty covers cooperation in defense, trade, energy, science, and culture, aiming to deepen their political alignment while countering Western economic pressure and sanctions.
Russia not in a Cold War, but 'fiery' conflict with West, Moscow says
The war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War II, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Iran, Russia to sign documents on building new nuclear reactors in Iran - RIA news
Western governments accuse Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami visits Moscow for talks, RIA says
Eslami is also Iran's vice president. RIA did not say whom he would meet in Moscow.
US would help secure peace after Russia's war in Ukraine, Trump tells Fox News
"After the war is settled, we would help secure the peace. And I think ultimately that'll happen," Trump told Fox News.
Ukraine drone attack causes fire, capacity reduction at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant
Ukrainian attacks on the Kursk nuclear plant create a threat to nuclear safety, Alexander Khinshtein, the regional acting governor said on Sunday.
Italy arrests Ukrainian citizen over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks
"The bombing of the pipelines must be investigated, including through criminal prosecution. Therefore, it is good that we are making progress in this regard," said the German Justice Minister.
Russia's Putin meets US envoy Witkoff amid tensions between US, Russia, Interfax says
Trump, who warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before Friday, had said earlier that Witkoff might be traveling to Moscow this week.
