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Putin signed a decree ordering the consolidation of the Russian language and identity in annexed parts of Ukraine. The strategy aims to reach 95% of "Russian civic identity" by 2036.

Officials say the updated framework includes stronger security guarantees as Kyiv faces pressure over territorial concessions and ongoing Russian advances.

Trump's plan says any future "significant, deliberate, and sustained armed attack" by Russia "shall be regarded as an attack threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community.

Saudi Arabia’s joining the group of twenty Major Non-NATO Allies of the United States is an important step for Riyadh-Washington relations.

The two countries also signed a joint declaration on the completion of negotiations on civil nuclear energy cooperation.

Trabelsi - formerly a Tunisian professional footballer - was arrested in September 2001 for his role in a planned attack on Belgium's Kleine-Brogel air base

There are many skeptics about Sharaa who think the new government in Damascus has a problem with its extremist past - only time will tell whether this changes.

Despite political pressures, the Abraham Accords endure, forming a security network that, alongside MEAD, is reshaping the region. Israel must now manage competing global and regional interests.

The rescue highlights Libya’s role as a main transit hub for Africans and Middle Easterners seeking to reach Italy, Malta, and, eventually, other parts of the European Union.

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken called for additional spending on anti-drone defenses following the incident, one of a series of drone sightings in Europe recently.