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'There is a future': How Finland’s 850 Jews survive and thrive in the Diaspora
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Despite their small numbers, Finland's Jewish community has managed to thrive even as anti-Zionism rises.
Five European military powers plan drone defense program amid concerns of US commitment to NATO
European intelligence chiefs skeptical of Ukraine-Russia peace deal this year despite US assurance
Russia steps up campaign against Telegram with allegations against its founder
Russia spending half its federal budget on military, war against Ukraine - report
In the last five years, Russia has doubled its military spending and now has the third-largest defense budget in the world. The Kremlin's spending related to Ukraine reached nearly $137.9 billion.
FSB says suspect in Moscow GRU deputy shooting detained in Dubai
The FSB said a Russian citizen named Lyubomir Korba was detained in Dubai on suspicion of carrying out the shooting.
US wants Russia, Ukraine to end war by summer, Zelensky says
Ukraine and Russia concluded two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi this week without a major breakthrough.
Former Moscow rabbi says he rebuffed proposal to convert Russians discussed in Epstein recording
The proposal sought to bring converted Russians to Israel as a demographic strategy aimed at preserving Israel's Jewish majority.
Top Russian general is shot in Moscow in attempted assasination
Several senior Russian officers have been assassinated since the start of the war in Ukraine, with Moscow blaming the attacks on Kyiv.
Middle Israel: What Putin’s war on Ukraine revealed about Russia, four years later - opinion
Four years into the war, Putin’s attempt to erase Ukraine solidifies its independence and exposes Russia’s decline.
US, Russia closing in on a deal to observe New START nuclear arms control treaty - report
The New START treaty, which set limits on each side's missiles, launchers, and strategic warheads, is the last in a series of nuclear agreements dating back more than half a century to the Cold War.
Kremlin dismisses claims Epstein may have been a Russian agent
Polish PM Donald Tusk said Warsaw will investigate possible links between Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, and any potential impact on Poland.
Russian cyborg pigeon drones begin real-world testing phases, sparking concern over military misuse
While the company insists its mission is purely to serve utilities, logistics, agriculture, and emergency response, the potential to adapt the technology for military use is hard to ignore.
UN chief calls New START expiration a 'grave moment' for global security
Antonio Guterres warned that the end of New START removes all binding limits on US and Russian nuclear arsenals and called for immediate negotiations.
