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April 13, 2024
Biden Says He Expects Iran To Attack Israel Soon, Warns: 'Don't'

U.S. President Joe Biden on April 12 said he expected Iran to attack Israel "sooner, rather than later" and warned Tehran not to proceed.
April 12, 2024
Russia Sends Military Instructors To Niger

Russian military instructors arrived in Niger in a plane loaded with military equipment, Niger state television RTN said on April 11, citing an agreement between the junta and Russian President Vladimir Putin to boost cooperation.
April 12, 2024
Lufthansa Extends Suspension Of Flights To Tehran Amid Rising Tensions

Germany's Lufthansa extended a suspension of its flights to Tehran on April 11 with the Middle East on alert for Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran's embassy in Syria.
April 11, 2024
IMF Chief Says Pakistan Seeking Potential Follow-Up Loan Program

Pakistan is in discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a potential follow-up program to its nine-month, $3 billion stand-by arrangement, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said.
April 07, 2024
Iranian Official Warns That Israeli Embassies Are No Longer Safe

A senior Iranian official said on April 7 that none of Israel's embassies was safe anymore, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported.
April 04, 2024
U.S. Has Not Asked India To Cut Russian Oil Purchases, U.S. Treasury Official Says

The United States has not asked India to cut Russian oil imports as the goal of sanctions and the $60 per barrel price cap imposed by the Group of Seven is to have stable global oil supplies while hitting Moscow's revenue, a U.S. Treasury Department official said on April 4.
April 04, 2024
Ukrainian Strikes May Have Hit 15 Percent Of Russian Refinery Capacity, Says NATO Official

Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries may have disrupted more than 15 percent of Russian capacity, a NATO official said on April 4.
April 04, 2024
French President Has No Doubt Russia Will Target Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron said on April 4 that he has no doubt Russia will malevolently target the Paris Olympics this summer.
April 04, 2024
Israel Boosts Defenses After Iran Revenge Threat

The Israeli military halted leave for all combat units on April 4 amid concerns of a possible escalation in violence after the killing of Iranian generals in Damascus this week drew threats of retaliation.
April 04, 2024
Finland Extends Russian Border Closing Indefinitely

The Finnish government said it will extend the closure of border stations with Russia until further notice and added several ports to its list where travel would be prohibited.
April 03, 2024
Far-Right German Lawmaker Asked To Clarify Report That He Got Money From Pro-Russian Portal

The leadership of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has asked one of its lawmakers to clarify a report that he received money from a pro-Russian news portal.
April 03, 2024
Blinken Speaks With Aliyev About Easing Tensions Between Azerbaijan And Armenia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 3 about the importance of advancing the peace process between Baku and Armenia, a State Department spokesman said.
April 03, 2024
Russian Alliances With North Korea, Iran Have Security Consequences, NATO Chief Warns

North Korea and Iran's military support for Russia has serious global security consequences that the 32-member NATO alliance cannot ignore, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on April 3.
April 03, 2024
Japan Says It 'Will Not Waver' In Its Support For Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his country's support for Ukraine was unwavering during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on April 3, the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said.
April 02, 2024
In Paris, Blinken Warns Of 'Critical Moment' For Ukraine

Ukraine is at a "critical moment" in its war with Russia and urgently needs more Western support, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 2, bemoaning the stalemate in Congress over a multibillion dollar military package for Kyiv.
April 02, 2024
Germany To Support Ukraine With 180,000 Artillery Shells Via Czech Initiative

Germany will support Ukraine with 180,000 rounds of artillery shells as a contribution to a Czech-led plan to buy ammunition for Ukraine, with a price tag of 576 million euros ($618 million), the Defense Ministry said.
April 01, 2024
Minimal Health Care, No Room To Move: Jailed RFE/RL Journalist Describes Russian Prison

A court in the Russian city of Kazan has ruled to extend the pretrial detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5. Appearing in court on April 1, Kurmasheva, a U.S. and Russian dual citizen, described the poor prison conditions and said her health has deteriorated.
April 01, 2024
Iran Alerted Russia Before Moscow Attack, Sources Say

Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major "terrorist operation" on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month, three sources familiar with the matter said.
March 31, 2024
'Historic Moment:' Romanians, Bulgarians Hail Eased Schengen Travel

Airline passengers in Romania and Bulgaria welcomed their countries' partial accession to the Schengen Area on March 31. Both nations are now part of the visa-free travel zone when traveling by air or sea, but document checks remain on their land borders.
March 31, 2024
Ambassadors To Russia Honor Crocus Massacre Victims

Diplomats accredited in Russia laid flowers and toys at the site of the Crocus City Hall terror attack in Krasnogorsk. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy and envoys from other countries that Russia labels as "unfriendly" were among the dozens of diplomats joining the ceremony on March 30.

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