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European Union begins ban on Russian diesel over war in Ukraine

Starting Sunday, the 27-country EU is taking the step to further slash its energy dependency on Moscow. The measure also aims to crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine.

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Israeli insurer Menora bids to buy control in Isracard at NIS 3.07b valuation

Offer reflects 31.7% premium on credit card company’s closing stock price on Thursday; in January Harel Insurance made a bid to buy Isracard for NIS 2.7 billion

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Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s ex-president who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, dies at 79

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday.

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Russia Builds Pressure on Ukraine Along Front Line

Russian forces are putting pressure on Ukraine along a growing portion of the front line, with attacks coming in the Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions in recent weeks, in addition to the fierce fighting around Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. 

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How the cases in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial are shaping up – The Associated Press – en Español

How the cases in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial are shaping up  The Associated Press – en Español Alex Murdaugh’s alibi just had an ‘atomic bomb’ drop down on it: Criminal defense attorney  Fox News Alex Murdaugh’s last days of influence captured in

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Navy Divers Work to Recover Debris From Chinese Spy Balloon

The effort off the coast of South Carolina is expected to take days. Navy and Coast Guard ships have been sent to the scene.

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Suspect in Gedera rape denies any connection to crime during court appearance

Judge remands man into custody for a further 9 days; police official tells court he threatened to murder victim’s children if she kept shouting

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Deputy AG says judicial overhaul would render Israel a ‘very weak democracy’

Avital Sompolinsky tells Knesset panel coalition’s plan seeks to ‘almost completely cancel’ oversight; deputy AGs Limon and Marari slam push to subordinate police to government

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Iran acknowledges it has detained ‘tens of thousands’ in recent protests

The acknowledgement from the country’s supreme leader follows months of anti-government protests sparked by the death of Masha Amini after her arrest by the country’s morality police. (Image credit: AP)

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Moscow, Tehran Advance Plans for Iranian-Designed Drone Facility in Russia

Moscow and Tehran are moving ahead with plans to build a factory in Russia that could make at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones for the Ukraine war, said officials from a country aligned with the U.S.

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