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Tsurkov was kidnapped in March 2023 in Baghdad by Kata'ib Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian Iraqi terrorist organization, and is believed to still be in Iraq.

At least 40 media professionals are currently behind bars in Russia, according to Reporters without Borders, a press freedom organization.

This is an important meeting that is coming as Iran increasingly seeks to ingratiate itself with China and Russia. 

With more clout in the Trump White House, the Saudis could position themselves to be game changers in the region. 

Khamenei told a group of university students that Trump's offer for talks was "a deception aimed at misleading public opinion."

The exercise includes drills on striking maritime targets, damage control, and joint search-and-rescue operations.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that at least 69 drones were destroyed that approached the city in several waves.

The plan was vetoed in favor of watered-down language on Russia and stronger language on China, sources say.

Hamas is closely monitoring international negotiations and adapting its approach accordingly, Eyal Ofer says.

Let us hope that cooler heads will prevail – a real challenge in this perilous time – and that we will figure out how to retreat from the precipice of a war that could destroy most of humanity.