Putin awards top general with ‘Order of Courage’

Valery Gerasimov, who has led the Russian troops in the Ukraine conflict since 2023, received the decoration for “bravery and selflessness” Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Chief of the General Staff, General Valery Gerasimov, the ‘Order of Courage,’ according to a presidential decree published on Tuesday. The state decoration,…

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Falling birth rates and a shrinking population have prompted new initiatives to discourage terminating pregnancies A college in Russia has introduced an abortion-prevention course. The Primorsky Vocational College in Crimea said on its website this week that the experimental program will run through the 2025-2026 school year, with two events…

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Like most entrepreneurs, you started your small business as a one-man show. As it grows, you’ll quickly realize that you can’t run the show alone. You need to bring people on board and build a team. However, hiring the right people is easier said than done. On average, a wrong…

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Dmitry Kuleba has said he had to escape the country “like a thief in the night” Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has claimed he managed to “run away” from the country shortly before Vladimir Zelensky enacted a decree barring former diplomats from foreign trips. Kuleba, who is currently in…

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The US president can call up members of his administration at any time of day or night, according to his VP US President Donald Trump works almost without resting, Vice President J.D. Vance has claimed, noting that the American leader frequently contacts his aides and cabinet members at any time…

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Paris has little chance of reining in its finances amid ongoing “political destabilization,” the German state media network has reported France’s ballooning sovereign debt coupled with political infighting could threaten the fiscal stability of the Eurozone, Deutsche Welle has reported, citing an expert. France has one of the highest national…

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Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has been ousted by the National Assembly in a no-confidence vote The French government has fallen after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a crucial confidence vote in parliament on Monday. Bayrou is the second consecutive prime minister under President Emmanuel Macron to be ousted, throwing the…

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The Hungarian prime minister says Ukraine should be split into areas controlled by Russia and the West, separated by a buffer zone Partitioning Ukraine into Russian and Western zones of influence is the likely outcome of the conflict and the only reliable guarantee of the EU’s security, Hungarian Prime Minister…

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The US president has urged the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release Israeli hostages in Gaza US President Donald Trump has issued a “last warning” to Hamas, demanding the Palestinian militant group release Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Trump warned of unspecified consequences if Hamas refuses to…

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