Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
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Russia Condemns ‘Irresponsible Behaviour’ of Western...
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Russia’s COVID Homeless
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced quarantines and lockdowns, exposing the world’s homeless to a unique condition of threats. A harsh climate in Russia makes life on the streets more difficult than in most other countries, forcing the homeless — and the charity organisations that assist them
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One of the few Russian media outlets to cover jailed opposition figure Aleksei Navalny is an independent Siberian television station. Navalny’s anti-corruption probes and protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin