Israel
Gideon Saar thanks Togo for solidarity after October 7 attacks
On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar held discussions with his Togolese counterpart, Robert Dussey, to reinforce the strong partnership between Israel and Togo.
Russia cannot be a target for Islamic fundamentalists, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, nearly two weeks after at least 144 people were killed near Moscow in a mass shooting that was claimed by Islamic State militants.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during an extended meeting of the Interior Ministry board in Moscow, April 2, 2024. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Kremlin via Reuters
Russia cannot be a target for Islamic fundamentalists, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, nearly two weeks after at least 144 people were killed near Moscow in a mass shooting that was claimed by Islamic State militants.
"We have every reason to believe that the main goal of those who ordered the bloody, awful terrorist act in Moscow was to damage our unity," Putin said in televised comments.
"There are no other goals visible, there are none, because Russia cannot be the target of terrorist attacks by Islamic fundamentalists. We are a country that demonstrates a unique example of interfaith harmony and unity, of inter-religious and inter-ethnic unity."
Russia has repeatedly said the attack was ordered by Ukraine, while not providing evidence to back that assertion. Ukraine has denied involvement and the United States - which warned Russia beforehand of an impending attack by Islamist militants - has said Moscow's version is nonsense.
On Monday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar held discussions with his Togolese counterpart, Robert Dussey, to reinforce the strong partnership between Israel and Togo.
Throughout the prolonged detention of hostages by the terrorist movement Hamas, a glaring and deeply troubling absence has been noted—the absence of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a Moroccan transport union.
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