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Ukraine Hit by Massive Russian Strikes on Energy Grid, Blackouts Affect Hundreds of Thousands

KYIV — Ukraine said on Friday that a “massive” overnight Russian assault deliberately struck its energy infrastructure, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people, damaging thermal plants and railway links and killing at least one child as the country braces for a perilous winter. Kyiv’s leaders called the

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Ceasefire Agreement Reached in Gaza After Two Years of War

SHARM EL‑SHEIKH, Egypt — After more than two years of relentless conflict that has devastated the Gaza Strip and strained the wider Middle East, Israel and Hamas on Thursday signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement, a deal brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye and announced

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Gaza Peace Push Continues as Israel Stops Another Aid Convoy

CAIRO – Indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas resumed in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday, even as Israeli naval forces intercepted yet another international aid flotilla bound for Gaza. The juxtaposition underscored the fragile balance between diplomacy and confrontation as the war entered its third year. Talks

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Russian Regions Offer Huge Bonuses to Recruit Fighters for Ukraine War

Across Russia this year, regional governments have dramatically increased the cash incentives offered to men who sign contracts to join the armed forces — a brisk, visible attempt to turn money into manpower for Moscow’s long, attritional campaign in Ukraine. From Siberia to the Volga, local officials have authorized municipal

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Two Years of Gaza War Spark Global Outrage — Inside Israel, Divisions Deepen

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 6, 2025 Global anger over the two-year bombardment of Gaza has hardened into a sustained wave of street protests, diplomatic rebukes and shifting public opinion across Europe and parts of the United States — even as many inside Israel continue to back the

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Accept the Deal or Face ‘Complete Obliteration’: Trump’s Stark Ultimatum to Hamas Raises Stakes Ahead of Cairo Talks

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 5, 2025 President Donald Trump on Sunday issued one of his bluntest warnings yet to Hamas — saying the militant group would face “complete obliteration” if it insisted on remaining in power in Gaza — as envoys from Israel, the United States, Egypt and

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By: Nick Ravenshade

Venezuela says five U.S. combat planes flew 75 km off coast — calls it a ‘provocation’

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 3, 2025 CARACAS / WASHINGTON — Venezuela’s defence and foreign ministries on Thursday accused the United States of a “provocation” after detecting five U.S. combat aircraft flying roughly 75 kilometres (about 40 nautical miles) off the Venezuelan coast, a charge that risks further

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Netanyahu defends Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan to skeptical hardliners — a risky gamble

By Nick Ravenshade — NENC Media Group October 2, 2025 JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday publicly defended a U.S.-backed 20-point proposal to end the Gaza war as he faced skeptical and sometimes hostile members of his hard-right coalition, according to Israeli officials and international reports. Netanyahu told

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump’s Gaza peace plan: disarm Hamas, return hostages — and an international “Board of Peace”

By Nick Ravenshade — October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON / GAZA — President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a sweeping 20-point plan aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, pressing Hamas to disarm and to free hostages within days while proposing a temporary international governance mechanism to stabilize the strip. The White

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By: Nick Ravenshade

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