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Russia's FSB says detained 2 religious figures for recruiting militants to send to Syria

Moscow, Aug 5 (UNI) The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it had detained two religious figures in the Tyumen Region for recruiting 19 people who subsequently went to Syria to participate in terrorist activities.

"Two religious figures [Russian citizens] who, on instructions from emissaries of terrorist structures, recruited 19 local residents who subsequently crossed from Russia to Syria to participate in terrorist activities were identified and detained," the FSB said in a statement.
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Sixty six dead in hotel fire at N Turkiye ski resort

Sixty six dead in hotel fire at N Turkiye ski resort

21 Jan 2025 | 10:15 PM

Bolu (Türkiye), Jan 21 (UNI) A devastating fire left at least 66 people died and 51 others injured at a hotel in Northern Türkiye’s Kartalkaya ski resort, the country’s state-run news agency said on Tuesday quoting local authorities..

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Israeli military chief of staff to quit for failing to prevent Oct 7 attack

21 Jan 2025 | 8:19 PM

Jerusalem, Jan 21 (UNI) Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi has said he will step down from his post in March for having failed to prevent the October 7 Hamas attack.

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Indonesia: 16 killed in Central Java flash floods, landslides

Indonesia: 16 killed in Central Java flash floods, landslides

21 Jan 2025 | 3:27 PM

Jakarta, Jan 21 (UNI) Flash floods and landslides in Pekalongan Regency, located in Central Java province, have killed at least 16 people, with three individuals still missing and 10 others injured, Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Tuesday.

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Taliban announces release of US citizens in prisoner swap deal

21 Jan 2025 | 2:45 PM

Kabul, Jan 21 (UNI) Afghanistan's Taliban government on Tuesday announced the release of detained Americans in a prisoner swap deal with the United States.

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Early voting for presidential elections begins in Belarus

21 Jan 2025 | 2:44 PM

Minsk, Jan 21 (UNI) Early voting for the Belarusian presidential elections began on Tuesday and will run through Saturday.

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