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Russia and Iran Sign Cooperation Treaty in the Kremlin

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, signed a major cooperation treaty on Friday in the Kremlin, solidifying an alliance between two countries driven by mutual desire to challenge the West.

What We Know About the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Agreement

Israel’s security cabinet approved a cease-fire deal for Gaza on Friday, bringing a pause in fighting one step closer after Israeli and Hamas negotiators worked out their remaining differences. It will now go before the full cabinet, which is expected to green-light it.

3 Lawyers for Navalny Sentenced for Passing Along His Correspondence

A Russian court said on Friday that the lawyers for Aleksei Navalny, the country’s top opposition figure before his death in a penal colony last year, were guilty of involvement in an extremist group.

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