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Putin’s exodus: Number of Jews leaving Russia for Israel reaches Soviet levels
Israel has recording a sharp growth in the number of immigrants from Russia on a level comparable to the Soviet Era of Stagnation. Over the last four years, the number of Russian Jews who have moved to Israel has reached 40,000, and is continuing to grow, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports.
In 2018, Russian emigrants accounted for nearly 50% of Israel’s new immigrants, and 73% in the first half of 2019. These figures are comparable with the Jewish migration from Soviet Russia between 1970 …
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Belarus does not intend to buy Russian MiG-35 fighter jets
Belarus has no plans to buy Russian MiG-35 fighter jets, despite the information that appeared in the media that it might become one of the buyers of Russian aircraft, reports Avia.pro news outlet.
Belarus does not have any interest in the Russian 4++ generation fighter jet MiG-35. The reason for that is that Belarus plans to buy Russian Su-30SM fighter jets. Another reason is the relatively high cost of MiG-35.
Previously, it was assumed that China, India, and Turkey are the potential buyers …
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Maduro turns to Putin following China’s refusal to buy Venezuelan oil
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro plans to make another trip to Russia, announced Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Friday.
According to Peskov, the visit is currently being planned.
Peskov did not specify when the visit would take place, but he did note that Maduro would not be participating in the Russian Energy Week, which will be held from October 2-5.
The visit will take place “quite soon”, most likely in the first few days of October, three informed sources told the Interfax news …
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Ukraine to adopt US border security model
The US Customs and Border Protection Service will assist the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) in adopting a new model of border protection, reported SBGS's head Serhiy Deyneko.
Deyneko said that the SGBS's delegation was on a visit to Texas where it studied the specifics of work of the US Customs and Border Protection Service.
Ukrainian border guards saw how the border control and search for offenders are carried out in the United States, and which technical means are used at the …
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Unidentified warplanes strike pro-Iranian militia on Iraqi-Syrian border again
A military base of a pro-Iranian Shiite group in the Iraqi al-Anbar province on the border with Syria was attacked on Sunday by an unidentified aircraft or a combat drone, reports the Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen.
The camp of the al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) militants, many of whom were trained at the training bases of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in Iran, was reportedly hit by an the airstrike.
According to the TV channel, a military camp near the town of Al- …