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    9 hours ago

    UPDATE: Putin and Bennett's meeting is still ongoing, more than two and a half hours in. The Israeli PM violated Shabbat to fly to Moscow, accompanied by Ukrainian-born minister, PM's Office says

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    10 hours ago

    JERUSALEM, March 5 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, his spokesperson said.

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  3. 12 hours ago

    Many thanks!

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    "Photographs from B. Avstriyskiy (last name, but means 'Austrian') in Odessa" "February 19, 1861 street" "Negatives are kept"
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  4. 13 hours ago

    Is anyone able to translate the location of the scraps of very old family photos? We believe it’s our great great grandparents around 1861 in Odessa. Suddenly near and real. Any help much appreciated. So many of us uncovering unshakeable links and roots.

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    23 hours ago

    Some internal news: In response to Putin’s threats against reporters in Russia, the will remove bylines and datelines from stories produced by our journalists in Russia. Goal is to ensure staff’s safety.  Been around a while. Never seen anything like this.

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    Mar 4

    Ukrainian drone enthusiasts sign up to repel Russian forces (from )

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    Mar 4

    CBS joins the list of networks halting broadcasting from Russia: "CBS News is not currently broadcasting from Russia as we monitor the circumstances for our team on the ground given the new media laws passed today," the network says.

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    Mar 4

    Sky News team's harrowing account of their violent ambush in Ukraine this week

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    Mar 4

    Russia's "change to the criminal code, which seems designed to turn any independent reporter into a criminal purely by association, makes it impossible to continue any semblance of normal journalism inside the country," Bloomberg's EIC says

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    Mar 4

    ABC News spox: "Because of the new censorship law passed in Russia today, some Western networks including ABC News are not broadcasting from the country tonight. We will continue to assess the situation and determine what this means for the safety of our teams on the ground."

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    Mar 4

    Reuters spox: “We are reviewing the new media law and evaluating the situation.”

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    Mar 4

    ⚡️Bloomberg temporarily halts the work of its journalists inside Russia after Putin signs legislation criminalizing independent reporting in the country.

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    Mar 4

    This just in from a CNN spokesperson: "CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward."

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    Mar 4

    I’m in Mykolaev, a strategic port city in southern Ukraine that is preparing for imminent attack. Ukrainian artillery is firing at Russian positions all around the city. The one bridge out of town is rigged to blow and soldiers at the entrance are armed with anti-tank rockets.

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    Mar 3

    As Russian troops close in on Ukraine's capital Kyiv, a real estate developer is making giant, metal anti-tank barricades known as 'hedgehogs' and smaller spiked barriers aimed at stopping wheeled vehicles

    'Hedgehogs' v tanks - Kyiv braces for onslaught - News
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    Mar 4

    BBC News is available on the dark web in Ukrainian and Russian:

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    Mar 3

    IAEA Director General speaks with PM Denys Shmygal and with Ukrainian nuclear regulator and operator about serious situation at Nuclear Power Plant, appeals for halt of use of force and warns of severe danger if reactors hit.

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    Mar 3

    : IAEA is aware of reports of shelling at Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), in contact with Ukrainian authorities about situation.

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    Mar 3

    Thousands of people in Berlin have gone to the central train station to offer fleeing Ukrainians a place to stay. Really moving.

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    Mar 3

    Russian army is firing from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia NPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Fire has already broke out. If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl! Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease the fire, allow firefighters, establish a security zone!

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