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45 buses are coming from Kyiv to evacuate residents, Russia has committed to a ceasefire. Around 160,000 people are still trapped in Mariupol. The Ukrainian government has dispatched 45 buses to bring people from the besieged port city of Mariupol to safety. Earlier, Russia had pledged to observe a ceasefire along the route from Mariupol to Zaporizhia to the north. During the night, the Ukrainian government was informed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that "Russia is ready to open access for humanitarian convoys from Mariupol," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in a message published on Telegram. Therefore, now the buses would be sent to the "corridor" from Mariupol. The Russian Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire for the southern Ukrainian city on Wednesday. This should make it possible to evacuate civilians. The ceasefire was to begin at 10 a.m. local time. Wereschuk initially described the announcement from Moscow that night as...

Scores of people have died in multiple terrorist attacks in Israel over the past few days. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is now seeking support from the United States. The United States has pledged support to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett after several deadly attacks within a few days. This was announced by the White House after a phone call with US President Joe Biden. Biden expressed his condolences after the terrorist attacks in three Israeli cities that killed a total of eleven. During the talks, the US President also emphasized that the United States "stands firmly and resolutely on Israel's side, " the White House said. "The President offered all the appropriate assistance to our Israeli allies in fighting the threat to their citizens." Israel Under Attack Bennett had previously warned that Israel was facing a new "terror wave" after several deadly attacks in his country in a matter of days. "Israel is facing a murderous wave of Ar...

There were three attacks in Israel, eleven people died. Security measures in the country are to be strengthened, and the prime minister warns of a "terror wave". After several attacks within a few days in Israel, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced a tough reaction from the security forces. The Prime Minister called an emergency meeting with senior security officials. "We will fight terrorism with an iron hand," Bennett said. As recently as Tuesday evening, a Palestinian attacker fired from a motorcycle north-east of the coastal town, killing five people before being shot dead by the police himself. A day later, several of the man's relatives were arrested, Israeli media reported. According to the police, the perpetrator was a man from the town of Yabad in the West Bank. According to media reports, he spent four years in Israeli prisons. Small Retreat, But Not A Great Peace The attack killed two ultra-Orthodox residents of Bnei Brak and two Ukrainians who, ...

In Istanbul, offers for a solution to the Ukraine war were again on the table, and Russia signaled relaxation. There is currently not enough evidence for an agreement. The mood on the stock exchange improved immediately after these developments: Russia wants to have initiated a "radical" reduction in "military activities" near Kiev and Chernihiv - "to strengthen confidence". Now that practical steps are being taken to prepare an agreement with Ukraine.  The Russian negotiators, who met with the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul this Tuesday, called the talks "significant" and "constructive". The Ukrainian side presented a "comprehensibly formulated position for inclusion in a treaty". Signals of relaxation? Approaching a compromise that both sides could endure? The end of the war within reach? Probably not yet. The Ukrainian proposals are now to be submitted to the Russian President before there is a substantive answer on how a...

Representatives from Russia and Ukraine have started negotiations. Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan mediated. Oligarch Abramovich is also there. For the first time in two weeks, the representatives of Russia and Ukraine met in person for negotiations. The meeting will take place in Istanbul with Turkish mediation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on the negotiators to "put an end to this tragedy". "As members of the delegations, you have taken on a historic responsibility. The whole world is waiting for the good news that will come from you," Erdoğan said. Progress in the talks could pave the way for a meeting between the presidents of both countries. Negotiations are expected to last until Wednesday. Before the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was ready for a neutral status, as requested by Russia. A compromise is also possible on the Donbass, the disputed region in the east of the country. But only a face-to-face meeting...