Reza Kadir

CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives.

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Biden Readies $1 Billion Arms For Israel Week After "Threat" | First IDF Fatality In Rafah Assault

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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said an Israeli soldier was killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on May 14. It marked the first fatality in the Israel military’s...

Putin Hails Xi's Ukraine Peace Plan, Calls Out West's "Mythical Rules" Ahead of China visit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he backed China's plan for a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine. In an interview to China's Xinhua news agency, Putin said Beijing...

Israelis Ransack And Torch Gaza Aid Trucks As Police "Turn Blind Eye" To Attacks, US "Outraged"

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Right-wing Israeli extremists ransacked at least seven Gaza-bound humanitarian aid trucks on May 14. They were seen throwing supplies from the trucks onto the ground, with the...

Fisticuffs Inside Georgia's Parliament As Lawmakers Pass Controversial "Russian Bill" Amid Protests

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A fight broke out in the Georgian parliament during a debate over the controversial "foreign agents” bill. Georgian lawmakers pushed and shoved each other as the debate...

US Tells Saudis To Revive Peace Talks With Houthis As Iran-Backed Group Cripples Red Sea Shipping

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The US has given Saudi Arabia given an informal green light to try to revive a peace deal with the Houthis. The move comes as Yemen-based rebels have been attacking commercial...

US Bans China Crypto Miner From Land Near Missile Base Over "Espionage" Concerns, Slaps New Tariffs

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The United States has blocked a Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from owning land near a strategic nuclear missile base in Wyoming. On May 13, the Biden administration said...

Russia Touts "Very High Post" for Shoigu as Economist Takes Defence Reins For "Long War" In Ukraine

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A Russian general in charge of personnel issues has been detained on suspicion of engaging in criminal activity, Tass news agency reported on May 14. News of the arrest of...

Zelensky Says Ukraine Needs Two Patriots To Defend Kharkiv Amid Russian Assault, US: More Aid On Way

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on May 14 to show US solidarity with Ukraine as it struggles in the battlefield. Blinken arrived by overnight train from...

Ukraine Air Defence Crumbles Under Russia Attacks, Only 10% Of Ballistic Missiles Downed In 6 Months

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Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian missile attacks has declined, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal on May 13. The worsening performance of Ukraine’s air...

Hezbollah Mocks Israeli "Deadlines For Total War", IDF Says UN Staffer Killed In Rafah "Combat Zone"

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The Israeli military responds to the death of a UN employee and the injury of another in southern Gaza’s Rafah on May 13. The IDF said that the pair were hit in an active combat...