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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Zelensky Sacks Security Chief, Rejigs Special Forces In Six Months After "Russian Assassination Bid"

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of the country’s security agency that oversees his security and that of other high-ranking officials. The move comes...

Putin's Radar-Evading Missiles Spook US, Russia Warns It's Picking Sites For Pre-Emptive Deployment

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Russia is pre-emptively planning deployment sites of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles. The plans are in response to a potential US move to deploy such weapons, according...

Thousands Flee Rafah, Israel Tells Biden It "Cannot Be Subdued" With Threat To Halt Arms Supplies

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Israel has massed tanks near Rafah after US President Biden warned he would halt weapon shipments if the IDF invades Gaza’s south. Residents in the east of Rafah also reported...

Putin Seeks Russian Weapons "One Step Ahead Of West", Ukraine Claims "Record-Distance" Drone Strike

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Ukrainian intelligence claims its drones struck two oil depots in Russia causing large-scale fires on May 9. A Ukrainian source told Reuters that the oil depots were used as...

Putin's Nuke Warning In Victory Day Speech, Attacks West On "Distorting" Russian Role In Nazi Defeat

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed an audience at a lunch in Moscow on May 9 as the country celebrated Victory Day. "To the generation of winners, to the great...

Chinese Jets & Ships Circle Taiwan, US Sends Destroyer As Tensions Soar Ahead of Lai's Inauguration

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Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) said that it tracked 23 Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Wednesday and 6 am on Thursday,...

Moscow Says UK "Choking On Russophobia" After Expulsion of Russian Diplomat For Alleged Espionage

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The UK announced the expulsion of Russia’s defence attache in London on May 8, accusing him of being a spy. Addressing the Parliament, Cleverly said that Britain would also...

Putin Meets Armenian PM Amid Tensions Over Azerbaijan | Bid to Woo Back Armenia From NATO-US Fold?

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Armenia’s prime minister visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Putin on May 8 amid spiralling tensions between the estranged allies. Putin hosted Nikol Pashinyan...

Philippines' Wiretapping Charge After China Releases Recording Of Alleged Deal On Disputed Shoal

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Philippines has accused Beijing of violating an anti-wiretapping law over an alleged phone chat between a Chinese diplomat and a Filipino navy officer. Beijing claimed the...

"Biden Loves Hamas, Jews Hesitant to Vote Democrat" Israel Slams Arms Halt Threat Over Rafah Assault

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US President Joe Biden, for the first time, publicly vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if there is a major invasion of Rafah. In an interview with CNN, Biden said “I made it...