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Authorities have alleged that the aliyah efforts are in breach of privacy laws by collecting the personal information of people who are interested in immigrating to Israel.

The delegation was originally scheduled to depart Sunday but a snag in the issuance of visas from the Russian authorities put things on hold, as both sides continue their efforts to defuze situation.

The new legislation entails voluntary national steps to reduce gas consumption and, if they yield insufficient savings, a trigger for mandatory moves in the 27-member bloc.

Some 40% of Russian-born women in the survey said their lives have turned for the worse since the war broke out, while 42% of Ukrainian-born women said the same.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls strike "blatant barbarism," says it shows Moscow cannot be trusted. EU, US, UN condemn strike as "outrageous." "The Kremlin continues to weaponize food. Russia must be held to account," US official says

Group of 20 Ukrainian mental health professionals have spent two weeks in Israel receiving training on how to treat trauma cases as Putin's war rages on.

“The devastating realization remains that in Germany in 2022, it took weeks of immense public pressure – once again almost exclusively from Jewish organizations – before the display of ‘Stürmer’ caricatures had consequences,” said Remko Leemhius, director of AJC Berlin.

Facing an estimated 35% to 45% crash in GDP this year following Moscow's invasion in February, Ukraine's Finance Ministry said on Wednesday it was hoping to finalize the deferral on its roughly $20 billion of debt by Aug. 9.

"Clearly, preparations are now underway for the next stage of the offensive," says a spokesman for Ukrainian military intelligence, as EU foreign ministers look to add a ban on Russian gold exports.