Spending across the Middle East reached an estimated $243 billion in 2024, increasing 15% from 2023, and 19% more than it was in 2015.
Pyongyang earlier this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine.
The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would run for three days either side of May 9.
The Guardian reported that some members of the white supremascist terror group the Base believed that their leader is an agent for the Russian federal intelligence services.
The satellite is believed to serve as both a radar tool for intelligence gathering and a platform for radiation testing.
A senior Russian military officer, Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car explosion in Balashikha, near Moscow.
"I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing," Trump wrote in a social media post.
The Kremlin chief signed the agreement with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in January.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities on Saturday until the end of Sunday.
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