🚨Trump admin to launch deportation raids

A major deportation operation is set to begin in Chicago on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports. The raids, involving up to 200 law enforcement officers, are expected to last a week.

Other cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, may soon follow.

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📹UK and France treat Ukrainians as second-class citizens – PoW

"I traveled around and observed the UK and France, how people there treat us – it’s as if we’re aborigines, some sort of lower class," captured Ukrainian border guard Alexander Bychko told Sputnik.

NATO instructors at the Warcop base and in La Courtine, while training Ukrainian military personnel, rely on outdated methods that do not align with the realities of modern military conflicts – particularly when it comes to the use of drones.

Europeans don’t understand how to operate under the new conditions, he explained.

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🟠 New Russia-Iran treaty is a force multiplier for each country’s defensive power: here’s why

🟠 US Treasury to take emergency measures to avoid default

🟠 How Trump’s Treasury Pick is linked to Soros and BlackRock

🟠 US Intel has been quietly boosting Ukraine’s drone arsenal since 2022

🟠 LA fire victim: Firefighters came to put out a fire in my house without water

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💤 Sleepy from his own speech!

Joe Biden’s latest (and possibly last) public address entertained the crowd as he served up a new potential meme.

💯A classic SleepyJoe moment!

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❗️The ceasefire in Gaza will begin on Sunday at 8:30 AM local time, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed.

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📊 US debt soars to $36 trillion, global economic share drops below 15%

As of mid-January, the country’s debt had reached a record $36.174 trillion, equivalent to $106.4K per American, according to Sputnik’s calculations, based on data from the US Treasury Department. In 2024 alone, debt grew by 7% ($2.4 trillion).

Under Joe Biden, the US share of the global economy fell below 15% for the first time, and is projected to hit a modern historic low of 14.76% by the end of his term, per Sputnik’s calculations, based on World Bank and IMF figures.

The national debt has skyrocketed from $28 trillion in 2021 to over $36 trillion today.

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⚡️An armed attack targeting three judges of Iran's Supreme Court took place in Tehran, according to local media.

Two of the judges were killed, while the third judge sustained injuries and is receiving medical treatment.

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⚡️Two assassinated Iranian Supreme Court judges were responsible for handling cases involving terrorism and espionage, the Iranian judiciary has confirmed.

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🤝Ceasefire and humanitarian efforts in Gaza: Key points

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reports that:

📍Military operations on both sides will pause starting at 8:30 AM tomorrow (Sunday, local time) under the agreement.

📍Prisoner releases are expected after 4 PM tomorrow.

📍Israel will suspend air operations for 12 hours to facilitate prisoner transfers.

📍Humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza will ramp up to 600 trucks daily starting tomorrow.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Petropavlovka and Vremevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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❗️In response to ATACMS strikes on civilian infrastructure in the Belgorod region, Russian forces carried out a coordinated attack this morning on Ukrainian defense industry facilities, including the Luch Design Bureau, which manufactures long-range Neptune missiles and Olkha rocket munitions, Russia's Ministry of Defense reported.

The intended targets were successfully hit, with all objectives achieved.

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🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:    

▪️Ukraine lost up to 470 servicemen in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 95 soldiers in the areas of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr and Sever.

▪️Russian air defence systems shot down 83 Ukrainian drones.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 245 servicemen in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

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😅Biden’s team scrambled to make adjustments amid growing age concerns – reports

The steps used for boarding Air Force One were replaced with shorter ones for 82-year-old President Joe Biden, following multiple stumbles on the ramp, The New York Times reported.

Biden’s previous incidents include stumbling three times while boarding in March 2021, with the White House attributing the mishaps to strong winds and assuring the public that he was fine.

Another trip-up occurred in June 2022, further fueling concerns about his physical fitness.

❓What other adjustments did his team reportedly make?

👉Meetings were often rescheduled to align with his mood.

👉Aides occasionally delayed sharing negative polling data to carefully manage its presentation.

👉Even small fundraisers required the use of teleprompters.

👉Staff hand-delivered memos highlighting social media posts crafted by allies to counteract negative articles and polls.

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🪖Assault units from Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok have cleared up to 600 buildings in the liberated village of Vremevka, dismantling fortified Ukrainian positions.

Footage released by Russia's Defense Ministry shows the Russian flag being raised over one of the buildings.

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💬 Hezbollah leader congratulates Palestinians on Gaza ceasefire deal

"We congratulate the Palestinian people and the Resistance on this agreement, which shows the resilience of the Resistance, which achieved what it wanted, while the enemy was unable to take what it wanted," Naim Qassem, secretary general of the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, said in a speech aired by Lebanon's Al-Manar TV channel.

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