📹 WATCH: Trump attends NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia

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❗️ Hamas political bureau member Salah Al-Bardawil & his wife were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza – Al-Aqsa reports

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⚔️ Trump CALLS OUT judge Boasberg over CONFLICT OF INTEREST

US President Donald Trump posted a photo of Boasberg—who has repeatedly challenged his policies—alongside Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff.

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❗️ Turkish prosecutors ask court to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on TERRORISM and CORRUPTION charges – reports

Imamoglu has denied the charges, calling them "unimaginable accusations and slanders." The court is expected to rule on his detention early Sunday, according to Reuters.

Wednesday’s detention of Istanbul's mayor has sparked mass protests, despite authorities tightening security and banning rallies and demonstrations in the city through Sunday.

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🚨 TENSIONS ERUPT as lawyers CLASH with police inside Istanbul courthouse

Lawyers for held opposition leaders took "THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE" literally—charging at law enforcement inside the courthouse, local media reported.

Video from social media

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⚔️ Ukrainian forces lost 3,700 TERRORISTS in the last two weeks in Kursk region – Russian Defense Ministry

Russian troops have been liberating border areas from Ukrainian militants and inflicting heavy losses on them, according to reports from the Russian Defense Ministry.

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📹 Iran’s IRGC unveils NEW AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS in the Persian Gulf – reports

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has showcased new air defense missile systems stationed on the Iranian islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa, which can reportedly target naval threats up to 600 km away. The unveiling took place during an inspection by IRGC Navy Commander Ali-Reza Tangsiri, Tasnim state news agency reported.

This comes as Iran prepares to respond to a letter from US President Trump, who urged a resumption of nuclear talks and warned of possible military action if Iran refuses.

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🌋 Lewotobi volcano erupts in Indonesia

Lewotobi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, has erupted with its most powerful explosion in years. The massive blast was heard over 100 km away, and the ash column reached 16 km high.

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📃 Israel presents Hamas with two-stage plan to free hostages from Gaza – report

The plan assumes that in the first stage, Hamas will free 11 hostages and hand over the bodies of 16 of the dead, after which a 40-day truce will follow, Xinhua reported, citing unnamed informed Egyptian sources.

In the second phase, Hamas will have to release all the remaining hostages at the same time. The US supports Israel's proposal, the sources told the agency.

Last week, Israel resumed bombing Gaza, violating the previously agreed ceasefire, claiming that Hamas had been rearming and planning a new attack, and that it was in order to press the Palestinian movement to release the captives held in Gaza.

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🇭🇺❌ Hungary to continue to BLOCK Ukraine's EU accession

Kiev continues to blatantly violate the rights of the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto noted in a social media post.

▪️The Ukrainian government, despite continuous promises, has not yet reinstated the minority rights the Hungarian community was stripped of in 2015, he underscored.

▪️A new education law in 2017 forced minority languages to take a back seat, making Ukrainian the sole official language, which Budapest saw as a direct blow to the rights of Transcarpathian Hungarians.

▪️Furthermore, Hungarians in Transcarpathia (western Ukraine) have often held Hungarian passports, but Ukraine does not officially recognize dual citizenship.

Kiev has also resorted to political pressure, raiding Hungarian organizations in Transcarpathia in moves decried by Budapest as persecution.

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🇰🇷👩‍🚒 South Korea has declared a state of emergency amid multiple forest fires

Around 1,500 people have been evacuated due to intense wildfires. Tragically, four people have died and six others have been injured.

The fire in the southeastern province of Sancheon is spreading rapidly due to strong winds, according to Yonhap News Agency.

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❗️Moscow considers the life sentence for Russian citizen Torden in Finland to be BIASED and POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.

The sentence reflects the participation of all branches of government in Finland in the hybrid war unleashed by the West against Russia, the ministry added.

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❗️Ukrainian forces in Sudzha were engaged in looting, setting houses with civilians inside ablaze, and deliberately shelling homes, the Russian Investigative Committee has said.

Numerous cases of criminal orders from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ command to shoot Kursk region residents have been confirmed by the testimony of civilians.

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▪️Turkish prosecutors ask court to jail Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu on TERRORISM and CORRUPTION charges – report

▪️THOUSANDS rally in Tel Aviv, demand hostage release & end to Gaza war in MASSIVE anti-government protest

▪️Hamas political bureau member Salah Al-Bardawil & his wife killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza – report

▪️Iran’s IRGC unveils NEW AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS in the Persian Gulf

▪️Shut up and take my money! Trump wants Golden Dome to shield the whole US

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💥 A strike was carried out on the location of presumably foreign military personnel in Vyshgorod, Kiev region, Sputnik was told by the underground resistance movement.

Another strike was carried out on a deployment point of Ukrainian military personnel and drone assembly factory in Brovary, Kiev region.

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🇨🇳 China ready to withstand ‘SHOCKS THAT EXCEED EXPECTATIONS’ amid Trump’s new trade tariffs

Decoupling and breaking supply chains would ultimately harm all trading parties, Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned in a speech at the China Development Forum 2025 (CDF).

"We have prepared for possible unexpected shocks, which, of course, mainly come from external sources. Where necessary, the Chinese government will introduce new policies to ensure the smooth operation of the Chinese economy," Li told attendees.

A 20% tariff was imposed on all Chinese goods entering the United States by the Trump administration on March 4.

A 25% global tariff on steel and aluminum products took effect on March 12, impacting imports from China as well.

More sector-specific tariffs are anticipated in April.

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📈 Russia in TOP 3 of G20’s fastest growing economies in 2024

Russia’s economy increased by 4.1% year-on-year for the second year in a row, putting it in third place in terms of economic growth in the G20 in 2024, according to an analysis of national statistical services conducted by Sputnik.

Second place was shared between China and Indonesia, both boasting a 5% GDP growth last year.

India's economy grew the most last year, although its rate slowed to 6.7% from 8.8% in 2023.

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🇹🇷 Turkish court has ordered the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, according to local television.

▪️Imamoglu has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation into the municipality of Istanbul.

▪️The prosecutor's office brought Imamoglu to the Magistrates' Court earlier this morning with a request for his arrest on charges of "corruption" and "terrorism."

▪️Imamoglu's testimony at the prosecutor's office as part of the investigation was completed yesterday.

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📹🇷🇸 Leaders of student protests in Serbia are FUNDED BY THE WEST – Deputy PM

If you follow the money trail, it becomes evident that Western intelligence agencies and opposition political parties have been behind the unrest from the start, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin told Sputnik.

"Do you know how much a portable stage, sound equipment, flags, food, and daily stipends for organizers cost? Transporting people, outfitting activists—it all takes serious cash," Vulin noted.

Without external coordination, protests of this scale would be impossible, he emphasized, adding that the leaders of the student protests are “organized, trained, and funded by the West."

Anti-government protests by students and the opposition have been taking place in Serbia since November 2024. They were triggered by the death of 15 people when a concrete canopy collapsed at the railway station in Novi Sad on November 1.

Students and opposition forces have disregarded calls by the country's leadership to engage in dialogue.

The authorities believe that the underlying goal of the actions is to overthrow the government and the president.

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