🚀The Crew Dragon spacecraft has embarked on its first orbital flight over Earth's poles

According to SpaceX, the Fram2 mission will last several days, with the flight taking place at an altitude of approximately 440 kilometers (273 miles). Notably, there are no Americans among the "Framonauts."

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💬 Trump ‘didn't appreciate the idea of a temporary administration’ regarding the Ukraine settlement, proposed by Russia - State Dept spox Tammy Bruce

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⚔️Trump’s HOT WAR with Iran could trigger INFLATION APOCALYPSE - expert

Retaliation by Iran could choke off key oil routes such as the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb in the Red Sea, crippling the world’s supply, global energy expert Dr Mamdouh G. Salameh told Sputnik.

“This will immediately impact 20 mbd of oil and 77 million tons of Qatari LNG passing through the Strait of Hormuz,” noted the international oil economist, adding:

🟠Brent crude oil price could initially surge to $110-$115 a barrel.
🟠The same would apply to LNG prices, with Europe getting hit the hardest.
🟠Global economic growth could be cut by 2%-3% if the disruption lasts 2-3 months.

A conflict with Iran amid a tariff war that the US “can never win” could set off an inflation spiral that hits every American household, added the pundit.

Why?

🟠The US is highly dependent on imports, importing $4 trillion worth of goods in 2024.
🟠The US manufacturing sector has been shrinking for years hitting 10% of US GDP in 2024 compared with 30% for China.
🟠The Federal Reserve upwardly revised its target for US inflation in 2025 from 2.5% to 2.7%.
🟠 It also reduced its target for the US growth rate in 2025 from 2.1% to 1.7% blaming the revisions on Trump’s tariffs.

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🔐Finland’s energy GAMBLE: Last coal-fired plant SHUTS DOWN

The move fits right in with the country’s self-inflicted and expensive ‘cutting emissions’ narrative.

“A clean transition does not come cheaply,” Olli Sirkka, CEO of Helsinki energy group Helen, which owns the Salmisaari plant, told Reuters.

To replace the annual production 175 MW of power and 300 MW of heat by Finland's last operational coal-fired power and heat plant, Helen will have to rely on electricity, waste heat and heat pumps, said the company.

It may be a struggle, considering that Helsinki's heating needs alone swallow up 20% of the country's total power production.

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⚔️Taiwan deploys jets as Chinese warships spotted drilling near its coast

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🟠 China’s FM Wang Yi to Sputnik: China seeks a Ukraine peace deal that accounts for root causes of the crisis, will never accept ‘America First’ by ‘American bullying’

🟠 Trump: Ukraine’s NATO membership was NEVER on the table in the rare earth deal

🟠 Houthis shot down another multimillion US MQ-9 drone

🟠 Israel launches MASSIVE STRIKE on southern suburbs of Beirut

🟠 Trump’s HOT WAR with Iran could trigger INFLATION APOCALYPSE

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🤝 The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) has assigned Russian rescuers to five of the most severely affected areas in Myanmar's residential sector.

Search teams are working diligently to locate potential survivors after the earthquake, contending with unstable building structures and the ongoing risk of further collapses. To ensure safety, rescuers are operating in small groups.

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💬 Finnish President Stubb: Finland must morally prepare for restoring relations with Russia

Despite the challenges, nothing changes the fact that Russia is, and will always be, Finland’s neighbor, with 1350 kilometers of shared borders, Alexander Stubb said as cited by Finnish media.

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🔍MYSTERY DEATH of former exec of MSM giant Bloomberg: Why are police SILENT?

🟠Richard Samarel, 54, a former Bloomberg exec, his wife Lina Maria, 45, and their 9-year-old daughter Samantha were found in their upscale mansion in Greer, just outside Greenville, the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said.

🟠No cause of death has been disclosed, and authorities remain tight-lipped saying more information will be released "at the appropriate time"

🟠Richard Samarel's wife Lina was a Colombian immigrant who worked for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, according to their social media profiles.

What could be behind this?🤔

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🔊LIVE NOW: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov holds talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi 🇷🇺🤝🇨🇳

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📹Israeli military aircraft STRUCK a house in Al-Zana area, southern Gaza Strip.

Footage from social media

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🔶Over past day Ukrainian armed forces attacked Russian energy infrastructure facilities twice - Russian Defense Ministry.

🔶Power supply disrupted in 2 settlements in Zaporozhye region as result of attack by Ukrainian drone on electrical substation.

🔶Ukraine makes daily strikes on Russian energy facilities, regardless of statements about support for settlement agreements.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Razliv in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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💬BlackRock CEO: Bitcoin might DETHRONE US Dollar as global reserve currency

America’s mounting national debt, which is currently at $36 trillion, could prompt investors to start viewing the digital currency as a safer bet, Larry Fink warned. 💸

“If deficits keep ballooning, America risks losing that position to digital assets like Bitcoin,” he stressed in his letter to investors.

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