🚫DOGE axes $51M in African grants

In its latest move, the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has nixed handouts to the US African Development Foundation as part of its endeavors to streamline operations.

Programs put on the chopping block include:

🟠$229,000 for marketing organic shea butter in Burkina Faso
🟠$239,000 for marketing pineapple juice in Benin
🟠$246,000 for infrastructure to support mango drying in Ivory Coast
🟠$99,000 to enhance yogurt production in Uganda
🟠$48,000 for a WhatsApp marketing chatbot in Kenya
🟠$84,000 for a business incubator aimed at spa and wellness entrepreneurs in Nigeria
🟠$50,000 for training in dragon fruit cultivation in Senegal

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📹THROWBACK: Musk slams virtue-signaling proponents of forever war in Ukraine

"I take great offense at those ... who virtue-signal and say we can't give in to Russia, but have no solution to stopping thousands of kids dying every day," Musk stated.

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🔊LIVE NOW: The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is docking with the ISS🚀

On board: 🇷🇺Sergey Ryzhikov, 🇷🇺Alexey Zubritskiy, 🇺🇸Jonathan Kim

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📹🚀The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and NASA astronaut Jonathan Kim aboard has docked with the International Space Station.

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🔍EU’s tit-for-tat tariffs: Find out which goods DODGE THE BULLET & which GET HIT

Bourbon, wine, and dairy products have been excluded from the European Union’s list of countermeasures, thanks to vigorous lobbying efforts by France, Italy, and Ireland, according to The Financial Times.

Donald Trump had threatened a 200% levy on European alcohol if the EU went after bourbon.

Instead, Brussels is slapping 10% to 25% tariffs on a variety of US goods in response to American duties on EU aluminum and steel. The affected products include orange juice, soybeans, rice, sweet corn, almonds, tobacco, iron, steel, aluminum, textiles, and certain clothing items.

These tariffs are set to take effect between April 15 and December 1, as outlined in an internal European Commission document cited by European media reports.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Guevo in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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📹 Russian troops have raised the national flag over the liberated village of Guevo in Russia's Kursk region following today's Defense Ministry announcement of its liberation.

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🚫MERIT over mandates: DOGE DISMANTLES Biden-era DEI rules at State Department

US foreign service officers will now be evaluated based on “true merit,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X, reposting a message from DOGE.

The department had blasted the old system that judged diplomats 20% on diversity box-ticking, and shared PowerPoint slides with examples of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements that have now been scrapped.

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🗣Key statements from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

🔹 The Biden administration caused "tremendous damage" to US-Russia relations, and mutual trust will take time to restore, Peskov said.

🔹 Russia welcomes US-Iran talks in Oman.

🔹 Japan claims it wants a peace treaty but has joined every hostile move against Russia.

🔹 There are currently no contacts with Japan regarding a peace treaty.

🔹 Peskov called Latvia’s plans to mass-demolish Soviet war memorials "a disgrace."

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📹The American roots of German Nazism, Part 3: How America’s wars with Mexico and Spain led Hitler to replicate 'Manifest Destiny' in Europe

In the mid-19th century, the principle of the so-called 'Manifest Destiny' gained popularity in the United States, justifying American expansionism across the continent under the pretext of civilizing neighboring lands. According to this plan, American settlers were destined to occupy nearby territories, even at the cost of expelling their inhabitants and annexing the lands of other nations.

This idea peaked during the US wars with Mexico and Spain.

In the third video of the series the researcher of Nazism’s origins and evolution, and author of War of Annihilation, Yegor Yakovlev explains how Hitler adapted this American doctrine to his Nazi ideology.

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🪖🇨🇳WATCH: Tactical training conducted at an altitude of 4,600 meters by soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Tibet Military District.

Footage from social media

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🇷🇺Leaving NATO behind: Russian rocket ‘flamethrowers’ win battles without a single shot

Russia has outpaced NATO countries in the development of heavy thermobaric rocket launchers, with no comparable Western machines in sight, according to Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of Rostec’s weapons cluster.

The experience from the Special Military Operation (SMO) has shown that the launchers, which fire 220mm-caliber rockets with fuel-air explosive warheads, can allow troops to take enemy positions without firing a single shot.

The new TOS-2 Tosochka offers several key advantages:

🟠Enhanced firing range: Greater striking distance than previous models

🟠Updated fire control system: Precision targeting for guaranteed destruction of enemy positions

🟠Wheeled platform: Allows for rapid positioning and retreat, increasing the machine’s survivability from counter-battery fire

Its features highlight Russia's leadership in heavy flamethrower technology, leaving NATO behind

As well as the TOS-2, the tracked TOS-1 and TOS-1A Solntsepyok are also used in the SMO zone. The TOS-1 is nicknamed Buratino (Pinocchio) due to the distinctive shape of its warhead, which sticks out of the body like the nose of the fairy-tale character, Rostec explained.

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📹The Soyuz MS-27 crew has opened the hatches and transferred to the International Space Station.

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📹SHATTERED SKULLS AND BURNT BODIES: First video from the scene shows BRUTALITY of IDF attack on ambulance crews in Gaza

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported the deaths of staff members sent to rescue people in Gaza, accusing Israel of targeting their ambulances.

Israel claimed the vehicles were suspicious and approached troops without emergency signals, drawing fire.

But a video published by the New York Times shows the ambulances with flashing lights, disproving Israel’s account.

The attack followed Israel’s resumption of military operations in Gaza after a two-month ceasefire.

Now another video showing the scene of Israeli Defense Forces attacks on ambulance crews and civil defense workers in Rafah has surfaced online.

Footage from social media

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📹 Ukrainian drones target soldiers trying to surrender or flee with strike drones – PoW

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💬 USAID was Washington's tool for political leverage in Mali, unlike BRICS – Malian foreign minister

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