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Putin sends condolences to Iranian leadership over casualties and massive destruction caused by port explosion - Kremlin ๐ Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐ท๐บ๐ฎ๐ท Russia to send several firefighting aircraft and personnel to Iran to help extinguish the Shahid Rajaee port fire, Russia's embassy in Tehran said.
On Putin's orders, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations ordered two aircraft to be sent to the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas - a Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft and a Il-76, according to the ministry.
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On Putin's orders, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations ordered two aircraft to be sent to the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas - a Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft and a Il-76, according to the ministry.
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Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens has scolded the West for spreading โpropaganda rubbish about an invented Russian menace.โ
Hitchens said that it was NATOโs eastward expansion that triggered the Ukrainian conflict.
He also reproached the UK government for NEVER explaining why โcrime-blighted, rubbish-strewn and decrepitโ Britain had to get involved in Ukraine.
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What If Hitler Had Won? Alternative History, Part 2: Asia
Picture this: Soviet forces fail to halt the Nazi onslaught. What could have unfolded next?
Sputnik rolls out an in-depth project exploring what sort of "alternative future" would have been if the Third Reich had won, with journalists crafting a nightmarish vision grounded in archival documents, while the accompanying video brings this scenario to life through cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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Picture this: Soviet forces fail to halt the Nazi onslaught. What could have unfolded next?
Sputnik rolls out an in-depth project exploring what sort of "alternative future" would have been if the Third Reich had won, with journalists crafting a nightmarish vision grounded in archival documents, while the accompanying video brings this scenario to life through cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ธTrumpโs budget struggle: debt growth slows, but deficit lingers
Sputnik crunches US Treasury numbers:
โช๏ธMarch deficit: $160.5B, down from Febโs $307B, but still in the red for 5th month.
โช๏ธUS debt hovers at $36.2T since Nov 2024, growth slowed under Trump.
โช๏ธForeign investors hold 24.3% of US debt (up 0.8%).
Investment shifts:
๐ฏ๐ต Japan ups stake to 12.8% (+0.11%).
๐จ๐ณ China dips to 8.9% (-0.02%), UK to 8.51% (-0.17%), Luxembourg to 4.68% (-0.13%)
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Sputnik crunches US Treasury numbers:
โช๏ธMarch deficit: $160.5B, down from Febโs $307B, but still in the red for 5th month.
โช๏ธUS debt hovers at $36.2T since Nov 2024, growth slowed under Trump.
โช๏ธForeign investors hold 24.3% of US debt (up 0.8%).
Investment shifts:
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He has fully admitted his guilt, and investigative actions are ongoing with him, during which he has given detailed testimony about the circumstances of the terrorist act.
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The China Coast Guard has raised the Chinese flag over a disputed Spratly Islands reef for the first time in many years.
โช๏ธBeijing has declared "sovereign jurisdiction" over Sandy Cay reef, according to a report by Chinese media outlet CCTV on April 26.
โช๏ธThe reef is located several kilometers from Thitu Island, which has been used by the Philippine Coast Guard since 2023 to monitor China's activities in the area.
โช๏ธChinaโs claim to Sandy Cay effectively grants it a 12-nautical-mile radius of maritime territory that overlaps with Thitu, the Financial Times reports, citing concerns about rising Sino-Philippines tensions.
โช๏ธChina's move comes amid Balikatan, the joint US-Philippines naval drill - the largest annual exercise focusing on coastal defense and island seizure training. The exercise also takes place in parts of the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely.
โช๏ธThe US and the Philippines intensified military cooperation since 2022 under the administration of President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.
โช๏ธIn February 2023, the US and the Philippines revitalized their enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA), granting the Pentagon access to nine strategic Philippine military bases and enhancing the US military presence in the region.
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๐น๐ญ๐บ War PSYCHOSIS gripping Europe must end โ Hungarian PM Orban
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Arms of Victory: ML-20 heavy gun-howitzer
Sputnik highlights the heavy weapons used by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War to overcome Hitlerโs Third Reich.
The ML-20 cannon-howitzer became a nightmare for Nazi Germany when it fired its first shot on August 2, 1944. With armor-piercing shells capable of defeating even Tigers and Panthers from a kilometer away, it was a formidable anti-tank weapon.
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Sputnik highlights the heavy weapons used by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War to overcome Hitlerโs Third Reich.
The ML-20 cannon-howitzer became a nightmare for Nazi Germany when it fired its first shot on August 2, 1944. With armor-piercing shells capable of defeating even Tigers and Panthers from a kilometer away, it was a formidable anti-tank weapon.
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๐ฎ๐ธ๐ช Why is Iceland considering a military boost if it has no standing army?
In the wake of US President Donald Trumpโs designs on Greenland, Iceland is now debating whether it should bolster its defense policies and restart EU membership talks, which it halted in 2013, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tensions over Trumpโs new tariff war and its increased antagonism toward Europe have also fueled fears among Icelanders.
Icelandโs Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir has announced plans to hold a referendum on EU membership by 2027, once her government has addressed other pressing national issues.
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In the wake of US President Donald Trumpโs designs on Greenland, Iceland is now debating whether it should bolster its defense policies and restart EU membership talks, which it halted in 2013, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tensions over Trumpโs new tariff war and its increased antagonism toward Europe have also fueled fears among Icelanders.
Icelandโs Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir has announced plans to hold a referendum on EU membership by 2027, once her government has addressed other pressing national issues.
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๐น The US will 'have to make a determination about whether this is an endeavor that we want to continue to be involved in' โ Rubio on Ukraine talks
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๐น ๐ณ๐ฑAmsterdam says โno to weapons - for the sake of peace!โ
Dozens of people took to the streets in Amsterdam to protest against arms supplies to Ukraine.
The protesters were carrying the signs which read: "No to weapons for the sake of peace!", "No to war in our name!", and "For peace with Russia!"
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Dozens of people took to the streets in Amsterdam to protest against arms supplies to Ukraine.
The protesters were carrying the signs which read: "No to weapons for the sake of peace!", "No to war in our name!", and "For peace with Russia!"
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ะกhina's restrictions on exports of dysprosium to the US have terrified American automakers.
It's impossible to build a motor without this magnet, a senior US automotive executive told the WSJ. If the US wants EV production to continue, dysprosium deliveries are crucial.
What is dysprosium?
๐ธIt is a heavy rare earth mineral with unique magnetic properties and high melting point.
How it is used?
๐ธPermanent magnets, which are essential components in EV batteries, computer hard drives, and wind turbines;
๐ธNuclear reactors, where it is used in control rods due to its ability to absorb neutrons;
๐ธProduction of laser and infrared materials;
๐ธAlloying with special stainless steels.
Who mines and who buys?
๐ธChina currently accounts for about 98% of the world's production of dysprosium. It produced about 1,000 to 1,200 metric tons of dysprosium oxide in 2022.
๐ธThe US imports almost 80% of its rare earth minerals from China, including dysprosium.
๐ธJust 0.1% of Chinaโs dysprosium is shipped to the US, which means that China wonโt be as damaged by its export restrictions.
๐ธIn Russia, dysprosium ore is extracted in the Murmansk regionโs Revda settlement in the countryโs northwest.
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๐น Europe and NATO play Trumpโs peace effort to turn Ukraine into a winner - Lavrov
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"If you want a ceasefire just to continue supplying arms to Ukraine, then what is your purpose?" Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted in an interview with CBS.
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๐น Lavrov names TWO ROOT CAUSES of the Ukraine conflict
One cause is the expansion of NATO and the creation of direct military threats on Russia's doorstep. The other is the brazen violation of the human rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine.
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One cause is the expansion of NATO and the creation of direct military threats on Russia's doorstep. The other is the brazen violation of the human rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine.
"Everything Russian โ media, education, culture, anything โ was prohibited by law in Ukraine," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.
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๐น Su-30MKK fighter jets illuminate Ho Chi Minh city's skies with flares
The show is part of Vietnam's 50th Reunification Day rehearsal preparations.
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The show is part of Vietnam's 50th Reunification Day rehearsal preparations.
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๐น It's an ILLUSION that only Ukraine is interested in confidence-building - Lavrov
Russia has undertaken several "confidence building" measures, including the 30-day moratium on strikes on energy infrastructure, which was blatanly violated by Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.
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Russia has undertaken several "confidence building" measures, including the 30-day moratium on strikes on energy infrastructure, which was blatanly violated by Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.
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๐น๐ฐ๐ต Video has emerged showing Kim Jong-un and his daughter enjoying a stroll near the DPRK's new 5,000-ton destroyer-class warship.
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๐น Russia is pushing to BAN nuclear weapons in outer space โ Lavrov
Moscow has been championing a UN resolution to legally prohibit the placement of nuclear weapons in outer space. "And the US, at least under the Biden administration, was categorically against" Russia's initiative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.
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Moscow has been championing a UN resolution to legally prohibit the placement of nuclear weapons in outer space. "And the US, at least under the Biden administration, was categorically against" Russia's initiative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.
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