🇩🇪 Germany's parliament elects Friedrich Merz, leader of CDU/CSU bloc, as the new chancellor

He secured 325 votes from lawmakers, surpassing the required 316.

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📹 ‘Zelensky is mocking veterans who want to participate in May 9 events’ – Russian MFA spox

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🇷🇺🇮🇱 Vladimir Putin holds phone conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu — Kremlin

Putin and Netanyahu discussed the situation in the Middle East and current issues in bilateral relations.

The leaders exchanged congratulations on the anniversary of the Great Victory, and the Russian President conveyed his wishes for the health of veterans living in Israel.

During the conversation, the determination to defend the truth about the events of World War II was noted, and the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism was emphasized.

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📹 ‘They’re gonna come after ya…’

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who recently found himself in hot water amid the Signal chat leak, shared what Trump warned him about.

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🪖 Pentagon’s surprise freeze on Ukraine aid caught Trump OFF GUARD - report

Donald Trump and his top national security officials weren’t aware of an order that stopped the delivery of US weapons and munitions to Ukraine, Reuters claims, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The verbal order, which resulted in the cancellation of some 11 flights loaded with weapons and munitions, came from the office of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The order was supposedly issued shortly after a January 30 meeting at the Oval Office where the idea of halting US aid to Ukraine was floated, but Trump himself ostensibly gave no such instruction.

This cessation in weapon shipments was only temporary as in a matter of days (“within a week”) the flights were resumed after frantic pleas from the Ukrainian side.

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🔥 WOKE WESTERN MEDIA WON’T SHOW YOU THIS!

Young patriots & truth-seekers from across the world are flooding Moscow for Victory Day - and their minds are BLOWN by Russia’s unstoppable spirit! 🇷🇺✊

While NATO puppets screech about "authoritarianism," Gen Z influencers are seeing the REAL Russia:

✅ Historic Red Square parade
✅ Next-gen military tech
✅ Unbreakable national unity

BIG SHOUTOUT to Russia’s Federal Agency for Youth Affairs & World Youth Festival Directorate for exposing these young bloggers to the TRUTH!

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📹 Trump says Houthis in Yemen announced they want to stop fighting, US to stop bombing Houthi positions effective immediately

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📹🇺🇸 Treasury Sec. Bessent just dropped a BOMBSHELL to Congress: We're on the ‘warning track’ to SMASHING the federal debt ceiling!

He, however, declined to provide a specific timeline.

"When you're on the warning track, it means the wall is not far away," he said.

“We will share with Congress when we believe we are” nearing the point at which the Treasury can no longer pay all government bills on time, Bessent added, insisting that the US would never default but would instead raise the debt ceiling again.

Previously, the debt limit was reinstated at $36.1 trillion on January 2.

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📹 'It take two to tango': Trump is telling Carney TO HIS FACE what 'benefits' Canada would receive by becoming the US's 51st state

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🔎 WHO’S SHOWING UP TO MOSCOW’S VICTORY DAY PARADE? 🤯

Brace yourselves—leaders and top reps from nations representing OVER 50% of the world’s population and 1/3 of global GDP will be there.

The West is seething 🇷🇺🔥

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🇮🇱🪖 Israel’s next move in Gaza is a HIGH-STAKES gamble, and it’s NOT just about Trump!

Netanyahu’s trapped in a POLITICAL FIRESTORM, international relations expert Dr. Simon Tsipis told Sputnik.

▪️The resolution of the Gaza crisis and the prospects of a fresh Israeli offensive only PARTLY depend on Donald Trump’s actions

▪️Left-wing Israelis beg for a Hamas deal to save hostages, while right-wing hawks demand TOTAL WAR, occupation, and annexation of Gaza

▪️Netanyahu is caught in the middle - save hostages or sacrifice them to crush Hamas?

▪️Israel laughs off global backlash (they’ve dodged boycotts before), but a full-scale op could BLEED the IDF dry with skyrocketing casualties

▪️Worse, if the op FLOPS, Israel’s forced to pull troops from the West Bank, Syria, and Lebanon borders, leaving them EXPOSED

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❗️Oman brokers US-Houthi ceasefire

US and Houthis agree to ceasefire mediated by sultanate of Oman — FM of Oman

Houthis agree to halt attacks on US ships in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Foreign Ministry of Oman says.

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📈 Will Bitcoin go THROUGH THE ROOF?

After dropping below $75K in April and then rocketing past $90K, Wall Street is bracing for a breakout.

💬 Analysts claim Bitcoin could hit $200,000 in 2025 as investors ditch gold and dive into crypto amid rising economic chaos driven by Trump’s trade war with China.

🔥 The dollar’s losing trust. Bitcoin is now seen by many as a better bet than gold - or even the S&P 500.

🐋 This isn’t just retail hype anymore. The shift is on from retail traders to institutional whales, according to BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets, Robert Mitchnick.

💰 BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, has reportedly scooped up 41,452 BTC - worth nearly $4B - over the last two weeks. And they’re not buying for fun.

🏦 Wall Street titans - Tower Research and Citadel Securities - are quietly ramping up crypto operations, insiders told Bloomberg.

🇺🇸 Donald Trump pledged to make the US the global “crypto capital.” He’s rolled out crypto-friendly regulations and launched the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

But let’s be real - crypto is still wild. The elites know it’s volatile, but they’re still stacking up BTC. Is the coming crisis making it all worth the risk?

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⚡️ Pakistan retaliates against Indian strikes - Samaa TV

No official confirmation yet from either Pakistan or India, but Pakistan has closed its airspace for 48 hours and announced retaliatory measures, according to Samaa, which is owned by Pakistani politician Abdul Aleem Khan.

"Pakistan will respond at a time and place of its own choosing. It will not go unanswered," the Pakistani army spokesman said earlier.

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❗️ 'It is a shame' — Trump reacts to India-Pakistan escalation

"We just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going to happen," he told reporters.

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❗️ Pakistan has the right to respond under Article 51 of the UN Charter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

"The government, armed forces and people of Pakistan stand united in the face of Indian aggression. They will always act with iron resolve to protect and preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan," reads the statement.

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