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๐Ÿ“น Israel launches massive airstrikes into southern Lebanon โ€“ reports

Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of heavy airstrikes on southern Lebanon, with the areas of Wadi al-Aziziya and Deir Ntarโ€”just a few kilometers from the historic city of Tyreโ€”hit especially hard, local media reported.

Since Thursday evening, the Israeli military has reportedly carried out around 30 airstrikes, mostly targeting the countryโ€™s southern regions. Strikes were also reported near Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon.

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โŒ US BLOCKS Harvard from admitting foreign students โ€“ DHS Sec. Kristi Noem

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œHarvard has a history of allowing not just protests, but violent protests,โ€ Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News.


๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThey have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law,โ€ the statement read.


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๐Ÿช™ NOT A PENNY MORE: Treasury kills off American most pointless coin โ€“ reports

The US Treasury is pulling the plug on penny production, CNN reported, after decades of minting coins that cost over 3 cents each to make.

Trump bragged about the decision earlier this year: โ€œThis is so wasteful!โ€ he posted after the Super Bowl, announcing his order to stop the presses. Treasury confirmed Thursday that no more penny blanks will be ordered, and the Mint will stop production once the current supply runs dry.

Retailers will now have to round prices to the nearest nickelโ€”which, by the way, costs 13.8 cents to make. Fiscal genius.

The move is expected to save taxpayers $56 millionโ€ฆ unless they keep making nickels... In that case? Poofโ€”the savings are gone.

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๐Ÿ‘บ Who REALLY ran Biden's White House? The "Autopen Presidency" likely had a shadow cabinet. And one Clinton loyalist possibly sat at its core. ๐ŸŽญ The real puppetmaster? While DC whispered about Jill Biden or Jeff Zients pulling Bidenโ€™s strings, one nameโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“น 'WHO WAS CALLING THE SHOTS?' โ€“ Rep. Comer eyes subpoenas over Biden autopen controversy

House Oversight Chair James Comer says subpoenas could drop within a week if the White House doesnโ€™t respond to questions about who authorized Bidenโ€™s signature on official documents via autopen.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œTheyโ€™re covering their tracks now, admitting heโ€™s in mental decline,โ€ Comer told Fox News. โ€œWhat we need to know is who was calling the shots at the White House.โ€


He stressed that legally binding documents โ€œcanโ€™t be signed by an autopen.โ€ Letters have already been sent to staff and Bidenโ€™s physician, Dr. Oโ€™Connor. Subpoenas are next if thereโ€™s no response.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œIf they fight the subpoenas? We go to court,โ€ Comer said.


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๐ŸŽ TRUMP WANTS MORE GIFTS ๐Ÿ’ฌ South African President Ramaphosa: "I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you." ๐Ÿ’ฌ US President Trump: "I wish you did, I'd take it." ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐Ÿ’ต Sen. Warren: Trumpโ€™s showing the world how to BUY him

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œYou could offer him a $400 million jetโ€ฆ or buy a bunch of his Trump coin,โ€ Senator Elizabeth Warren said, slamming Trumpโ€™s recent gifts. โ€œHeโ€™s showing the ways to buy influence with him.โ€


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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ฅUS withdrawal from Ukraine talks could deal DISASTROUS BLOW to Zelensky

"Russia is outside the USโ€™s trade war targets, and the US government has not put any threat of further sanctions or military escalation on the table," Dublin-based political analyst Kenneth McDonagh said, pointing at "a disastrous outcome for Kiev in the short term."


McDonagh also mentioned Trumpโ€™s friendly attitude to Russia.

POTUSโ€™ approach โ€œcan best be described as offering Russia sugar but no stick,โ€ he stressed.


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๐Ÿ“‘๐Ÿ’ฃUK and Germany's new long-range weapon marks FRESH BLOW TO ARMS CONTROL - Russian Envoy

The joint development by the UK and Germany of a new high-precision weapon with a range of over 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) will hit the arms control regime following the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin told Sputnik.

"This is part of a new wave of Europe's militarization under the pretext of a threat from Russia," he said.


On May 15, the UK Ministry of Defense announced plans to jointly develop, together with Germany, a high-precision weapon with a range exceeding 2,000 kilometers. It was noted that the new weapon is intended "to strengthen NATO's deterrence capabilities."

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โŒ๐Ÿช–NO SURRENDER for foreign mercenaries - Russian special forces commander

โ€œWe have NEVER taken a single foreign mercenary prisoner,โ€ Apti Alaudinov underscored.


The Akhmat special forces commander said that foreign mercenaries come to kill Russiansโ€”on the side of fascists and satanists, as they themselves put it in many videos.

He emphasized that ANY hireling who enters Russian territory โ€œmust either die or go back home and tell the tale of what itโ€™s like to fight against Russia.โ€


Alaudionov also singled out Ukrainians, who he said โ€œare forcibly rounded up on the streets LIKE DOGS and thrown onto the front line,โ€ which is not the case with mercenaries.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บDemocracy on trial? Hungary faces voting ban in EU

The EU Council will hold next week a hearing on whether Hungary should lose its voting rights under Article 7 of the EU Treaty.

๐Ÿ“‘๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บWhat is Article 7?

Itโ€™s a process that can suspend an EU memberโ€™s rights if itโ€™s found to be seriously undermining the blocโ€™s principles.

But it does NOT allow kicking a country out of the EU.

๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ’ฅ Hungary fights back

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says Brussels is โ€œDESTROYING DEMOCRACYโ€ by trying to ignore the will of the Hungarian people, especially on big decisions like Ukraineโ€™s potential EU membership.

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๐Ÿงจ๐Ÿ‘‹ USAID CUTS IN UKRAINE: US TO DISMISS STAFF FROM JULY 1 โ€” data

Multiple USAID positions will be cut, including:


๐Ÿค”Senior Advisor for Economic Growth
๐Ÿค”Health Security Technical Advisor
๐Ÿค”PR Advisor (contract worth $455,000!)

Termination details:

๐ŸŸขThe purpose is to scrap the contracts in โ€œthe interest of the government."

๐ŸŸขSome employees were hired after Trumpโ€™s election victory, adding a political twist.

๐ŸŸขNo names disclosed. But the signal is clear: Washington is scaling down its aid presence in Ukraine.

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๐Ÿšจโšก๏ธFSB FOILS TERROR ATTACK AHEAD OF MAY 9 PARADE IN KALININGRAD

A Russian citizen, acting on instructions from a Ukrainian handler, was preparing a terrorist attack for May 9 in Kaliningrad, Russia's Federal Security Service announced.

The suspect planned to detonate an explosive along the route of the military parade column. He has been detained and now faces up to 20 years in prison.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ”ฅCHINA UNVEILS BEAST OF THE SKIES: CH-YH1000 CARGO DRONE

The drone can carry up to 1,200 kg of cargo and has a flight range of 1,500 kilometers, making it one of the most capable UAVs in its class, according to the Global Times.

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๐ŸŸ Iran sends stark warning to UN: US complicit if Israel hits nuclear sites

๐ŸŸ Netanyahu: 'FREE PALESTINE' is just today's version of 'HEIL HITLERโ€™

๐ŸŸ Democracy on trial? Hungary faces voting ban in EU

๐ŸŸ Nukes no one asked for? Sea-launched missiles make a costly comeback

๐ŸŸ NO SURRENDER for foreign mercenaries - Russian special forces commander

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๐ŸšจOrban exposes Ukraineโ€™s spy game

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Viktor Orban says Ukraineโ€™s using Hungarian opposition as SPIES to sneak into the EU.

4 Ukrainian agents already busted in Hungary.

According to Orban, they tried to sabotage Hungaryโ€™s referendum on Ukraineโ€™s EU bid.

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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿช“ NORD STREAM OFF THE TABLE? Germany throws weight behind EU plan to AXE Nord Stream

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is actively pushing for an EU ban on Nord Stream to block any chance of US-Russia cooperation on reactivating the gas pipeline, reports the Financial Times.

The ban is part of a new EU sanctions package announced by EC President Ursula von der Leyen.

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov earlier emphasized that restoring Nord Stream is in the interest of more than just Russia and the US, and that European politicians opposing it are โ€œeither sick or suicidal.โ€

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