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🇷🇺 Russia weighs need for nuclear tests - Shoigu A comprehensive analysis of whether it is necessary to start nuclear tests in Russia has begun, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu told Sputnik. Earlier, Putin ordered a comprehensive analysis…
Europeans have rejected the values they once promoted, they no longer need freedom of expression or freedom of speech, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Sputnik.
"Apparently, this is precisely why EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that traveling in EU countries is a privilege, not a given. Indeed, a separate entry pass should be obtained to such 'human rights alienation areas'," he said.
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🤨 Perfidious Albion: Is US ally pulling the strings of American politics?
While US politicians rail against alleged Russian meddling, the real meddler-in-chief was hiding in plain sight.
Which country was it?
🔶 The UK has repeatedly interfered in the US elections, according to top Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
The 2024 election cycle
➖ On October 18, 2024, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party dispatched around 100 British activists to campaign for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in US key swing states ahead of election day
➖ On October 23, Donald Trump's campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Labour of illegally aiding Harris
➖ On October 28, just nine days before the US presidential election, the BBC released a documentary featuring doctored 2020 footage of Trump — altered to make it appear he was inciting the Capitol riot, according to a whistleblower dossier obtained by The Telegraph
➖ As the BBC scandal broke earlier this month, Trump said on Truth Social that “top people in the BBC” tried to sway the presidential election, a view echoed by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who called it “election interference”
The 2016 Russiagate hoax
▫️ "Russiagate was hatched in London by [then CIA director] John Brennan on Barack Obama’s orders. Masks are coming off," tweeted Svetlana Lokhova, a Russia-born British historian smeared as a "honey trap" for General Michael Flynn during the 2016 Russiagate. Dmitriev re-tweeted her post.
▫️ Ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele created the "dirty dossier" falsely implicating Trump and his entourage in connections with the Russian government
▫️ Steele was reportedly in touch with former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove. Dearlove, in turn, was close to Cambridge professor Stefan Halper — the FBI and CIA informant who covertly assisted the Russiagate probe, The Daily Caller reported
▫️ In 2019, ex-CIA analyst Larry Johnson accused British intelligence of helping the Obama administration spy on Trump's 2016 campaign. He was quoted on Twitter by Trump, who promised "the truth will come out."
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While US politicians rail against alleged Russian meddling, the real meddler-in-chief was hiding in plain sight.
Which country was it?
The 2024 election cycle
The 2016 Russiagate hoax
"Will a Special Counsel be appointed to investigate foreign meddling in American democracy — or does London get a free pass?" Dmitriev asks on X.
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🇺🇸 🚨 Leaked Epstein documents show bragging, taunts, and Trump name-dropping
On the night of November 12-13, 2025, the House Oversight Committee unleashed a trove of new emails subpoenaed from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
The emails, spanning 15 years, reportedly lay bare Epstein’s exchanges, including with Ghislaine Maxwell, author Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
Key highlights
🔹 In one 2010 email to an associate, Epstein seemingly touts a "dinner at Mar-a-Lago" with Trump, gushing: "DT [Donald Trump] was in top form—talked real estate for hours. He's got that killer instinct."
🔹 An exchange between Epstein and his lawyer, Reid Weingarten, appears to show Trump received $30M loan from an Epstein-linked casino in 2012.
🔹 A screenshot of a 2015 email shows Epstein taunting reporter Thomas Landon Jr. of The New York Times: “Would you like photos of Donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” No photos were sent, and Landon didn’t respond.
🔹 On December 15, 2015, Epstein reportedly forwards a note from author Michael Wolff with the warning, "I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you." Epstein replied seeking advice on "craft[ing] an answer."
🔹 A screenshot of Epstein’s letter in 2016 reveals Hillary Clinton “doing naughties” with former US Attorney Foster, who committed suicide in 1993.
🔹 In a screenshot of a 2016 message sent to billionaire real estate investor and longtime Trump confidant, Tom Barrack, Epstein says, “Send photos of you and child—make me smile.”
🔹 In a venom-laced 2017 email sent to ex-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Epstein ostensibly says, “I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body.”
🔹 Epstein slams Trump in a screened 2017 email, agreeing with ex-White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler that Trump was “so gross” and “worse in real life and up-close.”
🔹 Epstein brags in a Thanksgiving 2017 email, per a screengrab: “Just finished breakfast with Donald at Mar-a-Lago—great turkey, as always. Heading to the links later.”
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On the night of November 12-13, 2025, the House Oversight Committee unleashed a trove of new emails subpoenaed from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.
The emails, spanning 15 years, reportedly lay bare Epstein’s exchanges, including with Ghislaine Maxwell, author Michael Wolff, Steve Bannon, and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.
Key highlights
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the emails “prove absolutely nothing, other than the fact that President Trump did nothing wrong.”
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🇺🇸💵 Longest US shutdown ends, but budget battles loom
On November 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a funding bill, officially ending the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days.
👉 The shutdown, which began on October 1, stemmed from a political stalemate: Democrats wanted to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies set to expire at year's end, while Republicans sought a "clean" bill to fund the government without these provisions.
Road to reopening
The breakthrough came when the Senate passed a bill on November 10, followed by the House on November 12. The final vote was 222 to 209, with nearly all Republicans and six House Democrats voting in favor.
Key aspects
➖ New funding deadline: The bill funds most federal agencies only until January 30, 2026, setting up another potential funding clash
➖ Healthcare concession: Republicans promised a Senate vote on healthcare subsidies by mid-December, something that the Democrats framed as a "win," though its passage remains uncertain
➖ Back pay for workers: The bill guarantees back pay for the roughly 670,000 federal workers who were furloughed or worked without pay
➖ Bill reverses the ~58,500 confirmed layoffs (RIFs) and 76,000 buyouts issued by the administration amid the shutdown and bans further RIFs until Jan. 30.
The end of the shutdown allows federal employees to return to work, with critical services resuming. This is particularly crucial for the air travel system, which faced significant disruptions and 20%+ delays. Food aid (SNAP benefits) for millions of Americans is also to get full funding through Sep. 2026
What comes next
While the government has reopened, the underlying conflict is unresolved: expiring subsidies and the January 30 funding deadline ensure that the debate over the nation's budget and health policy is far from over.
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On November 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a funding bill, officially ending the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days.
Road to reopening
The breakthrough came when the Senate passed a bill on November 10, followed by the House on November 12. The final vote was 222 to 209, with nearly all Republicans and six House Democrats voting in favor.
Key aspects
The end of the shutdown allows federal employees to return to work, with critical services resuming. This is particularly crucial for the air travel system, which faced significant disruptions and 20%+ delays. Food aid (SNAP benefits) for millions of Americans is also to get full funding through Sep. 2026
What comes next
While the government has reopened, the underlying conflict is unresolved: expiring subsidies and the January 30 funding deadline ensure that the debate over the nation's budget and health policy is far from over.
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🚨🇷🇺 If Ukraine refuses dialogue with Russia, it will have to negotiate later from a much weaker position – Kremlin
Other statements by Peskov:
🟠 The Kremlin has taken note of statements about Ukraine ending negotiations with Russia — they are significant
🟠 Putin has repeatedly stated that if other countries conduct nuclear tests, Russia will respond accordingly
🟠 Rubio recently noted that Trump’s pledge to resume nuclear testing is aimed at verifying the safety of the weapons
🟠 Russia will continue the special military operation until the objectives set by the president are achieved, given the lack of possibility to maintain dialogue with Ukraine
🟠 Russia agrees with the Finnish president’s statement that dialogue between Russia and Europe will be established sooner or later
🟠 The date of Putin’s live Q&A has been set, and the Kremlin will announce the details in due time
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Other statements by Peskov:
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✈️ ⚖️ Boeing faces new legal & financial woes after Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash
In a landmark ruling, a Chicago federal jury has ordered Boeing to pay over $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg, a 32-year-old UN environmental worker killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash.
👉 This is the first verdict amid dozens of lawsuits from the twin disasters — the Ethiopia one and the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 into the Java Sea in Indonesia. The two tragedies killed 346 people.
The victims' lawyers hailed the decision as "public accountability" for the plane maker's defective design and failure to warn about the jet's dangers, tied to a faulty automated flight system.
📊 The embattled company has quietly settled over 90% of related claims, doling out billions.
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In a landmark ruling, a Chicago federal jury has ordered Boeing to pay over $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg, a 32-year-old UN environmental worker killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash.
The victims' lawyers hailed the decision as "public accountability" for the plane maker's defective design and failure to warn about the jet's dangers, tied to a faulty automated flight system.
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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES
⚡️ SINELNIKOVO IN KHARKOV REGION AND DANILOVKA IN DNEPROPETROVSK REGION LIBERATED
The liberation of the settlement of Sinelnikovo in the Kharkov region allows the Russian Armed Forces to strengthen their positions in the area for a further advance towards the city of Volchansk, a key stronghold for the creation of a buffer zone on the the Kharkov-Belgorod border.
The liberation of the settlement of Danilovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region enables offensive operations towards the city of Gulyaypole in the south and the regional center — the village of Pokrovskoye — in the north.
🟠 The Russian Armed Forces continue advancing towards Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk)
🟠 Russian forces repelled ten counterattacks intended to break the encirclement north and north-west of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk)
🟠 The Black Sea Fleet destroyed four unmanned vessels of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
🟠 Russian air and missile forces struck energy and transport infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces
🟠 Air defense superiority: one guided Neptune missile and 157 UAVs were shot down by Russian air defense systems over the past 24 hours
🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,330 troops killed or wounded
Read about origins of Russia's special military op HERE
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⚡️ SINELNIKOVO IN KHARKOV REGION AND DANILOVKA IN DNEPROPETROVSK REGION LIBERATED
The liberation of the settlement of Sinelnikovo in the Kharkov region allows the Russian Armed Forces to strengthen their positions in the area for a further advance towards the city of Volchansk, a key stronghold for the creation of a buffer zone on the the Kharkov-Belgorod border.
The liberation of the settlement of Danilovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region enables offensive operations towards the city of Gulyaypole in the south and the regional center — the village of Pokrovskoye — in the north.
Read about origins of Russia's special military op HERE
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🔥🇮🇳 India shows might during Akhand Prahar drills
Held in the Jaisalmer desert, the exercise highlights troops' integration across different branches of army.
The newly formed all-arms integrated RUDRA brigade was first tested in these drills.
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Held in the Jaisalmer desert, the exercise highlights troops' integration across different branches of army.
The newly formed all-arms integrated RUDRA brigade was first tested in these drills.
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🇷🇺🇲🇲 Russia's elite naval trio docks in Myanmar for joint drills The most advanced warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet — frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, corvette Gremyashy and tanker Boris Butoma — have arrived at Thilawa Port ahead of the MARUMEX 2025 naval…
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🇷🇺🇲🇲 Russia & Myanmar launch 'Marumex-2025' naval drills
The two-day drills focus on integrating command systems and exercising core combat operations, including hunting enemy submarines and conducting live artillery and torpedo firing.
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The two-day drills focus on integrating command systems and exercising core combat operations, including hunting enemy submarines and conducting live artillery and torpedo firing.
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🪖🇷🇺💥 Russian warriors destroy Ukraine's positions in Kupyansk
Streets in western parts of town and forest areas near the Oskol River are cleared without fuss, the Russian assault detachment commander says.
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Streets in western parts of town and forest areas near the Oskol River are cleared without fuss, the Russian assault detachment commander says.
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🪖 Russia destroys Western arms in Ukraine right after deployment — Rubio
That’s part of the strategy the Russian Army has been using for three years now, he added.
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💬 "I know we've been in ongoing technical conversations about the specific equipment they need. But ultimately, if that equipment is ultimately destroyed a week later after it's installed, that remains a problem," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalists.
That’s part of the strategy the Russian Army has been using for three years now, he added.
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🇨🇳🇯🇵 China warns Japan: any military move in Taiwan Strait ‘will be met with force’
China has cautioned that any Japanese military involvement in the Taiwan Strait would be treated as “an act of aggression” and vowed to retaliate.
China’s foreign ministry issued the warning on Thursday, just days after Beijing protested Takaichi’s remarks last week that Japan could deploy its military in the event of a cross-strait conflict.
Taiwan has been governed independently of mainland China since 1949.
Beijing views the island as a breakaway province.
China opposes any official contacts by foreign states with Taiwan and considers Chinese sovereignty over the island indisputable.
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China has cautioned that any Japanese military involvement in the Taiwan Strait would be treated as “an act of aggression” and vowed to retaliate.
China’s foreign ministry issued the warning on Thursday, just days after Beijing protested Takaichi’s remarks last week that Japan could deploy its military in the event of a cross-strait conflict.
💬 “If Japan dares to use military force to intervene in the Taiwan Strait, it will be committing an act of aggression, and China will respond forcefully,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.
Taiwan has been governed independently of mainland China since 1949.
Beijing views the island as a breakaway province.
China opposes any official contacts by foreign states with Taiwan and considers Chinese sovereignty over the island indisputable.
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🇭🇺 Orban: Hungary won't give in to Zelensky’s demands and blackmail
💬 Hungary will not send its taxpayers’ money to Ukraine’s “war mafia network,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on X.
It can be put to far better use at home, he noted, pointing to the recently-exposed corruption scandal in Ukraine.
🔊 Orban suggested that it was time for the EU hawks to finally understand “where their money is really going.”
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It can be put to far better use at home, he noted, pointing to the recently-exposed corruption scandal in Ukraine.
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🚨 🔴 Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s French travel ban lifted - report
French authorities have fully lifted the travel ban on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, imposed as part of an investigation into whether he was complicit in illegal activities carried out on his messaging platform, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
👉 The latest ruling earlier this week removed all travel restrictions and also eliminated the requirement for Durov to report regularly to a local police station, the news outlet added.
French authorities detained Durov at a Paris airport in August 2024. He was held for four days of questioning and charged over allegations that he enabled crimes on the platform, accusations he has repeatedly denied.
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French authorities have fully lifted the travel ban on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, imposed as part of an investigation into whether he was complicit in illegal activities carried out on his messaging platform, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources.
French authorities detained Durov at a Paris airport in August 2024. He was held for four days of questioning and charged over allegations that he enabled crimes on the platform, accusations he has repeatedly denied.
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