🇺🇸🤝🇵🇾 — 🇮🇷 The U.S. Department of State congratulates Paraguay for designating Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization and expanding the designation of Hezbollah and Hamas. “Important steps that weaken terrorist networks in the Tri-Border Area,” the official statement says.

"The United States welcomes President Santiago Peña designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, and expanding Paraguay's 2019 terrorist designations of the armed wings of Hizballah and Hamas to encompass the entirety of these organizations.

Iran remains the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world and has financed and directed numerous terrorist attacks and activities globally, through its IRGC-Qods Force and proxies such as Hizballah and Hamas. The important steps Paraguay has taken will help cut off the ability of the Iranian regime and its proxies to plot terrorist attacks and raise money for its malignant and destabilizing activity, including in the Tri-Border Area Paraguay shares with Argentina and Brazil.

The United States will continue to work with partners such as Paraguay to confront global security threats. We call on all countries to hold the Iranian regime accountable and prevent its operatives, recruiters, financiers, and proxies from operating in their territories."

Congratulations to Paraguay for Confronting Iran and its Proxies 🖇

🇵🇰❌🇮🇳❗️ — Clashes erupt between Indian and Pakistani soldiers on the Line of Contact in Kashmir!

Light and heavy weapons are used in the fighting taking place in the Leepa Valley.

🇮🇳🇵🇰🗺❗️ — Observers report Indian Air Force fighter jet activity over Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

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🇾🇪 What Air Defenses Do The Houthis In Yemen Actually Have?

The loss of nearly 20 MQ-9 Reapers, increasing use of standoff munitions, and the deployment of B-2 bombers point to the Houthis' air defenses being a real problem.

https://www.twz.com/news-features/what-air-defenses-do-the-houthis-in-yemen-actually-have

🇺🇸📞🇷🇺🇺🇦 — United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met this morning with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.

This is so far the 4th meeting in Moscow since February, with discussions expected to involve terms for an upcoming ceasefire and peace agreement between Russian Federation and Ukraine.

🇨🇳😬💲❌🇺🇸 — 📰 Bloomberg | China Weighs Exempting Some US Goods From Tariffs as Costs Rise | April 25, 2025:

"China’s government is considering suspending its 125% tariff on some US imports, people familiar with the matter said, as the economic costs of the tit-for-tat trade war weigh heavily on certain industries.

Authorities are considering removing the additional levies for medical equipment and some industrial chemicals like ethane, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private deliberations.

Officials are also discussing waiving the tariff for plane leases, the people said. Like many airlines, Chinese carriers don’t own all of their aircraft and pay leasing fees to third-party companies to use some jets — payments that would have become financially ruinous with the additional tariff."

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🇺🇦⁉️💥😑🔫 — 📰 The Guardian | Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit | Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by Ukraine | April 25, 2025:

"A senior Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion near Moscow, as Vladimir Putin began his high-stakes meeting in the Kremlin with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.

The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces.

The blast appeared to be similar in nature to previous attacks on Russians that were later claimed by Ukraine and could cast a shadow over Friday’s talks between Moscow and Washington.

The Kremlin published a short clip showing Putin and Witkoff shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries before sitting down on opposite sides of a white oval table to start their meeting behind closed doors. Putin was flanked in the meeting with Witkoff, who holds no formal diplomatic credentials, by his senior foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, and investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

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Baza, a Telegram channel with sources in Russia’s law enforcement agencies, said a bomb in a parked car in the town of Balashikha in the Moscow region had been detonated remotely when the officer, who lived locally, walked past."

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😌🔎💥😑🔫 — 🇷🇺 Kremlevskaya tabakerka:

"Murder of General Staff General Near Moscow. FSB Names Three Versions

A source in the FSB revealed to us the first versions of the murder of the deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff, General Yaroslav Moskalik, in Balashikha.

"There are three versions. Enemy sabotage, settling of personal scores and the activities of internal enemies who want to disrupt the peace process on the Ukrainian crisis. There is no priority version yet, an investigation is underway," the channel's source said.

The third version surprised us (it is difficult to imagine that there are forces inside Russia that can kill their own high-ranking military man, and for such a purpose). But the FSB said that they are considering various options, especially since “there have been signals about this in recent weeks.”

An investigation is underway.

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🇺🇸🗣🗣 ✈️ 🇻🇦⚰️Biden and Trump are scheduled to attend the Pope’s funeral tomorrow.

https://x.com/PolymarketIntel/status/1915791132195426485

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🇵🇰🇮🇳 Pakistan says it will expel Indian diplomats, suspends all visas to Indians

The statement from PM office added that borders would shut, trade would be cancelled and airspace closed to Indian-owned or operated airlines

https://insiderpaper.com/islamabad-says-will-expel-indian-diplomats-suspends-all-visas-to-indians/

🇹🇷📈❗️ — M4.3 Earthquake hits "Istanbul", Western Turkey!