🔻Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirmed this Friday his resignation from the presidency of Sri Lanka. After fleeing the country this week when the presidential residence was invaded last Saturday by hundreds of protesters.
The parliamentary speaker confirmed his resignation this Friday, capping off a chaotic 72 hours in the crisis-hit nation.
The President’s departure from office marks a major victory for the protesters, who for months have demanded the removal of both Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Many in Sri Lanka blame Rajapaksa for the country’s worsening situation, with runaway inflation and shortages of basic goods such as fuel and food impacting everyday life.
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The parliamentary speaker confirmed his resignation this Friday, capping off a chaotic 72 hours in the crisis-hit nation.
The President’s departure from office marks a major victory for the protesters, who for months have demanded the removal of both Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Many in Sri Lanka blame Rajapaksa for the country’s worsening situation, with runaway inflation and shortages of basic goods such as fuel and food impacting everyday life.
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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing the combat work of crews of 2S-19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery in the zone of the special military operation.
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💊 Fox News host Tucker Carlson has claimed that President Joe Biden takes 'pills' under his wife Jill's supervision before every public appearance to boost his cognitive performance.
▪️ Carlson made the allegation during his show on Friday night, referring to the words of a witness who saw POTUS take cognitive enhancement drugs during a 2020 campaign.
▪️ Joe Biden has firmly rejected similar allegations in the past.
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▪️ Carlson made the allegation during his show on Friday night, referring to the words of a witness who saw POTUS take cognitive enhancement drugs during a 2020 campaign.
▪️ Joe Biden has firmly rejected similar allegations in the past.
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❗️ At least six people are dead in Montana after a wind storm caused 21 vehicles to crash together on the highway on Friday evening, authorities said.
▪️ The storms' heavy winds and zero visibility are believed to have contributed to the crash, according to officials.
▪️ Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte confirmed the "mass casualty crash" on Twitter, where he encouraged his followers to pray for the victims.
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▪️ The storms' heavy winds and zero visibility are believed to have contributed to the crash, according to officials.
▪️ Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte confirmed the "mass casualty crash" on Twitter, where he encouraged his followers to pray for the victims.
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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Ukrainian shelling killed seven people in DPR over past day, authorities say
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⚡️ Russian defense minister orders to boost offensive to prevent Ukrainian strikes against civilians
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🙃 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has decided to boost her chances in the leadership debates by recreating the looks of the Iron Lady. The politician came to the Friday event to face her fellow conservatives wearing a black blazer and white shirt with a pussycat bow. This outfit clearly had a striking resemblance to the one worn by Margaret Thatcher during her appearance in the 1979 leadership debate.
▪️ This is not the first time Truss has attempted to emulate Thatcher's image: during her trip to Russia earlier this year, the foreign secretary was sporting a round fur hat, similar to the one that the Tory Prime Minister wore when she traveled to Moscow in 1987.
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▪️ This is not the first time Truss has attempted to emulate Thatcher's image: during her trip to Russia earlier this year, the foreign secretary was sporting a round fur hat, similar to the one that the Tory Prime Minister wore when she traveled to Moscow in 1987.
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📹 Ukrainian Armed Forces turned Lisichansk into a studio floor.
▪️ Once again, residents of Lisichansk told how the Ukrainian Armed Forces had shelled humanitarian aid distribution sites to get a pretty picture in the western media. Apparently, those people at the top who negotiate the supply of imported weapons gave the Ukrainian soldiers this idea.
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▪️ Once again, residents of Lisichansk told how the Ukrainian Armed Forces had shelled humanitarian aid distribution sites to get a pretty picture in the western media. Apparently, those people at the top who negotiate the supply of imported weapons gave the Ukrainian soldiers this idea.
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📌 The Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:
▪️ The Russian Armed Forces have eliminated the 115th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using high-precision attacks.
▪️ The Russian Aerospace Forces have eliminated up to 200 paramilitaries and foreign mercenaries, as well as 13 armored and motor vehicles using high-precision attacks.
▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralized 21 command posts, five munitions depots, as well as 189 areas where AFU troops and military equipment were concentrated.
▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces fighters have destroyed Ukrainian Air Forces planes in aerial combat.
Russian air defense units have eliminated 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.
▪️ Some 256 airplanes and 139 helicopters, 1,557 unmanned aerial vehicles, 355 air defense missile systems, 4,073 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 746 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 3,149 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 4,253 special military units have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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▪️ The Russian Armed Forces have eliminated the 115th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using high-precision attacks.
▪️ The Russian Aerospace Forces have eliminated up to 200 paramilitaries and foreign mercenaries, as well as 13 armored and motor vehicles using high-precision attacks.
▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralized 21 command posts, five munitions depots, as well as 189 areas where AFU troops and military equipment were concentrated.
▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces fighters have destroyed Ukrainian Air Forces planes in aerial combat.
Russian air defense units have eliminated 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.
▪️ Some 256 airplanes and 139 helicopters, 1,557 unmanned aerial vehicles, 355 air defense missile systems, 4,073 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 746 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 3,149 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 4,253 special military units have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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📹 The Russian military found dry rations from Poland, Estonia, Canada and other Western countries in the shelters vacated by Ukrainian paramilitaries.
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💪🏼 Precision-guided munition of the Russian Tornado-S multiple rocket launcher have demonstrated high accuracy and efficiency in Ukraine and have an advantage over the smart weapons of the US HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), an informed source told Sputnik.
🗯 "Within the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian missile forces and artillery successfully use precision-guided munitions of Tornado-S. These weapons guarantee high accuracy and effectiveness against targets, in particular, when destroying militants of Ukrainian nationalist groups and hitting artillery positions during counter-battery fire," the source said.
▪️ The source added that the precision-guided munition of Tornado-S surpass the equivalent weapons of the US HIMARS in terms of the firing range, the warhead power capacity and accuracy.
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🗯 "Within the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian missile forces and artillery successfully use precision-guided munitions of Tornado-S. These weapons guarantee high accuracy and effectiveness against targets, in particular, when destroying militants of Ukrainian nationalist groups and hitting artillery positions during counter-battery fire," the source said.
▪️ The source added that the precision-guided munition of Tornado-S surpass the equivalent weapons of the US HIMARS in terms of the firing range, the warhead power capacity and accuracy.
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⚡️ US 'will not walk away' from Middle East: Biden to Arab leaders
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📹 Not a day goes without Joe Biden shooting a gaffe.
This time, he praised the "selfishness" of US soldiers stationed in the Middle East during his speech at the summit in Saudi Arabia, before quickly correcting himself to "honor their selflessness".
Is it that hard to read a prewritten speech?
This time, he praised the "selfishness" of US soldiers stationed in the Middle East during his speech at the summit in Saudi Arabia, before quickly correcting himself to "honor their selflessness".
Is it that hard to read a prewritten speech?
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❗️Biden leaves Saudi Arabia, ending his first Middle East visit as US president.
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❗️Biden leaves Saudi Arabia, ending his first Middle East visit as US president.
Bilateral ties, defense, regional issues & energy: Here is a little recap of the key points from Joe Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia.
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🇬🇧 ☀️ The UK government held an emergency meeting on Saturday ahead of record high temperatures next week.
An unprecedented “red warning” has been declared by weather authorities with an 80% chance that mercury will top the UK's record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F), and a 50% chance of temperatures reaching 40C somewhere in the UK.
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An unprecedented “red warning” has been declared by weather authorities with an 80% chance that mercury will top the UK's record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F), and a 50% chance of temperatures reaching 40C somewhere in the UK.
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❗️📹 The DPR's people's militia showed weapons seized at Ukrainian Army positions.
The weapons included German MP-5 submachine guns and Israeli Negev machine guns.
The weapons included German MP-5 submachine guns and Israeli Negev machine guns.
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🇮🇷🇸🇦 The Saudi crown prince has called on Iran to cooperate with Arab nations in the region without interfering in the domestic affairs of other states.
"We call on Iran as a neighboring country to be part of the shared vision, adhering to the principle respecting the international law, non-interference into the domestic affairs of other countries with the need to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency," Mohammed bin Salman said at the summit of the Persian Gulf states and the US.
"We call on Iran as a neighboring country to be part of the shared vision, adhering to the principle respecting the international law, non-interference into the domestic affairs of other countries with the need to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency," Mohammed bin Salman said at the summit of the Persian Gulf states and the US.
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❌ US President Joe Biden could reportedly be at risk of impeachment if Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's midterm elections.
According to a Newsweek report, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said in January that there were "multiple grounds" to impeach Biden, while GOP Representative Ken Buck said in April that the House Judiciary Committee would "hold the hearings to determine whether impeachment is appropriate."
Calls to impeach Biden have emerged several times and have been voiced by many prominent conservatives, including Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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According to a Newsweek report, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said in January that there were "multiple grounds" to impeach Biden, while GOP Representative Ken Buck said in April that the House Judiciary Committee would "hold the hearings to determine whether impeachment is appropriate."
Calls to impeach Biden have emerged several times and have been voiced by many prominent conservatives, including Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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