⚡️Biden tests negative for COVID-19 after completing treatment

⚡️ The German government has green-lighted arms company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to supply 100 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers worth €1.7 billion to the Ukrainian Army, Spiegel reports, citing sources.

This contract exceeds the cost of previous weapon deliveries and is assumed will provide long-term support for the Ukraine Armed Forces, taking into account the slow production of howitzers

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🦠'Back to the Oval': Joe Biden ending 'strict isolation' after testing negative for coronavirus

The Russian government has expanded the list of states that commit unfriendly actions against the country: See Sputnik's infographic with a full list of these countries and territories

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🐐 ‘Scary movie 3’ actor Kevin Hart surprised his friend, comedian Chris Rock, during their recent comedy show in New York by dragging a goat right onto the stage. Hart presented the creature to Rock, saying that the goat’s name is Will Smith, which left the audience screaming.

Hart's joke was a nod to the moment when Smith slapped Rock for a joke about the former's wife during this year's Academy Awards

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🏙 The Saudi government has released a plan to build a $1 trillion “smart linear city” with no carbon emissions. The 'Mirror Line' will be a part of the desert city called the Neom and will have vertical layers of buildings for work, living and leisure stretching 170km.

Architects from different countries who work on the project believe that it will take about 50 years to build

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⚡️⚡️ Hundreds of protesters 'storm Iraqi parliament' in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone

⚡️Fed again raises US interest rate 75 basis points to fight inflation

How did Lavrov's trip to Africa go?

🇪🇬 Egypt
The foreign minister:
▪️delivered a message from Putin to Egypt's president;
▪️discussed Cairo's interest in joining the SCO and BRICS;
▪️promised that Russia would supply grain to Egypt, regardless of the "grain deal".

🇨🇬 Republic of Congo
▪️Lavrov delivered a message from Putin on his first ever visit to the country;
▪️The Congolese foreign minister assured him that Congo and Russia are “true friends”;
▪️Russia and Congo agreed to increase their military-technical cooperation.

🇺🇬 Uganda
▪️During his first visit to the country, Lavrov stressed that the role of Africa in Russia's foreign policy will grow, while the policy's western direction "is canceling itself";
▪️President Museveni is perplexed by calls for Africa to take an anti-Russian stance;
▪️Russia and Uganda will cooperate in energy and agriculture independently of the West.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia
▪️Lavrov discussed preparations for the Russia-Africa summit in 2023;
▪️Russia and Ethiopia agree to implement new plans in the field of military-technical cooperation and will work on the development of logistics and financial chains in trade

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Watch: UK Press TV correspondent Johnny Miller gave an exclusive interview to Sputnik, speaking about being included on the Ukrainian "kill list" website 'Mirotvorets'

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⚡️ Blinken says he will speak to Lavrov by phone in coming days

⚡️Fed could announce another 'unusually large' rate hike, Powell warns as US inflation is 'much too high'

⚡️ ⚡️US reportedly offers Moscow prisoner exchange: Russia's Viktor Bout for Americans Griner and Whelan

Blinken admits that Washington has made a "substantial offer" to Russia for the release of US detainees Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner. He declined, however, to reveal details

⚡️ Blinken says Biden was directly involved in proposal US presented to Russia on detained citizens