⚡️Moscow will seek an open investigation into the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines with the participation of Russian agencies and Gazprom - Russian Foreign Ministry

🙄 The dramatic story of Twitter's purchase by Elon Musk may soon be resolved, as the billionaire and the tech giant are on their way to reaching an agreement, so they may end their court battle in the coming days, Reuters reported on Wednesday night, citing a source close to the matter.

▪️ In a bid to cease the litigation, both sides agreed to postpone the billionaire's deposition in court scheduled for Thursday, the agency added - however, according to judge Kathaleen McCormick, Musk and Twitter are yet to file an official stipulation and reach the accord.

▪️ Previously, the social media platform said that Musk announced his intention to close the transaction at $54.20 per share ($44 billion total).

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❗️Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Elon Musk’s comments affirming that residents of east Ukraine want to be with Russia reflect a real state of affairs.

⚡️ South Korea reportedly says 12 North Korean warplanes have flown near its border, prompting launch of warplanes in response

⚡️ Kremlin Spokesman Peskov’s latest statements:

▪️ Commenting on the NYT article suggesting Ukrainian authorities were behind the murder of Daria Dugina and acted without the knowledge of US curators, Peskov said that the involvement of the Ukrainian state in the murder of Dugina had been established almost immediately and expressed hope that this publication is not an attempt to absolve the US of responsibility for future terrorist attacks;

▪️ Peskov said that Moscow received information through diplomatic channels that so far there are no plans to involve it in the investigation of the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines;

▪️ Peskov considers OPEC+ to be a responsible organization that stands for stabilization in the global energy markets;

▪️ Peskov called a publication stating that almost 700 thousand citizens had allegedly left Russia after the announcement of partial mobilization essentially 'fake'.

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❗️ Swedish security service completes investigation at Nord Stream leak site - statement

The investigation has strengthened suspicions of gross sabotage.

📹 “There will be more order”: A man from Mariupol on his hopes for life after reunification with Russia

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❗️Turkey has appointed an ambassador to Israel after restoring diplomatic relations - Erdogan's decree

🏆The Nobel Prize in Literature went to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.”

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“God will judge them (Ukrainian troops) for shooting at us, the civilians of Rubezhnoe”

Residents of Rubezhnoe describe how the Ukrainian Army keeps shelling them

❗️ Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️ Two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated by Russian artillery fire in the Kharkov region.

▪️ Allied forces offensive has resulted in the liberation of Zaytsevo in the DPR.

▪️ Attacks launched by Russian Aerospace Forces in the DPR have resulted in the elimination of up to 60 servicemen, 2 tanks and 5 motor vehicles.

▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralized 9 AFU command posts as well as 63 artillery units at their firing positions, in addition to 173 manpower and military equipment concentration areas.

▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down two Ukrainian Air Force planes.

▪️ Russian Air defense facilities have destroyed 9 Ukrainian UAVs.

▪️ Some 315 airplanes and 157 helicopters, 2,160 unmanned aerial vehicles, 379 air defense missile systems, 5,412 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 862 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,452 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 6,316 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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📹WATCH: Kherson residents describe how the Ukrainian Army shelled local apartments.

A policeman who gave the Ukrainian Army the coordinates for a missile strike on a residential house was caught in Kherson.

🌐🇮🇩Indonesia is willing to join BRICS, Russia's Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko said on Thursday.

The statement comes after Matvienko held a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

She confirmed that Indonesia plans to enhance cooperation with Russia and to implement the agreements that were reached during the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

📹 🇦🇲 🇹🇷 WATCH footage showing the first-ever meeting between the leaders of Turkey and Armenia.

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📹 Russia's MoD has published a video depicting how Russian reconnaissance units practice operating behind a mock enemy line as part of the Search 2022 special exercise in Kazakhstan.

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🗯 "Look, this is a sick, perverse thing that’s going on in a country where medical professionals are getting in the heads of young kids and telling them "Oh, yeah, we'll fix all your problems. Let's just cut off your junk". It's absolutely insane. And that's the best they got is a guy who's creating a sanctuary state for cutting off kids genitals", says Larry Ward, President of Conservative Rights PAC

🎧 Listen to more of Larry's analysis in our podcast OPEC Delivers Major Oil Supply Cut as Europe and US Plead Reconsideration

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❗️Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the IDF to be on alert, including preparations for defensive and offensive actions, on the border with Lebanon in light of a possible escalation, the ministry's press service reported.

The minister’s situational assessment with the IDF chief of staff and other security officials has come after Israel says
that it will not accept Lebanese amendments to a US-brokered deal.

💬“The Defense Minister directed the IDF to prepare for a scenario of escalation in the north, both offensively and defensively, given the developments in the negotiations on the maritime border,” a statement from Gantz’s office explained.

Previously, Lebanon proposed the demarcation of the common maritime border, including separation of the border offshore gas fields.

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❗️ Philosopher Alexander Dugin, father of slain Daria Dugina, included in EU's 8th batch of Russia sanctions

▪️Alexander Dugin,60, has been on the radar of Western mainstream media for nearly a decade. He is a leading Russian intellectual, political philosopher, and contemporary thinker who emerged to prominence during the turbulent years of the collapse of the USSR, and has managed to stay politically and publicly relevant for more than 30 years.

▪️His daughter, Daria Dugina was killed in a car bombing orchestrated by Ukrainian special services on August 20, 2022.

📊Almost half of all employees from the US Department of State report facing harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace, an internal survey reviewed by The Wall Street Journal has found.

🤔It seems that the survey’s results contradict those of the State Department's comments last month, which admitted that it had completed its five-year diversity and inclusion plan, with the aim of hiring a more diverse workforce and promoting greater inclusivity for women, minorities and other underrepresented groups.

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💡Millions of households in the UK could face three-hour blackouts this winter, the National Grid, which is responsible for the UK's gas and electricity supply, said. It also warned that there might not be enough power for the country if the energy crisis continues.

British households will be paid to turn down their heating at peak times in order to prevent planned power cuts. They could get around £10 per day for turning down their appliances, with details due to be revealed at the beginning of November.

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