🇮🇱 🇺🇦 Israel has rejected Ukraine's request for a telephone conversation between the two countries' defense ministers, according to Haaretz.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kiev would send an official note to Israel requesting immediate air defense supplies and cooperation in the sector.

Previously, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, commenting on Kiev’s requests for supplies of air defense systems and other advanced weaponry from Israel, said that such deliveries would destroy the inter-state ties between Moscow and Tel Aviv.

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🎥🇬🇧 A loud bang can be heard in a video that has recently emerged online, as UK police carried out a “controlled explosion” in central London earlier today.

Government buildings along Whitehall in central London were evacuated after reports of a suspicious package near Downing Street.

Officials and politicians were held inside Downing Street and other government buildings for over an hour while the alert was dealt with. Whitehall is home to several government departments, including the Foreign Office, the Cabinet Office, and the Ministry of Defense.

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🎥🇫🇷 Clashes between protesters and police are taking place in Paris, where demonstrators are rallying to demand higher wages, as well as for the retirement age to be lowered to 60 and for encroachments on the right to strike to be lifted.

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🎥 A pair of long-range Tu-95MS strategic bombers carried out a routine flight over international waters in the Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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🇺🇸 More than 500 retired US military personnel have worked for foreign governments since 2015, often enjoying six-figure consulting contracts, according to an investigation by The Washington Post.

Most of the personnel have worked as civilian contractors to help upgrade the militaries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other Gulf countries. The Gulf aside, there are many other cases of foreign governments hiring retired military personnel.

While retired military personnel are permitted to work for foreign governments if they obtain approval from their armed forces branch and the State Department, the US government largely withheld information about them until the Washington Post sued the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and the State Department. The newspaper was also given documents secured through a similar lawsuit by The Project On Government Oversight.

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💬 "Currently there is the Taiwan Policy Act, which is wending Congress right now. And if it passes, it will signal the end of the One China policy, literally a declaration of war. It prepares for a rotational presence of US forces on Taiwan Island, i.e. turning Taiwan into a military base, fast tracking weapons, declaring it a non-NATO ally, sending $6.5 billion worth of asymmetrical, lethal arms. And it does everything except literally declare war. But among those provisions, Section 803 is about sanctions against China. Exactly the type of sanctions that the US has been levying against Russia,” says KJ Noh, a journalist and political analyst.

🎧 Listen to more of KJ Noh's analysis on our podcast.

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⚡ Russia wants Ukraine to be independent from the West and NATO, friendly towards Russia, Russian military commander Surovikin says

⚡ Commander of Russian forces in zone of military operation says situation remains tense, Ukrainian forces keep making attempts to attack

⚡ Ukrainian military targets civilian infrastrusture in Kherson region, commander of Russian forces says

⚡ Surovikin says there is evidence of possibility of Kiev preparing missile attack on hydroelectric power station dam in Kherson region

⚡ Surovikin says Russian military will make sure that civilians can leave Kherson region to other parts of Russia safely

🇮🇷 Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman slams EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell for his “colonial mentality” remarks.

On October 13, speaking at the opening of the European Diplomatic Academy in Bruges, Borrell said that Europe was a "garden" and the rest of the world was a "jungle" that could invade if the "gardeners" do not take care of it.

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❗️Highlights from statement by General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️The situation in the special operation zone can be characterized as tense.

▪️ Ukrainian forces continue to attack the positions of the Russian Army in the Kupyansk, Krasny Liman, and Nikolaevo-Krivorozhsky directions.

▪️The Ukrainian regime is seeking to break through the Russian defenses, pulling up all its reserves to the front line, mainly inexperienced territorial defense forces. In fact, Kiev is dooming them to destruction.

▪️The daily losses of the Ukrainian military range from 600 to 1,000 killed or wounded.

▪️The advance of the Russian Army on the battlefield is not the main goal; the army protects every soldier and methodically eliminates the enemy’s advances. This not only minimizes losses, but also significantly reduces the number of civilian casualties.

▪️The special operation has confirmed the effectiveness of Russian aviation and air defense systems.

▪️Russian aviation has carried out more than 34,000 sorties and over 7,000 guided weapons have been used. The latest Kinzhal hypersonic missile has proven itself well at eliminating targets.

▪️The fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet is able to carry out a wide range of tasks, hitting both air and ground targets.

▪️More than 8,000 sorties have been carried out by UAVs, destroying more than 600 Ukrainian military targets.

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🛢 White House to Tap Oil Reserve Again Amid High Fuel Prices

President Joe Biden is expected to announce Wednesday that he is releasing more oil from the US strategic reserve as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by nations in OPEC+, as his administration rushes to be seen as pulling out all the stops ahead of next month’s midterm elections.

The US strategic reserve contains roughly 400 million barrels of oil, and Biden could order an additional release as early as Wednesday, when chief of staff Ron Klain said he is set to deliver remarks on his administration’s efforts to lower gas prices.

The strategic reserves are at their lowest levels since 1984 after Biden in March announced the release of 180 million barrels over six months. Since Biden spoke of the pain of gas at $3.35 a gallon and his hopes to reduce costs, the price has risen another 15.5%.

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