📹The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage showing Russian mortar crews in combat action as part of the special military operation in Ukraine.

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‼️Massive fire has broken out in Istanbul days after a terror attack claimed the lives of several and injured dozens

‼️Latest on Claims of Missiles in Poland

🔹Polish government increased combat readiness of ‘some’ military units

🔹Polish President Andrzej Duda held talks with Jens Stoltenberg, clarifying grounds to apply NATO Article 4

🔹NATO Sec-General informed Duda alliance was monitoring situation, consulting with alliance, and that all facts needed to be established on the incident

🔹 Russian Defense Ministry has stressed no strikes were made near Ukrainian-Polish border by Russia, noting fragments found at the scene of the incident have nothing to do with Russian weapons

🔹 Russian Defense Ministry: Allegations of missiles near Przewodów part of 'deliberate provocation' to escalate tensions

‼️NATO council meeting to be held November 16 - reports

😮 Former US Vice President Mike Pence has said the Republican party has "better choices" for its 2024 candidate than his former boss Donald Trump.

▪️ In an interview with US TV media aired on Monday night, the former governor of Indiana indicated he was considering his own run in the presidential primary campaign that will kick off near the end of next year.

💬 "I think that's up to the American people," Pence said on whether Trump should run again. "But I think we'll have better choices in the future."

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Duda holding talks with US President Joe Biden amid Poland incident

📹WATCH: A serviceman released from the Ukrainian captivity speaks about the cruelty of the Ukrainian security forces

🚨Russian ambassador summoned to Poland's Foreign Ministry

‼️Biden Offers Duda US Support for Probe Into Missiles Incident in Poland - White House

US President Joe Biden spoke with Polish President Andrzej Duda about reports of two missiles allegedly landing in Poland near the border with Ukraine and offered assistance in the ongoing probe into the incident, the White House said in a statement.

"President Duda described Poland’s ongoing assessment of the explosion that took place in the eastern part of the country near the border with Ukraine. President Biden offered full US support for and assistance with Poland’s investigation," the White House said on Tuesday.

Biden also reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the NATO alliance and agreed to have US and Polish officials remain engaged to determine next steps as the investigation proceeds, the White House said.

‼️ Peskov Says Has No Information About Poland Incident - US Media

📹WATCH: A DPR resident describes how the Ukrainian Army shells Donetsk.

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‼️Poland Invited Int'l Experts to Investigate Alleged Landing of Missiles - Prime Minister

Poland has invited international experts to investigate the alleged landing of missiles on its territory, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters.

"We are working to establish all the causes of what happened and everything that happened, with international experts whom we invited to the group of our experts and investigators," Morawiecki said.

He said Poland put police and security services on high alert and boosted airspace monitoring jointly with allies.

‼️Duda: Poland has No Exact Information on Whose Missiles Allegedly Landed on Polish Territory

Polish President Andrzej Duda told reporters that Poland has no exact information on whose missiles allegedly landed in its territory.

The official added that nothing indicated shelling of Polish territory by missiles could be repeated. "As of now, nothing indicates that any events of this type should occur further. Now we can say that what happened was an isolated case. Nothing indicates that new ones may occur," he told reporters.

He further noted that US experts would be joining the investigation into the incident.

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👍 IOC President Thomas Bach urged G20 summit participants to be politically neutral with regards to sports.

▪️ He stressed that athletes from all over the world should participate in the Olympics.

▪️ Unlike other conflicts between countries in the past, this time some countries have decided that they have the right to refuse athletes the right to to participate in the Olympic Games for political reasons, Bach said.

▪️ If sports becomes a tool for political influence, it will fall apart completely. The very essence of sport is that decisions should be made only on the basis of sports results, and not anything else, IOC president added.

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🤔Research published in Nature Geoscience explains how the biggest reef on Earth was formed. The Big Barrier Reef holds many secrets and is extremely popular among tourists. However, its future seems less than bright.

The Great Barrier Reef may have been formed thanks to Fraser Island, the world largest sand island (1,700 square kilometers), shows an article in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience. The island represents a sort of base that helped coral reef to form, protecting it from sea currents.

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🚨Biden Says 'Unlikely' Missile That Fell in Poland Was Fired From Russia

US President Joe Biden said it is unlikely based on trajectory that the missile that fell in Poland was fired from Russia.

"There is preliminary information that contests that, I don't want to say that until we completely investigate, but it's unlikely in the minds of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia," Biden told reporters.

📹WATCH: Russian UAV destroys Ukrainian armored vehicles (video courtesy of Russia's MoD)

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‼️UN Chief Concerned by Reports of Missile Exploding in Poland, Calls to Avoid Escalation

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is very much concerned by reports of a missile exploding in Poland, a spokesperson for the UN chief said in a statement.

"The Secretary-General is very concerned by the reports of a missile exploding on Polish territory. It is absolutely essential to avoid escalating the war in Ukraine," a statement reads.

"He sends his condolences to the families of the victims. He hopes that a thorough investigation will be conducted."

🔥Early humans supposedly used fire to cook fish in earthen ovens over 700 millennia ago.

A team of researchers in Israel has announced the discovery of what appears to be the earliest evidence of humanity’s ancestors using fire for cooking.

Whereas previously it was believed that early Homo sapiens and Neanderthals used fire for culinary purposes only 170,000 years ago, the new study pushes that date back to around 780,000 years ago.

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