🗳️Pence Will Not Support Trump's Presidential Bid, May Participate in 2024 Election

Former US Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that Republicans have a better choice than former US President Donald Trump for the next presidential candidate, hinting that he himself could run for president in 2024.

🗣️"Let me say there may be somebody else in that contest I'd prefer more... I honestly believe we're gonna have better choices," Pence said when asked by US media whether he will support Trump if he wins the nomination.

"The American people are looking for a new leadership. Leadership that will unite our country around our highest ideals. Leadership that will reflect the civility and respect that most Americans have for one another... I think in the days ahead, whatever role I and my family play in the Republican Party, whether it's as a candidate or simply a part of the cause, I think we'll have better choices than my old running mate," Pence said.

‼️"I'll keep you posted," he added when asked whether Pence would be the country's "new leadership."

Trump announced his latest presidential bid on Tuesday.

In an email obtained by US media on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk warned employees to either commit themselves to working harder and longer than before, or to take a severance package and leave the company.

The email, reportedly sent early Wednesday morning, tells Twitter employees that Musk’s vision for what he calls “Twitter 2.0,” they will have to “be extremely hardcore.”

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⚡️Accusations of supplying Iranian drones to Russia for use in Ukraine are groundless, these are biased stuffing - Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik

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🇨🇳🇷🇺 China has consistently rejected illegitimate western sanctions that grossly violate the principles of international law and free trade, and destabilize the world market, especially in the energy sector, Russia's ambassador to China, Igor Morgulov, said in an interview with Russian Journalists.

🗣 "The desire of a group of unfriendly countries to set a price cap on Russian energy resources is not on the Russian-Chinese agenda. Our country's position is perfectly clear and has repeatedly been voiced by President Vladimir Putin - Russia will not export products to states that support the introduction of a price cap on Russian energy resources," Morgulov said.

Xi Jinping may visit Russia next year, probably after the Chinese parliament's session, which takes place in early spring, the ambassador added

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⚡️Biden reportedly reacted to Zelensky's claims that the missiles that fell in Poland were allegedly not Ukrainian: this is not proof

🇮🇳🐥 As Koo becomes the world's 2nd largest micro-blog, co-founders of the platform say that this proudly ‘Made in India’ product' provides true empowerment for the common citizen by enabling them to engage in conversations in their regional languages

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⚡️Grain deal continues to demonstrate the importance of cautious diplomacy in the context of the search for multilateral solutions - UN Secretary General

Despite the fact that the media reported on the resumption of the deal, negotiations are still ongoing

🇺🇳🇸🇩 🌍 African nations are at risk of starvation because of the effects of climate change, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.

🗯 "If drastic measures are not taken urgently, hunger will increase as climate change is felt everywhere, most intensely in vulnerable areas, such as Sudan," Zitouni Ould-Dada, deputy director of the FAO, said.

▪️ He also called for Africa to become self-sufficient in food production, adding that fighting poverty and hunger globally “takes political will”.

▪️ According to the UN, the Horn of Africa is facing the "longest and most severe drought in recent history". The World Food Program reported that around 15Mln people in Sudan would be in need of aid next year, which is the highest number for more than 10 years.

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⚡️Grain deal will be extended for 120 days, sources told Sputnik

⚡️Explosions in Poland were due to one or two Ukrainian S-300 missiles that 'veered off course' - media reported

⚡️President Erdogan announces extension of grain deal by 120 days.

The decision was made following the results of quadrilateral negotiations with the participation of Russia, Ukraine, UN and Turkey, Erdogan said

Ukraine's president Zelensky - who previously maintained that the fallen missiles in Poland were Russian - has done a quick U-turn, saying he is no longer 100 percent certain.

🗣"I do not know what happened this time, we do not know 100 percent. We cannot say what type of rocket it was whose wreckage fell on the territory of Poland"

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⚡️Erdogan thanks Putin for his 'will and contribution' to extension of grain deal

❗️The latest statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

▪️After contact between Russia and the US, Ankara has received information received information from intelligence that the sides will refrain from using nuclear weapons;

▪️The Turkish president hopes meetings between the heads of the Russian and US intelligence services will continue;

▪️Erdogan is discussing with Putin the creation of a nuclear power plant similar to Akkuyu in Sinop, Turkey;

▪️On the possibility of a meeting with Assad brokered by Russia: we can evaluate it when the time comes.

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❗️Stockholm’s arbitration court has ordered Finland’s state-run energy company Gasum to pay Gazprom Export more than $311 million in debt, and recognized the legitimacy of the Russian president’s decree concerning payment for gas in rubles.

▪️The court also obliged the parties to continue negotiations on the contract to resolve the situation with further gas supplies, Gazprom said.

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⚡️Russia allows technical prolongation of grain deal without any changes in terms and scope, Russian Foreign Ministry says:

▪️All issues related to the removal of the restrictions on export of Russian food and fertilizers must be resolved within 120 days;

▪️Any attempts to use the Black Sea humanitarian corridor for military provocations will be stopped.

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⚡️ Moscow does not want to sever diplomatic relations with US, but if Washington makes the decision, this will happen, Russian Deputy FM says

▪️The preconditions put forward by Kiev to start negotiations with Moscow are unacceptable, Russia's position on the protection of its territorial integrity is unchanged, the diplomat added.

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⚡️UK Chancellor Hunt announces new budget “to tackle the cost of living crisis and rebuild our economy”

▪️The British chancellor of the exchequer has announced a swathe of tax rises to fill a £54 billion "black hole" in the government budget.

🌎 The 21-member APEC forum starts on November 18 in the group's first in-person meeting in four years.

Who is attending, and what is on the agenda?

👉 Here’s what to expect

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