Don McLain Gill, a Manila-based foreign policy expert and the Director of South and Southeast Asia-Middle East Studies Association think tank, has told Sputnik that there are “stark differences” between the Indian and US’ visions for the Indo-Pacific region.

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⚡️🇷🇺 Russia's State Duma adopts a law banning the propaganda of LGBT, pedophilia & gender reassignment in ads, books, movies & media

❗️ FSB: An attempt by the Ukrainian special services to commit a sabotage and terrorist act on a gas pipeline in the Volgograd region, through which gas is transported to Turkey and Europe has been prevented

⚡️ An American AGM-88 HARM missile fired by Ukrainian forces missed its target in September and hit a residential building in Kiev-controlled Kramatorsk, injuring 3 people, an American newspaper reports, citing its own sources.

▪️ An unnamed US soldier told the media that the missile that hit the apartment building was "almost certainly" from old Pentagon stockpiles.

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'US stooge': Kim Jong-un's sister blasts South Korea for 'useless' sanction push against Pyongyang

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has lambasted South Korea amid tensions between the two Koreas escalating over the past months.

"They are no more than a stray dog gnawing at a bone given by the United States. It is ridiculous for them to talk about "sanctions" against us ... I don't understand why the south Korean people remain onlooker to their 'regime' in which Yoon Suk Yeol [the South Korean president] and his idiots continue to create dangerous situation," she said.

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Sexual Violence Against Finnish Girls on the Rise, Study Finds

Finnish girls are facing increasing amounts of sexual violence, a recent study from the University of Tampere has found, citing an increase in crimes perpetrated by strangers.

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❗️ EU attempts to cap gas prices create a dangerous precedent, threaten global recession - Russian Foreign Ministry

Thanksgiving Political 'Cheat Sheet' from Biden Admin Prompts Criticism and Ridicule

In order to help their supporters win family political debates, which may sometimes occur during Thanksgiving, some Biden administration officials have released a list of "top accomplishments [of the Biden's Administration]" to push against “that uncle” that comes “at you” about the president during the feast.

However, this list has started a big discussion, since it includes several questionable claims, regarding gas prices, inflation and taxes in particular.

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❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️Kremlin on coordination by Russia and Turkey of 'South Stream' security measures: there is such a need because of the existing potential threat;

▪️Russia conducted no strikes on social facilities in Ukraine;

▪️Kremlin on the West's plans to cap Russian oil prices: simply trying to make a decision for its own sake;

▪️CIS summit in St. Petersburg being prepared, but dates have yet to be agreed upon with participants.

❗️ The Russian MoD's latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️ Yesterday, the Russian armed forces launched a massive air, sea and land-based long-range precision strike against the military command and control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities, the purpose of the strike was achieved, all designated targets were hit;

▪️ The strikes disrupted the transfer of Ukrainian military reserves, foreign weapons, military equipment and ammunition to the combat areas by rail;

▪️ Not a single strike was made on targets within Kiev, and all the destruction announced by the Kiev regime in the city was the result of the failure of foreign and Ukrainian air defense missiles deployed in residential areas of the city.

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▪️Russian Forces eliminated up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed a Ukrainian armored vehicle and two pick-up trucks in the Kharkov region;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated up to 15 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed a Ukrainian infantry combat vehicle, one mortar crew and three other vehicles near Krasny Liman;

▪️Russian troops eliminated and wounded more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed one Ukrainian tank, six armored combat vehicles and three other vehicles in the DPR;

▪️Russian Forces hit 63 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter battery radar in the Kherson region, as well as eliminated two AN/TQP-36 stations in the DPR;

▪️Russian air defense destroyed four Ukrainian UAVs.

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⚡️FIFA World Cup 2022: Switzerland has won 1-0 against Cameroon

😻 📹 Have a look at the manul from the Moscow zoo, which is getting ready to meet the winter, being very ... VERY fluffy

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📹WATCH: Russian Forces perform missile launches, targeting the facilities of the Ukrainian military administration and related energy facilities.

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⚡️Russia’s MoD: Sergey Shoigu held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, discussed situation in northern Syria.

▪️The continuation of the grain deal was discussed between the two ministers, Russian MoD said;

▪️Turkish MoD tells Shoigu that Ankara's priority in northern Syria is prevention of a terrorist threat;

▪️Both sides noticed the importance of respecting the agreements on Syria.

🇺🇾 🇰🇷 The World Cup in Qatar will continue in 5 minutes with a match between Uruguay and South Korea.

All the four defenders and the goalkeeper of South Korea have the surname “Kim”! Will Uruguay pass such an organized defense? 😉

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Russia Slams 'Unacceptable' US Bio Weapons Research Near Its Borders

Russia believes that the US has been researching pathogens near the Russian border for use in its biological weapons program, the deputy Russian foreign minister in charge of arms control said Thursday.

"Russia has every reason to believe that components of biological weapons have been developed in the immediate vicinity of Russian borders. In particular, we have observed the US and its allies conducting biological warfare research beyond their national borders, including on our neighbors’ territory," Sergei Ryabkov told reporters in Moscow.

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⚽️ 🤑 Most Expensive 2022 FIFA World Cup Teams

The team with the highest "worth" (in terms of total transfer value) is England: 1.26 billion euros! An impressive amount. Nearly equally impressive are Brazil (1.14 billion) and France (exactly one billion euros)

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📹 Discussing US foreign policy, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters states that the conflict in Ukraine was “the best thing to happen to them”

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⚡️An update from Russia's MoD:

▪️On Thursday, as a result of the negotiations with Kiev, 50 Russian soldiers were released. They were in mortal danger in captivity;

▪️All released Russian troops are provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance;

▪️Released Russian troops will be delivered to Moscow by military planes for treatment and rehabilitation.

⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone conversation with the new prime minister of Iraq; congratulated him on assuming office - Kremlin;

▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Prime Minister positively assess work within OPEC+, which allows to ensure stability of global oil market - Kremlin;

▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Prime Minister discuss attempts by some western countries to impose restrictions on price of crude oil from russia - Kremlin.