⚡️ Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton coauthored strategy on creating bioweapons to assure US 'global leadership', Russian MOD says

⚡️ On November 26, nine Russian servicemen were returned to Russia as a result of a prisoner swap with Ukraine, the Russian MoD says

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A video showing a man carrying a heavy motorcycle on his head while climbing onto a bus and placing it on the trunk is going viral on social media.

The video shocked netizens:

“I literally need this neck strength,” one user wrote.

“The real BAHUBALI (One With Strong Arms),” another netizen reacted.

❗️Key points from the Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops briefing on the Pentagon bioweapons program:

▪️Russia will bring up the question of the goals of the Pentagon’s biological programs at the upcoming Biological Weapons Convention conference;

▪️Moscow proposed a resumption of negotiations on a legally binding protocol to the BWC featuring lists of pathogens, toxins, and an effective verification mechanism;

▪️The US' military biological activity in Ukraine raises questions even among their allies;

▪️There are reports of a new deadly COVID Omicron strain that causes the death of 80% of laboratory animals at a Boston lab;

▪️The Boston COVID experiment indicates that the US lacks a monitoring system for research in the fields of genetic engineering and synthetic biology.

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⚡️ Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei passed away, Belarusian state media say

⚡️Moscow stunned by news of the death of Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, Russia’s MFA will make an official statement on the matter.

▪️The media did not provide any details on the cause of death of the minister, who held his post since 2012.

▪️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was expected to hold a meeting with Makei on Monday.

⚡️ Embassy of Russia in Belarus: Vladimir Makei made a great contribution to strengthening relations between Moscow and Minsk, his death is an irreplaceable loss

In an interview with Sputnik, Princy Mthombeni, nuclear activist, head and founder of the platform Africa4Nuclear, says that the peaceful atom is key to Africa's industrial development – and, subsequently, solving social and economic problems.

🗣 "I believe that industrialization starts – our development starts – with addressing issues of energy poverty," Mthombeni underlines, adding: "When investors want to come and invest in your country, what they look for first is [...] 'Do you have the guaranteed reliable supply of electricity?.' Then by deploying their nuclear power programs on the African continent we would be able to solve [the energy poverty] issue and therefore lift many people out of poverty."

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❗️The head of Taiwan’s administration, Tsai Ing-wen, announced her resignation as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, citing the party's poor results in local elections, in which voters chose the opposing Kuomintang Party.

▪️The Democratic Progressive Party has traditionally opposed rapprochement with mainland China and sought to expand diplomatic relations with foreign powers, including the United States. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait were dramatically exacerbated after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid an official visit to the island in August. Delegations sent to Taiwan by several other countries, including France and Japan, have also done little to improve the situation.

▪️In September, Tsai Ing-wen also said that Taiwan is “proud” of its efforts to help the Kiev regime, with Taipei sending tens of millions of dollars’ worth of assistance to Ukraine, escalating the crisis between Kiev and Moscow, and ramping up exchanges between officials. Formally, Taiwan and Ukraine do not maintain diplomatic relations, with Kiev joining most of the rest of the world in support of the One China Policy in the 1990s.

▪️China-US ties have sunk to their lowest point since the normalization of relations in 1979, with problems stemming from the trade and tech wars launched by the Trump administration in 2018. China has also called out the Biden administration, saying Washington has repeatedly violated the One China Policy on Taiwan.

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⚡️ Washington authorizes Chevron to import Venezuelan petroleum products to US - Treasury

❗️The White House’s latest statements on US easing of Venezuela-related sanctions:

▪️Washington is willing to provide targeted sanctions relief to Venezuela to encourage a negotiated solution between the government and opposition;

▪️The US government retains the authority to amend or revoke authorization should Venezuela fail to negotiate in good faith and stick to commitment;

▪️US will require significant reporting by Chevron on the financial operations of joint ventures in Venezuela to ensure full transparency.

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Top Hungarian Diplomat Slams European Parliament for Politicizing Rule-of-Law Row

The European Commission proposed in September that the Council of the EU freeze 7.5 billion euro ($7.8 billion) in EU budget funding for Hungary, citing corruption, after the EU executive triggered the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism against it in April.

The European Parliament voted 416-124 on Thursday in favor of keeping the freeze on, arguing that 17 remedial actions agreed by Brussels and Budapest were not sufficient to address "the existing risks to the EU’s financial interests," even if implemented fully. The Council has until December 19 to make a decision.

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