⚡️ Kosovo leaders formally signed application to join EU

Lionel Messi Avers Int'l Retirement Post Qatar World Cup Final

⚽️😱 Messi has been in red-hot form in Qatar, having already scored five goals there, putting himself at par with France's Kylian Mbappe to become the joint top-scorer at the 2022 edition of the World Cup.

However, he has confirmed to retire from international football after 2022 FIFA World Cup final.

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Kiev Angered by 'Ukraine Conflict' No Longer Trending on Twitter

Mikhail Podolyak, advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky, has lashed out at Twitter over the reportedly "radical curtailment of tweets" on the developments in Ukraine.

The Kiev regime has long had a bone to pick with Elon Musk over his much-publicized remarks on the Ukraine conflict. Back in March, the CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX was adamant that his company's Starlink project, designed to provide high-speed broadband Internet around the world via thousands of satellites, would not block Russian news sources.

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💧 Researchers from Cornell University and Clemson University have developed and analyzed droplet experiments and conducted them on the International Space Station.

The results of the experiment can be applied to everyday life, such as raindrops falling from cars, airplanes and roofs, as well as for applications in the field of energy production, aerospace engineering and cell adhesion at the micro level. However, these phenomena are difficult to model because at small scales the dynamics of droplets is too fast to be observed. And the lower gravity in space means that the team can explore larger droplets, from a couple of millimeters in diameter to 10 times the size

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️The Russian Army eliminated up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen in the Kupyansk direction;

▪️Russian forces liberated the main part of Vodyanoe in the Donestk direction, eliminating up to 50 Ukrainian troops;

▪️Russian forces hit the Ukrainian command post of the Liman operation-tactical group in the Kramatorsk area;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot that contained up to 2,000 Grad missiles and over 3,000 artillery shells;

▪️Russian forces thwarted counterattacks by three Ukrainian assault groups in the LPR, with the Ukrainian Army losses exceeding 60 people;

▪️Russian air defense systems destroyed three UAVs in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

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“People were running in panic”: A girl from Donetsk describes the first minutes after Ukrainian forces shelled a shopping center.

Norwegian Woman Faces Prison Term for 'Criminal Transphobia' After Claiming Men Cannot Be Lesbians

Tonje Gjevjon was informed on November 17 that she was under police investigation for hate speech after making a post on social media.

💬 “It’s just as impossible for men to become lesbian as it is for men to become pregnant,” Gjevjon wrote in her post, adding, “Men are men regardless of their sexual fetishes.”

The artist later explained that her post was motivated by a desire to bring attention to Norway’s hate speech law, which was changed in 2020. At the time, the country's parliament voted to make hate speech against individuals identifying as transgender illegal.

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🇷🇺🐱 A jungle-cat from Moscow Zoo named Zauri came to enjoy a bit of "fitness" in the snowy weather in Moscow, though it seems a bit lazy (well, we can sympathize with that).

Its keeper doesn’t force the cat to exercise, just gently invites Zauri to do a small warm-up. The cat graciously steps on the stump and performs a part of its exercise program but does it so slowly it's as though it wants to make its keeper beg for more. It even takes a lofty approach to food, taking its time to choose between different treats.

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🇪🇺 There is no free choice in the EU when it comes to watching TV or reading websites, says Austria’s former top diplomat Karin Kneissl:

📹 «You cannot open the Sputnik website anymore. You cannot retrace it on your satellite dish. So this is a very regrettable situation. And to put it in a nutshell, I experience now, as somebody living in Lebanon, we have more freedom of speech in the Middle East. This is Turkey. This is Lebanon. These are the Emirates, the other Gulf countries. You have more freedom of press, in your choice and your personal choice that you can make, than you have in the European Union.»

We also discussed EU’s price cap on Russian oil, the issue of broken trust between Russia and the West, Europe’s approach to African and Asian affairs. All of that coming up as @SputnikInt will be publishing the full interview shortly.

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US Forces Create Space Unit in South Korea: Commander

💬 "The activation here today of U.S. Space Forces Korea ... enhances our ability to defend the homeland, and should ensure peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia," LaCamera said during the launching ceremony.

The launch of the unit illustrates US commitment to strengthening security in the Indo-Pacific region and tightening Washington-Seoul defense cooperation, the USFK Commander added.

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EU, UK Gorging on Russian Diesel as Sanctions Deadline Nears, Data Shows

Brussels and London have spent months outlining measures designed to bankrupt Russia by crippling its energy exports, while quietly continuing to buy oil and gas on the sly. Ahead of a diesel oil embargo set to go into effect in February, the EU27 and the UK seem to have ramped up purchases of the energy source to highs unseen in over five years.

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🇺🇸 Former US President Donald Trump has teased a “major announcement” set for Thursday, seen in cartoon form pulling a Clark Kent-style move with his shirt while beaming lasers from his eyes, with Trump Tower visible in the background.

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By Demanding Russia’s ‘Complete Isolation,’ Baltics Risk Economic Annihilation: Here’s Why

Cursed (or blessed) by geography to share a common border and centuries of economic, political, and cultural ties with their Russian neighbors, the Baltic countries have been at the forefront of demanding that Moscow be "isolated," "restricted," and "punished" for its military operation in Ukraine.

But every time one of them demands a new sanctions package or energy price cap, it seems to be ordinary Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians that suffer, not Russia.

To find out more about how cooperation with Russia benefits the Baltic states, read this.

🎅🐟 Submarine Santa brings Christmas cheer to a Tokyo aquarium

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‼️Fed raises rates by 50 basis points in first slowing of US rate hikes this year

🔺 We continue our coverage of the US-Africa Leaders Summit and invite Dr. Gerald Horne to discuss the Biden administration's attempts to impress top diplomats from the Global South
🔺 Next, we bring on Robert Fantina to discuss Bernie Sanders' withdrawal of the War Powers Resolution
🔺 And finally, Dr. Linwood Tauheed joins us to explain what we need to know about Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX's collapse

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🇫🇷🇲🇦 France advances to World Cup final after beating Morocco in 2-0 match

➡️France will now face against Argentina for the Sunday final, as Morocco and Croatia meet up for the third-place match on Saturday

Russian Tor-M2U SAM system in action as part of the special military operation in Ukraine (video courtesy of Russia’s MoD)

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‼️Canada revokes sanctions waiver for maintenance of Nord Stream 1 turbine - statement

FBI, Ukraine IT Army & Fauci: How Elon Musk's Twitter Files Sent Liberals Into Meltdown

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is continuing to release material within the framework of his "Twitter Files" dump, which remains largely ignored by the US mainstream media.

Jason Goodman, a US investigative journalist and founder of Crowdsource the Truth has discussed with Sputnik why Musk dubbed the platform "a crime scene."

💬 "Twitter may have begun as an innocent social media network, but as it has grown in popularity and use, it has been infiltrated by a vast network of criminals, including what many refer to as the 'Deep State.' In fact, by exposing the number of former US Intelligence Community professionals who had careers at Twitter and elsewhere in social media, the deep state is being defined by their own resumes," Goodman said.

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An ex-taxi driver from Donetsk shares how she became a Jack-of-all-trades assistant for the Russian Army