⚡️ Eight police officers were reportedly injured as a result of the vehicle explosion in Turkey - report

▪️On the highway between the Turkish provinces of Diyarbakir and Mardin at five in the morning, unknown persons detonated an explosive device in a car along the route of a bus carrying Turkish special forces;

▪️No fatalities resulted from the attack; the injured police officers received medical assistance. Our Sputnik correspondent reports that 9 people were hospitalized for examination and 7 have already been discharged;

▪️Law enforcement agencies have already detained two suspects, the administration of Diyarbakir reported.

A US F-35B fifth-generation fighter jet crashed during a test flight at a base in the state of Texas, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson said in a statement to Sputnik on Thursday.

💬"We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and understand that the pilot ejected successfully," the spokesperson said.

Lockheed will follow appropriate investigation protocol in this incident, the spokesperson added. Media reported that the F-35B aircraft was conducting a test flight.

📹 Video footage of the incident has since surfaced on social media (Warning: Video contains harsh language, viewer discretion is advised)

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‘The CIA Was Involved in the Assassination of President Kennedy,’ Top Source Tells Tucker Carlson

“We can’t see classified information about maybe the pivotal event in modern American history — and now we know why.”

An extremely high-level source verified that the CIA had a hand in the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy, Fox News Host Tucker Carlson has reported.

In an episode of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” which aired Thursday evening, the Fox News host said a source – who is “directly and personally familiar” with internal documents that the CIA is refusing to disclose – confirmed the records do indeed show the CIA was responsible for killing the popular US president.

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❗️Imposing new sanctions on Russia is the choice of Brussels, but these measures undermine interests of the EU countries, Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik

⚡️An air alert has been declared in all parts of Ukraine

Twitter Chaos: Multiple Journalists Axed From Platform Without Cause

Twitter CEO Elon Musk appeared to backtrack on his promise of being a “free speech absolutist” late Thursday after suspending the accounts of multiple journalists who produced reports on Twitter and its billionaire owner.

The South African entrepreneur officially acquired Twitter in October for some $40 billion. Since then, however, things at the company have appeared to spiral out of control - such as the sacking of about half the company staff and the loss of advertisers.

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Moscow: New Sanctions Against Russia Undermine Interests of EU States

Imposing new sanctions on Russia is the choice of the European Union, but these measures undermine the interests of the member states as well, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik on Friday.

💬"They [EU states] are abandoning market principles — in energy, finance, and in many other areas. This is their choice. But this choice, when implemented in concrete actions, undermines international economic relations in the form, in which they have been formed in recent years, and undermines the economic interests of these countries," Grushko said.

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❗️Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has outlined legitimate military targets for Russia:

▪️ Any troops of the enemy country.

▪️ Any military and auxiliary equipment of the enemy country.

▪️ Any objects of military infrastructure of the enemy country and some objects of the civilian infrastructure of the enemy country: bridges, transport stations, roads, energy facilities, factories and workshops that fulfill military orders.

▪️ Military-political leadership of the enemy country.

▪️ Armed forces of other countries that are allies of the enemy country.

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⚡️Drones used for attacks on Crimea and on other Russian regions were manufactured by the US Spektreworks company; the drones were tested in Arizona and later on the territory of Poland, authorities told Sputnik

❗️The accession of the breakaway Republic of Kosovo to the European Union will be a lengthy and complex process, given that five member states have not yet recognized its sovereignty, a EU source told Sputnik.

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

▪️Russian Forces eliminated up to 20 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed two Ukrainian armored vehicles and three pick-up trucks near Kupyansk (Kharkov region);

▪️Russian troops eliminated more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two Ukrainian infantry combat vehicles and three pick-up trucks near Krasny Liman (DPR). In addition, three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were eliminated by Russian Forces in the DPR and in the LPR;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated and wounded more than 40 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed three Ukrainian armored combat vehicles and two other vehicles near Donetsk;

▪️Russian servicemen eliminated up to 50 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed three other vehicles near Sladkoe settlement (DPR);

▪️Russian Forces hit 64 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

▪️The Russian Army destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot in Kharkov;

▪️Russian troops destroyed the radar station of a S-300 rocket system in the DPR;

▪️Russian air defense destroyed four Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted two HIMARS rockets.

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😱 "Be careful what you wish for, because I may show up," Biden warned those African leaders who showed hospitality by inviting him to their home countries.

The US president reminded potential hosts that rich relatives "never show up," but poor relatives do, who eat off the hosts and stay longer than necessary.

Do you think the ice cream could be in danger? Will Biden stay in Africa for long? Share your opinion with us 😝

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Catch our show Fault Lines, where we provide updates on all the most vital stories! Here's our line-up for Friday:

🔺 First, we look at the results of the US-Africa summit
🔺 Next, we discuss Pete Buttigieg vacationing in Portugal while the rail strike was looming, but pretending to be in the States
🔺 Finally, we talk about new weapons being sent to Ukraine

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UN General Assembly Adopts Russian Resolution on Combating Glorification of Nazism

The document, ennoscriptd "Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" was adopted in a 120-50 vote, with 10 abstentions.

The United States, Ukraine, Japan and EU member states including Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and others voted against. Israel, India, China and Serbia were among those countries that supported the Russian-drafted resolution. Turkey, South Korea, Switzerland and Afghanistan abstained.

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❗️⚽️ Western media: FIFA rejected Zelensky's request to show his video message at the stadium before the World Cup match in Qatar; Zelensky's office was surprised by the refusal

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