🐻 Red Planet art: A NASA satellite captured image of a peculiar rock formation on Mars that looks like a bear.

❗️ The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on Nuland's words about a possible easing of sanctions after the withdrawal of forces from Ukraine: there is nothing new in her words, diplomatic solutions are not visible now

❗️Putin: The crimes of neo-Nazis in Ukraine against civilians - ethnic cleansing and punitive actions, say that they have forgotten the lessons of history

🤔 US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria "F*ck the EU" Nuland at a Senate hearing, January 26, 2023:

💬 “Senator Cruz, I, as well as you, I believe, along with the [Biden] administration, are very pleased to know that Nord Stream 2 is now, as you say, a pile of scrap metal at the bottom of the sea.”

❓ Victoria Nuland’s words are a reason to once again think about who benefited from the explosion on the NordStream pipeline.

Intel Shares Drop Almost 10% After Release of 2022 Financial Report

The world's largest computer components manufacturer, Intel, had its shares drop by almost 10% in price in after-trading hours amid the publication of the company's financial report, trading data showed on Friday.

Intel shares rose in value by 1.31%, to $30.09 per security on Thursday, but after the close of trading session, the shares fell by 9.74% to $27.16.

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📹 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denounced the western information war on Russian media while responding to Sputnik's question at the press conference in Eritrea.

He also revealed that during his trip to Africa, he encountered journalists promoting the interests of the "western information machine."

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🇭🇺 Hungary will not allow EU sanctions to target Russian nuclear power, Orban says

"We will not allow sanctions that further increase Hungarian inflation. The most important thing here is the price of energy. Therefore, we will not let the plan to extend sanctions to nuclear energy be implemented," Orban told to the local broadcaster.

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🇪🇬 Egyptian archaeologists uncover possibly the 'oldest' mummy ever found in the country

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered 4,300-year-old sealed tombs in the country’s Saqqara necropolis in Giza. The site contained what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the North African country to date.

Found at the bottom of a 15-meter-long shaft, the mummy is said to belong to a recently uncovered group of tombs from the fifth and sixth dynasty (from the early 25th century BC until the late 22th century BC) found near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, according to Zahi Hawass, director of the team.

The mummy is believed to be of a man named Hekashepes. It was was placed in a limestone sarcophagus that was sealed in mortar.

Archaeologists were also able to find a tomb belonging to Khnumdjedef, who was an inspector of the nobles, and a priest during the reign of Unas, the last pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty.

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

🔺 To kick things off, we’ll be discussing how weapons sales linked to Ukraine boost the US economy and how companies profit out of war
🔺 Next, Memphis is awaiting the release of a gruesome video of cops beating a black man to death as five police officers were charged
🔺 And, Marjorie Taylor Green may become Trump’s running mate while Biden plans to court wealthy donors to launch his campaign

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❗️The Dutch authorities refused to allow Russian diplomats to participate in a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Holocaust in Amsterdam, this decision is highly politicized, the Russian Embassy in The Hague said on Friday.

💬 "The Russian Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands deeply regrets the decision of the Dutch authorities to prevent the participation of representatives of the embassy in the annual ceremony in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, organized by the Dutch Auschwitz Committee on January 29 in Amsterdam. Whatever the reservations about the current political situation, this decision is highly politicized," the embassy wrote on social media.

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Bill Gates called the Ukrainian government corrupt and then praised its agricultural land, saying that it’s better than in the US: “the bread basket of Europe”.

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📹 The Russian T-80BV tank, adopted back in 1985, surpasses the latest Abrams modification in terms of power density and driving performance.

While the T-80BV drives up a snowy hill without visible effort, the most modern version of the Abrams could not overcome a similar obstacle.

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

▪️ The Armed Forces of Russia launched a massive missile attack, using high-precision long-range air- and sea-based rockets, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against the power facilities that operate Ukraine's military industrial complex and transport network on January 26. The goals of the massive attack have been reached. All of the assigned targets have been neutralized.

▪️ The attack has resulted in the frustration of armament and munition transportation to the operations area, including those sent by NATO countries. The production capacities of the entities tasked with repairing and restoring the military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been disrupted.

▪️ Russia’s artillery has neutralized the manpower and hardware of units from the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade and the 14th Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine in Kharkov region. Over 30 Ukrainian personnel, 2 motor vehicles, one US-manufactured M-777 artillery system, and one D-20 howitzer have been eliminated.

▪️ The offensive operations have resulted in the elimination of over 80 Ukrainian personnel, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, three pickups, one D-20 howitzer, two D-30 howitzers, one Msta-B howitzer, one US-manufactured M109 Paladin artillery system, and one US-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar in the DPR.

▪️ The Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of Russia have neutralized 79 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 102 areas.

▪️ Russian air defense units have shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 jet in the DPR.

▪️ Some 380 airplanes, 204 helicopters, 2,967 unmanned aerial vehicles, 402 air defense missile systems, 7,644 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 991 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,932 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,191 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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🕤 Delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine will take 'many months', White House says

▪️ Earlier, Berlin green-lighted the delivery of Germany's Leopard 2 main battle tank (MBT) to Kiev both from its own stockpiles and those of its allies. For its part, Washington has signaled its own readiness to provide the Ukrainian military with its M1 Abrams equivalent.

▪️ Supply of tanks to Ukraine will take Russia-West confrontation to new level, Moscow has warned.

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🫠 English, Mr. President, do you speak it?

Biden: “No president added more to the debt in four years than my president.”

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🇷🇺 🇪🇷 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Thursday on the last leg of his African tour.

While talking to reporters after negotiations, the top Russian diplomat revealed what Russia, Eritrea and 20 other countries united under the umbrella of the special group at the UN have in common.

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📹 Russian Tyulpan mortar crew launches strike against Ukrainian positions (video courtesy of Russian MoD)

The mortars are designed to destroy enemy strong points and large fortified areas. Its 240mm caliber and ballistic specifics allow it to penetrate three-meter-thick concrete structures.

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NATO Biggest Threat to Turkey's Independence and Sovereignty, Turkish Observers Say

Turkey celebrated the 70th anniversary of its NATO membership with much fanfare on February 18, 2022. Roughly a year later on January 19, Turkey’s Patriotic (Vatan) Party kicked off a nationwide campaign urging the national government to leave the bloc as soon as possible. What's behind the trend?

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⚡️ Kim Jong-un’s sister promised that the DPRK "will always stand in the same trench together with the army and the people of Russia."

She also added that the United States is fuelling instability in the world by pumping Ukraine with weapons, and she has no doubt that Russia will "burn” the weapons that the United States and Western countries brag about "to the ground".

US Cities on Alert for BLM Unrest After Atlanta Antifa Riots

Cities across the US have begun preparing for riots after last weekend's violence in Atlanta, Georgia, over the death of a Black man following his arrest.

Georgia state Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Thursday, in force until February 9, and called up 1,000 National Guard troopers in case of further unrest.

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Protests Across Middle East and Asia Against Danish Quran Burning

Protests have been held in several majority-Muslim nations against the desecration of the Islamic holy book the Quran by Danish and Dutch politicians.

Protesters marched in Pakistan, Iraq and Lebanon on Friday after Danish anti-Islam politician Rasmus Paludan burnt a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish embassy in the Swedish capital Stockholm on January 21.

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