Toppling Dollar Hegemony? India May Lead by Example in Global South

🇮🇳💰 India’s decision to be paid in national currencies came amid geopolitical and economic tension, as the US restricted trade with Russia and Iran in the dollar. The move was also made with the hope that it would promote the growth of global trade with an emphasis on Indian exports and increase the interest of other countries in the rupee.

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❗️UN experts found no evidence to corroborate the US' allegations North Korea supplied weapons to Russia for use in Ukraine, a diplomatic source familiar with the report submitted to the UN Security Council committee told Sputnik.

The experts submitted their confidential report to the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea, according to the source.

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Treaty of Shimoda: Not Cause for Protests, but Proof of Russia-Japan Permanent Peace & Friendship

On February 7, 1855, the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan signed the Japanese-Russian Friendship Treaty in the city of Shimoda, Article II of which demarcated the border between the two countries for the first time.

However, behind the subtleties of demarcation that Japanese nationalists are eager to escalate today, the main point of the treaty remains unnoticed. The key statement is contained in Article I of the treaty, which reads: "Henceforth there shall be permanent peace between the Empire of Russia and the Empire of Japan, including the security of persons and property of both nations."

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🎈 US Air Force vs Chinese Balloon: A ‘Victory’ for the Ages

“Shooting down China’s balloon was indeed the F-22’s first air-to-air kill,” says Rebecca Grant, an Air Force systems specialist and president of IRIS Independent Research.

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‼️Turkish Vice President: Earthquake death toll rises to 5,895 as injured tally hits 34,810

Residents of Turkey’s Diyarbakir hoping their relatives will be found alive in the rubble after a series of devastating earthquakes as search and rescue work continues

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Death Toll From Syria's Earthquake Tops 1,250, Another 2,054 Injured - Health Ministry

Aftermath of earthquakes in Turkey’s hard-hit Hatay province

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Russian emergency teams rescue a man who was trapped under the rubble in the Syrian city of Jableh

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Bern Mulls Allowing NATO to Re-export Swiss-made Weapons to Ukraine

“We shouldn’t have the veto to stop others helping Ukraine. If we do that, we support Russia which is not a neutral position. Other countries want to support Ukraine and do something for the security and stability of Europe. They cannot understand why Switzerland has to say no,” Free Democratic Party of Switzerland leader Thierry Burkart suggested.

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7-year-old boy rescued after being trapped for 36 hours under the rubble in Gaziantep, Turkey

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🥴Biden Met by Boos After Saying GOP Wants to Alter Social Security in Debt Limit Debate

The US president was met with a chorus of boos and even multiple shouts of "liar" from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after he accused Republicans of planning to cut social security and medicare amid a debt ceiling standoff.