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Ex-CIA Analyst Says Mainstream Media Killed Nord Stream Bombing Story

The bombing of the Russian Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines supplying Germany has directly benefitted business interests in the two countries now accused of the terrorist act: the US and Norway have both increased natural gas sales to Europe.

However Western media suppressed the revelation that the White House ordered the bombing of two Russian gas pipelines, a former CIA expert has alleged.

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📹 Russian Giatsint-B crews neutralize Ukrainian positions, hardware, and manpower (video courtesy of Russia's MoD)

The gun crew receives coordinates and rapidly starts its operation. Strikes are launched within in first minutes after the target acquisition. The fire is further adjusted by unmanned aircraft and forward artillery reconnaissance detachments.

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Rail Firm Refuses to Answer Ohio Citizen's Questions Over Chemical Disaster

An Ohio radio host has revealed that officials from the firm that ran the derailed train in last week's chemical spill refused to meet residents.

A train hauling tanks of the flammable, cancer-causing chemical Vinyl Chloride derailed near the small town of East Palestine, on the Pennsylvania border, on Friday February 3, causing an explosion that left a huge black mushroom cloud hanging over the area.

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From CAESAR to DANA: What Artillery Does NATO Have?

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently admitted that the Ukrainian conflict is “consuming an enormous amount of munitions and depleting allied stockpiles,” including large-caliber artillery ammunition.

This was echoed by a NATO source who told US media that ammunition for artillery systems, particularly 155mm artillery shells, is being used by Ukrainian forces at a rate that far exceeds the current industrial capacity of both the US and its NATO allies.

Can we refer to NATO artillery as sophisticated weaponry?

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🌏 While the United States seems to be quite fond of lecturing other countries about where they should or should not deploy their troops, it also has no problem with stationing large contingents of US troops on other countries’ doorstep – all for the sake of peace, of course.

One such example is East Asia where the US has dozens of military bases positioned in close proximity to China, with over 100 military installations located in Japan alone.

The US does not even make a secret that all this military might is gathered there to help contain China and to restrict the sea access for Beijing.

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China Develops Relations With Leading EU States, Despite Brussels' Resistance

China's Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are visiting Europe at virtually the same time. Their itineraries do not overlap except for their participation in the Munich Security Conference. Meanwhile, on the eve of the event, it is not yet known whether they will meet in person.

After France and before his visit to Moscow, Wang Yi will hold talks in Italy and Hungary. Anthony Blinken will visit Greece and Turkey, and will also attend the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Germany.

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Limited Meat Consumption More Environmentally Friendly Than Veganism: New Study

Veganism сauses more harm to the environment than limited meat consumption, a new study has revealed.

In the survey published in a social source journal, scientists from the University of Georgia found that many of soybean products that vegans use to get enough protein, such as tofu and tempeh, are largely imported from India, where their production adds to widespread deforestation and habitat loss.

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Man Starts Speaking With 'Irish Brogue' After Cancer Treatment

A peculiar development has been reported in the United States where a man reportedly developed an “Irish brogue” accent while being treated for prostate cancer, despite having no Irish background.

According to a report published in the British Medical Journal, the patient, a man in his 50s, exhibited this behavior while “receiving androgen deprivation therapy and abiraterone acetate/prednisone,” with his condition apparently being consistent with foreign accent syndrome.

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📹 Su-35S aircrews conduct patrols in the special military operation (video by Russian MoD)

The crews of the multi-purpose fighters have patrolled the assigned area and supported operations conducted by bomber and ground-attack aircraft.

Moreover, the Su-35S crews have supported helicopters while launching strikes against the military facilities and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his daughter have attended a sports event involving cabinet and ministry of defense staff, the country's state-run news agency reported.
This was the girl's fifth appearance in public and the first time that the daughter of the North Korean leader has attended a non-military event.

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Japan plans to buy 500 Tomahawk cruise missiles with the latest modification from the US. But will these missiles really enhance Japan's defense capabilities?

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🌍🇺🇳 Africa wants to be in "driver's seat" at UN Security Council, AU commissioner says

🗣"Let me be clear, it is obvious that to this world, Africa's interests are not fully catered for in the current high-level role being played in the UN Security Council," Bankole Adeoye underlined, as cited by the media. "Almost 60% to 70% of the issues [at the UNSC] are African, we want to be in the driver’s seat, we want to have our voice heard, and adequate participation and effective representation would be to the benefit of the whole of the African continent."

▪️The official made his statements on the sidelines of the African Union summit, which is taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 15-19 and is attended, among others, by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

▪️The potential reform of the UNSC, involving greater representation of African and Asian countries, has been long discussed within the body. Aside from multiple African states, the reform has been supported by permanent members of the council, including Russia and the US

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White House to Hold Secret Talks With Taiwan's Delegation Next Week, Media Reports

The negotiations are a part of a special diplomatic dialogue between the Unites States and Taiwan that has to remain private to avoid drawing the ire of China, the newspaper said.

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❗️North Korea has reportedly fired a ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan.
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Sturgeon's Departure Leaves Scottish National Party Without Obvious Successor, Experts Say

On Wednesday, Sturgeon announced her plans to step down as the first minister and SNP leader. She will remain in office until her successor is elected.

With eight years in office, Sturgeon is leaving as Scotland's longest-serving first minister as well as the first woman entrusted with such authority. Since assuming power in 2014, Sturgeon butted heads with Westminster on multiple occasions, steered her country through the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining her party's grip on Scotland's politics.

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'Time to Listen': Petition Urging Scholz to Stop Ukraine Military Aid Gains Over 500,000 Signatures

The petition noscriptd "Manifest for Peace" was launched on February 10 by Sahra Wagenknecht, a German lawmaker from The Left Party, and prominent feminist journalist Alice Schwarzer.

As of late Friday night, the petition had been signed by 506,157 people, including prominent German politicians, writers, and journalists.

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❗️North Korea has reportedly fired a ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan.
A ballistic missile fired by the DPRK allegedly fell inside the exclusive economic zone of Japan, a Japanese publication has reported, citing the prime minister.
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Ukrainian militants dropped ammunition with an unknown poisonous substance on the positions of Russian troops close to Ugledar, the Russian military told Sputnik.

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Trump Favored Against Biden, Harris in Hypothetical 2024 Presidential Matchups - Poll

Former US President Donald Trump is favored to beat both incumbent Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in hypothetical matchups for the 2024 US presidential election, a Harvard CAPS-Harris poll released exclusively to The Hill detailed.

Forty-six percent of respondents said that they would vote for Trump over Biden if the 2024 election were held today. Just 41% said they would vote for Biden, while 13% said they were unsure, the report said.

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