❗️ Biden will veto US Speaker McCarthy's Debt Limit Bill if passed by Congress - White House

Iran launches exports to Saudi Arabia after renewal of diplomatic ties

Iran has started exporting the first batch of goods to Saudi Arabia, as the two countries agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in March following years of tensions, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin said on Tuesday.

"Given this event [the resumption of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh], the agenda includes the export of Iranian goods to Saudi Arabia ... With the start of trade between Iran and Saudi Arabia, employees of the ministry of industry, mine and trade have initiated the exports of goods," the minister said as quoted by Iranian news agency.

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Elijah Magnier, veteran war correspondent joined us to discuss the US pulling out of Sudan

🗣 ”The role of the US has always been detrimental anywhere they have intervened and to the point that they don't know how to make peace, they know how to create coup d'etat and supply weapons for one side against another, which they will end up soon doing in Sudan,” Elijah says

🎧Listen to more of Elijah Magnier’s analysis in our podcast The Final Countdown

🇷🇺 🇦🇪 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the minister of state of the United Arab Emirates

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❗️ NATO wanted to destroy Russia, but eventually rallied it - Russian FM Sergey Lavrov

❗️ Russia will do everything so that people of Russian culture in Ukraine are not exterminated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said

🇷🇺 The former president of Russia commented on Biden's decision to run for president in 2024

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❗️ Latest statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov from his press conference after the Security Council meeting:

▪️ The situation around the grain deal is at an impasse, the West's approach to its implementation is not serious.

▪️ The content of the message of Guterres on the grain deal has yet to be reported to Putin.

▪️ Russia hopes that the West will show responsibility, and will not declare the possibility of starting a third world war with the victory of Russia in Ukraine.

▪️ The United States has a strong desire to destroy the Russian economy, it does not depend on administrations.

▪️ Russia has every opportunity not to depend on the West imposing sanctions against it.

▪️ Western statements about the possible start of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine only after the counteroffensive of Kiev is schizophrenia.

▪️The European Union is militarizing at a record pace and turning into an aggressive structure to contain Russia.

▪️ Preparations are underway for the next round of the war for the preservation of world domination by the West.

▪️ Lavrov on depleted uranium missiles already sent to Ukraine: we must remember shared responsibility.

▪️ The de-dollarization process has begun.

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🇷🇺🇵🇸 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Palestinian colleague

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📹 Russian special forces identified and destroyed the enemy in special military operation zone

The fighters of the special forces unit during the course of reconnaissance revealed the position of the enemy of the coking plant, where the personnel were located. The identified target was hit with 120-mm mortars, as a result of which the enemy was destroyed.

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Roughly 19 countries seek to join BRICS: report

🌐 These nations’ requests will be discussed at June’s scheduled meeting of BRICS top diplomats, which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, according to foreign media reports.

Earlier, the Kremlin confirmed 🇷🇺Russian President Vladimir Putin had received an invitation to the BRICS summit in August.

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🔺 To kick things off, we talk about Russian FM's Latin American four-day four-country tour
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For heaven's sake: 700-year-old "angels" appear in Norway's oldest cathedral during renovation

Medieval paintings hidden for centuries have been revealed as specialists were working on the restoration of Norway's oldest Stavanger Cathedral.

The two-meter-tall paintings were found by accident, hidden several meters above ground and covered by a layer of lime plaster. They are believed to be 700 years old and suffered damage over time.

One theory suggests they were hidden during the Reformation due to their association with Catholicism or because of flaws.

Following restoration, the paintings are now on display for visitors at the cathedral.

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Lavrov and Guterres touch on Ukraine, Mideast & grain deal at UNSC meeting

Russian FM Lavrov discussed Ukraine, Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan with UN SG Guterres, as well as the Black Sea grain deal and Russia's cooperation with the UN. They also talked about visa issues and the US failure to fulfill its obligations.

Both sides emphasized the importance of strengthening the UN's central coordinating role in global politics and promoting multilateralism.

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Switzerland imported over ten tonnes of Russian gold in March

Switzerland imported more than ten tonnes of Russian gold via the United Kingdom in March, for a total sum of 565 million Swiss francs ($638 million), in compliance with all the trade restrictions, the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) said on Tuesday.

"The imports from Russia reached 569 million francs in March, of which 565 million francs fall on gold, produced in Russia (10,117 kilograms [22,304 pounds]), that was imported to Switzerland via the UK," the FOCBS said in a statement.

The gold imports comply with the current rules of trade, the FOCBS added.

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Equipped with a powerful cannon and fitted with a wide assortment of active and passive defensive measures, the T-14 Armata may well be one of the deadliest tools at Russia's disposal.

So what is the T-14 Armata, Russia's newest main battle tank?

What Are Klub Missiles That India Reportedly Seeks to Purchase From Russia?

🇮🇳🚀 The Navy has been using the Klub missile for decades, and the weapon system serves as one of the key components of the country's blue water force's ships, including frigates and destroyers, and submarines.

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📹 Russian strike brigades hit Ukrainian manpower

Attack drone operators strike at enemy manpower in positions.

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🇯🇵🚀 Japan's first private lunar mission fails to confirm successful landing

💬 "Our HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander was expected to land on the surface of the moon at 1:40 am JST on April 26, 2023 [16:40 GMT April 25]. At this time, our Mission Control Center in Tokyo has not been able to confirm the success of the lander," the company said.

An earlier livestream of the landing event captured the immediate reaction of individuals involved in the project, capturing many officials sporting somber faces.

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🇺🇸 Joe Biden goes on bizarre rant about “gradpop” same day he launches presidential campaign

Biden tells a story about being born in the same hospital as that in which his grandfather died just two weeks earlier. Which is poignant, but for the fact that Joe Biden was born in Pennsylvania, and the grandfather to whom he is probably referring died in Maryland a year earlier.

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