📹 US VP Kamala Harris explained why she is so cheerful:

"My mother sometimes gave us "hard times". She told us: "I don't know what's the matter with you young people, you feel like you just fell from a coconut tree"

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📹🥴 President Biden said: "We will win this fight!" at a flag-bedecked event at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York and… apparently got lost on the stage right after that

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US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets have begun training flights in Estonia

According to a local broadcaster’s report, 12 fighter jets were transferred from the United States to a Polish airbase for military drills in early April. Three of the fighters arrived at Estonia's Amari airbase near Tallinn this week. The drills include the practice of quickly responding to threats in cooperation with other countries.

US Ambassador in Estonia George Kent told the broadcaster that the fighters conduct joint flights with pilots from other countries.

"This morning, the pilots flew down to Lithuania, and we're working with Portuguese and Romanian pilots, and they hope, perhaps tomorrow, to be up in the air with British Typhoons also operating out of Amari. This is not the first time F-22s have visited Amari. I think the first time was in 2015, and I anticipate they will also be back. And that's an issue for our two militaries to discuss the timing and purpose," Kent said.

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What’s going on in Pakistan?

9 May, Pakistan's authorities arrested former PM Iran Khan in connection with corruption case, which reportedly caused a loss of $17.6 million to the national exchequer.

The actions spurred mass protests across the country, with activists setting police vehicles on fire and damaging government property. The police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds.

We believe that [Imran Khan] is different from others [other politicians], a doctor and supporter of Pakistan’s former PM told Sputnik India, expressing his opinion on the cause of protests.

On Wednesday night, over 500 protesters in Lahore attacked PM Shehbaz Sharif’s current residence, setting vehicles parked outside on fire.

Sputnik India is following developments closely, get connected!

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Sweden Democrat Bjorn Soder has promised a "culture war against what he dubbed "the decadent left's cultural policy" 

High-profile Sweden Democrat Bjorn Soder has sparked a firestorm by promising a "culture war against what he dubbed "the decadent left's cultural policy," which, according to him, will soon be relegated to the past.

"The culture war has begun. And conservatism will win. The decadent left's cultural policy will soon be a thing of the past. For far too long it has prevailed as a result of unrestrained socialist influence and a neutered bourgeoisie. But now it's over," Soder tweeted.

The post has received over a million views in a country of over 10 million and has sparked furious reactions from left-wing profiles and even government allies.

Over the decades, the national-conservative Sweden Democrats have risen from being a fringe party to the largest on the country's right, gaining influence in the government and a say on key issues.

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📹 Donald Trump intends to pardon many of the convicted rioters near the Capitol on January 6, 2021 if he wins the presidential election

The former president made such a statement at a meeting with voters on CNN.

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France is ready to strengthen cooperation with China on the Ukrainian issue

"China plays an important role in ensuring peace and stability around the world. France is ready to boost cooperation with China on the Ukrainian issue and other important international and regional issues, to find more areas of common interest," French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said during a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Paris.

Qin, in turn, stressed that China's starting point in resolving the Ukrainian crisis is the provisions put forward by President Xi Jinping.

"China is committed to promoting a political solution to the crisis, maintains cooperation with all parties, and will continue to play a constructive role in this issue," the Chinese foreign minister said.

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Will Pakistan's 🇵🇰🇦🇫 Afghan policy change after arrest of Imran Kahn? Experts don't think so.

💬 “No changes are expected. Islamabad is also afraid of crushing the Taliban*. If they do, it could be even worse, ” a Georgiy Michitidze, an expert on global terrorism, had told Sputnik.

👉 FIND OUT WHY on Sputnik

*under UN sanctions

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The security of Slovak President Zuzana Caputova was reinforced after she received death threats

Caputova received threats targeting her and her children, as well as bullets in envelopes, messages regarding planted explosives and antisemitic letters.

Caputova assumed office in June 2019. She is the first female president in the history of Slovakia. In February, Caputova said that she had not yet decided whether she would run for presidency at the next election, which is scheduled for 2024.

Previously she praised role of Soviet Red Army in liberation of Slovakia from Nazis.

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📹 The FSB stopped an attempt to import 492 kg of Latin American cocaine into Russia, the batch was seized on the border with Belarus

The Latin American cocaine, which was intercepted at the border, was hidden in a cache in a truck.

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⚡ Britain reportedly gave Ukraine Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles

London received assurances from Kiev that they would not be used against targets within Russia, CNN reported, citing several high-ranking Western officials.

According to a senior US official, as cited by the broadcaster, such a missile is "a real game-changer" that gives Ukraine the opportunity it has been asking for since the beginning.

Russia is extremely negative about the UK's supply of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to Kiev; an adequate response will be required, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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❗️There has been an explosion in the center of Milan, reports say

According to preliminary data, a parked van blew up, local media reports.

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❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ Russia has never used energy for political purposes, but the West is exerting tremendous pressure, we will not leave the asset freeze unanswered;

▪️ The Kremlin called the confiscation of money from the Russians theft: this is a direct encroachment on private property;

▪️ The Russians have every reason to litigate in connection with the confiscation of money by the United States, but there are no prospects there;

▪️ The withdrawal by the United States of money from the Russians and its transfer to Kiev cannot be left unanswered;

▪️ US confiscation of money from Russian citizens and its transfer to Kiev undermines investor confidence and will boomerang on the states.

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