❗️ Biden will raise the issue of making changes to the UN Security Council next week, he considers it timely - White House
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Four members of a Greek rescue team were killed and 15 others were injured in a car accident in the city of Marawah in Libya's east, the health minister for the Libyan eastern government said on Sunday.
The Hellenic National Defence General Staff said earlier in the day that a bus carrying Greek military doctors dispatched in flood-hit Libya was involved in an accident and several employees received minor injuries.
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The Hellenic National Defence General Staff said earlier in the day that a bus carrying Greek military doctors dispatched in flood-hit Libya was involved in an accident and several employees received minor injuries.
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🇮🇱 Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday for the 37th week of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform, following a Supreme Court hearing against interfering with the country's fundamental laws, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
The symbol of the protest in Tel Aviv was the 1948 Israeli Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the establishment of the country and set out the basic principles of its existence as a democratic Jewish state.
Israeli Supreme Court began reviewing petitions against a July legal reform that curtails its power to overturn government decisions, potentially leading to the first-ever Supreme Court intervention in Israel's history and a deeper constitutional crisis.
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The symbol of the protest in Tel Aviv was the 1948 Israeli Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed the establishment of the country and set out the basic principles of its existence as a democratic Jewish state.
Israeli Supreme Court began reviewing petitions against a July legal reform that curtails its power to overturn government decisions, potentially leading to the first-ever Supreme Court intervention in Israel's history and a deeper constitutional crisis.
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🇨🇦 Canada will contribute 33 million Canadian dollars ($24.4 million) to a UK-led international partnership to provide air defense systems to Ukraine, the Canadian government said on Sunday.
The statement added that this contribution would be part of the $500 million funding, announced in June by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his visit to Kiev.
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The statement added that this contribution would be part of the $500 million funding, announced in June by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his visit to Kiev.
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🇺🇸 The next logical step for the Biden administration to take when it comes to arming Kiev may very well be to provide its client with mini-nukes, former Central Intelligence Agency officer Ray McGovern fears.
“We’re running out of ammunition. The president says ‘Ok, let’s give the Ukrainians some more ammunition,’ and his advisors say ‘We’re too low. So what else have we got? Well we don’t have any more 155 mm shells for our howitzers and so forth but we could give them cluster munitions.’ Now we’re giving them depleted uranium shells. And what’s the next step? Well the next step would be these little mini-nukes. We’ll give ‘em that, if push comes to shove,’” McGovern said in a podcast appearance alongside Scott Ritter.
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“We’re running out of ammunition. The president says ‘Ok, let’s give the Ukrainians some more ammunition,’ and his advisors say ‘We’re too low. So what else have we got? Well we don’t have any more 155 mm shells for our howitzers and so forth but we could give them cluster munitions.’ Now we’re giving them depleted uranium shells. And what’s the next step? Well the next step would be these little mini-nukes. We’ll give ‘em that, if push comes to shove,’” McGovern said in a podcast appearance alongside Scott Ritter.
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At least 167 Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants of the radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab in western Somalia, Somali media portal reported, citing the group.
The group also said that surviving Ethiopian soldiers had been captured and the advance of Ethiopian troops had been stopped, the report said, adding that the militants also destroyed Ethiopian military equipment and seized a large amount of weapons.
The Ethiopian military tried to strengthen its forward operating base in the town of Wajid, which has been under militants’ control for almost a decade, the news portal reported.
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The group also said that surviving Ethiopian soldiers had been captured and the advance of Ethiopian troops had been stopped, the report said, adding that the militants also destroyed Ethiopian military equipment and seized a large amount of weapons.
The Ethiopian military tried to strengthen its forward operating base in the town of Wajid, which has been under militants’ control for almost a decade, the news portal reported.
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🛸 NASA has put doubt in one of the most popular so-called unidentified flying object (UFO) videos captured by the US military. The 'GOFAST' infrared video had been filmed by American Navy fighter pilots off the coast of the Atlantic back in January 2015.
New analysis “reveals a less extraordinary interpretation” of the sighting, according to an advisory report released on 14 September 14, suggesting that the 'GOFAST UFO' was “most likely” just a conventional object “drifting with the wind”.
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New analysis “reveals a less extraordinary interpretation” of the sighting, according to an advisory report released on 14 September 14, suggesting that the 'GOFAST UFO' was “most likely” just a conventional object “drifting with the wind”.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia can ensure the security of the Northern Sea Route independently and does not require assistance from its partners, according to Russia's top Arctic affairs diplomat, Ambassador at Large Nikolai Korchunov. He dismissed the need for Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy warships to patrol the route.
Additionally, Russia and China are preparing to sign a collaboration pact for the Snezhinka Arctic hydrogen energy project, focusing on constructing an autonomous power plant using renewable energy sources in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The details of this agreement are currently being finalized.
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Additionally, Russia and China are preparing to sign a collaboration pact for the Snezhinka Arctic hydrogen energy project, focusing on constructing an autonomous power plant using renewable energy sources in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The details of this agreement are currently being finalized.
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🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will have an "extremely busy" schedule of bilateral meetings during the upcoming week of the high-level session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told Sputnik.
In addition to bilateral meetings, the Russian foreign minister will also participate in a number of important events in a multilateral format, including meetings of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), BRICS and the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter, the ambassador added.
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In addition to bilateral meetings, the Russian foreign minister will also participate in a number of important events in a multilateral format, including meetings of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), BRICS and the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter, the ambassador added.
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🇺🇸 The United Auto Workers (UAW) union rejected an offer from US automaker Stellantis to increase workers' wages by 21%, union head Shawn Fain said.
💬 "We’ve asked for a 40% pay increase... because in the last four years alone the CEO pay went up 40%… It's [Stellantis’ proposal] definitely a no-go," Fain explained.
On Friday, about 13,000 workers went on strike after the UAW in the United States announced that strikes at all three plants of the US "big three" automakers, namely Ford, Stellantis and GM, had begun after negotiations failed to increase workers' wages by a deadline set late Thursday night.
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💬 "We’ve asked for a 40% pay increase... because in the last four years alone the CEO pay went up 40%… It's [Stellantis’ proposal] definitely a no-go," Fain explained.
On Friday, about 13,000 workers went on strike after the UAW in the United States announced that strikes at all three plants of the US "big three" automakers, namely Ford, Stellantis and GM, had begun after negotiations failed to increase workers' wages by a deadline set late Thursday night.
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🇺🇸🫥 Superior stealth capabilities: US military can’t find ‘missing’ F-35B fighter jet after ‘mishap’
An F-35B Lightning II jet has been lost somewhere in North Carolina in a training "mishap", according to US Marine Corps.
The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and authorities are still looking for the missing jet worth $136 million of taxpayers' money.
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An F-35B Lightning II jet has been lost somewhere in North Carolina in a training "mishap", according to US Marine Corps.
The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft and authorities are still looking for the missing jet worth $136 million of taxpayers' money.
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🇷🇺 Key points from the interview Russia's envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia gave to Sputnik
▪️Kiev has failed to "convince" neutral countries and international organizations to implement its "peace formula"
▪️The UN’s statements that saving the world's hungry depends on the Black Sea Grain Initiative are false: “This does not correspond to reality, and we have repeatedly cited the relevant figures and facts," Nebenzia said
▪️Western countries, under far-fetched pretexts, blocked work on a resolution drafted by Russia and China on easing sanctions against North Korea
▪️Allegations that Pyongyang has been supplying weapons to Russia are not confirmed - even by the UNSC special committee on North Korea
▪️Russia will continue develop contacts with North Korea at the interstate level as no UN Security Council resolution prohibits this
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▪️Kiev has failed to "convince" neutral countries and international organizations to implement its "peace formula"
▪️The UN’s statements that saving the world's hungry depends on the Black Sea Grain Initiative are false: “This does not correspond to reality, and we have repeatedly cited the relevant figures and facts," Nebenzia said
▪️Western countries, under far-fetched pretexts, blocked work on a resolution drafted by Russia and China on easing sanctions against North Korea
▪️Allegations that Pyongyang has been supplying weapons to Russia are not confirmed - even by the UNSC special committee on North Korea
▪️Russia will continue develop contacts with North Korea at the interstate level as no UN Security Council resolution prohibits this
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🇷🇺 Russia unveils new kamikaze drone for testing in military op zone
A new BAS-80 kamikaze drone has been handed over to the Russian Army for testing in the special military op zone, the developers told Sputnik.
▪️The drone is made out of carbon or fiberglass and has foldable wings
▪️It weighs 1.7 kg, can be folded into a tube to carry and is launched using a gunpowder charge
▪️The payload capacity is 500 grams that could be increased it up to 2 kg
▪️The BAS-80’s maximum flight speed is up to 130 km/h, with a flight altitude of up to 200 meters and has more than 30 km in range
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A new BAS-80 kamikaze drone has been handed over to the Russian Army for testing in the special military op zone, the developers told Sputnik.
▪️The drone is made out of carbon or fiberglass and has foldable wings
▪️It weighs 1.7 kg, can be folded into a tube to carry and is launched using a gunpowder charge
▪️The payload capacity is 500 grams that could be increased it up to 2 kg
▪️The BAS-80’s maximum flight speed is up to 130 km/h, with a flight altitude of up to 200 meters and has more than 30 km in range
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🪖 “So much death for so little”: Elon Musk comments on reports of “miniscule” gains from Ukraine’s much-touted counteroffensive
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🇷🇺💥 Powerful Russian artillery strikes smash Ukrainian attempts to advance in the area of Artemovsk (Bakhmut)
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🇨🇳🔋🇪🇺 Europe’s energy ‘ecosystem’ could get hooked on China’s batteries by 2030
Concerns are on the rise that the European Union could find itself deeply “reliant” on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells - crucial for electric vehicles - by 2030, warns a paper prepared for the bloc’s leaders and cited in a media report.
The EU may be one of the world leaders in electrolyser manufacturing – a key factor in green hydrogen production – but it relies heavily on China when it comes to lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. This will multiply EU demand for the batteries "between 10 and 30 times in the coming years," the document is cited as saying.
The European energy ecosystem could have a dependency on China by 2030 of a different nature, but with a similar severity, from the one it had on Russia, warned the document.
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Concerns are on the rise that the European Union could find itself deeply “reliant” on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells - crucial for electric vehicles - by 2030, warns a paper prepared for the bloc’s leaders and cited in a media report.
The EU may be one of the world leaders in electrolyser manufacturing – a key factor in green hydrogen production – but it relies heavily on China when it comes to lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. This will multiply EU demand for the batteries "between 10 and 30 times in the coming years," the document is cited as saying.
The European energy ecosystem could have a dependency on China by 2030 of a different nature, but with a similar severity, from the one it had on Russia, warned the document.
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🇷🇺🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un extends ‘heartfelt thanks’ to Putin, Russians for hospitality
Kim's visit to Russia brought about "a new radical turn" in the development of Moscow-Pyongyang relations and consolidated "the traditional ties of good neighbor and cooperation" between the two countries, state media reported.
💬 "He [Kim] extended his heartfelt thanks to President Putin and the Russian leadership and people for their special care and cordial hospitality in every place during the whole period of his visit to Russia, wishing Russia prosperity and its people well-being," the statement read.
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Kim's visit to Russia brought about "a new radical turn" in the development of Moscow-Pyongyang relations and consolidated "the traditional ties of good neighbor and cooperation" between the two countries, state media reported.
💬 "He [Kim] extended his heartfelt thanks to President Putin and the Russian leadership and people for their special care and cordial hospitality in every place during the whole period of his visit to Russia, wishing Russia prosperity and its people well-being," the statement read.
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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Israel up in arms after UNESCO lists Ancient Jericho as World Heritage site
Ancient Jericho, aka Tell es-Sultan in the Palestinian Authority, which is considered one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited places, has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused the Palestinians of “cynical use of UNESCO and the politicization of the organization,” while the Palestinian authorities praised the designation, adding that they are committed “to preserving this unique site for the benefit of mankind.”
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Ancient Jericho, aka Tell es-Sultan in the Palestinian Authority, which is considered one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited places, has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused the Palestinians of “cynical use of UNESCO and the politicization of the organization,” while the Palestinian authorities praised the designation, adding that they are committed “to preserving this unique site for the benefit of mankind.”
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