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🗣️ On the possibilities of building a modern arms industry in Ukraine:
“The notion that Ukraine is building a modern weapons industry capable of producing export-quality munitions that will flow out of Ukraine is absurd. A) Any weapon that's produced by Ukraine will be used by Ukraine. B) Ukraine isn't producing weapons anymore because Russia has blown up all the factories that do that... This is fan fiction, I would say, designed to create the theory of a post-conflict Ukraine that can turn its experience in war into something that benefits the rest of the world,” Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector in Iraq, told Sputnik.
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“The notion that Ukraine is building a modern weapons industry capable of producing export-quality munitions that will flow out of Ukraine is absurd. A) Any weapon that's produced by Ukraine will be used by Ukraine. B) Ukraine isn't producing weapons anymore because Russia has blown up all the factories that do that... This is fan fiction, I would say, designed to create the theory of a post-conflict Ukraine that can turn its experience in war into something that benefits the rest of the world,” Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector in Iraq, told Sputnik.
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Israel takes Palestinian journalist hostage
The family of Palestinian journalist Nidal Alwaheidi, who has not been in contact since yesterday, confirmed that they identified their son in a photo of Israeli hostages.
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The family of Palestinian journalist Nidal Alwaheidi, who has not been in contact since yesterday, confirmed that they identified their son in a photo of Israeli hostages.
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🗣 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said there is a need to figure out where Hamas got its American weapons.
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❗️The Pentagon announced that the United States, against the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian escalation, is sending the Gerald Ford carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean and strengthening air units in the region
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Arms sent to Ukraine potentially used against Israel, DPR Government Adviser says
Weapon supplies to Kiev may have come back to bite Ukraine’s donors as they potentially fall into the hands of groups around the globe.
🗣 "It is quite bizarre that it was Israel, along with its NATO counterparts, that recently supplied all kinds of arms to Ukraine. Some of the military aid ended up being resold (...) by Ukraine’s military personnel and army officials. The great number of it was resold in a completely unmonitored way. Ironically, Israeli soldiers are now being shot with their own guns and weapons, transferred to Ukraine by NATO," alleged Gagin.
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Weapon supplies to Kiev may have come back to bite Ukraine’s donors as they potentially fall into the hands of groups around the globe.
🗣 "It is quite bizarre that it was Israel, along with its NATO counterparts, that recently supplied all kinds of arms to Ukraine. Some of the military aid ended up being resold (...) by Ukraine’s military personnel and army officials. The great number of it was resold in a completely unmonitored way. Ironically, Israeli soldiers are now being shot with their own guns and weapons, transferred to Ukraine by NATO," alleged Gagin.
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📹 Footage of Al-Shajaiya area, where at least 70 bombs were dropped simultaneously
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President Vladimir Putin to attend Russian Energy Week, hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister, according to reports
Putin will also travel to Kyrgyzstan to attend the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Bishkek on October 13 and pay a visit to Russian air base Kant located 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) east of the Kyrgyz capital, the Russian broadcaster reported.
The Russian Energy Week will be held in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow from October 11-13 under the central theme dubbed "The New Reality of Global Energy: Building the Future".
The forum will house more than 30 events grouped into four main topics that include the issues of the international agenda, sustainable development and climate, scientific and technological development and digital transformation and, development of the fuel and energy sector.
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Putin will also travel to Kyrgyzstan to attend the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Bishkek on October 13 and pay a visit to Russian air base Kant located 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) east of the Kyrgyz capital, the Russian broadcaster reported.
The Russian Energy Week will be held in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow from October 11-13 under the central theme dubbed "The New Reality of Global Energy: Building the Future".
The forum will house more than 30 events grouped into four main topics that include the issues of the international agenda, sustainable development and climate, scientific and technological development and digital transformation and, development of the fuel and energy sector.
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🇪🇨 Ecuador presidential candidate assassination suspects die mysteriously, prompting mass firings
The discharge occurred a week before the presidential run-off in Ecuador. The first round was hit by violence, which the government says is the work of drug gangs.
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has fired the police and prison chiefs after seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio died behind bars in mysterious circumstances earlier this week.
The six inmates were killed at the Litoral Penitentiary on Friday, while another died in a Quito prison on Saturday. A Spanish newspaper cited a National Service of Integral Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) report as saying that the victims did “not present signs of torture or wounds resulting from a struggle.”
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The discharge occurred a week before the presidential run-off in Ecuador. The first round was hit by violence, which the government says is the work of drug gangs.
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has fired the police and prison chiefs after seven suspects in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio died behind bars in mysterious circumstances earlier this week.
The six inmates were killed at the Litoral Penitentiary on Friday, while another died in a Quito prison on Saturday. A Spanish newspaper cited a National Service of Integral Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI) report as saying that the victims did “not present signs of torture or wounds resulting from a struggle.”
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🇨🇳 Chinese media issues stark warning to Philippines amid US-led South China Sea drills
The drills risk exacerbating tensions simmering between the People's Republic of China and the Philippines, the Chinese English-language media says.
The US-led Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama 2023 has brought together troops from the Philippines, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and Malaysia, featuring more than 1,800 personnel, powerful destroyers and frigates, as well as sophisticated military equipment.
The drills, which kicked off on October 2 and will run through October 13, coincided with the escalation of tensions between Beijing and Manila over the disputed South China Sea.
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The drills risk exacerbating tensions simmering between the People's Republic of China and the Philippines, the Chinese English-language media says.
The US-led Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama 2023 has brought together troops from the Philippines, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and Malaysia, featuring more than 1,800 personnel, powerful destroyers and frigates, as well as sophisticated military equipment.
The drills, which kicked off on October 2 and will run through October 13, coincided with the escalation of tensions between Beijing and Manila over the disputed South China Sea.
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Iron dome’s 'inefficiency' revealed by Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalation
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. That said, it apparently failed to completely negate the Palestinian rocket barrage on Saturday.
Commenting on this failure, Russian military historian and Museum of Air Defense Forces’ Director Yuri Knutov pointed out that while Iron Dome is a very advanced and sophisticated air defense system, it has drawbacks that can be exploited by any enemy.
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Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. That said, it apparently failed to completely negate the Palestinian rocket barrage on Saturday.
Commenting on this failure, Russian military historian and Museum of Air Defense Forces’ Director Yuri Knutov pointed out that while Iron Dome is a very advanced and sophisticated air defense system, it has drawbacks that can be exploited by any enemy.
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❗️ The military wing of Hamas says it fired rockets in the direction of Israel's Ben Gurion Airport.
At the same time, the IDF reported that a siren went off in the central part of the country. Later, Hamas forces also said they fired 100 rockets toward Ashkelon city in southern Israel.
At the same time, the IDF reported that a siren went off in the central part of the country. Later, Hamas forces also said they fired 100 rockets toward Ashkelon city in southern Israel.
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Ukrainian MANPADS vs US destroyers: how Israel-Hamas war may spiral into broader conflict
International observers believe Hamas militants were provided weapons by external forces. Ian Gagin, advisor to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), previously suggested that weapons transferred to Ukraine could be used against Israel.
"Yes, this is quite possible, since the weapons received by the Kiev regime come from different sources," Boris Dolgov, doctoral candidate and senior researcher at the Center for Arabic and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), told Sputnik. "Even if it comes from the United States and the European Union, it can be forwarded to those forces that are now fighting against Israel: according to various sources, there are foreign mercenaries from Arab countries in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime."
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International observers believe Hamas militants were provided weapons by external forces. Ian Gagin, advisor to the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), previously suggested that weapons transferred to Ukraine could be used against Israel.
"Yes, this is quite possible, since the weapons received by the Kiev regime come from different sources," Boris Dolgov, doctoral candidate and senior researcher at the Center for Arabic and Islamic Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), told Sputnik. "Even if it comes from the United States and the European Union, it can be forwarded to those forces that are now fighting against Israel: according to various sources, there are foreign mercenaries from Arab countries in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime."
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🇵🇱🇮🇱 Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Sunday that he offered Israeli President Isaac Herzog humanitarian assistance and urged not to "overestimate the seriousness" of the situation in Israel.
At the same time, the Polish leader urged not to "overestimate the seriousness" of the situation in Israel, saying that it is not the first military conflict in the Middle East over recent decades.
"I would not exaggerate [the seriousness]. This is not the first military situation in the Middle East. We remember that in recent decades such situations have already taken place. The wars that had been waged there did not result in any world wars, so I would not go that far," Duda added.
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At the same time, the Polish leader urged not to "overestimate the seriousness" of the situation in Israel, saying that it is not the first military conflict in the Middle East over recent decades.
"I would not exaggerate [the seriousness]. This is not the first military situation in the Middle East. We remember that in recent decades such situations have already taken place. The wars that had been waged there did not result in any world wars, so I would not go that far," Duda added.
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What's behind new Gaza war and how could It affect the Mideast region?
Israel has officially entered a state of war on Sunday, as Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip launched a sudden offensive against the state.
The assault by Hamas, a group designated as a terrorist entity by Israel, caught the Israeli military off guard and manifested the failure of the nation's intelligence services to proactively thwart the massive and seemingly preplanned operation. In response, Tel Aviv started Operation Swords of Iron. According to some estimates, the hostilities have already claimed the lives of 300 Israelis and 232 Palestinians.
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Israel has officially entered a state of war on Sunday, as Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip launched a sudden offensive against the state.
The assault by Hamas, a group designated as a terrorist entity by Israel, caught the Israeli military off guard and manifested the failure of the nation's intelligence services to proactively thwart the massive and seemingly preplanned operation. In response, Tel Aviv started Operation Swords of Iron. According to some estimates, the hostilities have already claimed the lives of 300 Israelis and 232 Palestinians.
So what's behind the latest escalation?
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🇨🇳 China has increased its gold reserves for an 11th month in a row, according to official data released by the country’s central bank.
The report shows that the volume of the precious metal held by the People’s Bank of China soared by 840,000 troy ounces in September, an equivalent of 26 tons of bullion.
The country’s total reserves currently stand at 2,191 tons, with about 217 tons added in a run of purchases that started in November 2022.
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The report shows that the volume of the precious metal held by the People’s Bank of China soared by 840,000 troy ounces in September, an equivalent of 26 tons of bullion.
The country’s total reserves currently stand at 2,191 tons, with about 217 tons added in a run of purchases that started in November 2022.
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🛢 Russia resumed oil exports to Brazil in September after a two-year halt, having supplied a record of 84,000 tonnes in 13 years, Sputnik's analysis of Brazil's customs data has shown.
In September, Russia supplied a total of 84,000 tonnes of crude oil to Brazil worth $48 million — the first delivery since August 2021, when Russia delivered 42,100 tonnes of crude oil worth $16.6 million.
The September oil delivery became the record high since June 2010, when Russia delivered 117,800 tonnes of crude to Brazil in one shipment.
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In September, Russia supplied a total of 84,000 tonnes of crude oil to Brazil worth $48 million — the first delivery since August 2021, when Russia delivered 42,100 tonnes of crude oil worth $16.6 million.
The September oil delivery became the record high since June 2010, when Russia delivered 117,800 tonnes of crude to Brazil in one shipment.
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The death toll from the Afghan earthquake has risen to 2,445, with scenes of devastation emerging from the country. Volunteers are racing against time to rescue survivors, and there's an urgent appeal for international assistance. The Taliban* government has requested food, medicine, and tents for survivors. Aftershocks continue to add to the challenges in the relief efforts.
Taliban* officials reported the growing death toll, emphasizing the urgent need for aid. Rescuers on the ground lack professional training, and international organizations are being called upon to send trained teams to assist in the rescue operations.
*The Taliban is an organization under UN sanctions for terrorism.
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Taliban* officials reported the growing death toll, emphasizing the urgent need for aid. Rescuers on the ground lack professional training, and international organizations are being called upon to send trained teams to assist in the rescue operations.
*The Taliban is an organization under UN sanctions for terrorism.
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❗️ The Russian army stopped attempts by Ukrainian infantry to attack in the southern Donetsk direction, and a reconnaissance group was also destroyed, the Russian Ministry of Defense told Sputnik.
The ministry added that artillery fire destroyed ammunition depots, as well as automobile equipment. In addition, during the counter-battery fight, the enemy lost a D-20 artillery gun and four mortar crews.
The ministry added that artillery fire destroyed ammunition depots, as well as automobile equipment. In addition, during the counter-battery fight, the enemy lost a D-20 artillery gun and four mortar crews.
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