At least 43 people died in the Mexican state of Guerrero when Hurricane Otis, a devastating Category 5 storm, hit the country's Pacific coast this week, Governor Evelyn Salgado said Sunday.

"There have been 43 confirmed deaths: 33 men and 10 women," Salgado wrote on social media. Another 36 individuals were reported as having sustained injuries.

The state authorities are busy distributing humanitarian aid and restoring services to the affected population, she added.

Additionally, more than 10,000 families in Acapulco and nearby Coyuca de Benitez have been interviewed to gauge the damage. To date, residents have gone days facing food and water supply shortages - supermarkets have even been looted.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Sergei Shoigu arrived in China, where he will speak at the Xiangshan Security Forum, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

🇺🇸 The House of Representatives is considering separating emergency military funding for Israel from that for Ukraine and US border security, House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said.

A Republican-sponsored bill that aims at decoupling aid to Israel from other issues is slated to hit the floor this week. If passed, it will see the US funnel $14.3 billion to Israel and unlock supplies of equipment from US stockpiles.

"What we want to do is — because the need is so urgent now in Israel — is to start with Israel first as a separate measure, and we will have that on the House floor this week," McCaul told in a televised interview.

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📹 Russian artillery eliminated strongholds, shelters and assault groups of the UAF

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🇨🇳 China will continue to deepen strategic cooperation and coordination with the Russian armed forces, said the deputy head of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China.

China is ready to develop relations with the US military based on the principles of mutual relations and peaceful coexistence, the official added.

🇷🇺 🇨🇳The model of interstate relations between Moscow and Beijing can be called exemplary, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The circle of friends and like-minded people of Russia and China, who do not want to be drawn into the confrontational agenda imposed by the West, is constantly expanding, the minister added.

❗️ Key statements by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Xiangshan security forum:

▪️ The West has openly set its sights on inflicting “strategic defeat” on Russia in the hybrid war unleashed against Moscow;

▪️ The West is using Ukraine as a battering ram in an attempt to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia;

▪️ The West assigns Ukraine the role of expendable material;

▪️ The situation in the zone indicates the futility of NATO’s plans to undermine Russia’s security;

▪️ The line of Western countries to escalate the conflict with Russia carries the threat of a direct military clash between nuclear powers;

▪️ Having provoked an acute crisis in Europe, the West is seeking to spread the conflict potential to the Asia-Pacific region;

▪️ The Western concept of the “indivisibility of the security of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific region” is intended to justify the appearance of NATO forces in Asia.

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❗️ Two Ukrainian unmanned boats were discovered in the Black Sea, and the area of discovery was hit by fire, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

A set of anti-mine and anti-sabotage measures is being carried out on the outer roadstead of Sevastopol Bay, the ministry added.

❗️ More statements by Sergei Shoigu:

▪️ The military biological activities of the United States are gaining momentum, with a network of laboratories deployed in Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia and South Korea;

▪️ The exchange of information organized by the United States with South Korea about missile launches is aimed at deterring Russia and China;

▪️ Western accusations regarding Russia’s alleged lowering of the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons are groundless;

▪️ Russia's withdrawal of ratification of the Treaty does not mean the destruction of this regime of military-strategic balance.

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🇷🇺 Russia remains ready for discussions on the post-conflict resolution of the Ukrainian crisis and further coexistence with the West, Shoigu said, adding that in order to create a fair and multipolar world order, it is necessary to update the international security architecture.

🇷🇸 Serbia has been resisting pressure to impose sanctions on Russia for about two years, which solidified its international reputation as a free and independent nation, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday.

They have not yet 'brought the Tsar to the fence' [idiom, at the end of one's rope] on this issue, when this happens, I will not hide it from the people, and I will tell the people. But by doing so, Serbia has strengthened its reputation as a free and independent country that pursues its own policy, Vucic told a Serbian media.

The Serbian authorities have repeatedly pointed to growing pressure from the West over Belgrade's independent decision-making on the matter of sanctions.

"Don't forget — we are the only country in the whole of Europe that has not imposed sanctions against Russia for a little short of two years already. Although it seemed impossible … I only worked to protect the country and to pursue a responsible and serious policy," the Serbian president said.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱 US House speaker plans to vote on stand-alone Israel aid bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson also noted that this measure could receive support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Last week Joe Biden asked Congress last week to approve a $106 billion security package that couples $61.4 billion in additional assistance for Ukraine with another $14.3 billion in aid for Israel.

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🇷🇺🪖 Russian kamikaze drone hits Ukrainian troops near Klescheevka in Artemovsk area

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🪖 Ukraine lost over 90,000 servicemen killed and wounded since start of counteroffensive on June 4, Sergey Shoigu says

▪️Ukrainian forces lost around 600 tanks and about 1,900 armored vehicles

▪️ Ukrainian counteroffensive failed to achieve significant success on the battlefield

▪️ The Russian Army will continue to "methodically and confidently" carry out assigned tasks in the special military op zone

▪️ Russian forces will continue to ensure the safety of civilians

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🇷🇺 Riots at Makhachkala airport were "operated" from Ukraine, Dagestan region head Melikov says

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 IDF says it hit more than 600 Hamas targets in the past few days

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 IDF says it continues to expand ground operations in Gaza Strip

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🇩🇪 New German anti-war party already on par with Scholz's SDP, poll shows

Around 14% of Germans are ready to vote for the “Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht–For Reason and Justice” (BSW), a poll commissioned by Bild am Sonntag has revealed.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party is a mere one percentage point ahead of Wagenknecht’s brainchild, showed the survey, while two other members of the ruling coalition - the Green Party and the Free Democrats – trail behind with 12% and 5%, respectively.

These figures place the “Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht–For Reason and Justice” (BSW) in fourth place. The politician expects the new party to officially come into being in early 2024.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱 The US has put pressure on the Israeli government to restore communications in the Gaza Strip, media reported, citing a senior US official

💬 "We made it clear they had to be turned back on," the official said, adding that the Israelis did not explain to Washington why they cut off communications in the Gaza Strip.

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Latest updates on the Palestine-Israel conflict:

▪️WHO says impossible to evacuate patients from Gaza hospitals amid hostilities

▪️No direct talks between Israeli authorities and Hamas, Israeli ambassador in Moscow says

▪️The US has put pressure on the Israeli government to restore communications in the Gaza Strip

▪️Turkiye preparing to host international conference on Gaza

▪️Confirmed number of hostages in Gaza rises to 239, IDF said

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Israeli tanks are seen approaching Gaza city, key road between the north and south of the enclave has been cut, AFP reports

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