Competitor of HIMARS: Polonez-M MLRS
The Belarusian Army’s 336th Rocket Artillery Brigade took delivery of its first batch of upgraded Polonez-M multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) last week, with the system’s firepower and impressive range characteristics sparking direct comparisons with America’s HIMARS and ATACMS platforms.
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The Belarusian Army’s 336th Rocket Artillery Brigade took delivery of its first batch of upgraded Polonez-M multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) last week, with the system’s firepower and impressive range characteristics sparking direct comparisons with America’s HIMARS and ATACMS platforms.
📊 Take a look at Sputnik's infographics to learn more about Polonez-M multiple-launch rocket systems
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🇵🇸 Scott Ritter: Hamas winning battle for Gaza
The recently announced ceasefire is a blessing for Palestinians and Israelis alike—a chance for prisoners to be exchanged, humanitarian aid to be distributed to those in need, and for emotions on both sides of the conflict to cool down.
While the ceasefire, negotiated between Israel and Hamas by Qatar, was mutually agreed between the two parties, let no one be fooled into thinking this was anything less than a victory for Hamas. Israel had taken a very aggressive position that, given its stated objective of destroying Hamas as an organization, it would not agree to a ceasefire under any conditions.
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The recently announced ceasefire is a blessing for Palestinians and Israelis alike—a chance for prisoners to be exchanged, humanitarian aid to be distributed to those in need, and for emotions on both sides of the conflict to cool down.
While the ceasefire, negotiated between Israel and Hamas by Qatar, was mutually agreed between the two parties, let no one be fooled into thinking this was anything less than a victory for Hamas. Israel had taken a very aggressive position that, given its stated objective of destroying Hamas as an organization, it would not agree to a ceasefire under any conditions.
👉 Follow the link to read the full Ritter's analysis
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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Latest updates on the Palestine-Israel conflict:
▪️A truce will come into force on Friday at 7 a.m. for a period of four days, accompanied by a cessation of all hostilities by the Palestinian and Israeli sides, the Al-Qassam Brigades have said.
▪️Hamas government says Gaza war death toll approaching 15,000.
▪️The IDF has warned Gaza Strip residents to leave their homes and move to a humanitarian zone in the south of the enclave.
▪️Israel treated medical personnel and patients with cruelty, and arrested the director of the Shifa medical complex, a Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman said.
▪️The Israeli occupation and the United Nations are responsible for the arrest of medical personnel, the Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman stated.
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▪️A truce will come into force on Friday at 7 a.m. for a period of four days, accompanied by a cessation of all hostilities by the Palestinian and Israeli sides, the Al-Qassam Brigades have said.
▪️Hamas government says Gaza war death toll approaching 15,000.
▪️The IDF has warned Gaza Strip residents to leave their homes and move to a humanitarian zone in the south of the enclave.
▪️Israel treated medical personnel and patients with cruelty, and arrested the director of the Shifa medical complex, a Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman said.
▪️The Israeli occupation and the United Nations are responsible for the arrest of medical personnel, the Gaza Ministry of Health spokesman stated.
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🔫🇺🇸 US Gun Ownership Hits Record High
A recent NBC News poll shows a staggering 52% of American voters now have a firearm in their household, a significant leap from 46% in 2019. This is the highest rate since 1999, with both Republican and Democratic homes contributing to the rise.
In light of recent global events, including the attack in Israel and a mass shooting in Maine, gun sales have surged, especially among Jewish Americans. Local gun stores report a dramatic increase in first-time buyers, highlighting a growing concern for personal safety and the exercise of Second Amendment rights.
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A recent NBC News poll shows a staggering 52% of American voters now have a firearm in their household, a significant leap from 46% in 2019. This is the highest rate since 1999, with both Republican and Democratic homes contributing to the rise.
In light of recent global events, including the attack in Israel and a mass shooting in Maine, gun sales have surged, especially among Jewish Americans. Local gun stores report a dramatic increase in first-time buyers, highlighting a growing concern for personal safety and the exercise of Second Amendment rights.
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👃SNATCHED from under Ukrainians' nose: Russian tank battalion commander talks about how they captured Ukrainian YRP-765 APC under enemy fire.
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🇺🇸 Talking Turkey About US Inflation
US media have claimed the average price of the annual Thanksgiving dinner had fallen since 2022, mainly due to lower turkey prices. But economist Dr Linwood Tauheed pointed out to Sputnik that poultry prices spiked last year due to an avian flu outbreak — and that real-terms inflation was higher than the official rate.
“It doesn't mean that the price of turkeys is not high. It just means that it's less this year than than last year," Tauheed said. “Food prices in general are up, as well as rent prices and other prices that ordinary people have to spend their money on.”
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US media have claimed the average price of the annual Thanksgiving dinner had fallen since 2022, mainly due to lower turkey prices. But economist Dr Linwood Tauheed pointed out to Sputnik that poultry prices spiked last year due to an avian flu outbreak — and that real-terms inflation was higher than the official rate.
“It doesn't mean that the price of turkeys is not high. It just means that it's less this year than than last year," Tauheed said. “Food prices in general are up, as well as rent prices and other prices that ordinary people have to spend their money on.”
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🚂🇷🇺 The Yenisei special armored train is undergoing combat training in the rear of a special military operation
The train is designed for reconnaissance, mine action, and restoration of the railway track with minor damage.
During the special military operation, the armored train crew escorted more than 120 military echelons. Military railwaymen restored traffic on railway sections about 300 km long; more than 3,000 km of tracks were cleared of unexploded ordnance; and seven small and medium-sized bridges were restored.
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The train is designed for reconnaissance, mine action, and restoration of the railway track with minor damage.
During the special military operation, the armored train crew escorted more than 120 military echelons. Military railwaymen restored traffic on railway sections about 300 km long; more than 3,000 km of tracks were cleared of unexploded ordnance; and seven small and medium-sized bridges were restored.
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🎙 Check out the new episode of AfroVerdict where the host joins three experts to discuss the implications of Argentina's president-elect's cold shoulder towards BRICS.
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🇦🇷 Against the backdrop of Argentina's new president-elect Javier Milei not intending to join BRICS, #AfroVerdict's host sits down with three experts in politics to see what this possible move will hold for the Global South, BRICS and countries of South America.…
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Police clash with protesters in Dublin city center in the wake of the injury of three children who were attacked by an unidentified man with a knife.
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🇺🇸📉 Palestinian-Israeli сonflict accelerates US geopolitical decline
President Joe Biden's support for Israel is undermining America's diplomatic standing in the Middle East, with regional players increasingly turning to Russia and China for alternative leadership, Syriana Analysis founder Kevork Almassian told Sputnik's New Rules podcast.
The US is losing its grip amid the Palestine-Israel conflict and alienating Mideast powers by failing to prevent Tel Aviv from bombing Gaza into the Stone Age.
Recently, the Biden administration tried to steal the show by taking the whole credit for the four-day humanitarian pause in the strip. Still, if truth be told, it was Qatar, not the US, who negotiated the truce on the ground.
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President Joe Biden's support for Israel is undermining America's diplomatic standing in the Middle East, with regional players increasingly turning to Russia and China for alternative leadership, Syriana Analysis founder Kevork Almassian told Sputnik's New Rules podcast.
The US is losing its grip amid the Palestine-Israel conflict and alienating Mideast powers by failing to prevent Tel Aviv from bombing Gaza into the Stone Age.
Recently, the Biden administration tried to steal the show by taking the whole credit for the four-day humanitarian pause in the strip. Still, if truth be told, it was Qatar, not the US, who negotiated the truce on the ground.
👉 Follow the link to learn more
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The attack reportedly happened in the early afternoon near a school in Parnell Square East. A five-year-old girl, a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s were seriously injured, with the girl receiving emergency medical treatment, according to police. A five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl suffered lesser injuries.
Police have reportedly made an arrest of a man in his 50s, but have yet to determine a motive.
🗣 "We will not tolerate a small number using an appalling incident to spread division,” said Justice Minister Helen McEntee, as quoted by the Irish Times, and condemned attacks on police.
🗣 "We are all shocked by the incident which has taken place in Parnell Square... Our thoughts and our prayers go out to them and their families," wrote Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on X.
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Police have reportedly made an arrest of a man in his 50s, but have yet to determine a motive.
🗣 "We will not tolerate a small number using an appalling incident to spread division,” said Justice Minister Helen McEntee, as quoted by the Irish Times, and condemned attacks on police.
🗣 "We are all shocked by the incident which has taken place in Parnell Square... Our thoughts and our prayers go out to them and their families," wrote Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on X.
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Protests in Dublin, which follow the knife attack of an unknown man, completely blocked access to the central street and stopped bus traffic, reports a local TV channel.
Several stores were looted on O'Connell Street, one of the most famous streets of the Irish capital.
There are also reported arson of buses, streetcars and patrol cars.
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Several stores were looted on O'Connell Street, one of the most famous streets of the Irish capital.
There are also reported arson of buses, streetcars and patrol cars.
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🇮🇱 Israel running out of foreign friends as Gaza siege goes on
Israel has agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip before achieving its stated aim of destroying the Hamas movement. George Szamuely, a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, said Tel Aviv was wary of losing support among its Western backers.
Israel is alienating its Western allies and could soon be left with just the US support, says a political pundit.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government made a U-turn this week when it agreed to a previously-rejected ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposed by the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas.
Casualties have been mounting both among Palestinian civilians and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops as they attack the besieged Gaza Strip in retaliation for the October 7 attacks on southern Israel by the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
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Israel has agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip before achieving its stated aim of destroying the Hamas movement. George Szamuely, a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, said Tel Aviv was wary of losing support among its Western backers.
Israel is alienating its Western allies and could soon be left with just the US support, says a political pundit.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government made a U-turn this week when it agreed to a previously-rejected ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposed by the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas.
Casualties have been mounting both among Palestinian civilians and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) troops as they attack the besieged Gaza Strip in retaliation for the October 7 attacks on southern Israel by the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.
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🪖 'Soldiers going crazy': Ukraine has no one left to fight because of desertion
The botched counteroffensive has caused the Kiev regime a serious shortage of human resources for mobilization, not to mention growing questions from Kiev's Western allies and donors as to what they are actually providing money and weapons for.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are clearly having trouble replenishing their ranks. People are unwilling to die for the Kiev regime and actively avoid mobilization or desert. Of course, the propaganda claims the opposite.
👉 Read what the real situation is like in Sputnik’s article
The botched counteroffensive has caused the Kiev regime a serious shortage of human resources for mobilization, not to mention growing questions from Kiev's Western allies and donors as to what they are actually providing money and weapons for.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are clearly having trouble replenishing their ranks. People are unwilling to die for the Kiev regime and actively avoid mobilization or desert. Of course, the propaganda claims the opposite.
👉 Read what the real situation is like in Sputnik’s article
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🇮🇱 💸 Budget blowout: Israel's $48 bln war bill dependent on bond markets
Tel Aviv needs to borrow extensively to support its gravest armed engagement in decades, because of the demands of its present financial situation. With a whopping $300 billion debt stock to manage, the conflict has doubled the cost of insuring its sovereign bonds against default.
The escalating military operations by the IDF in Gaza cast a spotlight on the country’s deepening economic challenges, as the conflict enters its seventh week. Amidst this continuing turmoil, a team of Israeli technocrats known as the 'government’s CFO' are responsible for navigating the emerging economic complexities.
Leader Capital Markets, a top financial advisory firm in Israel, reports that the war costs the economy around $270 million every day. It estimates a total fiscal impact of $48 bln for 2023-24. Israel bears two-thirds of these costs, and the United States of America covers the remaining one-third.
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Tel Aviv needs to borrow extensively to support its gravest armed engagement in decades, because of the demands of its present financial situation. With a whopping $300 billion debt stock to manage, the conflict has doubled the cost of insuring its sovereign bonds against default.
The escalating military operations by the IDF in Gaza cast a spotlight on the country’s deepening economic challenges, as the conflict enters its seventh week. Amidst this continuing turmoil, a team of Israeli technocrats known as the 'government’s CFO' are responsible for navigating the emerging economic complexities.
Leader Capital Markets, a top financial advisory firm in Israel, reports that the war costs the economy around $270 million every day. It estimates a total fiscal impact of $48 bln for 2023-24. Israel bears two-thirds of these costs, and the United States of America covers the remaining one-third.
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Protests in Dublin, which follow the knife attack of an unknown man, completely blocked access to the central street and stopped bus traffic, reports a local TV channel. Several stores were looted on O'Connell Street, one of the most famous streets of the…
A man attacking children with a knife in Dublin was stopped by a helmeted motorcycle courier from Brazil.
🗣 "I didn't even make a decision, it was pure instinct, and it was all over in seconds. He fell to the ground, I didn't see where knife went, and other people stepped in," the courier was quoted as saying by local press.
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🗣 "I didn't even make a decision, it was pure instinct, and it was all over in seconds. He fell to the ground, I didn't see where knife went, and other people stepped in," the courier was quoted as saying by local press.
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🇵🇰Pakistan Foreign Ministry Confirms Ambition to Join BRICS
According to her, Pakistan has friendly relations with the majority of BRICS members and countries that were recently invited to join the organization.
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"Yes, I can confirm that Pakistan has made a formal request to join BRICS, which we believe is an important grouping of developing countries," Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said during a press briefing.
According to her, Pakistan has friendly relations with the majority of BRICS members and countries that were recently invited to join the organization.
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📹 WATCH: Russian Ka-29 & Mi-8 Helicopters carry out operations in skies over the Black Sea
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❗️A four-day ceasefire between the Israeli army and the ruling Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip goes into effect
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