🇬🇧 Boris Johnson may again take over the post of prime minister, British media write with reference to deputies of the ruling party.

The Tories are unhappy with the current prime minister because of the scandals with the resignation of the interior minister and his deputy, a plan is maturing in the party to "destabilize" Sunak and identify another leader capable of opposing Labor in the elections. Johnson can become one, and even in alliance with the famous Brexit supporter Nigel Farage.

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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine:

▪️Near Kupyansk, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Sinkovka area;

▪️Near Krasny Liman, the Russian Army repelled an attack by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 50 soldiers;

▪️In the Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces lost up to 300 military personnel;

▪️The Russian Armed Forces fired on clusters of Ukrainian personnel near Artemovsky, Krasny, Kleshcheyevka, Andreevka, Kurdyumovka, and Maryinka;

▪️In South Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 80;

▪️In the Kherson area, Ukrainian losses amounted to 60 military personnel and two soldiers surrendered;

▪️Russian air defense systems shot down six Ukrainian HIMARS missiles and 20 drones.

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Russia condemns Hamas' attack on Israel and maintains contact with only the political office of Hamas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

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🗣 It's vital to end the "hell on earth" in Gaza, said Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Speaking at the Doha Forum, the UNRWA chief echoed calls for an Israeli ceasefire, saying it was vital to end the "hell on earth" in Gaza. According to him, the agency is on the verge of collapse.

"The dehumanization of the Palestinians has allowed the international community to come to terms with the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza," Lazzarini said. "By any denoscription, this is definitely the worst situation I've ever seen."

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🇷🇺🇮🇱 Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

▪️The focus was on the acute situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and, in particular, the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

▪️Putin reaffirmed his principled position of rejection and condemnation of terrorism in all its manifestations. At the same time, it is extremely important that countering terrorist threats does not lead to such severe consequences for the civilian population.

▪️The Russian side is ready to provide all possible assistance in order to alleviate the suffering of civilians and de-escalate the conflict.

▪️In addition, the leaders expressed mutual interest in continuing to cooperate on the evacuation of Russian citizens and their family members, as well as the release of Israelis held in Gaza.

▪️It was agreed to continue contact.

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Doha Summit: US risks alienating Muslim world by vetoing Gaza ceasefire resolutions

The US was the only country that vetoed a UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire resolution on Friday. The 15-member gathering voted 13-1 in favor of the initiative - with the United Kingdom abstaining.

Israel's military operation in the strip has already claimed the lives of more than 17,700 people with 70% of them estimated to be women and children, per Gaza's Ministry of Health.

Judging from the opening remarks at the 21st Doha Forum in Qatar on Sunday, the Arab world is deeply frustrated by Washington's veto, DC think tank The Quincy Institute of Responsible Statecraft pointed out.

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The United States opposes a ceasefire in Gaza, believing that without a victory over Hamas it will only “perpetuate” the problem, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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📹 Russian artillerymen of the Vostok Battlegroup hit Ukrainian strongholds in Kleshcheyevka.

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🇧🇪 Thousands of people marched in the center of Brussels against the increasing manifestations of anti-Semitism in Europe.

The march, the route of which was kept secret until the last day, takes place under heavy police protection.

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📹 Russian forces raised their flag over Maryinka in the DPR

At the moment, assault groups are establishing a foothold in the populated area, strengthening positions, and conducting reconnaissance of the nearest forest belt and the populated area of Georgiyevka.

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🇩🇪 Germany imported 2.5 times less gas in January-September this year compared to the same period in 2021, but failed to make any savings as prices also grew 2.5 times, Sputnik has calculated based on data from the German statistical office.

German gas imports in the first nine months of 2023 dropped to 47.9 billion cubic meters from 65.9 billion cubic meters in the same period last year. For comparison, the country imported as much as 121.7 billion cubic meters of gas in 2021, data showed.

At the same time, the average annual price per cubic meter of gas has risen sharply from 0.18 euros ($0.19) in 2021 to 0.45 ($0.48) this year. As a result, Germany's gas import bill stood at 21.3 billion euros in January-September this year compared to 22.2 billion euros in the same period in 2021, despite the significant drop in supplies.

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🇺🇸 The United States has $1 billion left to replenish its own arms reserves that have been depleted by regular deliveries to Ukraine, the White House reported.

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🇭🇺🇺🇸 Allies of Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán "will hold a closed-door two-day meeting with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to US military support for Ukraine" on Monday, according to the Guardian.

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📹 Russian unmanned aircraft crews of the Airborne Forces of the Dnepr Battlegroup conduct round-the-clock aerial surveillance of Ukrainian units on the right bank of the Dneper river in the Kherson region.

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🇷🇺🇩🇪 Lavrov says Russia not cutting diplomatic ties with Germany

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow was not "breaking off" diplomatic relations with Berlin, pointing to the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the credentials of a new German ambassador.

On Monday, Putin swore in 21 new ambassadors, including those of Germany, the United Kingdom, and Turkiye.

"We are not breaking off any diplomatic relations... But we will tell them the truth," Lavrov told Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin ahead of the ceremony.

In May, the German government announced that only one out of five Russian consulates in Germany would be allowed to operate, along with the Russian Embassy in Berlin.

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🇵🇸 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Sunday called for imposing sanctions on Israel for its violence against Palestinians and holding the United States to account for supporting Israel's failure to abide by international law and UN resolutions.

"If Israel is above international law, I think Israel should be put on sanctions. Israel should not be allowed to continue violating international humanitarian law, international law [and] the United Nations resolutions … For the United States to block a United Nations Security [Council] resolution, one should hold the Americans responsible [for supporting Israel's violence] in Gaza and in the West Bank," he said at the Doha Forum.

Israel, as an "occupying power," is responsible for providing Palestinians with electricity, water, food and medical supplies, Shtayyeh said, describing Israel's total blockade of the enclave as a criminal act.

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⚡️ Biden invites Zelensky to visit White House on December 12

US President Joe Biden has invited his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to visit the White House on December 12 to discuss the US's support for Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Sunday.

"President Biden has invited President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to the White House for a meeting on Tuesday, December 12 to underscore the United States’ unshakeable commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine," Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

The presidents will discuss Ukraine's "urgent" needs and Washington's support for Kiev, the official added.

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 IDF says hits 3,500 Hamas targets in Gaza Strip since end of ceasefire

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that it had struck over 3,500 targets of Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the end of ceasefire earlier in the month.

"Since Hamas violated the operational pause and the IDF resumed combat, the IAF [Israel Air Force] has struck over 3,500 terror targets in the Gaza Strip... Since the beginning of the war, over 22,000 terror targets have been struck in the Gaza Strip," the IDF wrote on Telegram.

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