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Ever imagined what India would look like if it was situated further north of the Equator?
🇮🇳 ❄️ With the aid of AI, the possibilities are endless: Just picture a breathtaking snow-kissed Mumbai, or Delhi’s streets adorned with captivating decorations, or marvel at the awe-inspiring beauty of the Taj Mahal bathed in the gentle winter light!
Even 🎅🏾Santa would love such a sight!
*all images were generated using Midjourney
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🇮🇳 ❄️ With the aid of AI, the possibilities are endless: Just picture a breathtaking snow-kissed Mumbai, or Delhi’s streets adorned with captivating decorations, or marvel at the awe-inspiring beauty of the Taj Mahal bathed in the gentle winter light!
Even 🎅🏾Santa would love such a sight!
*all images were generated using Midjourney
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🇯🇵 On Wednesday, the Fukuoka High Court Naha branch ordered Okinawa to approve the central government’s construction plan for a key US base. The decision will move forward a construction plan that has been suspended amid legal proceedings, protests of residents and opposition for years.
The branch told Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki to improve the plan within three weekdays. If Tamaki fails to do so, then Tetsuo Saito, the land minister, will approve the plans by proxy.
Saito filed this latest lawsuit in October after Tamaki failed to clarify whether or not he would accept the order to move ahead with the plans. In response to the ruling, Tamaki has said that the ruling undermines the will of residents. The governor can still appeal the decision, but the local government will be unable to stop the construction unless the top court overturns the decision completely.
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The branch told Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki to improve the plan within three weekdays. If Tamaki fails to do so, then Tetsuo Saito, the land minister, will approve the plans by proxy.
Saito filed this latest lawsuit in October after Tamaki failed to clarify whether or not he would accept the order to move ahead with the plans. In response to the ruling, Tamaki has said that the ruling undermines the will of residents. The governor can still appeal the decision, but the local government will be unable to stop the construction unless the top court overturns the decision completely.
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🇮🇩 Indonesia understands the Ukraine conflict was caused by NATO's ambitions, Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary-general of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, told Sputnik.
The secretary-general believes that Indonesia also pays more attention to protecting its own sovereignty.
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"For Indonesia, respecting the sovereignty of countries is one of the fundamental principles of foreign policy. That is why we are able to understand the situation with Russia and Ukraine - after all, it is a sovereignty problem caused by NATO's ambitions," Kristiyanto stated.
The secretary-general believes that Indonesia also pays more attention to protecting its own sovereignty.
"We need to prove our independence anew, to let the world know that we have our own sovereignty," Kristiyanto said, adding that it would improve the state of the art of Indonesian diplomacy.
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📹 Russian paratrooper drones destroyed three Ukrainian military motorboats and personnel on the Dnepr River in the Kherson region.
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Australia assures US: Red Sea not our strategic priority
Australia has refused to participate in the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea to protect commercial vessels from Houthi attacks, stressing that it wants to focus on the Indo-Pacific.
Instead of sending warships to the Red Sea, Canberra pledged to provide additional personnel to the US-led coalition.
Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced a multinational effort to secure maritime commerce after Houthi rebels stepped up drone and missile attacks on Israeli-allied ships in a bid to force Tel Aviv to halt the Gaza war.
About 12% of global trade passes through the Red Sea, including 30% of global container traffic, including 20% of the world's container traffic, about 10% of oil seaborne transport and 8% of liquefied natural gas.
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Australia has refused to participate in the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea to protect commercial vessels from Houthi attacks, stressing that it wants to focus on the Indo-Pacific.
Instead of sending warships to the Red Sea, Canberra pledged to provide additional personnel to the US-led coalition.
Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced a multinational effort to secure maritime commerce after Houthi rebels stepped up drone and missile attacks on Israeli-allied ships in a bid to force Tel Aviv to halt the Gaza war.
About 12% of global trade passes through the Red Sea, including 30% of global container traffic, including 20% of the world's container traffic, about 10% of oil seaborne transport and 8% of liquefied natural gas.
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📹💥 Footage of the Tornado-G operation of the Zapad group of troops in the Kupyansk region. According to the Ministry of Defence, the MLRS crews destroyed the stronghold and concentration point of the Ukrainian forces.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest updates on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:
▪️The IDF stormed the town of Seida, northeast of Tulkarm in the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported;
▪️Israel announced the evacuation of civilians from some areas of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs;
▪️IDF Air Force struck the operational command center of the Shiite Hezbollah movement in Lebanon;
▪️Negotiations between Israel and the Hamas movement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have resumed, but the positions of the parties differ, Palestinian Ambassador to Vienna Salah Abdel-Shafi told Sputnik.
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▪️The IDF stormed the town of Seida, northeast of Tulkarm in the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported;
▪️Israel announced the evacuation of civilians from some areas of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs;
▪️IDF Air Force struck the operational command center of the Shiite Hezbollah movement in Lebanon;
▪️Negotiations between Israel and the Hamas movement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have resumed, but the positions of the parties differ, Palestinian Ambassador to Vienna Salah Abdel-Shafi told Sputnik.
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Ukraine's accession to the European Union would cost the bloc 150 to 190 billion euros ($164 billion to $208 billion), and the member states would receive less money, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Orban added that the Hungarian government's goal is to "remove most of the tension during the background conversations" and focus on finding "a solution that satisfies everyone" at a summit in Brussels. The prime minister also said that Hungary offers European counterparts to resolve the issues of support for Ukraine outside the EU budget.
"Not only thunder but also sulfur lightning" is expected at the next EU summit on financial aid to Kiev, Orban said.
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"It is certain that if Ukraine were admitted [to the EU], all the support that the countries of central Europe, including Hungary, have received so far, would be for them," Orban said in an interview with the TV2 broadcaster.
Orban added that the Hungarian government's goal is to "remove most of the tension during the background conversations" and focus on finding "a solution that satisfies everyone" at a summit in Brussels. The prime minister also said that Hungary offers European counterparts to resolve the issues of support for Ukraine outside the EU budget.
"Not only thunder but also sulfur lightning" is expected at the next EU summit on financial aid to Kiev, Orban said.
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❗️Russia will react symmetrically to the possible use of income from Russian funds frozen in the EU, Russian Finance Minister Siluanov asserted.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the freezing of Russian assets in Europe theft, noting that the EU is targeting not only private funds, but also Russian state assets.
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The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the freezing of Russian assets in Europe theft, noting that the EU is targeting not only private funds, but also Russian state assets.
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Voter support for US military aid to Israel waning
US public support for Israel's war against Hamas is waning, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
The number of those who support the US sending "additional military aid to Israel for its efforts in the war" has dropped from 54% in November to 45% in December.
The erosion in support has been most pronounced among Democratic and independent voters. While Republicans are largely in favor of providing military aid to Tel Aviv, 58% of Democrats and 48% of independents say they oppose more aid for Israel's war effort in Gaza.
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US public support for Israel's war against Hamas is waning, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
The number of those who support the US sending "additional military aid to Israel for its efforts in the war" has dropped from 54% in November to 45% in December.
The erosion in support has been most pronounced among Democratic and independent voters. While Republicans are largely in favor of providing military aid to Tel Aviv, 58% of Democrats and 48% of independents say they oppose more aid for Israel's war effort in Gaza.
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🎁💸 Funds on freeze - Ukraine's Christmas unease
Congress has left for the holidays without approving new spending for Ukraine, reports the Washington Post, one of the leading US newspapers.
The newspaper says that the reasons are obvious - "many disproportionately vocal House Republicans are wary of continuing to send money, and so the party insists that it be paired with changes to immigration policy".
According to the report, the money will dry up by the new year, which makes it more difficult for Ukraine to win the battle.
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Congress has left for the holidays without approving new spending for Ukraine, reports the Washington Post, one of the leading US newspapers.
The newspaper says that the reasons are obvious - "many disproportionately vocal House Republicans are wary of continuing to send money, and so the party insists that it be paired with changes to immigration policy".
According to the report, the money will dry up by the new year, which makes it more difficult for Ukraine to win the battle.
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The authorities in Kiev intend to enlist Ukrainian men (aged 25-60) living abroad for military service next year, Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced in an interview with the Bild newspaper.
Initially, the authorities will ask them to report to the recruitment centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This comes after earlier President Zelensky said that the military offered him to mobilize an additional 450-500 thousand people.
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Initially, the authorities will ask them to report to the recruitment centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This comes after earlier President Zelensky said that the military offered him to mobilize an additional 450-500 thousand people.
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🇵🇱🍿 The Polish TV news channel shows movies instead of news amid the new government's attempt to change the leadership of state media, which caused a mass protest.
The protesters came to the headquarters of Polish Television with national flags, demanding that the management and journalists of the TV channels remain in place and that the editorial policy, which is strongly negative toward the new authorities, not be changed.
Polish President Andrzej Duda, for his part, sent a letter to new Prime Minister Donald Tusk, calling the cabinet's attempt to change the TV leadership a violation of the constitution. Duda called on Tusk and his government to respect the rule of law in Poland, noting that a political goal cannot be used as an excuse to violate it.
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The protesters came to the headquarters of Polish Television with national flags, demanding that the management and journalists of the TV channels remain in place and that the editorial policy, which is strongly negative toward the new authorities, not be changed.
Polish President Andrzej Duda, for his part, sent a letter to new Prime Minister Donald Tusk, calling the cabinet's attempt to change the TV leadership a violation of the constitution. Duda called on Tusk and his government to respect the rule of law in Poland, noting that a political goal cannot be used as an excuse to violate it.
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