🇫🇷👦🏻💩 “So you've heard of the phrase, I presume, of polishing a t**d?” asked political commentator Phil Kelly on Sputnik’s Political Misfits program Tuesday, using a scatalogical metaphor to describe new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
The activist described the 34-year-old politician as “an individual who was groomed by the establishment,” claiming he abandoned his former Socialist Party to seek “personal advancement” in President Emmanuel Macron’s movement.
Kelly said Attal is “anti-Muslim” and “anti-worker,” noting his criticism of strikes and pandering to Islamophobic sentiment in French society. He insisted right-wing politician Marine Le Pen is actually calling the shots in French politics, with others merely offering a milder version of her rhetoric.
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“Within the Western political landscape, this is what we get… when something gets too stench-filled and the public know that they need a change, but they're not sure what the change should be.”
The activist described the 34-year-old politician as “an individual who was groomed by the establishment,” claiming he abandoned his former Socialist Party to seek “personal advancement” in President Emmanuel Macron’s movement.
Kelly said Attal is “anti-Muslim” and “anti-worker,” noting his criticism of strikes and pandering to Islamophobic sentiment in French society. He insisted right-wing politician Marine Le Pen is actually calling the shots in French politics, with others merely offering a milder version of her rhetoric.
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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Turkiye has remained the main importer of Russian grain and wheat in the first half of the 2023-2024 season, which starts on July 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024, the Russian Union of Grain Exporters said.
Egypt ranked third in the list of grain importers, having reduced imports of Russian grain by 24.6% year-on-year to 2.956 million tonnes.
Iran was second on the list of the largest importers of Russian grain in the said period, having increased imports by 4.9% year-on-year to 3.902 million tonnes.
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"Turkiye has retained its position as the main importer of Russian grain and wheat in the first half of the 2023-2024 season," the union stated on Telegram, adding that Turkiye's imports of Russian grain in the said period amounted to 4.281 million tonnes, down 12.7% year-on-year, including a 2% decrease in wheat imports to 3.929 million tonnes.
Egypt ranked third in the list of grain importers, having reduced imports of Russian grain by 24.6% year-on-year to 2.956 million tonnes.
Iran was second on the list of the largest importers of Russian grain in the said period, having increased imports by 4.9% year-on-year to 3.902 million tonnes.
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📊🇩🇪 More than 40% of German nationals could imagine their participation in protests against policies of the government of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a poll conducted by the Institute for New Social Answers (INSA) for German newspaper Bild showed.
The poll showed that 45% of respondents could imagine taking their discontent with the incumbent government to the streets, while some 40% of the polled people said they would not protest.
About 48% of supporters of the Free Democratic Party in the ruling coalition said that they might be ready to take to the streets in protests against the policies of their party as well. Supporters of Scholz's Social Democratic Party and the Alliance 90/The Greens coalition are more loyal to the government's policies: 66% and 69% of supporters of these parties have no intent of participating in protests.
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The poll showed that 45% of respondents could imagine taking their discontent with the incumbent government to the streets, while some 40% of the polled people said they would not protest.
About 48% of supporters of the Free Democratic Party in the ruling coalition said that they might be ready to take to the streets in protests against the policies of their party as well. Supporters of Scholz's Social Democratic Party and the Alliance 90/The Greens coalition are more loyal to the government's policies: 66% and 69% of supporters of these parties have no intent of participating in protests.
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🇷🇺 A Russian paratrooper Kornet ATGM crew using a guided missile destroyed a Western-made armored combat vehicle in service with Ukrainian forces near Artemovsk, the Ministry of Defense said
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🇯🇵 Japan continues its militarization by building more and more US military bases
This time, construction of another new US military base in Okinawa will begin today and will take just over nine years, as stated by the Japanese government’s chief cabinet secretary.
In December, the Japanese authorities, without the consent of Okinawa Prefecture, approved the continuation of the construction of a US base in the area of the city of Nago in order to move the Futenma base there. Work on filling the seabed has already begun.
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This time, construction of another new US military base in Okinawa will begin today and will take just over nine years, as stated by the Japanese government’s chief cabinet secretary.
In December, the Japanese authorities, without the consent of Okinawa Prefecture, approved the continuation of the construction of a US base in the area of the city of Nago in order to move the Futenma base there. Work on filling the seabed has already begun.
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🌏 Vladimir Putin is 100 kilometers from the United States today
He flew to Russian Chukotka. From there to Alaska the distance is just a stone's throw away: 80 km across the Bering Strait and 3 km from Rotmanov Island.
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He flew to Russian Chukotka. From there to Alaska the distance is just a stone's throw away: 80 km across the Bering Strait and 3 km from Rotmanov Island.
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🇰🇵 Kim Jong-un has inspected the operation of the country's main military factories "to inspire workers to achieve production goals," KCNA reports.
The North Korean leader supervised affairs of the main military factories on site, where he was acquainted with the situation in the production of weapons and military equipment, media reported.
His inspections come amid new strains in relations with South Korea and artillery fire in border areas.
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The North Korean leader supervised affairs of the main military factories on site, where he was acquainted with the situation in the production of weapons and military equipment, media reported.
His inspections come amid new strains in relations with South Korea and artillery fire in border areas.
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US & China wrap up military talks at Pentagon for first time in 4 years
Michael Chase, deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, has met with China's Major General Song Yanchao, according to US Defense Department readout.
The talks were held amid the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalization scandal which had raised questions about who was in charge of the nation's defense and security for over a week.
The US side claimed keeping lines of military communication open would “prevent competition from veering into conflict.” However, after the talks, China reiterated that the US should first put an end to its “provocative actions” in the South China Sea, abide by the One China principle, stop arming Taiwan, and not support Taiwanese self-proclamation attempts.
The military sit-down also came as Taiwan is holding regional leadership elections this weekend.
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Michael Chase, deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, has met with China's Major General Song Yanchao, according to US Defense Department readout.
The talks were held amid the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalization scandal which had raised questions about who was in charge of the nation's defense and security for over a week.
The US side claimed keeping lines of military communication open would “prevent competition from veering into conflict.” However, after the talks, China reiterated that the US should first put an end to its “provocative actions” in the South China Sea, abide by the One China principle, stop arming Taiwan, and not support Taiwanese self-proclamation attempts.
The military sit-down also came as Taiwan is holding regional leadership elections this weekend.
“The United States should fully understand the root causes of the maritime and air security issues, strictly restrain its front-line forces, and stop hyping up [the issues],” China's Ministry of National Defense was cited as stating.
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Unrest in Ecuador: here what's happening in the country
▪️ Widespread turmoil has led to the closure of several businesses and malls in the capital due to looting, while some government officials have evacuated for their safety.
▪️ According to The Wall Street Journal, drug trafficking gangs are widening their control and competing for revenues. This has resulted in Ecuador having one of the world's highest murder rates, which is a trend that continues to rise.
▪️ Ecuadorian police are raising alarm that the recent prison break by the ringleader of "Los Choneros", who goes by the name of Fito, might be part of the gang's plan to regain control over the country's shadow economy and confront rivals.
▪️ At present, military vehicles are patrolling the streets of the capital.
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▪️ Widespread turmoil has led to the closure of several businesses and malls in the capital due to looting, while some government officials have evacuated for their safety.
▪️ According to The Wall Street Journal, drug trafficking gangs are widening their control and competing for revenues. This has resulted in Ecuador having one of the world's highest murder rates, which is a trend that continues to rise.
▪️ Ecuadorian police are raising alarm that the recent prison break by the ringleader of "Los Choneros", who goes by the name of Fito, might be part of the gang's plan to regain control over the country's shadow economy and confront rivals.
▪️ At present, military vehicles are patrolling the streets of the capital.
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The paratroopers launched 220 mm thermobaric missiles, after which the servicemen promptly shifted the combat vehicle into hiking mode and left the firing position under the cover of a fire support group. The enemy was eliminated in the early morning, at twilight.
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