The Houthis conducted drills simulating attacks on Israel's Army barracks, settlements, media reported.

Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, has held a major military exercise simulating attacks on Israel's army barracks and settlements, the Al-Masirah broadcaster reported Saturday, citing the movement's spokesman.

The broadcaster aired footage partly showing the exercise conducted by the movement's reserve and advance forces "as part of the preparations for the battle to conquer Palestine and the holy jihad."

Missiles, drones, tanks and artillery were used in the exercise dubbed "Yemen in support of Palestine," but the date and location of the drills were not disclosed.

The Houthis revealed the exercise after announcing another rocket attack on "certain targets" in the city of Eilat in southern Israel and after claiming to have attacked a UK commercial ship in the Red Sea that was heading to Israeli ports.

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The Iraqi and Iranian foreign ministers released statements criticizing the destabilizing potential of the US’ retaliatory blitz in the Middle East as the United States seeks revenge for an attack on its base near the Syria-Jordan border.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani called the US strikes in Iraq and Syria “another adventure and strategic mistake by the American government, which will have no result other than the escalation of tension and instability in the region.”

Iraqi spokesman Bassem al-Awadi also criticized the attacks as an infringement on the country’s sovereignty, saying “Iraq reiterates its refusal to let its lands be an arena for settling scores, and all parties must realize this… The Iraqi government will make every effort required by moral, national, and constitutional responsibility to protect our land, our cities, and the lives of our children in all types of armed forces.”

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🇸🇻 Incumbent Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele claimed to have won the presidential election in El Salvador with more than 85% of the votes on Sunday.

"According to our figure, we won the presidential election with over 85% of the vote and won at least 58 of the 60 seats in the [Legislative] Assembly. The record in the entire democratic history of the world. See you at 9 p.m. in front of the National Palace. God bless El Salvador," Bukele said on X (formerly Twitter).

Earlier on Sunday, the exit poll conducted by the CID Gallup research company showed that Bukele was leading in the election with 87% of the votes, and his party, Nuevas Ideas, was taking 54 of the 60 seats in the country's parliament. The margin of error of these results should be no more than 3%.

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US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that the proposed $118 billion supplemental funding bill with aid for Ukraine and Israel, as well as border security and national security measures, "is even worse than expected" and "will be dead on arrival."

"I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created. As the lead Democrat negotiator proclaimed: Under this legislation, 'the border never closes,'" Johnson said on X (formerly Twitter), adding that the bill "will be dead on arrival" if it reaches the House.

Earlier on Sunday, the Senate, after weeks of negotiations with the White House, released the $118 billion national security supplemental bill that includes some $60 billion in additional aid for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, and about $20 billion for border security, among other priorities.

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US President Joe Biden is urging congressional support for newly-unveiled border legislation in the Senate as he seeks to secure lethal aid for US-backed regimes in Ukraine and Israel.

The bill was the result of Senate negotiations between Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), James Lankford (R-OK), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). In an indication that the Biden administration plans to continue to provoke China on the issue of Taiwan "independence," the bill also sends funds to Taiwan’s government.

Some progressive Democrats are critical of the legislation’s concessions to the right on border policy, while conservative Republicans in the House have promised to scuttle the bill entirely.

“This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who called the bill “dead on arrival.”

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📹💥 "Solntsepek" TOS-1A Heavy Flamethrower System crews destroyed Ukrainian concealed positions and a temporary deployment point on the right bank of the Dnepr River.

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Popular American conservative podcaster blasts liberals for ignoring Russia’s security concerns

American journalist Candace Owens has underscored the importance of linking the conflict in Ukraine with NATO’s ongoing expansion toward Russia’s borders.

“No serious person can discuss what happened in that region without addressing NATO’s expansion eastward despite promises made by our government officials that we would not, following German reuinification,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Owens recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin “signified this reason in virtually all of his speeches leading up to and after” the start of Moscow's special military operation, and that Putin made it clear last year that Ukraine's possible membership in NATO would pose a security threat to Russia and would not improve Ukraine's own security situation.

He stressed that one of the reasons for the Russia's special operation is “the threat of Ukraine's entry into NATO.” Putin accused NATO of repeatedly making “empty promises” not to expand eastward.

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▪️US Senate unveils $118 bln bipartisan deal for aid to Ukraine, Israel and new border security measures. What exactly are legislators planning?

▪️US and UK strike Houthi positions in Yemen

▪️Zelensky breaks silence on Zaluzhny issue, confirms considering ousting Commander-in-Chief

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'We'll See': Tucker Carlson hints at potential Putin interview during conversation with Russian fan in Moscow

The first video of Tucker Carlson in Russia has appeared. A Russian fan stops the American journalist and asks him about what he’s doing in Moscow. Carlson answers he wanted to see Russia with his own eyes and talk to ordinary people. When asked whether he would interview Putin, Carlson playfully shrugs and laconically replies, “We’ll see.”

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The legacy media is in shambles because we've caught on to their lies and propaganda, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, US presidential candidate, commenting on the collapse of the Western mainstream media after Tucker Carlson's arrival in Russia.

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Russian artillerymen demolish enemies in the special operation zone

Every day, the D-20 howitzers are destroying artillery batteries, firepower, weapons and military equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces, destroying defensive structures and suppressing Ukrainian control points identified by scouts and drone operators.

The artillerymen fire at a range of over 17 kilometers, the rate of targeted fire reaches five rounds per minute.

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