Police detained and arrested pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people in New York City, video from social media shows.
A significant number of protesters marched through NYC streets near Union Square under tight police control, according to social media.
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Russians united in support for Putin's military, economic, diplomatic achievements
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for another term as Russia’s president Tuesday in a ceremony following an unprecedented win in March’s election. The leader’s large margin of victory demonstrates that his domestic support is strong claimed international relations expert Mark Sleboda, who appeared on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to discuss sentiment on the ground from Moscow.
Host Wilmer Leon agreed, claiming, “the turnout and the percentage of win obviously speaks volumes that the Russian people are pleased not only with their president, but with their government.”
Russia’s diplomatic ties with China have proven crucial as the country weathers sanctions imposed by the West. The two countries' cooperation has paved the way for a global financial system free from Western domination, also paying concrete economic dividends for Russia. Recent data suggests Russia could reach over 3% GDP growth in 2024, placing it well ahead of its European competitors.
Putin’s victory also signals strong domestic support for Moscow’s special military operation to defend the Donbass republics, which is viewed as an existential battle against foreign aggression. Russia’s dominance is driven by its technological performance on the battlefield, with a recent controversy over the provision of Reaper drones to Ukraine demonstrating that Russia is able to defeat even advanced NATO weaponry.
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Vladimir Putin was inaugurated for another term as Russia’s president Tuesday in a ceremony following an unprecedented win in March’s election. The leader’s large margin of victory demonstrates that his domestic support is strong claimed international relations expert Mark Sleboda, who appeared on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to discuss sentiment on the ground from Moscow.
“There was a higher voter turnout and Putin achieved a higher result in this election than he had in any previous elections,” said the security analyst. “I think it shows a broad support of the course and vision that he has charted for the country.”
Host Wilmer Leon agreed, claiming, “the turnout and the percentage of win obviously speaks volumes that the Russian people are pleased not only with their president, but with their government.”
Russia’s diplomatic ties with China have proven crucial as the country weathers sanctions imposed by the West. The two countries' cooperation has paved the way for a global financial system free from Western domination, also paying concrete economic dividends for Russia. Recent data suggests Russia could reach over 3% GDP growth in 2024, placing it well ahead of its European competitors.
Putin’s victory also signals strong domestic support for Moscow’s special military operation to defend the Donbass republics, which is viewed as an existential battle against foreign aggression. Russia’s dominance is driven by its technological performance on the battlefield, with a recent controversy over the provision of Reaper drones to Ukraine demonstrating that Russia is able to defeat even advanced NATO weaponry.
“These drones cost $30 million apiece, and the US has lost at least four of them in the last year… They're not going to feed more of them to Ukraine. They don't have that many of them to waste like that,” Sleboda emphasized.
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Ukrainian media has reported multiple explosions throughout the country
Explosions were heard in Kiev, the Ivano-Frankovsk and the Lvov regions, as well as in the city of Kremenchug in Ukraine's Poltava region amid an air alert announced across the country, local TV channels reported.
💥 According to the Ukrainian television channel TSN several explosions were heard in Kiev. “Explosions are sounding in Kiev,” the channel's Telegram channel reported.
💥 The Zerkalo Nedeli news agency later reported more explosions in Kiev as an air alert was issued.
💥 TV channel Obshchestvennoe reported explosions in the area of the city of Ivano-Frankovsk. “In the Ivano-Frankovsk region the sound of explosions is heard,” the agency said.
💥 Additionally the television broadcaster ICTV reported explosions in the city of Kremenchug in the Poltava region.
💥 According to an online map from the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, explosions were also heard in the Lvov region of Ukraine. The website claims an air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine.
In response to attacks on Russian civilian targets by the Kiev regime, Russian troops regularly carry out precision strikes against encampments of Ukrainian soldiers, equipment and mercenaries, as well as against Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy, defense industry, military administration and communications facilities. However, presidential spokesman Dmitriy Peskov emphasizes that the Russian army does not target residential buildings and social institutions.
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Explosions were heard in Kiev, the Ivano-Frankovsk and the Lvov regions, as well as in the city of Kremenchug in Ukraine's Poltava region amid an air alert announced across the country, local TV channels reported.
💥 According to the Ukrainian television channel TSN several explosions were heard in Kiev. “Explosions are sounding in Kiev,” the channel's Telegram channel reported.
💥 The Zerkalo Nedeli news agency later reported more explosions in Kiev as an air alert was issued.
💥 TV channel Obshchestvennoe reported explosions in the area of the city of Ivano-Frankovsk. “In the Ivano-Frankovsk region the sound of explosions is heard,” the agency said.
💥 Additionally the television broadcaster ICTV reported explosions in the city of Kremenchug in the Poltava region.
💥 According to an online map from the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, explosions were also heard in the Lvov region of Ukraine. The website claims an air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine.
In response to attacks on Russian civilian targets by the Kiev regime, Russian troops regularly carry out precision strikes against encampments of Ukrainian soldiers, equipment and mercenaries, as well as against Ukrainian infrastructure, including energy, defense industry, military administration and communications facilities. However, presidential spokesman Dmitriy Peskov emphasizes that the Russian army does not target residential buildings and social institutions.
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AstraZeneca recalls its vaccines from sale worldwide for commercial reasons - reports
International biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is recalling its vaccines from sale worldwide saying the decision was made for commercial reasons, the Telegraph newspaper reported.
In late April, global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca first recognized that its COVID-19 vaccine could cause a rare side effect of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. The phenomenon results in blood clots and a reduced platelet count.
It was claimed the vaccine will no longer be produced and supplied as it has been replaced by updated vaccines. According to the newspaper, the company will withdraw authorizations to sell the vaccine in other countries, including the UK. The vaccine will no longer be allowed to be used in the EU and the company has “no approval at all” to use the vaccine in the US.
AstraZeneca insists that the decision to recall the vaccine is not related to the recognition that it causes serious side effects, the Telegraph reports. The company claimed that this is a “pure coincidence”.
It has previously been reported that AstraZeneca is facing a class action lawsuit because a vaccine it co-developed with Oxford University caused serious harm or death to patients. In May 2022, the Repubblica newspaper reported that the family of Francesca Tuscano, an Italian woman who died in April 2021 after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, had initiated an investigation. The family of the 32-year-old teacher contacted a medical examiner and a hematologist, who determined that the patient's demise could reasonably be attributed to side effects from the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The woman died at San Martino Hospital from cerebral vascular thrombosis the day after the AstraZeneca vaccine was administered.
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International biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is recalling its vaccines from sale worldwide saying the decision was made for commercial reasons, the Telegraph newspaper reported.
In late April, global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca first recognized that its COVID-19 vaccine could cause a rare side effect of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. The phenomenon results in blood clots and a reduced platelet count.
“AstraZeneca's Oxford COVID vaccine is being recalled worldwide... The vaccine is being withdrawn from markets for commercial reasons,” the publication reported.
It was claimed the vaccine will no longer be produced and supplied as it has been replaced by updated vaccines. According to the newspaper, the company will withdraw authorizations to sell the vaccine in other countries, including the UK. The vaccine will no longer be allowed to be used in the EU and the company has “no approval at all” to use the vaccine in the US.
AstraZeneca insists that the decision to recall the vaccine is not related to the recognition that it causes serious side effects, the Telegraph reports. The company claimed that this is a “pure coincidence”.
It has previously been reported that AstraZeneca is facing a class action lawsuit because a vaccine it co-developed with Oxford University caused serious harm or death to patients. In May 2022, the Repubblica newspaper reported that the family of Francesca Tuscano, an Italian woman who died in April 2021 after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, had initiated an investigation. The family of the 32-year-old teacher contacted a medical examiner and a hematologist, who determined that the patient's demise could reasonably be attributed to side effects from the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The woman died at San Martino Hospital from cerebral vascular thrombosis the day after the AstraZeneca vaccine was administered.
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US senators issue ‘mafia-style’ threat as Israeli military enters Rafah
A group of Republican lawmakers released an open letter threatening officials of the International Criminal Court and their families with reprisal if the body issues arrest warrants against Israeli officials, referencing a US statute commonly referred to as “The Hague Invasion Act.”
“It's the honest face of US imperialism,” he concluded. “I got to give them credit. That is US imperialism without a mask on.”
“To issue this kind of a threat against an internationally-recognized body whose goal is world justice and the adherence to international law, it does pull the mask off the United States,” he said. “It's a rogue nation. It believes in might makes right, has no interest in diplomacy, and has no interest in human rights or international law. It holds all those things in contempt,” Fantina emphasized.
Netanyahu has likewise warned the ICC against issuing arrest warrants, claiming that doing so would be an “unprecedented antisemitic hate crime.”
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A group of Republican lawmakers released an open letter threatening officials of the International Criminal Court and their families with reprisal if the body issues arrest warrants against Israeli officials, referencing a US statute commonly referred to as “The Hague Invasion Act.”
“When you read that letter, which I have – anybody can go online and find it – it looks like something from the mafia,” said host Garland Nixon on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program. “It's a mafia-style letter. It is the US saying, ‘look, we're not going to pretend like we're liberal interventionists and we're going around the world to do good. You will do what we say or, basically, we'll come after you and your families.”
“It's the honest face of US imperialism,” he concluded. “I got to give them credit. That is US imperialism without a mask on.”
“That's the only difference, and when you look at what the US threatened to do – sanctioning employees, preventing members of the ICC and their families from coming to the United States, and then closing with 'you have been warned' – what a threat this is,” responded author Robert Fantina. “As you said, mafia, tin-pot dictator kind of behavior.”
“To issue this kind of a threat against an internationally-recognized body whose goal is world justice and the adherence to international law, it does pull the mask off the United States,” he said. “It's a rogue nation. It believes in might makes right, has no interest in diplomacy, and has no interest in human rights or international law. It holds all those things in contempt,” Fantina emphasized.
Netanyahu has likewise warned the ICC against issuing arrest warrants, claiming that doing so would be an “unprecedented antisemitic hate crime.”
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Ukrainian media has reported multiple explosions throughout the country Explosions were heard in Kiev, the Ivano-Frankovsk and the Lvov regions, as well as in the city of Kremenchug in Ukraine's Poltava region amid an air alert announced across the country…
💥 The Russian Armed Forces launched a series of strikes in the area of a train carriage repair plant and near an aircraft factory in Kiev, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told Sputnik.
Strikes also hit the area of a railroad hub, a military airfield being prepared to receive F-16s, and a factory in the Lvov region.
Strikes also hit the area of a railroad hub, a military airfield being prepared to receive F-16s, and a factory in the Lvov region.
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US senators issue ‘mafia-style’ threat as Israeli military enters Rafah A group of Republican lawmakers released an open letter threatening officials of the International Criminal Court and their families with reprisal if the body issues arrest warrants against…
US temporarily pulls the plug on thousands of bomb deliveries to Israel over Rafah offensive
In a rare move, the Biden administration temporarily pulled the plug on deliveries to Israel of 1.8 thousand 2,000 lb (907 kg) bombs and 1.7 thousand 500 lb (226 kg) bombs last week, US media reported citing unnamed US officials.
The shipment of American-made ammunition that included Mark 82 and Mark 84 bombs was reportedly halted to signal to Israel Washington’s “concerns” over a ground operation in Rafah.
At the same time, one senior American official said the US was committed to ensuring Tel Aviv receives "every dollar" appropriated in the new supplemental foreign aid package. It was stressed that none of the halted shipments have anything to do with that funding, as “All are drawn from previously appropriated funds, some many years ago."
A number of other weapons deals, including the supply of JDAM kits to Israel, are currently being reviewed by the State Department, after Congress passed an additional aid package worth over $20 billion for supporting Israel in April.
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In a rare move, the Biden administration temporarily pulled the plug on deliveries to Israel of 1.8 thousand 2,000 lb (907 kg) bombs and 1.7 thousand 500 lb (226 kg) bombs last week, US media reported citing unnamed US officials.
The shipment of American-made ammunition that included Mark 82 and Mark 84 bombs was reportedly halted to signal to Israel Washington’s “concerns” over a ground operation in Rafah.
At the same time, one senior American official said the US was committed to ensuring Tel Aviv receives "every dollar" appropriated in the new supplemental foreign aid package. It was stressed that none of the halted shipments have anything to do with that funding, as “All are drawn from previously appropriated funds, some many years ago."
A number of other weapons deals, including the supply of JDAM kits to Israel, are currently being reviewed by the State Department, after Congress passed an additional aid package worth over $20 billion for supporting Israel in April.
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Congratulations to Vladimir Putin on assuming the office of Russian president have come from Venezuela, North Korea, and Thailand.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro noted Putin’s work for the development and wellbeing of the country, Kim Jong Un wished him great success in his “responsible work for Russia and its people,” and Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) noted that the new presidential term is “a confirmation of the people's great trust and their unbreakable confidence in your leadership.”
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro noted Putin’s work for the development and wellbeing of the country, Kim Jong Un wished him great success in his “responsible work for Russia and its people,” and Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) noted that the new presidential term is “a confirmation of the people's great trust and their unbreakable confidence in your leadership.”
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▪️ Russian forces carried out multiple strikes all over Ukraine
▪️ Russians united in support for Putin's military, economic, diplomatic achievements
▪️ US temporarily paused bomb deliveries to Israel over Rafah offensive
▪️ Watch the police arresting pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration in NYC
▪️ Germany has closed investigation of the German Air Force inspector over an intercepted conversation between Bundeswehr officers discussing a strike on the Crimean Bridge
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▪️ 'Israel doesn't want ceasefire': truce talks take back seat as Rafah attack surges
▪️ European leaders ignore public opinion, domestic concerns to stoke cold war
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▪️ Russians united in support for Putin's military, economic, diplomatic achievements
▪️ US temporarily paused bomb deliveries to Israel over Rafah offensive
▪️ Watch the police arresting pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration in NYC
▪️ Germany has closed investigation of the German Air Force inspector over an intercepted conversation between Bundeswehr officers discussing a strike on the Crimean Bridge
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▪️ 'Israel doesn't want ceasefire': truce talks take back seat as Rafah attack surges
▪️ European leaders ignore public opinion, domestic concerns to stoke cold war
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia, China plan on building lunar nuclear power plant Russia and China are mulling jointly building a lunar nuclear power plant, said Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. “At the turn of 2033-2035 we plan to deliver and install…
🛰 Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for a joint lunar station with China, Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, told Sputnik.
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Lithuania is ready to send soldiers to Ukraine as part of a training mission, the Financial Times has quoted Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte as saying.
The Lithuanian prime minister told the newspaper that she already had the parliament's permission to send troops for training purposes.
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The Lithuanian prime minister told the newspaper that she already had the parliament's permission to send troops for training purposes.
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US-led Astral Knight 2024 air and missile drills saber-rattle near Russia’s border
The US-led multinational integrated air and missile defense exercise Astral Knight 2024 kicked off near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region, Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stated at a briefing on May 7.
With scheduled live-fly operations across the territories of Poland and the Baltic countries, the two-week drills are set to involve around 5,000 personnel from six participating nations – the US, UK, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Denmark and Greece will observe the exercise.
Over 50 aircraft will be involved in the exercise that is “part of the Defense Department's large scale global exercise 2024 program," according to the Pentagon press secretary.
The Astral Knight 2024 saber-rattling comes in lockstep with the torrent of bellicose statements from Western officials about deploying troops to Ukraine.
Russia announced tactical nuclear missile drills on Monday. The training exercises will be held in response to "provocative threats by Western nations against Russia," Moscow underscored.
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The US-led multinational integrated air and missile defense exercise Astral Knight 2024 kicked off near the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region, Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stated at a briefing on May 7.
With scheduled live-fly operations across the territories of Poland and the Baltic countries, the two-week drills are set to involve around 5,000 personnel from six participating nations – the US, UK, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Denmark and Greece will observe the exercise.
Over 50 aircraft will be involved in the exercise that is “part of the Defense Department's large scale global exercise 2024 program," according to the Pentagon press secretary.
The Astral Knight 2024 saber-rattling comes in lockstep with the torrent of bellicose statements from Western officials about deploying troops to Ukraine.
Russia announced tactical nuclear missile drills on Monday. The training exercises will be held in response to "provocative threats by Western nations against Russia," Moscow underscored.
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💥 The Russian Armed Forces launched a series of strikes in the area of a train carriage repair plant and near an aircraft factory in Kiev, Sergei Lebedev, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told Sputnik. Strikes also hit the area of a railroad…
Two energy stations have sustained damage after blasts rocked western Ukraine’s Lvov Region, with one of the facilities catching fire, the head of the regional administration said on Wednesday.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko earlier reported that power generation and transmission stations were damaged amid explosions in five regions of the country, including the Lvov region. Later, the Ukrainian national energy company, Ukrenergo, said that equipment at one of its facilities in central Ukraine had sustained damage.
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Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko earlier reported that power generation and transmission stations were damaged amid explosions in five regions of the country, including the Lvov region. Later, the Ukrainian national energy company, Ukrenergo, said that equipment at one of its facilities in central Ukraine had sustained damage.
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🇬🇪 Georgian State Security Service: volunteers in Ukraine trying to stage provocations at rallies against foreign agents law
Some Georgians currently fighting in Ukraine may return to Georgia to take part in provocations against the law on foreign agents, the country's State Security Service said on social media.
According to the intelligence agency’s information, these actors intend to blockade government buildings, attack special forces with Molotov cocktails, stones, batons, as well as block transport hubs, central avenues, and railways.
Cryptocurrency is being used to finance these plans, the special service noted.
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Some Georgians currently fighting in Ukraine may return to Georgia to take part in provocations against the law on foreign agents, the country's State Security Service said on social media.
"Georgian citizens abroad are involved in these criminal plans, in particular a certain part of Georgians fighting in Ukraine, who declare their readiness to come to Georgia and raise violence against the police," the statement read.
According to the intelligence agency’s information, these actors intend to blockade government buildings, attack special forces with Molotov cocktails, stones, batons, as well as block transport hubs, central avenues, and railways.
Cryptocurrency is being used to finance these plans, the special service noted.
"Rally organizers want the protests lead to human casualties" to increase radicalism, the authorities stressed.
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🇷🇺 Watch Russia's unique I-16 combat fighter taking to the skies
Russia's only remaining authentic Soviet-era I-16 combat fighter, a warplane which played a key role in the battles of the Great Patriotic War was restored to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the USSR’s Victory in WW2. The relic aircraft took to the skies and will take part in the Victory Day parade on May 9 in Novosibirsk.
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Russia's only remaining authentic Soviet-era I-16 combat fighter, a warplane which played a key role in the battles of the Great Patriotic War was restored to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the USSR’s Victory in WW2. The relic aircraft took to the skies and will take part in the Victory Day parade on May 9 in Novosibirsk.
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How will NATO fight Russia when the bloc's soldiers don’t even know how to jump with a parachute?
During a NATO exercise in Sweden, 11 alliance servicemen were injured during parachute jumps in Sweden’s province of Smaland, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported, referring to a statement by a liaison of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.
Those injured are citizens of the United States, Hungary, and Italy.
A total of 600 to 800 soldiers participated in parachute training as part of the Swift Response drills, according to the report.
Sweden officially became a NATO member in March 2024.
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During a NATO exercise in Sweden, 11 alliance servicemen were injured during parachute jumps in Sweden’s province of Smaland, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported, referring to a statement by a liaison of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters.
Those injured are citizens of the United States, Hungary, and Italy.
A total of 600 to 800 soldiers participated in parachute training as part of the Swift Response drills, according to the report.
Sweden officially became a NATO member in March 2024.
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🗣 French troops will become targets for Russian armed forces if they appear in the conflict zone, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned.
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