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🎥 Is America’s Boeing 737 cursed?
American Airlines flight 590 out of Tampa, Florida narrowly avoids disaster after multiple tires blow out during takeoff. As the plane was picking up speed and seconds away from liftoff, the tires blew out.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the take-off was aborted after the crew on the 737 "reported multiple blown tires."
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American Airlines flight 590 out of Tampa, Florida narrowly avoids disaster after multiple tires blow out during takeoff. As the plane was picking up speed and seconds away from liftoff, the tires blew out.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the take-off was aborted after the crew on the 737 "reported multiple blown tires."
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Violator-in-chief: How US systematically sullied INF Treaty before scrapping it
The US plans to deploy long-range ground-based missiles in Germany. The move comes five years after Washington’s unilateral decision to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia.
The US announced scrapped the INF Treaty in 2019, claiming Russia’s 9M729 Novator missile had a range above 500 km. Russia rejected the charge, taking the unprecedented step of declassifying the Novator’s characteristics to try to save the INF, but to no avail.
While accusing Russia, the US never addressed suspicions of its own potential violations of the INF:
◾️ In 2016, the US deployed long-range fire components in Romania and Poland as part of the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile shield. Moscow said they used the same MK-41 launchers, which could field and fire offensive, nuclear-tipped Tomahawk cruise missiles.
◾️ In 1990s-2010s the US developed Hera, ground-based ‘target missile’ using control and guidance systems from the Pershing II. This class of weapons was restricted by the INF due to the range of up to 1,200 km.
◾️ Other US long-range fires classified as ‘target missiles’ violating the INF’s terms include the Medium Range Target (MRT) and LRALT and E-LRALT missiles, which have a range between 1,000-2,500 km. The same goes for the ground-based version of the AGM-158 cruise missile, whose extended-range variant has a 1,000 km range.
◾️ Russia’s military has argued that America’s long-range drones, including the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper, were also INF violators, given their range of over 1,200 km and ability to carry precision munitions, including small nuclear payloads.
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The US plans to deploy long-range ground-based missiles in Germany. The move comes five years after Washington’s unilateral decision to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia.
The US announced scrapped the INF Treaty in 2019, claiming Russia’s 9M729 Novator missile had a range above 500 km. Russia rejected the charge, taking the unprecedented step of declassifying the Novator’s characteristics to try to save the INF, but to no avail.
While accusing Russia, the US never addressed suspicions of its own potential violations of the INF:
◾️ In 2016, the US deployed long-range fire components in Romania and Poland as part of the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile shield. Moscow said they used the same MK-41 launchers, which could field and fire offensive, nuclear-tipped Tomahawk cruise missiles.
◾️ In 1990s-2010s the US developed Hera, ground-based ‘target missile’ using control and guidance systems from the Pershing II. This class of weapons was restricted by the INF due to the range of up to 1,200 km.
◾️ Other US long-range fires classified as ‘target missiles’ violating the INF’s terms include the Medium Range Target (MRT) and LRALT and E-LRALT missiles, which have a range between 1,000-2,500 km. The same goes for the ground-based version of the AGM-158 cruise missile, whose extended-range variant has a 1,000 km range.
◾️ Russia’s military has argued that America’s long-range drones, including the MQ-1 Predator and the MQ-9 Reaper, were also INF violators, given their range of over 1,200 km and ability to carry precision munitions, including small nuclear payloads.
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Russian-Chinese contacts continue
🔸Putin met with Xi Jinping in Astana, within the framework of the SCO summit, last week.
🔸Today in St. Petersburg on the sidelines of BRICS Parliamentary Forum, Putin met with the head of the NPC Standing Committee Zhao Leji.
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🔸Putin met with Xi Jinping in Astana, within the framework of the SCO summit, last week.
🔸Today in St. Petersburg on the sidelines of BRICS Parliamentary Forum, Putin met with the head of the NPC Standing Committee Zhao Leji.
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban to hold meeting with ex-US President Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, US media claims.
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US supplies of ammunition to Israel that were previously delayed will be shipped in the coming days
The US government’s coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, told Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant that the arms were on their way, an Israeli Ministry of Defense spokesperson said.
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The US government’s coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, told Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant that the arms were on their way, an Israeli Ministry of Defense spokesperson said.
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He also expressed hope that relations between the two countries will continue to develop as steadily as they did under the late President Raisi.
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West’s ‘open season’ on Hungary’s Orban for his trip to Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban is being pilloried for his “freelance diplomacy” effort after Budapest assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. NATO elites with a vested interest in fueling the proxy conflict in Ukraine claim Orban “did not represent them” in his talks with president Vladimir Putin.
◾️Russia will “continue to be ostracized”, said US secretary of state Antony Blinken said.
◾️NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted that Orban’s trip, "doesn't change the common decisions" the alliance has made “to step up our support to Ukraine.”
◾️Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, noted that the Hungarian leader was traveling “exclusively in the framework of bilateral relations,” with the phrase regurgitated by the European External Action Service (EEAS).
◾️Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas accused Orban of “undermining” and “exploiting” the EU presidency position.
Western media outlets ran with headlines in the same vein:
◾️ Orban’s trip was described as a “striking break with the European Union’s collective foreign policy” by The Washington Post.
◾️ The Financial Times ran a story citing sources within the EU bloc’s legal service as claiming Orban’s diplomatic mission “contravened the EU’s treaties.”
◾️ Reuters cited an unnamed diplomat as saying skepticism within the bloc about Hungary's presidency was "unfortunately justified.”
What backlash can Orban face?
◾️ Boycotting the traditional informal ministerial meetings during Hungary’s presidency was reportedly suggested.
◾️ Informal talks allegedly underway on how to use the EU treaty to “restrict Orban’s room for maneuver” during the presidency.
◾️ Stripping Hungary of the rotating presidency has been privately floated.
◾️ Removing unanimous decision-making in the EU was floated by Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban is being pilloried for his “freelance diplomacy” effort after Budapest assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. NATO elites with a vested interest in fueling the proxy conflict in Ukraine claim Orban “did not represent them” in his talks with president Vladimir Putin.
◾️Russia will “continue to be ostracized”, said US secretary of state Antony Blinken said.
◾️NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted that Orban’s trip, "doesn't change the common decisions" the alliance has made “to step up our support to Ukraine.”
◾️Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, noted that the Hungarian leader was traveling “exclusively in the framework of bilateral relations,” with the phrase regurgitated by the European External Action Service (EEAS).
◾️Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas accused Orban of “undermining” and “exploiting” the EU presidency position.
Western media outlets ran with headlines in the same vein:
◾️ Orban’s trip was described as a “striking break with the European Union’s collective foreign policy” by The Washington Post.
◾️ The Financial Times ran a story citing sources within the EU bloc’s legal service as claiming Orban’s diplomatic mission “contravened the EU’s treaties.”
◾️ Reuters cited an unnamed diplomat as saying skepticism within the bloc about Hungary's presidency was "unfortunately justified.”
What backlash can Orban face?
◾️ Boycotting the traditional informal ministerial meetings during Hungary’s presidency was reportedly suggested.
◾️ Informal talks allegedly underway on how to use the EU treaty to “restrict Orban’s room for maneuver” during the presidency.
◾️ Stripping Hungary of the rotating presidency has been privately floated.
◾️ Removing unanimous decision-making in the EU was floated by Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen.
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Which countries are the most expensive to live in?
Switzerland is the most expensive country to live in, the latest world cost-of-living study has shown. The Swiss face the highest prices for food and rent in 2024. Second place was taken by Singapore, while Hong Kong came third.
The Cost of Living Index (COLI) is calculated based on the cost of a basket of goods and services, including food, transportation, housing, utilities and other basic daily expenses.
Take a look at Sputnik's infographics showing the top 10 most expensive countries to live in.
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Switzerland is the most expensive country to live in, the latest world cost-of-living study has shown. The Swiss face the highest prices for food and rent in 2024. Second place was taken by Singapore, while Hong Kong came third.
The Cost of Living Index (COLI) is calculated based on the cost of a basket of goods and services, including food, transportation, housing, utilities and other basic daily expenses.
Take a look at Sputnik's infographics showing the top 10 most expensive countries to live in.
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Violator-in-chief: How US systematically sullied INF Treaty before scrapping it The US plans to deploy long-range ground-based missiles in Germany. The move comes five years after Washington’s unilateral decision to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear…
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What we know about long-range US missiles being deployed in Germany
The US ramped up strategic tensions in Europe to a level unseen since the Cold War this week by announcing plans to deploy an array of long-range missiles in Germany.
The US long-range fires, set for deployment by 2026, will include:
◻️ The Tomahawk - America’s premier, 1980s-designed land-attack cruise missile. Manufactured by Raytheon, the $2 mln apiece weapon has a 450 kg high explosive payload, but can also carry a low-to-intermediate yield nuclear warhead. Tomahawks have a range of 460-2,500 km.
◻️ The Standard Missile 6 - the US Navy’s principle long-range air and missile defense projectile, doubling as an anti-ship and land-attack missile. Built by Raytheon and priced at nearly $5 mln each, these weapons have been fielded since 2013, feature a 64 kg blast fragmentation warhead, and have a range of 240-460 km.
◻️ The Pentagon also plans to deploy mystery ‘developmental hypersonic weapons’ in Germany. Details are scarce, but the only one of the over half-a-dozen US hypersonics anywhere close to operational is the Army’s ground-based Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. The Lockheed Martin-developed LRHW has a reported range up to 3,000 km. Its payload is unknown.
Russia has vowed to issue a balanced military response to Washington’s plans. Russia has an array of conventional and strategic ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, as well as missile defense systems, to counter the US threat.
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The US ramped up strategic tensions in Europe to a level unseen since the Cold War this week by announcing plans to deploy an array of long-range missiles in Germany.
The US long-range fires, set for deployment by 2026, will include:
Russia has vowed to issue a balanced military response to Washington’s plans. Russia has an array of conventional and strategic ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, as well as missile defense systems, to counter the US threat.
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The Afghan Qosh Tepa canal project, branching from the Amu Darya river, is expected to cost $684 million. The canal will run for 285 kilometers and measure 100 meters wide. The first stretch of 108 km is already finalized. The canal will become operable in 2028.
The canal is important for Afghanistan as it will:
However, the Qosh Tepa canal branches off the Amu Darya before the river flows through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, two ex-Soviet republics, which get 80% of their water from the river. Experts warn the Qosh Tepa will divert a quarter of the Amu Darya’s water, leading to droughts in Central Asia.
Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has repeatedly expressed concern that the project “will disturb the water regime.”
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Trump criticizes George Clooney after actor urges Biden to drop out of presidential race
Trump, responding to actor George Clooney's call for Biden to exit the presidential race, took on the role of a film critic.
Clooney urged Biden to step down in a New York Times column, which was particularly surprising given his recent concert appearance, where Obama guided Biden off the stage by hand. Less than a month after the event, Clooney changed his stance, writing about the sitting president: "The one battle he cannot win is the fight against time."
Trump was outraged by the actor's betrayal. "Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television. Movies never really worked for him!!!" declared the former president.
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Trump, responding to actor George Clooney's call for Biden to exit the presidential race, took on the role of a film critic.
"So now fake movie actor George Clooney, who never came close to making a great movie, is getting into the act. He’s turned on Crooked Joe like the rats they both are. What does Clooney know about anything?" Trump questioned on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Clooney urged Biden to step down in a New York Times column, which was particularly surprising given his recent concert appearance, where Obama guided Biden off the stage by hand. Less than a month after the event, Clooney changed his stance, writing about the sitting president: "The one battle he cannot win is the fight against time."
Trump was outraged by the actor's betrayal. "Clooney should get out of politics and go back to television. Movies never really worked for him!!!" declared the former president.
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Aegis Ashore: 'Defensive' missile platform or irritant for itchy trigger fingers?
NATO has announced that its ‘purely defensive’ Aegis Ashore missile defense facility in Redzikowo, Poland, is now fully operational and 'mission ready’.
Why Aegis Ashore isn’t a ‘defensive’ weapons platform
◻️ Aegis Ashore is the ground-based version of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, a US Navy program that became operational in the mid-2000s and was an outgrowth of Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ initiative. The first Aegis Ashore facility was created in Deveselu, Romania, in 2016.
◻️ The system has two principle interceptor missiles, the SM-3 and the SM-6, with a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPS) in the works for hypersonic defense. The SM-3 and SM-6 have a range of 1,200 km and 240–460 km, respectively, and feature inertial, semi-active, or active radar guidance. Both are fired from the MK 41 VLS platform, which can also fire offensive, nuclear-tipped Tomahawk cruise missiles.
◻️ The system’s primary danger stems from its interplay with the Pentagon’s Prompt Global Strike concept, which envisions the firing of thousands of conventional cruise missiles. If Pentagon planners think they can reduce the number of missiles that make their way to their targets using systems like Aegis Ashore, this may increase the temptation for them to launch large-scale conventional aggression.
Aegis Ashore’s deployment in Eastern Europe comes after decades of false assurances to Russia that a US missile defense shield in the region would defend against the missiles of small ‘rogue actors’. President Putin tested Washington’s sincerity on the issue in 2007, proposing a joint Russian-US missile defense system in Azerbaijan. Washington rejected the idea.
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NATO has announced that its ‘purely defensive’ Aegis Ashore missile defense facility in Redzikowo, Poland, is now fully operational and 'mission ready’.
Why Aegis Ashore isn’t a ‘defensive’ weapons platform
Aegis Ashore’s deployment in Eastern Europe comes after decades of false assurances to Russia that a US missile defense shield in the region would defend against the missiles of small ‘rogue actors’. President Putin tested Washington’s sincerity on the issue in 2007, proposing a joint Russian-US missile defense system in Azerbaijan. Washington rejected the idea.
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico assured in a video message that the deputies of his party will not support Ukraine's accession to NATO.
In his opinion, Ukraine's membership in the alliance would guarantee a Third World War.
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In his opinion, Ukraine's membership in the alliance would guarantee a Third World War.
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The West’s attempts to isolate Vladimir Putin have failed miserably. Just check out Putin’s packed schedule both at home and abroad.
Since being reelected for his fifth presidential term in March, Putin has made six foreign visits, while holding dozens of meetings with leaders of Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
Back in Russia, Putin hosted:
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Alex Soros backs Biden: "stop running against ourselves and focus on Trump"
Alex Soros, the son of billionaire Democratic activist George Soros and chair of Open Society, which is considered to be the largest donor to the US Democratic Party, voiced his support for President Joe Biden on Wednesday, urging fellow Democrats to cease calls for Biden to step down.
A quasi-Civil War has erupted within the Democratic Party this week, with some calling for Biden to step aside and others insisting he remain in the race. This internal conflict was highlighted on Wednesday when actor and Democratic activist George Clooney, who recently hosted a fundraiser for Biden, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times urging the president to step down.
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Alex Soros, the son of billionaire Democratic activist George Soros and chair of Open Society, which is considered to be the largest donor to the US Democratic Party, voiced his support for President Joe Biden on Wednesday, urging fellow Democrats to cease calls for Biden to step down.
“Let’s stop running against ourselves and run against the existential threat that is Donald Trump! Biden-Harris 2024!” he stated emphatically.
A quasi-Civil War has erupted within the Democratic Party this week, with some calling for Biden to step aside and others insisting he remain in the race. This internal conflict was highlighted on Wednesday when actor and Democratic activist George Clooney, who recently hosted a fundraiser for Biden, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times urging the president to step down.
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We are happy to have a good relationship between the parliaments of Russia and Ethiopia, and also the relationship between the BRICS parliaments and other parliaments, a strong tie between the parliaments, because the parliaments, they lead the budget, they oversight the government officials.
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The first International Tolstoy Peace Prize will be awarded on September 9
The award ceremony for the inaugural International Tolstoy Peace Prize will take place on September 9, 2024, at the Bolshoi Theatre. This announcement was made during the round table discussion "The Struggle for Peace in the 21st Century: Active Peacekeeping in the Context of Transforming the International Relations System," held on July 11, 2024.
"The name Leo Tolstoy is not meaningless to Africans," said Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Corresponding Member of the RAS. "Leo Tolstoy studied Arabic. He noted the complacency and disdain of Europeans towards the local population and spoke about how Europeans imposed civilization with fire and sword."
The Tolstoy International Peace Prize Foundation was established on June 22, 2022.
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The award ceremony for the inaugural International Tolstoy Peace Prize will take place on September 9, 2024, at the Bolshoi Theatre. This announcement was made during the round table discussion "The Struggle for Peace in the 21st Century: Active Peacekeeping in the Context of Transforming the International Relations System," held on July 11, 2024.
"The Tolstoy Prize will be an important contribution from Russia to preventing a third world war and a significant step towards creating a new comprehensive, universal, global security system in the transition to a new world order," said Vitaly Naumkin, Scientific Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and RAS academician.
"The name Leo Tolstoy is not meaningless to Africans," said Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Corresponding Member of the RAS. "Leo Tolstoy studied Arabic. He noted the complacency and disdain of Europeans towards the local population and spoke about how Europeans imposed civilization with fire and sword."
The Tolstoy International Peace Prize Foundation was established on June 22, 2022.
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The total amount of military support for Ukraine from the United States during Biden's presidency has exceeded $54.4 billion, according to the Pentagon.
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