❗️Sputnik correspondent: The target of Israeli aggression on Syria is the outskirts of the town of Masyaf in the western countryside of Hama province. It's located in the central part of the country.

The correspondent confirmed that the Syrian air defense was able to shoot down most of the Israeli missiles before they reached their targets.

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❗️Sputnik's correspondent in Hama: 4 dead and 18 wounded civilians as a result of Israeli aggression targeting the outskirts of the city of Masyaf in the western countryside of Hama province.

Civilian infrastructure and electricity networks have been damaged during the attack.

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❗️Russian air defense forces destroyed two drones overnight, one over the territory of Belgorod and another over Kursk, the Russian Defense Ministry informed

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Is Biden aware of that himself?

Elon Musk, presumably positioning himself for a role on Trump's team, seems to be dedicating considerable time to the political trolling antics that his potential boss excels at.

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❗️The death toll from airstrikes on the Syrian city of Masyaf has risen to 15, while 34 people have been wounded, the head doctor of a local hospital told Sputnik.

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US’ botched Afghan exit exposes Biden's ‘callous foreign policy’, GOP report reveals

Washington disregarded the security of US personnel on the ground, while prioritizing the “optics of withdrawal” during the messy Afghanistan exodus, according to a 350-page investigative report released by Republican Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Mike McCaul. The document holds President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris accountable for the botched pullout.

According to the report:

🔸 Biden’s calls to withdraw the US from the Vietnam War as a senator in the 1970s along with the Afghanistan pullout shows a "pattern of callous foreign policy positions and readiness to abandon strategic partners."

🔸 The State Department received numerous warning signs about the inevitable collapse of the Afghan government but failed to hammer out an escape plan to “safely evacuate US personnel, American citizens, green card holders, and our [Washington’s] brave Afghan allies.”

🔸 The Biden administration’s mismanagement resulted in “exposing US Defense Department and State Department personnel to lethal threats and emotional harm.”

🔸 Former US envoy to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, who reportedly had COVID-19 at the time, fled the US embassy ahead of his entire staff. Wilson got a foreign service officer to take his test for him so that he could quickly flee Afghanistan.

🔸 The White House “misled and, in some instances, directly lied to the American people at every stage of the withdrawal, from before the go-to-zero order until today.”

The United States hastily withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021 after a rapid takeover of the country by the Taliban*.

*Under UN sanctions for terrorist activities

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🔸 Israel strikes Syrian town in Hama province

🔸 Going nuclear: How Russia plans to power Far East?

🔸 Biden’s 'callous' foreign policy exposed by GOP

🔸 Musk offers free masterclass in political trolling

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❗️Sweden's largest international airport, Stockholm-Arlanda, temporarily suspended flights overnight after drones were spotted nearby.

Earlier, four drones were detected approaching Arlanda Airport.

Additionally, reports from the night before indicated that drones had been sighted near the city of Uppsala, which is situated north of Stockholm, according to Aftonbladet, a Swedish newspaper.

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Single-handedly wipe out an IFV? A Russian soldier with a gas canister can!

A Russian soldier in the Kursk region destroyed a Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) using a gasoline canister. Soldiers from the 44th Army Corps, who provided the footage, told Sputnik that following the strike on the IFV, Ukrainian forces withdrew. It was at this point that the Russian soldier chose to completely torch the vehicle.

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❗️Key statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

💬The outlines of a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict have not yet been traced. The Kremlin has seen reports that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is preparing a peace plan, but does not know the details;

💬Russia agrees with Scholz's words that the sabotage on the Nord Streams pipelines should be thoroughly investigated;

💬Moscow does not yet see a reason for Russian President Vladimir Putin to grant an interview with foreign press, including the WSJ.

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❗️Charles de Gaulle's grandson Pierre plans to move to Russia's capital, Moscow.

He shared his plans in a conversation with the chairman of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin.

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❗️Sanctions-addicted EU falling apart: no resources, no future, no union - report

The EU has forfeited its economic advantages by abandoning Russian energy sources, while experiencing reduced interest from the US, and mounting competition from China, according to a report prepared at the request of the European Commission.

▫️ The EU may even cease to exist if it does not accelerate economic growth or revise its ambitions, the document warns.

▫️ The report also cautions that the US is no longer prepared to act as a "security umbrella" for Europe, and that the EU currently lacks the capability to defend itself independently.

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❗️Armenia and Azerbaijan have fully agreed on 13 of the 16 articles of the peace treaty, the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said.

According to him, there is a real chance to sign a peace agreement as soon as possible.

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❗️Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on reports that Iran is allegedly supplying missiles, saying that such information does not always corresponds to reality.

Earlier, CNN reported, citing sources, that Iran allegedly transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for use in military operations in Ukraine.

"We have seen these reports, not every time such information corresponds to reality. Iran is our important partner, we are developing our trade and economic relations, we are developing our cooperation and dialogue in all possible areas, including the most sensitive areas. And we will continue to do this in the interests of the peoples of our two countries," Peskov told reporters.

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