💬'Russian women are the soul of Russia' - Vladimir Putin

"This year, St. Petersburg greets female leaders from 126 countries of the world... Naturally, we have delegations from all the regions of Russia representing our multinational, national, multiethnic people with its rich culture and centuries of traditions," the Russian president also said at the Eurasian Women's Forum.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳Russian and Chinese coast guards show off their skills in inaugural joint drills

Coast guards from the two countries held their first-ever joint drills in Vladivostok, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

The primary focus of the exercises was to combat smuggling and enhance maritime rescue operations. Both nations plan to hold these joint exercises on an annual basis moving forward.

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Footage of an explosion of an unknown device during a farewell ceremony for Hezbollah supporters killed on Tuesday in the southern suburb of Beirut Dahiya

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US police allegedly found explosives in a car near Donald Trump's rally on Long Island, New York, after the second assassination attempt, the Daily Mail reports.

The driver of the car has fled from the site, the newspaper writes, citing sources.

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Lebanon pager attack: Who could be responsible and how can beepers explode?

At least 12 people were killed and up to 2,800 injured in the September 17 pager attack in Lebanon. No one has thus far claimed responsibility, with the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah blaming Israel, who has not yet commented on the matter.

As Hezbollah's investigation is under way, here are few versions based on information from open sources.

🔸 What could trigger the blasts?

The explosions could have been caused by the pagers’ batteries detonating, possibly due to overheating, even though experts are skeptical that the battery alone would have been enough to cause the blasts.This is why a version about a sophisticated remote attack with the use of explosives came to the fore.

🔸 How could pagers detonate?

According to Hezbollah, Israeli spy agency Mossad purportedly hid explosives inside the 5,000 beepers that were earlier ordered by Hezbollah from a Taiwan-based company (which flatly denied any link to the attack). After explosives were planted next to the pagers’ batteries, a switch was embedded to detonate them remotely, possibly with a radio signal.

Another version suggests the Israeli spy agency blew explosives inside the pagers up by raising the batteries’ temperature from afar.

🔸 What kind of explosives could be used and how much?

The beepers likely contained three to five grams of PETN, a military-grade high explosive. Under another version, there were up to 20 grams of the explosive in each and every pager.

🔸 Could the US be involved?

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly called US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin minutes before the attack to say that Israel planned to carry out an operation in Lebanon, but did not give specifics. The State Department commented by claiming that the US “was not involved in it” and “was not aware of this incident in advance.”

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The media reports that this particular model of walkie-talkies is exploding

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