Turkiye has disagreements with the US administration on its national security issues - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

"We still have disagreements with the American administration on some issues related to our national security," the Turkish leader, who is visiting New York to attend the UN General Assembly, said as quoted by Turkish state agency Anadolu.

Erdogan also added that "whoever becomes US president after the upcoming presidential election, Ankara's view of America and high-level dialogue in relations will not change."

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❗️In his address to the participants of the Russian Energy Week forum, Russia's President Vladimir Putin noted that in the new geopolitical realities, cooperation in the energy sector should serve to strengthen national economies. 

He also said that a meeting of BRICS energy ministers will be held on the sidelines of the forum. During the negotiations, it is necessary to agree on the principles of a fair energy transition, and outline ways to strengthen the role of BRICS in the global energy dialogue.

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There is a week left till the end of the fiscal year in the United States, which means it's time for lawmakers and the administration to once again scare each other with the prospect of a government shutdown.

Republicans in Congress have already proposed a temporary budget to avoid the so-called shutdown. The 45-page document suggests extending the government's funding at the current level until December 20. At the same time, it has been proposed that the US Secret Service (after two unsuccessful assassination attempts on Trump) be allocated more funds than provided for in the previous budget; and if necessary, "to carry out security operations, including those related to elections."

The leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, said that his party would consider the proposal.

"Congress is now on a bipartisan path to avoid a government shutdown that would hurt everyday Americans," Jeffries stressed.

The document may be considered next Wednesday. The current budget ends on September 30. If Congress does not agree, then government funding will be suspended after that date, leading to a shutdown just a month before the US presidential election.

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Israel prepares to for all-out war with Lebanese Hezbollah — report

The IDF plans a ground offensive that would include the capture of a buffer zone comprising a few miles of territory north of the Israeli-Lebanese border, the Economist reports, citing military sources.

Israeli forces have already deployed a second division, that was in Gaza, to the north to get ready for the operation. 

On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had carried out mass strikes on Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon. Earlier on Sunday, Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem announced the group has entered a new phase of confrontation with Israel.

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🇮🇷Iran's IRGC orders ban on 'any type of communication devices' — report 

After the organized pager and walkie-talkies blasts in Lebanon, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has called on its members to stop using any type of communication devices, Reuters reports, citing Iranian security officials.

The media outlet also adds that the IRGC has been conducting an inspection of all devices, not only communication ones. 

Earlier, a wave of pager explosions took place in Lebanon last week, claiming the lives of 20 and wounding more than 4,500 people.

Lebanese authorities and Hezbollah have accused Israeli intelligence services of carrying out the series of coordinated explosions of electronic devices. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate, although Tel Aviv has denied accusations about the deadly blasts in Lebanon so far.

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❗️Israeli warnings have been sent to Lebanese citizens, including the Information Minister, urging them to evacuate certain locations, according to local media.

Israel has carried out massive attacks on alleged Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon.

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📹 The footage shows an army regiment from the Chinese army's Xinjiang Military Region conducting a large-scale refuelling of military equipment in the field.

The refuelling was carried out in a single line, in two parallel lines and in a circle.

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Shielding the future: Turkiye’s Akkuyu equipped with monumental protective dome

💬 "Russian and Turkish specialists have installed in working position the outer containment dome at the first power unit of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under Rosatom construction in Turkey. This is the last element of the containment shell. The dome's weight is 147.6 tonnes with a diameter of 34.7 meters [113.8 feet]," the company said.

The dome will enhance the reliability and safety of the reactor building. Constructed from reinforced concrete, the outer protective shell is designed to withstand earthquakes measuring up to nine on the Richter scale. Once completed, the walls of the dome will have a thickness of 1.5 meters.

"The next construction stage will be covering the metal structure of the outer containment shell with high-strength concrete. It will allow us to commence the installation of heat removal system equipment," the design company said.

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