🗳 Stoianoglo leads in Moldovan presidential runoff with 50.81% – CEC on 90% of protocols

Former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo leads in the runoff of the presidential election in Moldova with 50.81% of the vote, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said on Sunday after 90% of protocols were processed.

His opponent, incumbent President Maia Sandu, has 49.19% of the vote, the CEC added.

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❗️🗳 Sandu takes lead in Moldovan presidential runoff with 50.09% after 92.2% protocols counted – CEC

Incumbent Moldovan President Maia Sandu took lead in the runoff of presidential election in Moldova with 50.09% of the vote, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) said after 92.2% of protocols were processed.

Her opponent, former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, has 49.91% of the vote, the CEC added.

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🚨EXPOSED: Non-US Citizen Successfully Votes in US Election – Report

Senator Marco Rubio joined CBS News’ Face the Nation broadcast on Sunday with Margaret Brennan to share a shocking story of a foreign national voting in the US presidential election. The senator made it clear that regardless of punishment for the action, the vote of a non-US citizen is going to count, suggesting a rather peculiar case within the US election system.

💬 “A Chinese national registered to vote and voted. And now he's being charged for doing that. But guess what? His ballot is going to count,” the senator emphasized.

Brennan attempted to add context to the situation, only to be reminded that “the vote still counts.”

💬 “In terms of the case you talked about in Michigan, we have tracked that. The secretary of state of that state has actually brought charges, has made that public. That individual may actually be deported…” the host said, as the senator pointed out once again that the illegally cast vote would still count in the election.

💬 “Yes. But that vote's still going to count,” Rubio asserted, expressing hope that the case is not widespread. “Now, whether that's widespread or not, I hope not, but these are things that are happening, and they need to be watched.”

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🇦🇺🐕Australia is behaving like America’s lapdog

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❗️ Sandu claims election victory and says she will be president for all Moldovans

Second-term Moldovan President Maia Sandu is leading in the second round of the presidential election with 54.43% of the vote, while former prosecutor-general and opposition Socialist Party candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo has 45.57%, the Central Electoral Commission said after processing 98% of polling station protocols.

“I would like to express my gratitude to my voters for their active participation in the past elections. Moreover, every citizen's vote is a contribution to the future of the country, regardless of whom they favored—whether for me or my competitor Alexandr Stoianoglo. I support his call for the preservation of stability, calm, and peace in the republic. I pledge to be a president for everyone,” Sandu said at a briefing at her electoral headquarters.

She assured that regardless of political views, her priority remains stability in the country and the consolidation of trust between citizens.

Earlier, opposition presidential candidate Stoianoglo urged his fellow citizens to remain calm regardless of the election results.

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❗️ US citizen who helped Russian forces says the process of granting him asylum has already begun

Daniel Martindale, a US citizen who voluntarily aided Russian troops in the Ukrainian conflict zone by supplying them with intelligence, said he believes the process of granting him political asylum in Russia “is already in motion.”

Having ended up in the (at the time) Ukraine-controlled part of Donbass after the escalation of the conflict in February 2022, Martindale managed to find a way to contact Russian forces and started informing them about facilities related to the Ukrainian military, while himself evading discovery.

After two years of helping Russia in this way, Martindale was extracted from behind enemy lines in a daring operation carried out by Russian forces.

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Harris will not govern the US on her own, unlike Trump - Ex-IMF Executive Director for Russia

US Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris, if she wins the election, will not govern the country on her own, unlike her opponent Donald Trump, former Executive Director for Russia at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Alexei Mozhin, told RIA Novosti.

"Harris, of course, will not govern the country. What is called the 'deep state' will govern, as is happening under the current president. Trump will most likely still try to govern himself," he told the agency in his final interview before leaving his post as Executive Director for Russia at the Fund on November 1.

According to Mozhin, it is currently impossible to predict how each candidate will behave if they win the upcoming vote in the US, but if Trump wins, the Republican may face additional resistance.

"Right now it is unclear whether they will let him govern, because there are already so many criminal cases against him, and it is clear that all this will be spun up and only increase. The topic of impeachment will be constantly discussed," he said.

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🇷🇺🇮🇩 Russian, Indonesian navies to hold first ever joint exercises 'Orruda 2024'

The navies of Russia and Indonesia will hold their first joint exercises, codenamed "Orruda 2024," in Surabaya and the Java Sea from November 4 to 8. The drills were announced in August and will be the first since Indonesia gained independence 79 years ago.

◻️ Two Birds
The codename "Orruda" combines the Russian eagle and the Indonesian mythical bird Garuda, symbolizing strength and the intention of the two countries to conduct the drills "wing to wing."

◻️ Pacific Fleet Arrival
On Sunday, a detachment from the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, including the corvettes Gromkiy, Rezky, Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov, and the support ship Pechenga, made a friendly entry into Surabaya. Russian Ambassador Sergey Tolchenov attended the welcoming ceremony, which featured traditional dances.

◻️ Planned Event, Monitored Closely
"Orruda 2024" will include port and naval stages in Surabaya and the Java Sea. The ambassador stressed the exercises are a routine event for partner nations, not aimed at any third party. Despite this, observers are expected to monitor the exercises closely.

Commander Alexey Antsiferov noted these drills would show Russia's readiness to assist Indonesia and expressed hope that they would become annual and grow in scale.

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💬 Morale of Ukrainian soldiers falling, they are scared - US citizen who helped Russian forces

While members of Ukraine’s nationalist battalions are often some of the most outspoken supporters of fighting Russia to the last breath, Daniel Martindale, a US citizen who voluntarily aided Russia in the Ukrainian conflict zone, says he did not see any of them in the village in (at the time) the Kiev-controlled area he was staying.

“I only met soldiers who were fighting in territorial defense or units. Their opinion was that there's no good reason to be here. They were afraid. They just wanted to go home,” he noted.

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🇮🇷Iran mulls 'strong and complex' retaliation on Israel - report

Iran may use more powerful warheads in a retaliatory attack on Israel compared to previous attacks, said the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed Iranian and Arab officials.

“Our military lost people, so they need to respond,” an Iranian source said, adding that Tehran would likely target Israeli military facilities “more aggressively than last time.”

An Egyptian source in turn claimed that Iran warned privately of a “strong and complex” response.

The possible involvement of the Iranian regular army does not mean that Iranian troops will be deployed, but that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which usually grapples with Israel's security issues, "will not act alone" in this case, according to the sources.

One of the officials referred to the November 5 US presidential election as another factor influencing Iran's retaliatory strike against Israel. The official said that Iran would not like to influence the outcome of the election with its attack.

This comes after the Axios news outlet quoted Israeli intelligence as claiming that Iran plans to launch a response attack on Israel from Iraqi territory using numerous drones and ballistic missiles ahead of the US election.

On October 26, the Israel Defense Forces said that they had struck military targets in Iran in response to the Islamic Republic’s October 1 attacks on the Jewish state. At least four Iranian soldiers were killed in the Israeli strike.

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West to scapegoat Zelensky who “knows too much” – former Ukrainian security officer 

Sooner or later, the West will eliminate or write off Volodymyr Zelensky in order to install a figure more acceptable for negotiations with Russia at the head of Ukraine, former SBU officer Vasily Prozorov said.

“He knows too much, and he will become a scapegoat responsible for all bad things," Prozorov added.

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🎥🎥 Lavrov speaks at ‘inventing the Future’ Symposium

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US citizen Martindale spoke about how he and his dog survived a Grad MLRS strike

Daniel Martindale, a US citizen who voluntarily aided Russian troops in the Ukrainian conflict zone by supplying them with intelligence, has recalled what it was like to try and stay alive while being shelled.

“I guess we called them Grad rockets in English. I heard the noise that I understood that the rockets had been launched. And I had about three or four seconds to take cover,” Martindale reminisces. “So, I laid down on the road hoping that that would provide some cover. My dog was with me.”

“Sure enough, the rockets began to explode all around me. And one exploded about maybe 20 meters away and two fragments from the rocket hit my dog. But nothing hit me, thank God,” he added.

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US Election Day: Voters to cast ballots at snipers’ gunpoint – report

With the clock ticking for America’s Election Day, local authorities across the country are taking unprecedented security measures to tackle possible violence-related “nightmare scenarios”, the Washington Post reports.

🔸At least two states, Nevada and Washington, have activated the National Guard in case of unrest during the November 5 presidential election.

🔸Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrian Fontes admitted that he wears a bulletproof vest.

🔸In Arizona’s Maricopa County’s vote-counting headquarters, staffers are monitoring social media in real time for reports of problems. Additionally, drone surveillance is in place to keep an eye on potential threats. The office also plans to deploy snipers on rooftops if necessary.

🔸Similar steps have been taken in other states, where hundreds of election offices “are now buttressed with bulletproof glass, steel doors and surveillance equipment”, according to the Post.

🔸A number of counties have distributed panic buttons for election workers, while others have stocked anti-contamination suits and an antidote to opioid overdose in case of suspicious powder in the mail.

🔸The White House was surrounded earlier by an additional two-meter fence along the perimeter of the territory, where the president’s residence and offices are located; the security measure that will remain in place until the inauguration of the new US president on January 20.

The election race turned violent on July 13, when former US President and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump suffered a gunshot wound to his right ear and was briefly hospitalized following an assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The gunman, Thomas Crooks, killed a member of the audience and injured two others before the US Secret Service sniper team eliminated him. The incident prompted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign.

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❗️Russian forces struck Ukrainian infrastructure of military airfields, energy facilities and an oil refinery — Russian MoD
 
🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:
 
🔸Ukrainian losses in the area of responsibility of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup amounted to 440 militants;
 
🔸Units of the Russian Yug combat group advanced into the depths of Ukraine's defense; Ukrainian forces lost over 490 soldiers and the Kirpi armored personnel carrier;
 
🔸The Russian Tsentr Battlegroup improved their tactical position; Ukrainian losses amounted to 420 soldiers;
 
🔸Units of the Russian Vostok combat group improved their position along the front line; Ukrainian losses amounted to 110 soldiers;
 
🔸Russian air defense systems shot down four HIMARS shells, a Hammer bomb and 42 Ukrainian drones during the day.

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