🗳 Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic declares victory in runoff election

Here are the key details according to the State Electoral Commission's website:

🔶 Leading Vote: Milanovic leads with three times the number of votes of his opponent, Dragan Primorac.

🔶 Vote Count:

🔸 Zoran Milanovic: 1,117,751 votes

🔸 Dragan Primorac: 379,201 votes

🔶 Polling Data: Results from 99.59% of polling stations.

🔶 Voter Turnout: 44.17% of 3,769,598 eligible voters.

🔶 Observers: 14,600 observers accredited at the polls.

Milanovic has often been labeled pro-Russian in Western media for his unwillingness to draw Croatia into NATO's proxy war with Russia.

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🤡 Jen Psaki blasts Trump and Musk for California wildfires response

💬 “Donald Trump and his allies are injecting half-truths, misinformation, and flat-out lies in some cases in order to score a version of political points,” MSNBC host Jen Psaki, former White House spokeswoman, claimed.

💬 “And so now, we're back in this vicious cycle where Trump and his new bestie push lies about a natural disaster and then right-wing media runs with them,” Psaki slandered.

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📹 ‘Anyone could beat her’ – Trump shares an AI-enhanced video of his chat with Obama

Former President Donald Trump posted an AI-enhanced, fan-made video on his Truth Social page, depicting a hypothetical conversation with former President Barack Obama at the recent funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

P.S. The video was created by social media users using AI voice-overs and such a conversation didn't happen in reality

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📹 Trump to impose ‘very aggressive sanctions’ if Hamas does not release hostages before inauguration – Vance

💬 “It means very aggressive sanctions and financial penalties on those who are supporting terrorist organizations in the Middle East,” US Vice President-elect JD Vance said in an interview with Fox News, explaining what measures US President-elect Donald Trump would take if the hostages were not released within the specified time frame.

Previously, Trump had warned that “there will be all hell to pay” in the Middle East if the hostages were not released before his inauguration.

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📹🔥 Eyewitnesses capture moments as LA power tower ignites, prompting locals to evacuate

A couple was forced to abandon their Pasadena house as the Eaton Fire rapidly intensified within about half an hour, ABC7 reported.

The news outlet shared footage from the home’s Ring camera, along with recordings made by the couple while they were packing their car, which documented the fire’s swift escalation.

Authorities are investigating whether an electrical transmission tower in Eaton Canyon might have been the origin of the fire that destroyed 7,000 structures in and around Altadena, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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