❗️Ukrainian losses in Russia's Kursk region amounted to more than 390 soldiers and four tanks over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

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West Bank paying price for Gaza peace deal - Jenin governor

“Israel cannot exist without the war against Palestine… When Israel ceased its military activities in the Gaza Strip, it immediately refocused towards the West Bank with hostilities breaking out there just hours after the ceasefire deal was reached," Kemal Abu al Rab, governor of the Jenin Governorate, tells Sputnik.

Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the launch of the Iron Wall "counter-terrorism operation" in the West Bank under the pretext of strengthening security.

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The Israeli army arrests Palestinians in the city of Jenin in the West Bank.

Footage from social media

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🇨🇳🤖China opens training base for humanoid robots in Shanghai

The robots will be trained to perform various tasks, and the collected data will be sent to developers for optimization.

🤩 Looks like a robot resort

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Russia is not interested in sabotage in the Baltic Sea - Finnish President Alexander Stubb

"The Baltic Sea is a small sea. It takes about 30 years for a drop of water to come in and out. That means the two issues: one is the underwater cables and critical infrastructure; the other is environmental catastrophe. And it's not in the interest of Russia or anyone," he told Bloomberg TV, commenting on the investigation of cable breakage in the Baltic.

In November, a communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden and another between Germany and Finland in the Baltic Sea were damaged. The EU rushed to blame Russia without any evidence.

Earlier this month, the WaPo reported, citing officials, that NATO intelligence found “no indication” that the commercial vessels dragging their anchors across underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea “did so intentionally or in the direction of Moscow.”

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❗️Ukrainian forces attacked Energodar, according to preliminary data, using at least four drones. There are no casualties or fires, according to city authorities.

The target of the drone attacks was not the nearby Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, but the civilian infrastructure in the city, the station's communications director said.

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🇸🇰 A group of "foreign experts" involved in the events in Georgia and the 2014 Maidan in Ukraine are operating in Slovakia with the aim of overthrowing the government, Slovakian PM Robert Fico has said.

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🇨🇳 China's super drone: A submarine, a plane, and a fish all in one

Scientists have developed the world's first submarine-launched drone that can both fly and swim underwater, the South China Morning Post writes.

The blades the device uses to fly fold in the water in five seconds, and special propellers provide movement instead.

The drone is supposed to be used for reconnaissance and strikes. According to SCMP, while existing defensive technologies are not capable of stopping such weapons.

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🔥 WATCH: Russian forces strike Ukrainian strongholds close to the Kursk region

Paratroopers destroyed the strongholds of the Ukrainian army, as well as personnel that had made another attempt to infiltrate Russian territory.

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Houthis release crew of Israeli-linked ship Galaxy Leader seized in Red Sea in 2023

Twenty-five sailors were released after mediation by Oman, Yemeni outlet Al-Masirah reports.

The Israeli ship Galaxy Leader was hijacked in November 2023 when Houthis launched a campaign targeting ships in international waters of the Red Sea in retaliation against Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip.

The ship became a local landmark for tourists, and the Houthis launched fireworks from it to celebrate the Uraza al-Fitr.

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📹 Scholz calls Trump a 'challenge' for Europe

"Starting this week, we will have to deal with a new administration in the United States. As has already become clear, President [Donald] Trump will be... a challenge," said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, pausing before the word "challenge."

The German chancellor also expressed concern over the rising influence of far-right movements in the Western world.

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📹 Slovak PM Fico provides details on a group of 'experts' seeking to topple the government in his country

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🧐 Trump, who stated that Russia's economy is failing, should take a look at the facts:

1. Russia has overtaken Japan to become the 4th largest economy in the world (PPP).

2. Russia’s GDP grew by 4.1% in Q2 2024, outperforming Germany, which saw a 0.3% contraction in 2023.

3. Russia’s unemployment rate hit a historic low of 2.3%, compared to 3.6% in the U.S. and over 11% in Spain.

4. Russia’s budget deficit is just 1.7% of GDP, far lower than the U.S. at 5.8%.

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