❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Staraya Sorochina, Viktorovka and Nikolayevka in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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✅South Korean prosecution has decided to release impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol from the detention center today, Yonhap reports.

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❌🛰US stops providing Ukraine with satellite imagery

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has "temporarily suspended access" to US-purchased commercial satellite imagery for Ukraine following an administration directive, The Washington Post reports, citing the agency.

👉Maxar, a US satellite imagery provider, confirmed its services for Ukraine were affected.

🟠 Business Insider reported that Ukrainian drone operators relied on Maxar for reconnaissance and identifying Russian targets for deep strikes.

🟠Time Magazine cited a source saying a group of Western "partners" assisting Ukraine with satellite intelligence left Kiev after the White House suspended access.

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☁️Unusual clouds appeared in the sky over Argentina's La Pampa province after the hailstorm

Footage from social media

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🔍Wikipedia's neutrality under scrutiny: Co-founder demands transparency on government involvement

Larry Sanger has urged Elon Musk to investigate potential government influence on Wikipedia, alleging the platform has become "FULLY WOKE." He suggested that government employees may be paid to edit and monitor the site, contributing to its ideological shift, Fox News reported.

Sanger, who left the organization in 2002, has been a vocal critic of Wikipedia since around 2005, claiming it began leaning toward a left-wing bias.

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🪖 US withdraws from planning new military exercises in Europe

As a result, Sweden and other NATO countries may need to conduct exercises without US participation or with only small American units, the Swedish newspaper Expressen reports.

However, the decision does not affect NATO drills already scheduled for 2025.

Sources indicate that the US aims to reduce military expenditures in Europe to focus on the Indo-Pacific region.

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❗️❗️❗️EU has only two options: NEGOTIATE OR DIE, Slovak MEP warns

The bloc is now in a historical period, and it must strive to survive, Ľuboš Blaha, Slovak MEP and the deputy leader of Slovakia’s Smer party told Sputnik.

“If the EU is going to be in hatred. The consequence of this would be the death of the European Union. The second option is that we will consider Russians as a friend, as a partner. And we will discuss with them, we will negotiate with them, we will cooperate, we will take your energy sources and it will help our economy. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY HOW TO SURVIVE,” he said.

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📹 South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol leaving jail after 5 weeks behind bars

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🚗Chinese electric car manufacturer XPeng plans to be the first in the world to launch mass production of flying cars in 2026, CEO He Xiaopeng announced.

We’re integrating AI with vehicle control to create a next-gen flight control system for flying cars, He Xiaopeng said.

By 2026, XPeng also plans to introduce fully autonomous parking, thus outpacing global rivals.

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Pakistan orders all illegal foreigners to leave by March 31

“In continuation of the government’s decision to repatriate all illegal foreigners, national leadership has now decided to also repatriate ACC holders. All illegal foreigners and ACC holders are advised to leave the country voluntarily before March 31, 2025,” Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced in a statement on Friday.

This includes holders of special Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC). The UN's International Organization for Migration estimates that Pakistan has repatriated nearly 825,000 Afghan refugees since September 2023, including 18,500 expelled in January 2025 alone.

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✅UN mission urges Afghan authorities to lift restrictions on women, girls

"On International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan reiterates its urgent call for the de facto authorities to lift restrictions that strip women and girls of their fundamental rights. The UN also urges Member States to take action by amplifying Afghan women’s voices, supporting their leadership, and investing in their future," the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.

The mission warned that the systematic exclusion of women from education, employment, and public life violates human rights and hinders the country’s progress, deepening poverty and isolation for millions.

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💬 'Brussels is trying to prevent peace negotiations' - Hungarian PM on Ukraine talks

"The vast majority of the world wants peace, the twenty-six member states of the European Union voted to continue the war," Peter Szijjarto said.

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💬 'There was a lot of lying on the part of France. They did not implement the Minsk Accords' - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin.

Former leaders of Germany, Ukraine, and France openly admitted that they had no intention of fulfilling them.

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🔥Watch: Russian Iskander SMASHES Ukrainian HIMARS

...and the US may not send more😬

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🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:

▪️Ukraine lost up to 595 militants and a Leopard tank in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 195 servicemen in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 155 troops in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 245 militants and 3 warehouses in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 110 soldiers in the areas of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr and Sever.

▪️Ukraine lost more than 180 servicemen and seven armored vehicles in the Kursk region over the day.

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📹Doctors and patients are escaping from a hospital severely affected by heavy flooding in Bahía Blanca, Argentina

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💶 France and Germany feud over defense funding after Trump turns off the money spigot

A proposed €150B EU defense fund is at risk before even being agreed — thanks to a squabble over whether to allow weapons purchases from non-EU countries.

Macron wants to keep spending EU-restricted, while Scholz insists it should include partners like the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Turkiye.

The feud comes as a previously approved €1.5B defense fund has already been delayed for over a year.

“If €1.5B couldn’t pass French objections, how do we push through €150B?” one flustered EU diplomat told FT.

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🔍China is making further advances in developing military spy drones disguised as birds

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💸Crypto power play: Are Russia and China leaving the US in the dust?

President Donald Trump is pushing to make the US the world’s crypto capital, establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a US Digital Asset Stockpile—but his ban on a “digital dollar” sets the US apart from global trends.

🇺🇸US: pro-Bitcoin, anti-CBDC

🟠While supporting Bitcoin and digital assets, Trump has officially banned the establishment, issuance, circulation, and use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the US.

🟠He argues that CBDCs—state-backed digital versions of fiat currency—threaten financial stability, privacy, and national sovereignty.

Meanwhile, 133 countries are exploring or piloting CBDCs, with the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Nigeria already launching theirs. China, Russia, and BRICS nations are expanding their CBDC projects, leaving the US behind.

🇷🇺Russia: Advancing the digital ruble & Bitcoin

1️⃣Launched a digital ruble pilot in August 2023 with 600 individuals, 30 businesses, and 12 banks across 11 cities.
2️⃣By March 2024, Russia’s Central Bank had recorded 25,000 digital ruble transactions.
3️⃣Legalized and regulated crypto mining, introducing taxation, and oversight.
4️⃣Launched an experimental crypto transaction platform within the National Payment System.
5️⃣Putin reaffirmed RUSSIA’S CRYPTO LEADERSHIP at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in September 2024.

🇨🇳China: Expanding & globalizing the digital yuan

🟠A CBDC pioneer, China began developing the digital yuan (e-CNY) in 2014, launching trials in 2019.
🟠e-CNY can be transferred directly between e-wallets, bypassing commercial banks, even offline.
🟠Project M-Bridge connects China’s CBDC with UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other central banks, expanding its global reach.

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