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🚨 Rubio shuts down State Department's 'Censorship' office

US State Secretary announced the closure of the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, calling it a "censorship" hub that burns through $50 million a year.

"Americans have been slandered, fired, and even jailed for voicing their opinions. That ends today," Rubio declared.


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📡 UK tests energy weapons to keep up in modern arms race

Britain tests £40m anti-drone radio frequency direct energy weapon (DEW) — but still lags behind US, China & Russia who've already deployed laser DEWs.

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🃏 China makes memes of Trump's tariffs

The Chinese embassy in the US posted an image on X, purportedly showing Trump choosing a new tariff rate.

🤔 So these are the cards the US president told Zelensky about?

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💸 Trump's trade war will cost EU €1.1 trillion by 2028 — reports

A study by the German Economic Institute says that over the next three years, the German economy will lose 1.6% of its GDP annually due to tariffs, with the impact on the European Union's transition economies being more "dramatic."

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⛔️Trump NIXED Israel’s Iran strike, pushed for DEAL instead

Israel had planned to bomb Iranian nuclear sites as early as next month, hoping for US backing, The New York Times reported, citing insiders.

🤝 Instead, Donald Trump opted to pursue a nuclear deal with Iran.

The move exposed a rift in the US president’s camp: some, like Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, the head of US Central Command, and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, were more open to Israel’s plan, claimed the outlet.

⚔️Others, like Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, feared it would trigger a wider war.

Iran and the US are set to hold the second round of indirect negotiations on Saturday.

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🤔UK in 'Team China'?

The United Kingdom will reject pressure from Trump to freeze out China and won't cut economic ties with Beijing to normalize trade relations with the US, the iNews reported, citing a source in the British government.

British talks with the US and with China should “not be conflated,” the report said.

The US government plans to secure commitments from trade partners to economically isolate China in exchange for lower tariffs, the WSJ wrote earlier. Apparently, some partners may have another view of it.

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🤔UK in 'Team China'? The United Kingdom will reject pressure from Trump to freeze out China and won't cut economic ties with Beijing to normalize trade relations with the US, the iNews reported, citing a source in the British government. British talks with…
🕵🏻‍♂️Spy MANIA: UK bans China-linked EVs from military sites

Staff at sites like RAF Wyton and the Salisbury Plain military training area now have to park their EVs at least 3 kilometers away from key buildings, the iPaper reported.

Officials at Britain's Ministry of Defense apparently freaked out when they realized EVs might be spying on them via the inbuilt cameras, sensors, radar, and internet connectivity. 😮

Last month, military brass were banned from talking in electric cars out of fears that the inbuilt mics might be sending their conversations straight to China!

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🗣Xi visits Cambodia DEVASTATED by US tariffs

🇨🇳🇰🇭Cambodia is hoping for increased financial support from China, with a key focus on a 180 km canal, the country's most ambitious infrastructure project.

The South Asian nation faces backlash from Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, with clothing and footwear exports to the US hit by a 49% tariff, one of the highest worldwide.

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➡️China shifts focus to EU amid escalating trade war with US

Beijing’s move aims to find alternative markets for its goods, the Financial Times reported.

China has reportedly sent trade delegations to European capitals, and factories are exploring ways to reroute goods to European markets.

However, EU companies remain hesitant to invest in China, a European business figure familiar with the Chinese delegations said.

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🤔 WEAPONIZED SURVEILLANCE: Biden Admin’s 'counterterror' plan declassified

Biden’s strategy gave the green greenlight to mass digital stalking and thought-tracking, as evidenced by the playbook newly declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.🔍

🗣The Biden Administration’s Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism empowers federal agencies to:

Adopt screening and vetting for federal employees, particularly those in sensitive positions;

Make background checks by policing speech, tracking iconography and phraseology, vetting spending, and providing IDEOLOGICAL FILTERING of public servants;

Incorporate mental health screening and community engagement lines to flag “threats” before a crime is committed;

EXPAND DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE through tech platform partnerships;

Actively integrate FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE into data-sharing efforts;

Monitor military retirees during their transition to civilian life.

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💎Rare and rare-earth metals: what they are, where they're mined, and their uses

Rare and rare-earth metals are essential components in various industries, from electronics to defense, but they are rarely found in pure form. Extracting and processing them is difficult and costly.

🌐Global Reserves of Rare Metals:

🇷🇺Russia: 28.5 million tons
🇨🇳China: 44 million tons
🇦🇺Australia: 5.7 million tons
🇮🇳India: 6.9 million tons
🇧🇷Brazil: 21 million tons

The metals are crucial in industries like aerospace, electronics and nuclear power. They are used in applications like lasers, cancer therapy, semiconductors, defense technologies and many other high-tech innovations.

📊 Explore #sputnikinfographic

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EU stalls sanctions on Russian LNG imports

⏸️The bloc has backed off its plan to impose a ban in upcoming packages due to resistance from some governments and uncertainty about alternative sources, Reuters reported, citing EU officials.

🗣Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire for the EU to purchase more American gas, and EU officials view this as a potential leverage to persuade the US to lift its tariffs. However, Washington has yet to provide a clear outline of its demands.

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🎉 22 Days to Victory Day

Sputnik continues to revisit the decisive moments of the Great Patriotic War.

With only 22 days to go, the Red Army pierced the enemy’s defenses at the Neisse River, while encircled Nazi forces in the Ruhr surrendered en masse.

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🇶🇦🛬The Emir of Qatar arrives in Russia on an official visit, his plane lands at the Vnukovo airport in Moscow

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💬 'I'm not afraid to tell the truth' - Former Slovak Supreme Court President

Former Slovak Supreme Court President and ex-Minister of Justice Štefan Harabin is under prosecution in Slovakia for “approving Russian aggression.”

A similar position towards Russia almost cost the Slovak PM Fico his life.

But Harabin is not afraid for his life - having worked in criminal law for 40 years, he has dealt with far more disgraced persons.

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💬 'I'm not afraid to tell the truth' - Former Slovak Supreme Court President Former Slovak Supreme Court President and ex-Minister of Justice Štefan Harabin is under prosecution in Slovakia for “approving Russian aggression.” A similar position towards Russia…
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💬 'The ICC is not a court' - Former Slovak Supreme Court President

In an interview with Sputnik, Former Slovak Supreme Court President and ex-Minister of Justice Štefan Harabin noted the ICC juries are 'tin soldiers that should not be allowed to practice law.'

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🇮🇷✉️🇷🇺 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's LETTER to Putin addresses international events, regional issues, and bilateral relations between Iran and Russia, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced upon arriving in Moscow, leading a diplomatic delegation.

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❗️Ukrainian forces attacked Russian energy infrastructure SIX TIMES despite the moratorium on attacks on energy facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The attacks were carried out on targets in Belgorod, Bryansk, Zaporozhye, Ryazan, Tver, Kursk and Tula regions.

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