🇩🇪🚗German automakers plead for US tariff relief as crisis looms

The largest German automakers - Volkswagen, Mercedes and BMW - are actively negotiating with the United States to remove or at least ease the tariffs imposed by Trump, the Handelsblatt reported.

BMW and Mercedes are holding intensive talks with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, while BMW management expects the US tariffs to be eased by early July.

Automakers want tariffs scrapped but, since that’s unlikely, they’re pushing for a 10% tariff cut to boost US production.

More handouts from Trump?

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🛡🇬🇧 UK to build $1bn KILL WEB to unleash cyber attacks

The move was announced by Defense Secretary John Healey, who referred to the same old mantra about alleged threats from Russia and China as a pretext to form the unit, The Telegraph reports. The command would fall under Gen. Sir James Hockenhull, UK Strategic Command.

The program includes:

🔸At least $1.3 bn to build an AI-powered Digital Targeting Web (“kill web”) by 2027
🔸Real-time targeting across land, air, sea, space & cyber
🔸Offensive hacking ops + drone & missile signal jamming
🔸Focus on degrading enemy communications & command systems

The new "kill web" will link satellites, F-35 jets, drones, and sensors using AI — turning data into instant battlefield decisions.

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🇨🇳🚀 China launches ambitious mission to bring asteroid samples to Earth

A Long March 3B rocket successfully blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan, carrying the Tianwen-2 probe.

🔶 This is the FASTEST deep-space probe China has ever launched
🔶 Its mission: collect samples from near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3, then fly to study comet 311P in the main asteroid belt
🔶 The 10-year mission will help scientists uncover secrets of asteroid formation and the early Solar System

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🚨Western arms to Ukraine fuel terrorism in Africa

Weapons funneled to Ukraine regime are ending up in terrorist hands—thousands of miles away in Africa, warns the Russian Foreign Ministry.

❌ Evidence shows Western-supplied arms diverted to terror groups in Africa
❌ Ukraine is directly cooperating with terrorist groups in the Sahel and is involved in training them

✅ Russia pledges counterterror support for Africa, including with the help of Russian instructors
✅ Russia supports African efforts to fight terrorism, transnational organized crime, and drug trafficking

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▫️ US COURT GUTS TRUMP'S TARIFFS AS UNLAWFUL

▫️ Elon Musk STEPS DOWN from DOGE

▫️ Scott Ritter: Germany’s missile posturing in Ukraine betrays a European giant with feet of clay, Trump can’t drive a wedge between Russia and China

▫️ UK to build $1bn KILL WEB to unleash cyber attacks

▫️ US Senator exposes huge federal budget bills

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🇺🇸🇨🇳TECH WAR: US curbs key chip supplies to China

The new restrictions are apparently aimed at “choke points” to prevent China from getting products necessary for key sectors, Reuters reports.

The US export curbs target:

🟦Semiconductor design software
🟦Advanced chemicals
🟦Machine tools
🟦Aviation tech
🟦Butane & ethane

Companies like Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens EDA received quiet letters last week asking to pull a plug on shipping to China.

🔍Why now?

Some insiders hint it’s part of a pressure play for trade talks. Others say it’s the long-expected tightening of tech choke points.

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🚨RUSSIA AWAITS UKRAINE'S REPLY ON ISTANBUL TALKS – KREMLIN

Key updates from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

🔹 Russia proposed talks in Istanbul on June 2 – no response yet from Ukraine.

🔹 Ukraine’s demand for immediate disclosure of Russia’s draft memorandum is UNCONSTRUCTIVE – negotiations must remain PRIVATE.

🔹 Kremlin condemns threats against Medinsky’s family – if linked to Ukraine, this is outrageous.

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📹🇮🇳🪖 Indian soldiers conduct military exercises aimed at improving the precision and mobility of drone usage

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🇷🇺 RUSSIAN DEFENSE BRIEFING: DEVASTATING LOSSES & PRECISION STRIKES

🔸Enemy losses: Ukrainian forces lost approximately 1,245 troops due to Russian military actions in the past 24 hours.

🔸Russian air defenses shot down:

123 Ukrainian drones, 47 of them outside the special military operation zone.

👉 Target destroyed: A Ukrainian HIMARS rocket launcher system was hit by Russian forces.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN ARMY JUST DELIVERED A DEVASTATING BLOW TO UKRAINE’S SOUTH COMMAND

A successful hit using Iskander missiles and drones targeted Ukraine’s Southern Special Ops HQ in Nikolayev.

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🗣🇷🇺 Lavrov's statements on Ukraine give hope for peace — Erdogan

🔹 "Lavrov's proposal to hold a second round of direct talks in Istanbul on June 2nd should not be underestimated."

🔹 "We can hope that the Istanbul peace process will resume. This statement has further strengthened our hope for peace."

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🔥WHY DOES PUTIN WANT A BUFFER ZONE IN UKRAINE?🔥

Sputnik's AI news anchor Nikki breaks down the military logic behind it.

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📹 Russia's Ministry of Defense publishes footage from Stroyevka in the Kharkov region that was liberated today and the Russian flag was raised there.

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🇨🇳🚀 The Chinese private space company Sepoch has successfully tested the country's first reusable rocket.

The flight lasted 125 seconds, during which the rocket ascended to 2.5 km above sea level before making a soft landing on the water.

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🚨🇷🇸 Serbian defense firms keep supplying ammunition to Ukraine despite Belgrade’s declared neutrality — Russian Foreign Intel

Here are the details of Serbian ammunition supply scheme to Ukraine:

▪️ Fake end-user certificates and intermediary countries are used to cover up these anti-Russian actions

▪️ NATO countries—primarily Czechia, Poland, and Bulgaria—are the most frequent intermediaries, with some African nations also involved.

▪️ Serbian arms manufacturers have contributed hundreds of thousands of artillery and MLRS shells, plus a million small arms rounds, to the West’s proxy war.

👉 Major Serbian defense companies involved:

▪️Yugoimport SDPR
▪️Zenitprom
▪️Krusik
▪️Sofag
▪️Reyer DTI
▪️Sloboda
▪️Prvi Partizan

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🇷🇺🗣 Russia "has something to lift in response", Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said, commenting on German Chancellor Merz's statement about lifting restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons.

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🇺🇸🆚🇨🇳Darwin port becomes EXPLOSIVE FLASHPOINT in US-China power struggle

Australia’s Port of Darwin, leased to China’s Landbridge Group for 99 years, has ignited a fierce geopolitical battle as the US pushes to curb Beijing’s influence.

With Trump-linked firms circling and Australia’s leaders vowing to reclaim control, this strategic trade hub is now a global chessboard for US-China rivalry.

Here’s why Darwin is the new epicenter of tension:

🔸Strategic hotspot: Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, Darwin Port is a vital gateway to Asia, handling 4.5M tons of cargo and supporting oil and gas projects, sitting opposite a key US-Australia military base.

🔸Controversial lease: In 2015, the Northern Territory leased the port to Landbridge for $506M, a move slammed by then-US President Obama for security risks, given its proximity to US Marine deployments.

🔸US power play: US firm Cerberus Capital, tied to Trump’s administration, is eyeing the lease, escalating tensions as Australia’s Labor and Coalition parties pledge to return the port to local control.

🔸China’s pushback: Beijing’s ambassador Xiao Qian calls Australia’s plan “ethically questionable,” defending Landbridge’s investments and accusing Australia of politicizing a fair deal.

🔸Geopolitical stakes: The port’s fate could strain warming Australia-China ties, while a US takeover aligns with Trump’s campaign to counter China’s global reach, echoing disputes like the Panama Canal ports.

🔸Economic angle: Landbridge turned the once-unprofitable port into a thriving hub, raising questions about fairness if Australia forcibly reclaims it now.

As Australia navigates national security and trade, Darwin Port’s future could reshape US-China dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.

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