🚨🇨🇳🌏US turns Asia-Pacific region into ‘POWDER KEG’ – China 

America remains the world's “real hegemonic country and the biggest factor undermining regional peace and stability,” the Chinese foreign ministry stressed. 

To promote its so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy", the US has deployed offensive weapons in the South China Sea and created tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, the ministry added.

It urged the US to “earnestly respect” regional countries’ efforts to maintain peace and stop exacerbating tensions in the region.

The statement comes after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accused China of seeking to become a "hegemonic power" that allegedly "hopes to dominate and control too many parts" of Asia.

“Hegseth blatantly ignores the region’s call for peace and development, peddling Cold War-era bloc confrontation rhetoric, smearing and attacking China, and hyping up the “China threat” narrative full of provocations and divisiveness,” the ministry responded.

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⚡️BRIDGES BLOWN UP IN RUSSIA’S BRYANSK AND KURSK REGIONS, RESULTED IN INJURIES AND FATALITIES — the Russian Investigative Committee

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🧑‍⚕️🤡 WHEN THE CLOSET BECOMES A MAZE

"Biden used to get lost in his closet in the mornings in the White House. I mean, the guy literally stumbling around in the White House residence couldn't find his way out of his own closet,"

— Sen. Josh Hawley revealed referring to a Secret Service whistleblower assigned to Biden.

Americans were lied to. "This is outrageous," he concluded.

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🚨 BRIDGE EXPLOSIONS IN BRYANSK & KURSK REGIONS: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

🔻 Bryansk region train wreck:

▪️ A road bridge was blown up directly above active railway tracks — the train crashed into the debris;

▪️ 7 people died, 69 passengers were injured, including an 8-month-old baby (being transferred to Moscow for treatment);

▪️ The impact hit the locomotive cabin, both the driver and assistant did not survive;

▪️ Two recovery trains are working on site;

▪️ A terrorism investigation has been launched.

🔻 Kursk region bridge collapse:

▫️ Investigators confirmed the bridge was deliberately blown up — likely using an improvised explosive device;

▫️ One of the supports was damaged, causing the span to collapse;

▫️ The locomotive and three railcars derailed;

▫️ One person was injured — the train driver suffered a leg injury.

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⚡️ Russia's President Putin received overnight FSB and Emergency Ministry reports on the railway incidents in Kursk and Bryansk regions — Kremlin

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🇷🇺 RUSSIAN DEFENSE BRIEFING: CRUSHING STRIKES & ENEMY LOSSES

🔸Enemy casualties: Ukrainian forces suffered 1,440 troop losses in past 24 hours.

🔸Precision strikes: Russian forces hit Ukrainian attack drones production facilities and drone launch sites.

🔸Air defense success: Intercepted:

▪️7 JDAM aerial bombs

▪️100 Ukrainian drones

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🇷🇺🤖 GLOBAL DIGITAL FORUM AGENDA: SOVEREIGNTY, AI & CYBERSECURITY

At the upcoming Global Digital Forum in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod, the spotlight will be on:

🔸Digital sovereignty
🔸ICT cooperation with the Global South
🔸AI regulation and international law
🔸Russia’s push for the UN Cybercrime Convention

The forum aims to give developing countries a stronger voice in shaping global digital policy, including rules for responsible AI, information security, and fair access to ICT infrastructure, Russia's Deputy FM Sergey Vershinin announced.

“We need platforms where representatives of the Global South can not only discuss key digital issues — like security and sovereignty — but also establish mutually-beneficial partnerships in the field of ICT,” Vershinin stressed.

A separate session will focus on Russia’s ICT-related proposals, especially the new UN Convention on Cybercrime, hailed by Vershinin as a diplomatic success that will launch real mechanisms of international law enforcement cooperation in cyberspace.

Other agenda items include:

🔸Building permanent UN mechanisms for international information security (IIS)

🔸Improving global coordination on cyber incident response

🔸Deepening cooperation with BRICS, SCO, Africa, Latin America & the Asia-Pacific on practical cybersecurity efforts

On AI, Russia will push for technological sovereignty and emphasize that developers must comply with national laws and international legal norms.

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⚠️Biden team WEAPONIZED national security state – DNI director

Declassified documents “get to how they [the Biden administration] weaponize the intelligence community, federal law enforcement against everyday Americans”, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard underlines.

The DNI earlier stated that declassified by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Biden Administration documents labeled COVID dissenters as "domestic violent extremists."

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🚨 'Bro, come on, get out!'

First moments after the train crash near Vygonichi in Russia's Bryansk region.

In the dark, locals rush to help passengers escape overturned carriages — raw footage captures the chaos and urgency.

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🔎 Looming END of Ukraine: What comes next?

Ukraine may not just fall — it could BREAK into parts, a German newspaper reports. 

The German newspaper suggests the Ukrainian government could COLLAPSE during surrender negotiations, leaving the country ungovernable.

💥 Ukraine’s army might split:

🔸 Some soldiers will keep fighting,

🔸 Others will surrender,

🔸 A third group could cooperate with Russian forces and turn their weapons on the first.

What began as a war between two countries could descend into a civil war — the deadliest kind.

Meanwhile, Russian forces continue to advance daily, pushing Ukrainian troops to abandon positions, rebuild shelters, and reroute supplies.

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🚨 Drones target a military facility in Russia’s Irkutsk region, Governor Igor Kobzev reported

🔶Emergency services are on site
🔶Launch point of the drones has been blocked
🔶No threat to civilian life or health, officials say

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🇵🇱 ANTI-UKRAINE VOTE COULD SWING POLAND'S ELECTION

On June 1, Poland heads into a tight presidential runoff between:

🔹 Rafal Trzaskowski — pro-EU mayor of Warsaw, aligned with PM Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition

🔹 Karol Nawrocki — conservative historian linked to Law and Justice (PiS), known for his nationalist rhetoric

🗳 First round snapshot

Trzaskowski led with 31.4%, just 2 points ahead of Nawrocki. Now, the deciding votes may come from supporters of candidates like Sławomir Mentzen and Grzegorz Braun — who openly oppose aid to Ukraine and refugee policies.

Ukraine becomes the wedge issue

Poland hosts nearly 1M Ukrainian refugees and is a top arms donor to Kiev. But public sentiment is shifting:

📉 Support for accepting refugees has dropped from 81% to 50%

🚫 68% of Poles oppose sending troops to Ukraine

🌾 Farmers protest against Ukrainian grain flooding the Polish market

👥 What the candidates say

Both reject the EU migrant quota system and oppose deploying Polish troops to Ukraine.

▪️Trzaskowski: Proposes cutting benefits to unemployed Ukrainian refugees

▪️Nawrocki: Accuses Volodymyr Zelensky of disrespecting Poland and vows to protect Polish markets

🧭 What’s at stake

While Warsaw will remain a core EU backer of Kiev, this election could redefine how Poland balances its Ukraine policy with growing domestic discontent.

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🚨 DRONE ALERT IN MURMANSK

Enemy drones targeted Russia’s Murmansk region, according to Governor Andrei Chibis.

Air defense systems are active and responding — situation under control.

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🚨 'TERMINATOR' MILITARY VEHICLE TO BE RENAMED

Russia's major defense manufacturer Uralvagonzavod is set to launch a public vote to rename its tank support combat vehicle.

The current name, it says, emerged spontaneously and doesn’t quite match Russian military naming traditions.

The new name will be revealed at the Army-2025 expo.

What would you name it? Suggest your version below 👇

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