🚗 Manturov gets behind the wheel of the new Lada Azimut

Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister took the Lada Azimut for a spin at SPIEF and shared his thoughts.

💬 "With my build, it’s extremely comfortable," Mantunov said. "I pay attention to the steering wheel and dashboard placement—nothing’s obstructed. The seat adjusts perfectly, and I feel seamlessly molded into it."

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🪖 Israel receives 14 military cargo planes from US, Germany – Defense Ministry

🔸 The aircraft delivered military equipment and supplies to support the IDF amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.

🔸 According to the ministry, these planes are part of an ongoing air and sea bridge operating since the launch of Israel’s attack on Iran on June 13.

🔸 This delivery adds to over 800 cargo planes that have arrived since the war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023.

🔸 The Israeli Defense Ministry did not specify the types of military equipment received. As of Thursday evening, neither Washington nor Berlin had commented.

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🚨 Explosion at Norwegian ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv – reports

A hand grenade was thrown into the courtyard of the Norwegian ambassador’s residence in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry confirmed the explosion and stated that no embassy staff were injured.

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📌 Bolivian president highlights the importance of Sputnik for unbiased news

In an exclusive interview, Bolivian President Luis Arce stressed the crucial role of Sputnik as an alternative and impartial source of information in today’s media landscape.

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❓ Will Trump attack Iran? He'll let you know in two weeks

💬 “Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next 2 weeks,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday, conveying Trump’s words.

The announcement follows days of speculation that Trump might order an attack on heavily shielded Iranian nuclear facilities that Israel has failed to penetrate using heavy US bunker buster bombs.

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📹 Israeli air defenses intercept a drone over Haifa without the sirens being activated – IDF

The Israeli military spokesman announced this morning that the air force had intercepted a drone in the airspace over Haifa, in the north of the country, shortly before midnight, without the need to activate the air raid sirens.

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📹 New footage shows aftermath of Iranian strike on Weizmann Institute – SNN

SNN has published new video showing damage to the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot following a direct hit by an Iranian ballistic missile.

🔸 According to The Times of Israel, the strike destroyed two buildings — a life sciences facility and an unfinished structure — and damaged dozens more. Around 45 laboratories were affected.

🔸 Researchers say the institute lost vital scientific equipment and research spanning over two decades. One professor said his lab's 22 years of work, including thousands of biological samples, were lost.

🔸 Estimated rebuilding costs may exceed $100 million, according to unnamed institute sources cited by Israeli media.

🔸 The Weizmann Institute, one of Israel’s leading research institutions, has collaborated with military and defense industries.

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☢️ All of Iran’s enriched nuclear materials moved to safe location – official

Iran has transferred all its enriched nuclear materials to secure locations in advance, according to Mohsen Rezai, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council.

💬 "All the enriched nuclear materials have been moved and are now in safe locations," Rezai told SNN news agency.

He added that Iranian nuclear scientists and facilities continue to operate.

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💲 As Trump mulls new multi-trillion dollar forever war, Goldman has a warning about US debt bomb

Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ won’t stop America’s debt burden from hitting levels unseen since WWII, while ballooning borrowing costs will leave the deficit situation essentially unaffected by any spending cuts, Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in an alarming analytical note this week.

💬 “The primary deficit is much larger than usual in a strong economy, the debt-to-GDP ratio is approaching a post-[WWII] high, and much higher real interest rates have put the debt and interest expense as a share of GDP on much steeper trajectories than appeared likely last cycle,” the note warned.

💬 “If the debt grows large enough, interest expense could become so large that stabilizing the debt-to-GDP would require running persistent fiscal surpluses of a size that has seldom been sustained historically because it is economically costly and politically difficult,” the analysis added.

The US is already paying through the nose on borrowing costs to service its gargantuan debt, which independent monitor US Debt Clock expects to hit $37T within days. Interest payments, set to reach $1T next year, outpace spending on Medicare and defense, and are behind only Social Security among major spending items.

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📹 ‘There is a country that WON’T ALLOW any international inspectors – ISRAEL' – Matt Gaetz

Former Congressman and Trump’s first choice for attorney general Matt Gaetz mocks Washington’s double standards.

💬 “To drag the world into a regime change war over secret nuclear weapons, when YOU have secret nuclear weapons — is a bit hypocritical,” Gaetz said of Israel.

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🗣 US intervention in Israel-Iran conflict will 'open Pandora’s box' – Kremlin spox

Any US intervention in the conflict between Israel and Iran would fuel extremism within Iran and “open Pandora’s box,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned in an interview with Sky News.

💬 “This would provoke resistance from Iran. Iranian society is highly organized and consolidated, and such intervention would lead to a rise in extremism within the country,” Peskov said. “Moreover, those discussing such scenarios should understand that they are opening Pandora’s box.”

The comments came in response to a question about what consequences might follow if Israel, with US backing, attempted to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Peskov added that Russia’s reaction to such an act would be “very negative.”

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said Washington knows Khamenei’s whereabouts but is not currently planning to “eliminate” him. He demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” while stating he would prefer to avoid military action—though he warned that American patience is “running out.”

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🚨 Missiles fired toward Israel’s Negev desert – reports

The Israeli military says it detected missile launches from Iran and is working to intercept the threats.

📍 According to Iranian media, a series of missiles were fired toward the Negev Desert, reportedly targeting the Nevatim Air Base.

Air raid alerts were activated across southern Israel following the launches, the IDF confirmed.

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