👉 'No matter how people vote, what truly matters is how their votes are counted'

📍 Russian MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warns that Moldova's current regime may once again manipulate the electoral process, as it did during last year’s presidential race.

The parliamentary elections are scheduled for September 28.

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❗️ Pakistan will host SCO summit in 2027 — PM Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan will be taking over as chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization after Kyrgyzstan.

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👉 Ursula von der Leyen must ‘pack her bags and go home’ – Orban

💬 Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union is “heading for the abyss,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned.

🗣 He insisted that von der Leyen should “leave Brussels to those who are capable of pursuing a better policy because everything she has so far stood for must be reviewed.”

“It’s not the popularity ratings that are interesting here; it’s the misguided policies and mismanagement,” Orban emphasized.

🔊Previously, the Hungarian right-wing group “Patriots for Europe,” which includes Orban, initiated a vote of no confidence in von der Leyen.

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🚨 Geopolitical ripple effect: how Doha attack undermines US credibility in the Gulf, empowers BRICS

👉Security

The failure of US & European-made equipment to stop Israel’s assault leaves only one option open: Russia, says defense analyst Igor Korotchenko.

Russian specialists could build Qatar a system that would give the emirate “the keys” to its skies, leaving “no country able to strike with impunity.”

A pivot to Russia is fully realistic, given Moscow’s sale of Pantsir-S1s to the UAE, Qatar’s maritime neighbor.

To reliably close the skies to the enemy, Qatar could complement its defenses with Pantsirs, Buk-M3s, & Tor-M2s.

👉Commerce & trade

“The Gulf is already engaged with the multipolar world” on economic matters, says Dr. Tamer Qarmout of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies.

If the political will exists, not just Qatar but the region could “diversify their alliances & engage more with multipolarity.”
Plus, the UAE is already in BRICS, & Saudi Arabia has been invited.

Gulf states also enjoy strong bilateral economic links with key BRICS powers including Russia (agriculture, IT), India (labor & trade) & China (trade & strategic initiatives like BRI).

👉Old chains of bondage

For most of their existence, Gulf powers “have never been truly sovereign,” says veteran Mideast expert Isa Blumi. “They’ve always been dependent on the British & the Americans,” & “internal struggles & rivalries” have made them ripe for manipulation.

That means “strategically & from a security & political perspective,” Gulf powers’ “interests are still largely embedded with, or aligned with, the US as a strategic partner,” Qarmout says.

👉Time for self-reflection

Israel’s attack “introduced significant uncertainties & major questions for Gulf nations regarding the future” of economic, political & military partnerships with the US.

The “difficult & existential” question is whether Gulf nations will “intensify” links to BRICS “to include new sectors like security & defense,” given the US’s abject failure to protect its “ally” “in such a blatant manner,” Qarmout summed up.

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🇳🇵Nepal president yields to protesters

🟠 Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Paudel has agreed to appoint former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as head of an interim government and move toward dissolving the House of Representatives, The Himalayan Times reports

🟠 Massive protests erupted in the country after the government banned unregistered social media platforms, sparking a youth-led "Generation Z Revolution"

🟠 Despite the ban being lifted, protests escalated amid a political crisis over corruption

🟠 While Karki’s appointment has not yet been fully confirmed, alternative candidates like Balen Shah, mayor of Kathmandu, and Harka Sampang, mayor of Dharan, were also considered

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📹 LIVE: Putin addresses plenary session at the 11th St. Petersburg International United Cultures Forum

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🔍Disturbing innoscriptions found on bullet casings in Charlie Kirk's murder as suspect is arrested

Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, has been identified as the suspect in the murder of prominent conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and is now in custody, according to statements from Utah Governor Spencer Cox and law enforcement.

The arrest followed a tip-off from a family member who reported Robinson's possible involvement to authorities.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox condemned the murder as an attack on American ideals, stating, "It is an attack on the American experiment, on our ideals." He further emphasized the broader societal implications of the crime.

What else was revealed?

🔶Innoscriptions on bullet casings: Investigators discovered disturbing engravings on the bullet casings found with the weapon, including "Hey, fascist! Catch!" and "O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao."

🔶Weapon used: Robinson used a Mauser model 98 .30-06 caliber bolt-action rifle with a scope. The weapon was found wrapped in a dark towel.

🔶Mental health: Governor Cox confirmed there is no indication of a mental illness record for Robinson.

🔶Location and background: Robinson was not affiliated with Utah Valley University and had lived with his parents in Washington County, Utah, for an extended period.

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🟠 Geopolitical ripple effect: how Doha attack undermines US credibility in the Gulf, empowers BRICS

🟠 Trump says imposing 50% tariff on India 'was not an easy thing to do'

🟠 EXCLUSIVE look INSIDE burnt Nepali Parliament

🟠 ‘Lightning-fast results’ from Ukraine talks not likely: Kremlin

🟠Russian MFA Spox castigates Zelensky for ‘killing Ukrainians on west’s dime’

🟠 Russia-Belarus joint strategic drills Zapad-2025 begin

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🚨 Drones in Poland launched from Ukraine as FALSE FLAG operation

▫️ The goal was to obtain more weapons, money, and technical means from the West, Russian political analyst Bogdan Bezpalko tells Sputnik.

The drones that were destroyed over Polish territory on September 10 could be the downed Russian unmanned aerial vehicles that were repaired in Ukraine and then deliberately launched into Polish territory, Bezpalko points out.

🔸 He underscores that the whole situation with these drones looks like a Ukrainian false flag operation.

"I think that many Western politicians know perfectly well that there’s absolutely no need for Russia to launch a drone attack on Poland now," the analyst stresses.

🗣 Berzpalko suggests that the frequency of such provocations will depend on the West's reaction, since similar incidents have happened before but had not led to any serious consequences.

🔊 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk earlier claimed that the drones were "Russian," but he failed to provide any proof. The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the Ukrainian military located in Poland was not among its targets in the September 10 night strike.

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🔥 Power of Siberia-2 could deal fatal blow to Europe’s economy

🗣 And it’s the European Commission itself to blame for this development, says Bulgaria’s former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov.

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👉 Ukraine could run out of money without more aid, IMF warns

📉 The International Monetary Fund has revealed that Ukraine’s funding needs for the next two years could surpass government projections by as much as $20 billion, Bloomberg reports.

🔸 This shortfall became apparent during IMF meetings in Ukraine, where external financing requirements for 2026 and 2027 were discussed.

🔊 Addressing these discrepancies is vital before the IMF can entertain Ukraine’s request for a new loan program, especially since Ukraine is already struggling to secure additional aid from key partners, according to Bloomberg.

📑 With a record budget deficit of $43.9 billion projected for 2024, Ukraine remains heavily reliant on international financial support to fill the gap.

⚔️ Meanwhile, frustration is mounting in the West over persistent corruption in Ukraine, a systemic issue that continues to thrive despite years of international pressure and promises of reform. Donor nations are growing increasingly hesitant to funnel billions into a country where aid is often swallowed by corruption, nepotism, and bureaucratic mismanagement.

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🚨 Trail of despair: Mass exodus engulfs Gaza

🔸 A relentless wave of people rushes southward, fleeing Israeli bombardment and the looming threat of a ground invasion. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are escaping northern Gaza, seeking to find safety.

🔸 Many have already been displaced more than 10 times, carrying what little they have left—walking past the ruins of destroyed infrastructure.

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🇷🇺🤝🇧🇾 Zapad-2025: Russia and Belarus conduct strategic military drills across multiple fronts

The exercise aims to enhance the skills of commanders and staff, improve coordination, and strengthen the field training of regional and coalition forces. Primary goals include:

👉Managing combined military groupings to "localize aggression against the Union State."

👉Neutralizing threats and stabilizing the borders.

👉Conducting operations to "restore territorial integrity" and defeat a simulated adversary.

Phases:

🔶 Phase One: Command and coordination in repelling aggression against the Union State.

🔶 Phase Two: Restoring territorial integrity and defeating the enemy with coalition troops.

📍Locations: The exercise is being conducted across Belarus, Russia, and in the Baltic and Barents seas.

Key Operations:

🔶 Northern Fleet's Role: Ships deployed in the Arctic and Barents Sea to secure coastal infrastructure, protect maritime facilities, and eliminate terrorist threats.

🔶 Mi-35M Helicopters: Conducting reconnaissance, missile strikes, and providing air support for ground troops.

🔶 Tanks: T-72B3M crews targeted enemy units with UAV support.

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📈 Why is silver suddenly attracting investors?

Interest in silver investments is growing amid record gold prices, experts say.

👉Market records: Gold topped $3,700 per ounce, while silver exceeded $43 per ounce for the first time in 14 years.

💬“Silver is trying not to lag behind gold. By the end of August, the gap normalized thanks to silver’s price growth,” says Alexander Kovalev, analyst at Bitkogan.

💬“Silver is in demand not only as an investment but also as an industrial asset. We expect a 5–7% increase over the next month and 15–17% over the year,” says Oleg Abelev from Rikom-Trust.

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🇪🇺 Europe's double standards: Israel unpunished amid Gaza conflict

🗣 Europe's double standards in conflict resolution leave Israel unpunished amid the ongoing violence in Gaza and the West Bank, political analyst Ahmed Nureddin says.

💬 "Israel is the only country in the region that seeks to expand the scale of the conflict to achieve its stated goal, namely… to expel Palestinians from Gaza and then from the West Bank to Sinai and Jordan… But there are other factors contributing to the war’s expansion, including the silence of the international community and the UN’s inability to pass a resolution that would stop the war."

🔊 Nureddin pointed to the imbalance in response: "European countries are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on arming Ukraine and imposing extensive sanctions on Russia. In Gaza, a war of extermination is underway, yet no such measures are being introduced against Israel."

📍 This "collusion," he claims, is the main factor pushing Israel to continue the war. The criticism follows a recent Israeli strike on Doha, Qatar, which killed Hamas officials and a Qatari security officer—an action that Russia has condemned as a violation of international law

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🚨Sahra Wagenknecht accuses Merz, NATO of dragging Germany into WWIII with Russia

🗣“We have a Merz government that could recklessly lead Germany into war step by step. Soldiers are to be sent to Ukraine. CDU politicians are discussing shooting drones down over Ukrainian territory, as is NATO. These are extremely dangerous steps,” the left populist politician and BSU Party leader told German TV.

💬“We must do everything we can to avert this terrible path and the spiral of violence that is emerging here, because a war with Russia would be a nuclear war” that would leave Germany devastated, Wagenknecht emphasized.

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance split off from The Left in 2023, winning 4.9% of the vote in February’s general elections but getting no seats thanks to Germany’s 5% election threshold rule. The Left, which got 8.8%, received 64 seats.

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🇮🇷Iran urges Muslim World to stand up to Israel’s ‘law of the jungle’ tactics

“Tehran is calling on Islamic countries to develop partnerships and cooperation across all fields to serve their peoples and successfully confront the ‘law of the jungle’ practiced by Tel Aviv with the support of its allies in Washington and a number of other Western countries,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Arabi 21.

Accusing Israel of trying to impose its hegemony over the entire region, from Palestine and Lebanon to Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Iran, Qatar and Tunisia (which saw attacks on the Gaza flotilla off its coast recently), Araghchi said regional nations must “move effectively and immediately to stop the war and genocide, and confront Israel’s plans in Palestine and the entire region.”

👉Pointing to numerous conferences and statements being made about Palestine, Araghchi stressed that what the Palestinian people need right now is food and medicine, not words.

❗️Blasting Israeli violations of Syrian and Lebanese sovereignty, the diplomat accused Tel Aviv of engaging in “a new colonialism” attempting to divide Syria and occupy more of its land to build a “greater Israel.”

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🔊 Israel condemns UN vote backing two-state solution

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution supporting Palestinian statehood with 142 in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstentions.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry slammed the move:

"Once again, it has been proven how much the General Assembly is a political circus, divorced from reality... It encourages Hamas to continue the war."

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