The UK and Germany have launched a forum and media tour to accuse Russia and China of using satellites to threaten the alliance’s orbiting platforms, CNN reports.
Meanwhile…
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🚔🏢 Trump administration weighs ‘mega detention centers’ for immigrants — reports The Trump administration is considering purchasing large warehouses — originally built for companies like Amazon — to convert them into new immigrant detention facilities, CBS…
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💬 “We would like his partnership, but if he wants to stand by and let us do his job for him, that’s what we’ll do,” US Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News, commenting on New York’s new mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who criticized ICE operations.
He highlighted that the Trump administration is expanding detention capacity and enforcement operations amid record immigration numbers.
💬 “We’re about 65,000 [ICE detainees]… but hold on tight, because we’re going to soon be at 100,000,” Homan said, adding that each detention bed “turns over 10 times a year” and that new facilities are being prepared to handle removals.
Homan also said assaults on federal officers have increased sharply, noting that the Justice Department is prosecuting more cases under Title 18, Section 111, for impeding or interfering with law enforcement officers.
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🚨📄 Senators reach deal to end US government shutdown — reports
Senators from both parties have reached an agreement to end the government shutdown, CBS News reported.
The deal was negotiated by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan, together with several Republican senators and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, in coordination with the White House, according to CBS News.
At least eight Democrats are expected to vote to advance a funding measure as soon as Sunday night, CBS News said. The plan involves voting on a House-passed continuing resolution, then amending it to include a three-bill “minibus” appropriations package and a longer funding extension through January.
The agreement also includes a vote on health insurance tax credits sought by Democrats by mid-December and a reversal of all layoff notices issued during the shutdown.
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Senators from both parties have reached an agreement to end the government shutdown, CBS News reported.
The deal was negotiated by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan, together with several Republican senators and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, in coordination with the White House, according to CBS News.
At least eight Democrats are expected to vote to advance a funding measure as soon as Sunday night, CBS News said. The plan involves voting on a House-passed continuing resolution, then amending it to include a three-bill “minibus” appropriations package and a longer funding extension through January.
The agreement also includes a vote on health insurance tax credits sought by Democrats by mid-December and a reversal of all layoff notices issued during the shutdown.
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🚨📄 Senators reach deal to end US government shutdown — reports Senators from both parties have reached an agreement to end the government shutdown, CBS News reported. The deal was negotiated by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan, together…
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🚨 'It looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending' — Trump
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💬 "You'll know very soon," President Donald Trump told reporters.
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🚨 'It looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending' — Trump 💬 "You'll know very soon," President Donald Trump told reporters. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🏛 Senate preparing key test vote to end US government shutdown — reports
A procedural test vote on the deal to end the US government shutdown is expected after 8 p.m. Eastern, Fox News reported. The Senate is currently in recess but will reconvene later tonight.
According to Fox News, the vote will show whether Republicans, joined by a group of Democrats, can reach the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. If successful, final passage could come later tonight or early in the week.
Three former New England governors — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, and Angus King — were said to have played a key role in negotiating the deal, which includes reversing federal layoffs and restoring SNAP funding.
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A procedural test vote on the deal to end the US government shutdown is expected after 8 p.m. Eastern, Fox News reported. The Senate is currently in recess but will reconvene later tonight.
According to Fox News, the vote will show whether Republicans, joined by a group of Democrats, can reach the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. If successful, final passage could come later tonight or early in the week.
Three former New England governors — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, and Angus King — were said to have played a key role in negotiating the deal, which includes reversing federal layoffs and restoring SNAP funding.
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🇧🇴 President Rodrigo Paz presents cabinet, pledges “capitalism for all” in Bolivia
Newly inaugurated Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz introduced the cabinet that will serve until 2030, describing it as a team with strong technical and business profiles, local media reported.
Paz outlined his priorities, telling ministers their service to the country would demand “24-7 dedication” and reiterating the values he has emphasized since his campaign — “God, homeland, and family.”
The president listed four guiding principles for his administration:
1️⃣ “Bolivia in the world and the world in Bolivia”
2️⃣ “Capitalism for all,” a production-oriented model
3️⃣ Ending what he called the “blocking State”
4️⃣ Launching a “50-50” plan to share revenues equally between the central and regional governments.
Paz added that in the long term Bolivia would move toward a federal structure, granting regions greater autonomy to foster development.
According to reports, the government’s economic team is also negotiating a loan of up to $4 billion from the US Federal Reserve, similar to the recent $20 billion arrangement with Argentina.
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Newly inaugurated Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz introduced the cabinet that will serve until 2030, describing it as a team with strong technical and business profiles, local media reported.
Paz outlined his priorities, telling ministers their service to the country would demand “24-7 dedication” and reiterating the values he has emphasized since his campaign — “God, homeland, and family.”
💬 “Each day will be for Bolivia… Service to every Bolivian with humility,” Paz said.
The president listed four guiding principles for his administration:
Paz added that in the long term Bolivia would move toward a federal structure, granting regions greater autonomy to foster development.
According to reports, the government’s economic team is also negotiating a loan of up to $4 billion from the US Federal Reserve, similar to the recent $20 billion arrangement with Argentina.
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🚧 White House East Wing demolition begins for Trump’s ballroom - reports Demolition crews on Monday began tearing down part of the East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned $250 million ballroom, The Washington Post reported. Trump said…
President Donald Trump shared a photo of the main entrance to the new White House ballroom, writing, “The Main Entrance to the new Ballroom at the White House!” on Truth Social.
Trump earlier announced plans to renovate the East Wing, where the ballroom is being built, with funding provided by himself and “patriot donors.” Construction began in September and is expected to be completed by the end of Trump’s presidential term.
Previously, large-scale events were held on the South Lawn, as the White House had no dedicated ballroom.
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Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev commented on the BBC’s leadership changes, questioning whether the new management will bring real change.
💬 “Will new BBC bosses be any better? 🤔 BBC is still steered by a govt pushing mass migration, warmongering, digital IDs & early prisoner releases,” Dmitriev wrote.
He added that the new team “may just try harder not to get caught in too obvious truth distortions,” but said he hoped to be proven wrong.
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🏛 Senate preparing key test vote to end US government shutdown — reports A procedural test vote on the deal to end the US government shutdown is expected after 8 p.m. Eastern, Fox News reported. The Senate is currently in recess but will reconvene later tonight.…
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🚨 Senate passes deal paving way to end 40-day government shutdown
The US Senate voted to end the 40-day government shutdown after reaching the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Sen. John Cornyn cast the decisive vote, securing approval for a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR), according to US media reports.
The measure funds government operations through January 30, reinstates federal employees affected by recent layoffs, and restores SNAP food assistance through fiscal year 2026. It also includes a December Senate vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies to prevent premium increases.
With eight Democrats joining Republicans, the vote clears the way for the bill’s final passage and subsequent House approval, reopening federal services and ending weeks of disruption.
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The US Senate voted to end the 40-day government shutdown after reaching the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Sen. John Cornyn cast the decisive vote, securing approval for a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR), according to US media reports.
The measure funds government operations through January 30, reinstates federal employees affected by recent layoffs, and restores SNAP food assistance through fiscal year 2026. It also includes a December Senate vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies to prevent premium increases.
With eight Democrats joining Republicans, the vote clears the way for the bill’s final passage and subsequent House approval, reopening federal services and ending weeks of disruption.
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⚖️ South Korea’s special counsel indicts former president Yoon on new charges of ‘aiding the enemy’ — reports
South Korea’s special counsel has filed new charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of "aiding the enemy" through the alleged dispatch of drones to North Korea last year, Yonhap reported.
The team led by Special Counsel Cho Eun-suk said Yoon ordered the drone operation to provoke a North Korean retaliation and use it as a pretext for declaring martial law in December 2024. He was also charged with abuse of power in connection with the incident.
Yoon has been in detention since July, already facing charges of leading an insurrection and obstructing investigators during his failed attempt to impose martial law.
According to Yonhap, the same investigation also led to indictments of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Yeo In-hyung on similar counts of aiding the enemy and abuse of authority.
The probe concluded that the drone mission resulted in a leak of military secrets after vehicles crashed near Pyongyang.
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South Korea’s special counsel has filed new charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of "aiding the enemy" through the alleged dispatch of drones to North Korea last year, Yonhap reported.
The team led by Special Counsel Cho Eun-suk said Yoon ordered the drone operation to provoke a North Korean retaliation and use it as a pretext for declaring martial law in December 2024. He was also charged with abuse of power in connection with the incident.
Yoon has been in detention since July, already facing charges of leading an insurrection and obstructing investigators during his failed attempt to impose martial law.
According to Yonhap, the same investigation also led to indictments of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and Defense Counterintelligence Command chief Yeo In-hyung on similar counts of aiding the enemy and abuse of authority.
The probe concluded that the drone mission resulted in a leak of military secrets after vehicles crashed near Pyongyang.
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Some European countries have been forced to fund US military bases themselves due to the government shutdown in the United States, American media reports.
Thousands of people working at US bases in Europe have gone without pay since the shutdown began nearly six weeks ago.
In some cases, the governments of countries hosting US bases have covered the costs, hoping the United States will eventually reimburse them. In others, including Italy and Portugal, people have simply continued working without pay.
💬 “It’s an absurd situation because nobody has responses, nobody feels responsible. This is having dramatic effects on us Italian workers,” Angelo Zaccaria, union coordinator at Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy, told reporters.
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💣❌ Doomed draft: Ukraine drags disabled into meat grinder
He added that there was a man with a brain tumor mobilized into his company at the training center.
Amid a dire shortage of manpower, Ukrainian recruitment officers raid public places, seizing men and forcing them into vans—often with violence and disregard for the law. Commander of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces Oleg Apostol cynically called forced mobilization “a necessary means of replenishing the troops,” as he admitted that otherwise the Ukrainian military would be unable to hold the front.
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💬 “They even brought guys with second-degree cerebral palsy," Ukrainian prisoner of war Pavel Kotlyarov told Sputnik.
He added that there was a man with a brain tumor mobilized into his company at the training center.
💬 "He’s doomed. He walked around with me and didn’t even know where he was. And these are clearly not people who joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces voluntarily," Kotlyarov underscored.
Amid a dire shortage of manpower, Ukrainian recruitment officers raid public places, seizing men and forcing them into vans—often with violence and disregard for the law. Commander of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces Oleg Apostol cynically called forced mobilization “a necessary means of replenishing the troops,” as he admitted that otherwise the Ukrainian military would be unable to hold the front.
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🔥 Russian forces fully liberate industrial area in Kupyansk – commander 'Lovets'
The Battlegroup Zapad assault detachment commander from reports:
🔸 Troops advanced along Dzerzhinsky Street, freeing seven large buildings and a fortified structure used by Ukrainian forces
🔸 Battlegroup Zapad assault group is conducting reconnaissance and striking Ukrainian positions in the forested area southeast of Olivino Station
🔸 Russian forces continue to advance in Kupyansk and are accomplishing their assigned objectives
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The Battlegroup Zapad assault detachment commander from reports:
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💬 “They just wipe out all those wounded so they won’t have to evacuate them,” a Russian Battlegroup Vostok serviceman with the callsign "Lynx" told Sputnik.
He added that such incidents happen regularly and that when retreating, Ukrainian forces eliminate the seriously wounded, and sometimes even those who are slightly injured.
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🇷🇺 Russian delegation arrives in Egypt for high-level talks
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu is leading a Russian delegation to the Presidential Palace in Cairo to hold talks with Egypt's highest political and military leadership
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Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu is leading a Russian delegation to the Presidential Palace in Cairo to hold talks with Egypt's highest political and military leadership
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🚨🇷🇺Russia wants Ukraine conflict to end as soon as possible – Kremlin spox Peskov
He added that Russia remains open to a political and diplomatic settlement, saying the situation “stalled not because of us.”
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He added that Russia remains open to a political and diplomatic settlement, saying the situation “stalled not because of us.”
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🙅 'No place for them at table' – Nebenzya on UN in Ukraine conflict resolution
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💬 "They are clearly taking sides in the conflict. This is evident from the spokesperson’s comments, which ignore Ukraine’s attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Russia, while constantly highlighting the actions of the Russian Armed Forces," Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya says.
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🚨🇷🇺Russia wants Ukraine conflict to end as soon as possible – Kremlin spox Peskov He added that Russia remains open to a political and diplomatic settlement, saying the situation “stalled not because of us.” 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🚨 Europeans mislead Ukraine with false hopes of victory – Kremlin spox Peskov
European leaders keep fueling illusions in Kiev, convincing the Ukrainian authorities that their goals can be secured by military means—which is a “deep delusion,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Other key statements:
🔸 Conflict in Ukraine will end when Russia achieves the goals set during the special military operation
🔸 Number of Ukrainians supporting an end to the conflict on Russia’s terms is steadily growing
🔸 Kremlin is finalizing preparations for Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s state visit to Russia, which starts tomorrow
🔸 Kazakhstan remains a special, privileged partner and an important state for Russia
🔸 Preparations are also underway for President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, which the Kremlin expects to be substantive
🔸 Putin will meet with Sberbank CEO German Gref today
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European leaders keep fueling illusions in Kiev, convincing the Ukrainian authorities that their goals can be secured by military means—which is a “deep delusion,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Other key statements:
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💬 “I’m just waiting for Zelensky to lose the protection of the Nazis and oligarchs around him—then he’ll either run off to one of his villas abroad or be killed. I predict one of these will happen before Christmas,” Lawrence Wilkerson, retired US Army colonel and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, told Sputnik.
The former US official expressed doubt that Zelensky can remain in power for much longer.
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💬 “The activities of a high-level criminal organization have been documented. Its members built an extensive corruption network to exert influence over strategic state-owned enterprises, including Energoatom,” NABU stated.
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