🚨🇮🇱 Netanyahu asks Israeli president Herzog for pardon amid trial

Israeli PM is under investigation for bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

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🪖🇳🇴 Norway doubles down on Ukraine war machine, teams up to make drones

Unfazed by the epic corruption scandal rocking the Zelensky regime, Norway’s war hawks are ready to jointly produce Ukrainian drones.

📑 An agreement was signed by Norway’s Defense Minister Tore Sandvik and Ukraine’s counterpart Denys Shmygal.

A pilot production line is to be launched in 2026, Shmygal said on his social media.

💬 He added that “Ukraine will share its experience and innovations with Norway.”

Though one wonders what ‘innovations’ this sleaze-riddled government thinks it’s bringing to the table.

In return, Ukraine hopes for research and design "collaboration" with Norwegian institutions.

💸 Norway has been one of Europe's most committed donors to the neo-Nazi regime relative to its size and GDP, committing over $18 billion to Ukraine since 2022, per Kiel data.

Russia has maintained that Western arms shipments to Ukraine hinder conflict resolution and directly involve NATO countries in the fighting.

It has also warned that any deliveries containing weapons for Ukraine will be considered a legitimate target.

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✈️ 🇹🇷 Turkiye shows first drone jet ever to destroy air target

The unmanned Bayraktar Kızılelma jet successfully used an air-to-air missile with radar guidance in a staged combat situation.

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🚨 Ukraine corruption probe closes in on MPs from Zelensky’s party

Several lawmakers from Zelensky’s Servant of the People party are to be slapped with corruption charges by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), according to Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky.

🔊 He wrote on Telegram that while he doesn’t know the exact number of “lucky ones,” he does know what the investigation is about: “laundering illegally obtained income, offering and receiving improper benefits.”

💬 One element of the case, he says, involves monthly payments of so-called ‘gasoline money’—travel reimbursements for attending parliamentary sessions, paid out of Timur Mindich’s off-the-books fund.”

👉 Amid a large-scale NABU anti-corruption operation, recent raids seized bags of foreign cash and published audiotapes featuring suspects, including one with the nickname "Carlson"—reportedly linked to Zelensky’s longtime associate Timur Mindich, who fled the country to avoid charges.

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🚨 Ex-Ukrainian army chief suffers from wishful thinking as he pushes for nukes on Ukrainian soil

Valeri Zaluzhny, former Ukrainian Armed Forces commander and current ambassador to the UK, calls not only for the deployment of nuclear weapons in Ukraine but also begs for NATO membership and Western boots on the ground in an article for The Telegraph.

👉 Zaluzhny was dismissed by Zelensky after he described the conflict as a “stalemate” in late 2023.

As the epic-scale corruption scandal rocks Zelensky’s regime, and US-Ukraine talks heat up over a peace plan, recent reports have speculated that Zaluzhny is being groomed by the West for Ukraine's top post.

▫️ The conditions Zaluzhny pushes for clearly demonstrate misunderstanding of the origins and Russia’s repeatedly stated goals — demilitarizing Ukraine — and are likely aimed at undermining the current settlement process.

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🚨 National Guard attacker ‘radicalized in the US’ – Homeland Security sec

The Afghan national who perpetrated the November 26 deadly shooting in Washington DC, which resulted in the death of one West Virginia National Guard member and left another one injured, was ostensibly radicalized after his arrival in the United States, claims US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

💬 “We do believe that it was through connections in his home community and state,” she said.

Noem also claimed that the perp was one of the foreign nationals who were “unvetted by Joe Biden” but allowed to enter the US regardless.

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🚨 US and Ukrainian delegations hold talks before Witkoff’s meeting with Putin next week

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner have held talks with a Ukrainian delegation led by National Security Adviser Rustem Umerov.

The American side expected to settle issues of territory and security guarantees with the Ukrainians as part of the conflict resolution plan, Axios reported earlier in the day.

The negotiations took place before the US delegation headed by Witkoff travels to Moscow for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin early next week.

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🟠 Resignation of Zelensky's aide Yermak just another PR stunt by Ukraine - Russian Foreign Ministry

🟠 US and Ukrainian delegations hold talks before Witkoff’s meeting with Putin next week

🟠 Netanyahu asks Israeli president Herzog for pardon amid trial

🟠 Thousands flood Madrid in protests against ‘corrupt’ PM

🟠 Turkiye shows first drone jet ever to destroy air target

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🛢💥 Venezuela appeals to OPEC against US threat to seize oil by force

President Maduro has formally requested OPEC support against what he calls US "aggression," denouncing Washington's threat to seize Venezuela's oil reserves through military force.

In a letter to OPEC Secretary General, Maduro vowed Venezuela "will not succumb to any type of blackmail or threat" and warned that US action would destabilize global oil markets.

The appeal follows Trump’s announcement that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela "closed in its entirety", after 21 sea strikes killed at least 83 people since September.

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Rubio: Ukraine talks were 'productive', but Russia must be part of 'equation'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio described ongoing US-Ukraine talks in Florida as productive, emphasizing the goal is not only to end the war but to ensure long-term security and future prosperity for Ukraine.

Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to engage Russian side later this week, Rubio added.

"There's more work to be done. This is delicate. It's complicated. There are a lot of moving parts, and obviously there's another party involved here that they'll have to be a part of the equation," Rubio told reporters.

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🚨 Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on December 1, with talks with Putin expected on December 2, media reports, citing US officials.

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📑 US, Ukraine discussed election timing in Florida talks — Reports

Election scheduling was a central topic during recent US-Ukraine negotiations in Florida, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Western security guarantees for Ukraine remain unresolved.

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🗣 Pope Leo: Palestinian state is 'the only solution'

In one of his clearest political interventions, Pope Leo XIV declared a two-state solution is the only viable path forward, acknowledging Israel still rejects the proposal but insisting it remains the sole option for lasting justice.

"We see it as the only solution that could offer a solution to a conflict that is still alive."

The Pontiff is visiting Lebanon before returning to Rome.

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US and Syrian forces destroy 15+ ISIS* weapons caches in southern Syria

CENTCOM announced joint operations with Syrian Interior Ministry forces destroyed over 15 ISIS sites in Rif Dimashq from Nov 24-27.

The strikes eliminated:

🔶 130+ mortars & rockets

🔶 Machine guns & assault rifles

🔶 Anti-tank mines & IED materials

🔶 Illicit drugs sold by ISIS

* Terrorist organization banned in Russia

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⚔️ NATO suggests 'preemptive strikes' against Russia could be 'defensive'

NATO Military Committee Chair Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone told the FT the alliance may consider a "preemptive strike" in response to Russian actions — framing it as potential "defensive action."

"How deterrence is achieved — through retaliation, through pre-emptive strike — this is something we have to analyse deeply because there could be in the future even more pressure on this," Dragone added.

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