Four scenarios for ending the Ukraine conflict according to The Times:

▪️ Ukraine's military defeat – US cuts off aid

▪️ Questionable compromise – Ukraine signs an 'unfavorable' peace, resulting in the country's division

▪️ Ceasefire – no global changes, but a possible final peace agreement with security guarantees for Ukraine

▪️ War to the last – US helps Kiev negotiate from a 'position of strength,' but even then Ukraine will likely never see its 2022 borders

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CALEXIT? Californians may vote on secession in 2028, as organizers get the green light to gather signatures

They need 546,651 registered voters to back the initiative for it to make the ballot

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Netanyahu returns to court as displaced Palestinians return home

1st sitting leader to take stand as criminal defendant in Israel’s history

He is facing 3 corruption charges after judges refused to postpone his testimony

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Stock market in freefall: $1 TRILLION wiped out as Nasdaq plunges 4% amid growing panic that China is winning the AI race

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Robot War. Beginning

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🇷🇼💥🇨🇩Rwanda backed rebels capture Eastern Congolese City of Goma.
Their statement came minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.

The United Nations described “mass panic” among the city’s two million inhabitants.

Goma has also been the last safe haven for thousands of people who have fled intense fighting in the region over the past few weeks.

Rebels urged residents of Goma to remain calm and for members of the Congolese military to assemble at the central stadium.

Congo’s government says the rebel’s advance amounts to was a “declaration of war”.

The M23 rebels’ offensive in the heart of the mineral-rich region threatens to dramatically worsen one of Africa’s longest wars and further displace civilians.

The United Nations says over a third of the population of North Kivu province where Goma is located are currently displaced and the capture of the city will likely exacerbate the situation.

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🇮🇳 🇨🇳 India and China have agreed to resume direct air travel between the two countries, which was suspended after the border clash in the Ladakh region in 2020.

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🇫🇷 Town hall of the 12th district of Paris burnt down. Firefighters tried to extinguish the fire all night. Reasons behind the disaster - still unknown.

The building destroyed was a late 19th century protected historical monument.

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Trump’s NEW slate of Executive Orders

— Hegseth leads construction of an 'Iron Dome' system
— Transgender wiped from military category terms
— Military no longer indoctrinated with Critical Race Theory
— Reinstate service members expelled due to the Covid vaccine mandate

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Shooter dead after killing 2 people at Indiana grocery store and injuring 2 cops - officers stable in hospital, cause of incident unclear

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🇺🇸 Meanwhile, at the asylum for the mentally unstable.

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Gaza’s lifeline: Rafah checkpoint set to reopen

After crucial preparations, Egypt announces the reopening of the Rafah crossing, a key route into Gaza. Following a 2005 agreement, EU observers will return to monitor the crossing, with Israel’s approval required.

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DR Congo Chaos UPDATE: Rebels claim capture of Goma

- At least 17 dead, over 370 injured, inc. several in maternity ward strike, & three UN peacekeepers
- Locals report 24/7 bombs exploding
- Govt. forces & UN accuse Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels, Kigali denies involvement

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6 die, over 50 injured after bamboo platform for devotees collapses at religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India 🇮🇳

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🇸🇾 Al Jazeera reports that the SDF rejected Damascus' offer to:

- Recognize and acknowledge Kurdish cultural rights in the constitution.
- Allow Syrian kurds to join Syrian security and military institutions and attain ranks.
- Implementing a decentralized local governance.

The SDF instead demanded:
- the Integration of its militants into the Syrian army as a distinct unit.
- the Retention of current deployment areas.
- A share of oil field revenues.
(Aka a situation very similar to the Kurdish autonomous region in Iraq)

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🇷🇺 In the Kursk region, UAV crews of the 56th Airborne Assault Regiment of the Airborne Forces, using fiber-optic FPV drones "Prince Vandal Novgorodsky", hit another T-64BV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia opens foreign investors access to real estate in the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina.

Foreigners will be able to invest in real estate companies in sacred cities.

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