🐻☕Grab a coffee, and let's look at the news you might have missed in the past 24 hours:

➡️First, let's dive into the whole "Trump Jesus" fiasco: he did end up removing the post, and then gave a very Trump explanation that he thought he was depicted as a doctor (we have prepared a helpful guide for the MAGA part of our audience so they can check if they can spot the difference). JD Vance says it was just a joke, which kind of... makes it worse..?

➡️The Pope responds to Trump, and JD Vance tries to defend his boss, essentially alienating whatever is left of his Catholic voter base

➡️After Magyar's victory the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry removed the recommendation for their citizens not to travel to Hungary - but Magyar agrees with Hungary's refusal to provide Ukraine with an EU loan of €90 billion, and says that he wants to keep buying Russian energy resources. However, he already started on the "Russia is a threat" line. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says they are ready to work with Hungary but everything depends on the course they take

➡️Trump announces the start of the Best Ever Blockade, and The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has crossed the Strait of Gibraltar.

➡️Benjamin Netanyahu says the Trump administration reports to him daily

➡️Everything about the Trump admin is fake, even this

➡️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Beijing for official talks with his Chinese counterpart

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🇦🇺Australia may take part in efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz if a lasting ceasefire is achieved, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said.

“We’re deeply invested in having an open Strait of Hormuz and the global fuel supply chain return to normality” he pointed out.

“Right now, that is very uncertain, and we really need to see what plays out throughout the remainder of the ceasefire and as to what the circumstances are in the Strait of Hormuz which would allow some effort to begin,” Marles added.

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🇷🇺 Russian Rostec has tested the technology of group use of strike drones.

Rostec specialists have developed a technology for the group use of strike drones. The devices, created on the basis of Supercam drones, can now automatically exchange information about targets. The data transmission systems on the drones have been modified for this purpose.

The new complex has already undergone preliminary tests at the test site. The devices successfully hit a number of targets.

"During the tests, a group of drones patrolled the area in search mode. The first drone to detect a target transmitted the data to the rest of the drones in the complex. Then the target was confirmed by a human operator, after which it was hit by all the drones in the group. As part of this technology, one person can control up to 10 patrolling munitions at once. When a target is detected, the system's neural network itself 'identifies' the targets and distributes tasks to the patrolling munitions - in what order they attack and which of the drones conducts objective control. The system tests will continue"

In the future, the technology of group interaction of drones may be effective for overcoming the enemy's air defense system, as well as for guaranteed destruction of the most complex targets with a concentrated strike.

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🇺🇦💥 Krivoy Rog

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🇺🇦💥 A drone hit an administrative building in Chernigov, Ukrainian channels report

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🇷🇺 An SBU agent who was transmitting data about the objects of the Black Sea Fleet has been detained in Crimea

The FSB also detained three participants in the preparation of a terrorist attack against a high-ranking security official in Moscow

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🇨🇳🇮🇷The Chinese tanker Rich Starry, subject to US sanctions, passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite the blockade imposed by Donald Trump the day before, CNN reports

According to MarineTraffic data, the ship with a Malawian flag first attempted to cross the strait on April 13 but was forced to turn back. A new attempt was made in the evening, and by early Tuesday morning, the route was successfully completed.

In addition, on Monday, another oil tanker, Elpis, flying the flag of the Comoros Islands, passed through the strait after the blockade came into effect. The vessel was under US sanctions in 2025 for transporting Iranian oil "as part of Iran's shadow fleet".

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🇴🇲 The UKMTO reported an incident on April 7, 2026, about 112 nautical miles southeast of Ras Al Hadd, Oman. A bulk carrier was hit by two unidentified projectiles, causing a fire onboard. A Pakistani naval vessel assisted, and the situation has since been resolved.

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🇪🇺 "The cheapest energy is the one you don't use." - Reich Gauleitierin von der Leyen

🐻 It's nice that Europeans have strong leadership, that has plans in place for almost everything.

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🇺🇦💥 Infrastructure hit in Krivoy Rog

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🇨🇳 Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian:

China always acts prudently and responsibly on the export of military products, and exercises strict control in accordance with China’s laws and regulations and due international obligations.

Media reports accusing China of providing military support to Iran are purely fabricated. If the U.S. goes ahead with the tariff hikes on China on the basis of these accusations, China will respond with countermeasures.

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🇮🇷 Iran is open to negotiations with the United States, but only within a legal framework, President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a call with Macron. He stressed that Tehran sees diplomacy as the preferred way to resolve disputes.

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🇸🇮 Slovenia’s new parliamentary speaker, Zoran Stevanović, says he wants a referendum on leaving NATO.

He argues Slovenia should follow an independent path and stay out of foreign conflicts.

Stevanović plans to visit Moscow, insisting his stance is driven by national interest, not ideology.

No referendum has been approved, and exiting NATO would be a lengthy process.

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📝Close the Strait of Hormuz — open Bab el-Mandeb?📝
tensions rising in Riyadh

Against the backdrop of the blockade of Iranian ports launched by Trump, Saudi Arabia started pressuring Washington: the kingdom is demanding to abandon this scheme and return to the negotiating table.

➡️Riyadh fears that in response to the pressure, the Iranians could block Bab el-Mandeb — a key flow of oil and cargo to Europe through the Suez Canal passes through it.

🖍For the Saudis, this story is not new. After the start of the war, a significant portion of exports was redirected from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea — to the port of Yanbu, through which they currently manage to maintain a supply volume of around 7 million barrels per day. If Bab el-Mandeb also comes under fire, this route will simply stop working — the kingdom has no alternatives at such volumes.

🚩And the risks here are quite obvious. Yemeni Houthis, who control the coast near the strait, have already shown they can strike shipping — during the Gaza conflict, the flow dropped by almost half. And after the official entry of Ansarallah into the war with ballistic missile strikes on Israel, the risks of blocking have only increased.

❗️In addition, there remains the option of repeating the "Iranian scheme" — introducing passage fees or restrictions on vessels.

📌As a result, an attempt to apply pressure through one strait risks turning into problems in two places at once. And then the question will no longer be how to open the Strait of Hormuz, but how not to lose the Red Sea.
#Iran #SaudiArabia #USA
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🇮🇹🇻🇦🇺🇸 "The statements, particularly about the Pope, were unacceptable. I have expressed and continue to express my solidarity with the Pope." - Italian PM, Giorgia Meloni, comments on Trump attacking the Pope.

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🇮🇩🛢🇷🇺Indonesia has agreed on oil and gas supplies from Russia

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