JUST IN – "We stand with the Cuban people" – Biden backs protesters, urges regime to respect their rights

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Press Secretary Psaki shuts down allegations that the U.S. embargo is to blame for protests in Cuba, doubling down on her position that economic mismanagement by the Cuban government is the driving factor while STILL not mentioning "socialism" or "communism."

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Press Secretary Psaki says the protests in Cuba were inspired by "the Cuban government's economic mismanagement and repression."

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BREAKING – China's PLA Conducted Major Exercises in Karakorum Mountains

Military exercises in the highlands in the Karakorum mountain system were conducted by the PLA

The borders of China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan converge in Karakorum, which makes this region an extremely important geopolitical junction.

The task of the PLA units stationed in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the PRC was to check the combat readiness of the rapid reaction units, as well as to work out the tactics of actions of military units at an altitude of more than 4500 m.

In addition to infantrymen, the MLRS PHL-11 (analogue of the Soviet Grad system), as well as 122mm self-propelled guns PCL-161, took part in the exercises.

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🇦🇫⚡The Taliban have destroyed at least one Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter at the Kunduz airbase.
#Afghanistan/#Taliban

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Video of Hezbollah’s attack on Israeli soldiers in 2006 that killed 3 and captured 2, starting the Second Lebanon War- “Operation Truthful Promise” was the name of the operation into Israel https://t.co/Hcz7kZPCaU

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Here is another footage of Hezbollah soldiers starting to pass the border and reaching the Humvee.

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#BREAKING: Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV for the first time showing extended video footage of the capture of two Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev in 2006 that initiated the Second Lebanon War

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🇺🇸⚡🇮🇶⚡🇸🇾 This week alone, US troops and diplomats in Iraq and Syria have been hit by 6 missile and UAV attacks.

So, on Wednesday, 14 missiles fell on the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq, as a result of which 2 US troops were injured.

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China’s PLA Navy launches its 31st Type 054A - now featuring a brand new phased array fire control radar (FCR)

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⚠️ URGENT – 🇺🇦 Ukraine: There is a battle in the vicinity of the Elenovka checkpoint.

According to local media reports, Russian separatists returning fire on objects of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, from which the adjacent side was fired.

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🇨🇳The flight of the Su-35 fighter of the 6th Aviation Brigade of the PLA Air Force (the former 6th Aviation Regiment of the 2nd Aviation Division) over the city of Zhanjiang (Guangdong Province)

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Video of Russian-made Tigr-M vehicles in service with the Zambian military. 68/
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⚓🇺🇸 U.S. Navy 7th Fleet conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea today

USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands today, consistent with international law.

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Israeli Engineer: The Iron Dome is a big lie

An Israeli engineer told Al Jazeera that the Iron Dome defense system was a "big lie" and that its first failures date back to the 2012 war against Gaza.

The spokesman also said that the Iron Dome failed to resist the missiles and these missiles reached the depths of Palestine.

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – A Afghan officer decided to switch sides and went over to the Taliban, taking his HMMWV with an SPG-9 installed.

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⚓🇬🇧 Royal Navy allegedly hunted for Russian Navy submarines in the Mediterranean

On June 27th, the UK’s Royal Navy allegedly evaded Russian submarine that were stalking the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

It was just revealed that the UK Navy’s flagship was allegedly being tailed by Russian submarine, while it was sailing near Cyprus.

Upon realising that they were being followed, the Royal Navy scrambled two Merlin Mk2 helicopters to search for the submarine, the Daily Telegraph reported.

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🚨 BREAKING – Belarusian President Lukashenko arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with Putin there today, Belarus state news agency BelTA reported.

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – Airstrike of the Afghan Air Force on a Taliban group.

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JUST IN – Russia: Ships of the First rank and submarines held a rehearsal of the Main Naval Parade, which will be held on July 25 in St. Petersburg

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Turkish Armed Forces Command (TSK) took delivery of a new electronic warfare vehicle, Sancak, that was developed with local resources, the head of the top defense body said Sunday. #Turkey

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