The Turkish Prosecutor's Office has demanded life imprisonment and sentences ranging from 1,102 years to 4,596 years for Netanyahu, a number of members of the Israeli government and military leadership, writes the Hürriyet newspaper.

They are accused of crimes against humanity, genocide, deprivation of liberty, cruel treatment, damage to property, robbery, and detention of vehicles.

Source: TASS
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President Trump told The Post on Friday that US warships are being reloaded with “the best ammunition” to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan fail.

“We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what we did previously, and we blew them apart,” he said.

Retired four-star Army general Jack Keane said Friday the US is prepared militarily to take control of the strait from Iran, and Trump won’t accept a bad deal.

“I know our forces can open up that strait and protect the ships going through it,” Keane told Fox News. “People are hand-wringing about a drone here and a missile there … They don’t understand the plan and the details of the plan.

“The United States military can secure defined space that’s moving through the straits — put an absolute air cap and air bubble around all of that and make certain that anything that tries to penetrate it is going to be defeated.”
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If they are defeated, and you've won a total victory, as you keep saying, are you just negotiating with Iran out of the kindness of your heart?

And if you can secure the Strait of Hormuz, why didn't you?

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The negotiations between Iran and the US in Islamabad may be extended for another day, reports the Iranian agency Tasnim.
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I doubted this was all going to be wrapped up over lunch...

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❗️The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

A delegation from the Andrey Ruzhitsky Foundation will deliver a portion of it to Moscow for the Easter service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

Source: Оперсводки
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⭐️Russia returned 175 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, in exchange, 175 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were handed over, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

At present, the servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces are located in the territory of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance. The UAE played a mediating role in the return process.

Also, during the exchange, seven illegally detained residents of the Kursk region were returned. They will be taken home.

✔️Russia returned 175 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, in exchange, 175 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were handed over.


The plane with Russian military personnel who were returned from Ukrainian captivity has landed in the Moscow region, a correspondent for "Izvestia" reported.

Source: Izvestia
Video: Footage of Russian servicemen returned from the territory controlled by Kyiv. /Izvestia/
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The negotiations between the US and Iran have reached a stalemate over the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, writes the Financial Times, citing sources.

According to the publication, Tehran insists on its own control over the strait and the right to charge fees from passing ships.

Iran also rejects the proposal for joint control of the strait.

The Financial Times' sources note that this issue remains a key obstacle to further progress in the negotiations.

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Reports from this morning provide conflicting accounts of whether two U.S. Navy destroyers successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz or were forced to turn back.

According to a regional intelligence official cited by Bloomberg and Fortune, two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers attempted to pass through the strait around noon Dubai time but were forced to reverse course. The official stated the ships turned back after encountering threats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which reportedly launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV/drone) toward the vessels.

Iranian state media also claimed that U.S. vessels turned back from the strait after receiving warnings they would be targeted.

Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and reports from Axios claim the transit was successfully completed.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 BREAKING: There will not be a second day of talks

IRIB: ‘The American enemy, which is vile, wicked and dishonest — attempted to achieve on the negotiating table what it could not achieve through war.

Among these demands are handing over enriched uranium and opening the Strait of Hormuz without confirmed Iranian sovereignty over it.

Iran has decided to reject these terms and continue the holy defense of its fatherland by any means necessary, military or diplomatic.’

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👊 An unidentified man reportedly smashed the fuselage and wing of an American C-130 aircraft with an axe, according to the Irish radio station Clare.

The man made his way into Shannon Airport, boarded the plane, and struck it several times. To apprehend the perpetrator, the police used a mobile ladder.

The unidentified man was arrested and taken into custody. The airport was briefly closed, but has now resumed operations.

Source: Zvezda
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Meanwhile, dozens of US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft were spotted at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv

Israel is satisfied with the results of the negotiations in Islamabad and note that "the second round of the [war] is not far off!".

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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📊 For the first time in history, Europe could overtake China in the number of annual births by 2030.

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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Well, those in American government do not know the meaning of "diplomacy." This is why Russia keeps diplomatic channels open and engages in long-term discussions even at the most tense periods of conflict. Because, once the situation changes, and opportunities open up, it is the years of diplomatic efforts in the background that pay dividends.

Those in the American government do not learn, do not listen, and do not comprehend.

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✔️ Parliamentary elections have started in Hungary. The outcome will determine whether Orban's party "Fidesz" will remain in power. The Prime Minister himself has already arrived at the polling station, reports "Zvezda" correspondent Oleg Kalinobrodsky.

The opposition is represented by Peter Madjar, the leader of the "Tisa" party, which aims for closer cooperation with the EU and NATO.

Source: Zvezda
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Canadian Prime Minister Carney – announced that the country is no longer dependent on the USA:

The new Canadian government is always with you, inspired by hardworking and always caring Canadians. For example, from now on, according to our new "Buy Canadian" policy, when allocating federal government spending, we will by default choose Canadian suppliers.

The times when our military sent 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over. We are going to make Canada strong thanks to Canadian steel, Canadian aluminum, Canadian timber, and Canadian workers.

Source: ПУЛ #3
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Wasn't it the same Canada with 50 000 assisted suicides per year? 🤔

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"Thanks to Boris Johnson, who showed what the forces of evil look like — no one could have done it better"

This is how the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the secret visit of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the Azov battalion militants in the Zaporizhia direction.

According to her, the image of the former head of the British government is disgusting, treacherous, cunning, and inhumane. Zakharova recalled that it was Johnson who personally participated in the process of canceling the negotiation process and escalating the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

"Not a drop of love. Just another 'PR' on bones. British money, weapons, and hatred killed a huge number of people. <...> A villain who returned to the scene of the crime," said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

❗️The news of Johnson's visit became known the day before. The former British Prime Minister visited a grocery store and played table tennis with the commander of the Azov battalion's anti-aircraft battery.

Source: Izvestia
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Some hunchbacked bum from Britovka managed to get into the Zaporizhia region to cause trouble.

Source: Рагуляку на гиляку
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I wonder if anyone showed Boris this photo. Looks like classic villain. With one difference. Apart from real villains, he's dumb.

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⚠️The Russian Armed Forces recorded 1,971 violations of the ceasefire by Ukrainian Armed Forces units between 16:00 on April 11 and 8:00 on April 12, the Defense Ministry reported.

🔥Details about the violation of the Easter truce by Ukrainian militants from the Russian Defense Ministry:

🔴In accordance with the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, all troop groups in the zone of the Special Military Operation (SMO) from 16.00 on April 11 strictly observed the ceasefire regime and remained on the previously occupied lines and positions.

🔴Despite the announcement of the Easter truce, at night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Russian troop positions three times from the Pokrovskoe area in the direction of the populated settlements of Gai (twice) and Otradnoe in the Dnepropetrovsk region. All attacks were repelled.

🔴Four attempts to advance the enemy to our troop positions in the areas of Kondratovka, Nova Sech (twice) in the Sumy region and the populated settlement of Kaleniki in the DPR were thwarted.

🔴Ukrainian militants used two drones over the territory of the Kursk and Belgorod regions. As a result, civilians, including a child, were injured.

🔴The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 258 times from multiple launch rocket systems, artillery guns, tanks, and mortars at the border territories of Russia and our troop positions, carried out 1329 strikes with FPV drones, and dropped 375 various munitions, including 67 from octocopter-type UAVs and 15 from aircraft-type UAVs.

Source: Zvezda
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Happy Cosmonautics Day!

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Problems will soon begin not only for oil-importing countries, but also for oil-exporting countries. One of the most energy-export-dependent countries in the Middle East - Kuwait - where oil and gas generate up to 60% of the country's GDP. To put it another way, there is no other economy in Kuwait besides oil and the services around it. However, unlike Iraq, Kuwait has been able to accumulate reserves over the past three decades, and its residents have much to lose: a comfortable lifestyle, cozy apartments, pleasant trips to supermarkets...

Goldman Sachs' senior economist for the MENA region, Farouk Soussa, estimated on March 20 that if oil production remains at the current level in April (currently, Kuwait only produces oil for its own needs - note from "Grafonomics"), and then there is a full recovery over two months, Kuwait will lose one-fifth of its annual production volume, and its GDP will decrease by at least 10%.

In the modern world, a double-digit drop in GDP is an extremely rare event and is usually characteristic of states of war, famine, and other epidemics. And such rates are a clear example of the drama unfolding in this small state with a population of about 5.1 million people and a nominal annual GDP of $157 billion.

However, the Kuwaiti authorities have accumulated about $1 trillion in reserve funds, and it is obvious that they will be used to compensate for economic losses in the near future. However, for this, they will have to sell part of the US debt as the most liquid part of the assets. Of course, this will not be very welcome in the White House: US bonds are already plummeting into the abyss.

However, the quality of life of Kuwaitis will still noticeably decline. Previously, the state was supplied uninterrupted by sea: food, water, and other consumer goods were transported in containers. Now, this supply channel has been disrupted. There is an alternative: to transport goods by air (for example, medicines and perishables) and by road from the ports of the Red Sea. Such a route is expensive and time-consuming, but there is no alternative to it. Therefore, goods on the shelves of Kuwaiti stores will sharply rise in price, while residents' incomes will remain under pressure.

In general, an economic crisis is already raging in the Gulf countries.

Source: Графономика
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