#US economic sanctions on #Turkey are not limited to its participation to the #F35 program, behind the scene there is that deal regarding the T129 ATAK helicopter export to #Pakistan, a signed 1.5B USD contract that may not see daylight. https://t.co/6nV7ovMv0T

Russian police crack down on demonstrators in central Moscow, beating some people and arresting more than 1,000 protesting the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot for Moscow city council. https://t.co/23SnOg957w

‘Ready to fight’: Tensions escalate in #SouthChinaSea https://t.co/FdRu1vo16m China and Vietnam face off in disputed zone

Chilling footage of today’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Moscow. CC’ing all Putin whitewashers and cheerleaders. https://t.co/UTZUlzkTqt

No decision yet on Hormuz naval mission, says Germany https://t.co/JKrdrVPHEC

FBI Director Names China the Nation's Most ‘Severe Counterintelligence Threat’ https://t.co/jYTTqnA8fX

Warplanes over #Libya https://t.co/S3KYuIDSyO

#UPDATE: .@PepcoConnect reports outage reduced from 33,000 customers without power down to 21,000 customers. Power restoration will continue over next several hours. H/T @SafeDC

British sniper who died fighting ISIS was killed by friendly fire https://t.co/4qpuRgVxdQ

Possible tropical storm risk to the Hawaiian Islands in the next week. #Hawaii https://t.co/Ig88DLmEKu

#B52 Stratofortress bombers from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron @TeamMinot are assisting w/ @INDOPACOM’s continuous #bomber presence mission at @AndersenAFBGuam. #Deterrence #Assurance #airpower #Guam @usairforce @AFGlobalStrike

What makes the latest test concerning is the exhibited longer flight-range and the fact that it follows Kim’s inspection of a modified Romeo-class submarine (https://t.co/XzGLqFciHI) designed to launch nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, writes @nktpnd. h…

#BREAKING 14 killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso: security sources

#UPDATE Armed men described as jihadists raided a village in Burkina Faso's restive north, killing 15 people, plundering and burning shops and motorbikes https://t.co/dVeiruZDGJ

#BREAKING More then 435 people were detained in Moscow ahead of the rally in support for independent candidates to local Moscow government , many of those candidates were detained as well. #FreeRussia #Russia https://t.co/wrKCWR7GIR

Indian forces launch CASO in Pulwama’s Tral and Kakpora. #Kashmir https://t.co/dZLu8jaawS

Russia protests: Thousand arrests at Moscow rally [BBC] https://t.co/zOWxMWPVKl

A short but intense storm has left parts of Barcelona and other towns in northeastern Spain under floodwater. (AP) https://t.co/C22xiDYaXv

SouthKorea plans to dispatch an advanced warship to the Strait of Hormuz as early as August in response to a U.S.' request to join a Washington-led maritime security initiative in the Gulf region.

#UPDATE India is reportedly joining an int'l coalition to protect maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. New Delhi plans to send two warships to the Gulf waters in order to protect its commercial ships and oil tankers.

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