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🇺🇸 US NAVY'S PRIDE ON FIRE: 600 Sailors Without Bunks Aboard $13 Billion Warship 🇺🇸

The USS Gerald R. Ford—the largest, most expensive aircraft carrier ever built—is burning, breaking, and embarrassing the empire.

The New York Times reveals new details of last week's fire. The damage isn't from Iranian missiles. It's from... a laundry room.

What happened:

🔥 Fire in main laundry area
⏱️ 30+ hours to extinguish
😷 Dozens suffered smoke inhalation
🛏️ 600+ sailors lost bunks—sleeping on floors, tables
🧼 Many can't do laundry since

The context:

💰 Cost: $13 billion
📅 Deployed 10 months straight (Navy norm: 6)
🚽 Previous toilet problems.

The question: When the empire's mightiest ship is crippled by laundry—what's left of the deterrent?

#USNavy #GeraldRFord #MilitaryFail #EmpireStrain
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❗️ US plans to mass produce modified Iranian Shahed drones — Bloomberg

They will be called "LUCAS"
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JUST IN 🇮🇷🇫🇷Iranian FM Araghchi Criticizes Macron Over Silence on Iran Attacks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of failing to condemn Israeli and U.S. actions against Iran. In a statement posted on social media, Araghchi said Macron “has not uttered one word” against alleged attacks, including incidents targeting fuel storage and gas facilities in Tehran. He further claimed France only expressed concern after Iran’s retaliation, calling the position“sad.”

The remarks come amid heightened tensions following recent escalations between Iran and Israel, with Western leaders increasingly voicing concern over regional stability.

Source: Statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (official remarks/shared via social media)

#Iran #France #Macron #MiddleEast
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Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin had an awkward moment while meeting Donald Trump for St Patrick’s Day

Cameras caught him using his own saliva to wipe something off his trousers mid-event

Why’d he do it like that? And what was on there that needed immediate spit-level intervention

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#MicheálMartin #Ireland #Irish #IrishPM #StPatricks #StPatricksday #StPatricks2026 #StPatricksday2026
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LATEST 🇷🇺🇨🇺🇺🇸 Russian Oil and Gas Ships Head to Cuba Amid US Sanctions Pressure

Two Russian ships carrying oil and gas are reportedly en route to Cuba, despite ongoing U.S. pressure and sanctions policies dating back to the Trump era. The shipments arrive as Cuba faces a severe energy crisis, recently marked by a nationwide blackout and prolonged fuel shortages.

The additional supplies are expected to help ease disruptions affecting hospitals, transportation, and daily life across the island. Cuba has struggled in recent months with limited fuel imports, worsening its already fragile energy infrastructure.

The development highlights continued energy cooperation between Russia and Cuba amid geopolitical tensions and Western sanctions.

Source: Financial Times (FT)

#Russia #Cuba #USA #EnergyCrisis #Sanctions #GlobalNews #OilAndGas #Geopolitics
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🤔 What if the only credible path to de-escalation runs through New Delhi?

🔍 Why Western pressure is failing—and what India's quiet diplomacy is really achieving.

🌐 From Hormuz to INSTC: the connections mainstream coverage misses.

👁 See what's missing before the next headline drops: https://youtu.be/eva7lskKEik

#StrategicAutonomy #GlobalSouth #MiddleEast #Diplomacy
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LATEST 🇧🇩 Mass Rush at Tongi Station as Eid Travelers Head Home

A large number of passengers crowded Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur as people began traveling home ahead of Eid al-Fitr. Trains were packed with home-bound travelers, reflecting the annual surge in movement during one of the country’s biggest religious festivals.

The heavy rush highlights the pressure on Bangladesh’s transport system during Eid season, as millions leave major cities to reunite with their families. Such scenes are common every year, with stations and highways experiencing significant congestion.

Authorities typically take special measures during this period to manage the flow and ensure safer journeys, though overcrowding remains a major challenge.

Source : Bangladeshi Media

#Eid #EidUlFitr #Tongi #Gazipur #TrainRush #Travel #SouthAsia
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🚨🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trump just did something remarkable: he united Europe by asking them again to join his Iran war.

One by one, from Poland to Spain, every European ally told him no.

Germany's chancellor said the question of military involvement "does not arise." Even

Poland, usually Washington's most loyal partner, passed.

This is a different Europe than the one that split over the Iraq War two decades ago.

But the unity is surface-level.

Behind closed doors, EU countries are fighting over energy bailouts, whether to normalize relations with Russia for cheap gas, and how much to appease Trump versus confront him.

As one EU foreign minister put it: "Each new geopolitical crisis pulls us apart a little more and makes it increasingly obvious that we can't act as a united bloc."

Europe wasn't consulted before this war started and won't help fight it, but it's stuck dealing with the fallout anyway.

Source: Financial Times
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BREAKING NEWS 🇨🇳🇨🇭 Chinese scientists discover new heavy proton-like particle at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

LHCb Collaboration researchers have reportedly identified a new heavy particle resembling a proton but about four times more massive during experiments at the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator operated by CERN. The discovery is said to offer new insights into the complex behavior of quantum systems.

The research was led by He Jibo and his team from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, as of now, no widely confirmed publication or official announcement from CERN or major peer-reviewed journals has been verified, so the claim should be treated with caution until independently confirmed.

Source: CERN

#China #CERN #LHC #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics
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BREAKING NEWS 🌍🇸🇩🇹🇩 Drone Attack from Sudan Kills 17 in Chad as Conflict Spills Over

A drone strike from Sudan has killed 17 people in the Chadian border town of Tine, targeting mourners at a funeral. Some victims reportedly included children and other civilians, according to local residents.

Chad’s president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, convened a defence council and vowed retaliation, while security along the 1,400 km border has been strengthened. The perpetrators of the drone strike remain unclear amid the ongoing Sudan conflict.

The war in Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), began in April 2023 and has displaced millions, with Chad hosting many refugees.

Source: Al Jazeera

#Sudan #Chad #DroneAttack #SudanWar #Africa
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 New polling shows more people in Canada, Germany, France, and the UK would choose China over the U.S. under Trump.

🇨🇦 Canada leads with 57% favoring China vs 23% for the U.S.

🇩🇪 Germany stands at 40% vs 24%.

🇫🇷 France shows 34% vs 25%.

🇬🇧 Even in the UK, China edges ahead 42% to 34%.

Source: Politico
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