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🇦🇪💥 “NOT OUR WAR”: How Gulf Rivals Left the UAE to Fight Iran Alone – And Why Abu Dhabi Finally Walked Out on OPEC

Bloomberg reveals the inside story: the UAE begged Saudi Arabia and Qatar to join a coordinated military response to Iranian attacks. They ALL refused. Abu Dhabi struck Iran anyway.

🗣️ MBZ’s plea: After Iran responded to US‑Israeli strikes by hitting Gulf targets, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed urged Saudi Arabia and Qatar to retaliate as a group – reminding them that the GCC was founded in 1981 precisely because of Iran’s revolutionary threat.

🚫 Saudi & Qatari refusal: “This isn’t our war,” they told him. They chose deterrence and defence, not escalation.

🛢️ The fallout: Abu Dhabi was furious. It shocked the world by leaving OPEC – a move driven partly by this betrayal.

🤝 UAE‑Israel ties deepen – MBZ held a rare call with Netanyahu; Israel sent Iron Dome batteries and personnel to the UAE.

#UAE #SaudiArabia #Qatar #Iran #Israel #OPEC #BRICS
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🌐 BRICS must step up efforts to prevent new debt crisis — Lavrov
"The New Development Bank, whose annual meeting is currently taking place in Moscow, could play an important role in implementing this initiative," the Russian foreign minister emphasized
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Look, at least he has experience dealing with cigar-shaped objects

A streaming show on Argentina’s Vorterix network accidentally invited a urologist onto a live segment after trying to book a UFO expert to discuss newly released alien files

The mix-up happened during the program Y Qué, where the hosts were talking about declassified US documents on unidentified anomalous phenomena

Realizing the mistake live on air quickly turned the segment into comedy gold

Producer definitely had a rough day after that


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🌐 India can mediate between Iran and Arab countries – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister has suggested India could play a bigger role in settling the Middle East crisis Read Full Article at RT.com
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🇷🇺⚖️ RUSSIA ORDERS EUROCLEAR TO PAY €200 BILLION – A Legal Blow to Western Asset Seizures 💶

A Moscow arbitration court has ruled that Euroclear must pay €200 billion ($233 billion) to Russia’s central bank – a direct counterstrike to the EU’s freeze of Russian sovereign assets.

⚖️ The Moscow arbitration court fully upheld the Bank of Russia’s claim against Euroclear – the Belgium‑based clearinghouse that had immobilized €210 billion in Russian state assets.

💰 €200 billion – the staggering sum ordered to be transferred to Russia’s central bank.

🧾 Euroclear lawyers say their “right to a fair trial has been clearly violated” due to closed proceedings. They plan to appeal – but the judgment stands for now.

🇪🇺 The EU had frozen Russian assets in 2022, intending to keep them immobilized until Moscow pays reparations to Ukraine. Russia is now striking back.

#Russia #Euroclear #Sanctions #AssetFreeze #BRICS
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🇮🇳🇦🇪 UPDATE: INDIA & UAE SIGN STRATEGIC DEFENCE PACT – Modi Condemns Iranian Attacks

During a brief stop in Abu Dhabi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cemented a new strategic defence partnership with the UAE – including technology sharing, innovation, and regional security cooperation.

🤝 Strategic defence partnership framework – expected to boost technology sharing and innovation.

🛢️ Energy & infrastructure agreements – strategic petroleum reserves, LPG supplies, and a ship‑repair cluster in western India.

💰 UAE commits $5 billion in investment to India.

🗣️ Modi strongly condemned Iranian attacks on the UAE during the recent conflict.

#India #UAE #Modi #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Iran #Geopolitics
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Some avatar vibes here

The new GD01 robot stands twice as tall as an adult and weighs around half a ton

It can move on both two and four limbs, looking straight out of a sci-fi movie

Unitree calls it a ‘civilian transport vehicle’ and says it’s already ready for mass production

Starting price: $650,000

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🇷🇺💥 THE END OF DOLLAR DOMINANCE? How Russia’s Adaptation Changed BRICS Forever

Western sanctions were meant to cripple Russia. Instead, they triggered a global economic shift – and BRICS is now building a parallel financial system.

This BRICS Business analysis breaks down the “Great Reroute”:

🚢 The $10 billion shadow fleet – how Russia bypassed maritime restrictions.

📈 953% export surge in Kyrgyzstan – trade rerouting in action.

💱 De‑dollarization accelerates – the end of USD dominance is no longer a theory.

🔄 BRICS integration – a parallel financial system is taking shape.

Sanctions failed. Russia adapted. The Global South is building the future – without Western permission.

🎥 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/uNQw28anNJs

#Russia 🇷🇺 #BRICS #Sanctions #DeDollarization #GlobalTrade #ShadowFleet #Geopolitics #BRICSBusiness #ThinkBRICS
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🇺🇦🛑 UKRAINIAN ARMS FIRM LINKED TO CORRUPTION PROBE – NATO MEMBER FREEZES FACTORY PROJECT

The “Fire Point” scandal expands: a Danish rocket fuel facility intended to supply the company has been quietly halted.

Meanwhile, leaked tapes point to a massive corruption network reaching Zelensky’s inner circle.

🚫 Denmark suspended plans for a solid rocket propellant plant in Vojens that was meant to supply Fire Point.

🧾 Leaked surveillance recordings (the “Mindich tapes”) reveal that businessman Timur Mindich – wanted in a $100 million energy corruption scheme – effectively controlled Fire Point in 2025.

👤 Mindich, nicknamed “Zelensky’s wallet,” has long ties to the Ukrainian leader.

💰 Former Zelensky chief of staff Andrey Yermak has been charged with money laundering, allegedly channelling illicit funds into luxury real estate.

🔥 Fire Point’s co‑owner dismissed allegations as “rumours,” but the damage is done.

#Ukraine #Corruption #FirePoint #Denmark #NATO #MindichTapes #Zelensky
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🌐 The Lions Face Each Other in Beijing
Trump and Xi Jinping at the table where Iran, Taiwan, Russia, Israel, and Venezuela are no longer separate conflicts “Empires rarely fall for lack of strength. They fall when they realize too late tha... Read more →

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🇦🇪🛢️ UAE DOUBLES OIL EXPORT CAPACITY BYPASSING HORMUZ – A BRICS Energy Masterstroke

The United Arab Emirates is accelerating a pipeline expansion to Fujairah port – bypassing the Strait of Hormuz entirely. By 2027, its capacity to export crude outside the world’s most dangerous chokepoint will double.

🏗️ ADNOC is speeding up construction of the pipeline running from Habshan oil fields to Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman.

📈 Current capacity: 1.5 million barrels per day. Expansion will double that – giving the UAE a true Hormuz workaround.

🛡️ Already a lifeline: During the Iran war, the existing pipeline kept UAE oil flowing while the strait was effectively closed.

🌍 Why now? The UAE left OPEC and wants to monetise its production expansion (targeting 5 million b/d by 2027). Export infrastructure cannot be the bottleneck.

#UAE #Oil #Hormuz #EnergySovereignty #BRICS
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🇨🇳🇺🇸 TRUMP’S BEIJING TRIP: Trade Deals, Yes – Political Wins, No

The US president flew to China with big expectations. He’s leaving with contracts – but no concessions on Taiwan, no breakthrough on Iran, and no Chinese surrender.

🏛️ Taiwan remains a red line – The US won’t compromise, because Taiwan is almost the only chip left to contain China. But China won’t be pressured either.

🛢️ Iran: US wants China to squeeze Tehran – Beijing respects Iran’s sovereignty. Energy diversification (Russia, EVs, nuclear fusion) makes China immune to Hormuz blackmail.

🤝 Economic cooperation expands – Trump brought Musk, Cook, Cargill, Blackstone. Agricultural and financial deals will be signed.

No substantive political agreement – The fundamental geopolitical rift remains. Business as usual, but deeper.

📌 Read the full article here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/the-us-china-summit-will-not-reach

#US #China #Trump #XiJinping #Taiwan #Iran #BRICS
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Two rhinos shocked tourists and locals after breaking into a fierce roadside fight in the middle of a village in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Videos show one-horned rhinos charging and slamming into each other, with a bit of a splash, near a public road in Sauraha village as crowds gathered dangerously close to watch and film the clash

The area is a popular safari destination, known for frequent wildlife encounters — though usually not this intense

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🇮🇳 BREAKING: Tamil Nadu’s political dynasty era has been shattered.

Actor-turned-politician Vijay and his newly formed TVK party just rewired South Indian politics.

For nearly 60 years, power in Tamil Nadu rotated between two giants:
DMK and AIADMK.

Now Gen Z voters have broken the cycle.

Vijay’s party won 108 seats in its first-ever election. Then secured support from Congress, Left parties, and regional allies to form government.

The biggest shock:
Former CM M.K. Stalin lost his own seat.

Young voters say they were tired of corruption, political dynasties, unemployment, and “the same movie playing on repeat.”

Vijay built his campaign like a digital movement:
short videos, cinematic messaging, online “virtual warriors,” and promises focused on youth jobs, education loans, women’s safety, AI-driven development, and anti-corruption reforms.

Analysts are calling it the biggest political shift in South India in 50 years.

Source: rt.com

#India #TamilNadu #Vijay #Politics
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING: The Middle East may be heading toward another major war.

Trump’s team is reportedly preparing fresh strikes on Iran if diplomacy fails.

But the biggest shock came from The New York Times:

Saudi Arabia and the UAE allegedly carried out secret strikes inside Iran during the recent conflict.

If true,
it would mark a historic escalation in the region’s shadow war.

Meanwhile,
the US and Israel are reportedly conducting their largest joint military preparations since the ceasefire.

At the center of the crisis:
the Strait of Hormuz —
the world’s most critical oil route.

The countdown may have already begun.

Source: NYT, News24
#Iran #MiddleEast #Trump #SaudiArabia
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DJI has unveiled new specialized equipment for professional filmmakers...

Turning cameramen into Robocops in the blink of an eye!
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General : Malaysia Bolsters Position In BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting - Mohamad
NEW DELHI, May 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s participation in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting has strengthened the country’s position in the intergovernmental organisation, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.  Read more »
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Spain PM defends Eurovision boycott over Israel.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has defended Spain’s boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, saying ‘silence is not an option’ while citing the genocide in Gaza and the ‘illegal war’ on Lebanon.

Source: Al Jazeera
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