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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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🇮🇳🌍 BREAKING: BRICS pushes deeper economic coordination as global tensions rise.

The 2nd BRICS CGETI Meeting 2026 concluded in Gandhinagar under India’s chairship.

Key focus areas:
• MSME financing access
• resilient global supply chains
• cross-border digital trade
• strengthening multilateral trade systems

The meeting comes amid rising geopolitical and energy tensions worldwide, pushing BRICS nations to explore stronger economic cooperation and reduced dependence on traditional Western systems.

With expanded membership, BRICS is increasingly positioning itself as a major Global South economic bloc.

Source: PIB India | BRICS India 2026
#BRICS #India #GlobalSouth #BRICS2026
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🚨🇧🇩🇧🇷 JUST IN: Bangladesh, Brazil move toward strategic partnership.

A shift in motion.

Bangladesh and Brazil are exploring a deeper strategic partnership to expand cooperation in trade, investment, technology, and institutional ties.

Nearly $4 billion in trade already exists.

But both sides say: the real potential is still untapped.

Cotton. Soybeans. Sugar. Garments. Pharma. Jute. Ceramics.

Two economies that fit. But remain under-connected.

Talks focused on direct shipping links. Faster trade flow. Less dependency on intermediaries.

More direct economic alignment. Future agreements may cover: Agriculture. Energy. Health. Education. Innovation.

A broader framework is taking shape.

Both nations see a shared direction: stronger Global South cooperation. a more balanced global order.

Source: Dhaka Tribune
#Bangladesh #Brazil #GlobalSouth #Trade
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‘Sir, if you don’t surrender your phone, they’ll take out a gun, you know’

Russian Foreign Minister shut down a journalist who kept disrupting his remarks during a press conference in India

The reporter interrupted Lavrov twice after getting phone calls during the event

Lavrov then switched to English and told the journalist to leave the room

Based diplomacy

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'BRICS is the model of the future' — Lavrov

He adds that bloc is always open to cooperation

'Not trying to shut ourselves off from the rest of the world'
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🚨JUST IN: Trump needs Xi more than Xi needs Trump.

The balance is shifting.

As the Iran war reshapes global power dynamics, Washington is now pushing Beijing for help over the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

A major reversal.

US officials are reportedly urging China to pressure Iran into reopening the vital waterway after escalating conflict triggered global energy fears.

But Beijing is not rushing.

China believes it has already weathered the pressure through stockpiles, diversified supply chains, and strategic preparation.

While Washington seeks urgent relief,
Beijing is thinking long term.

Taiwan.
Sanctions.
Multipolarity.
Regional influence.

The real negotiations go far beyond Hormuz.

For years, the US pressured China.Now the White House arrives in Beijing needing cooperation. The geopolitical chessboard is changing.

Source: Al Jazeera

#China #USA #Trump #Geopolitics
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Intra-Brics trade just 5% of global, shows huge potential: Commerce Secy
The intra-BRICS trade has increased multiple times over the last few years but it accounts for only around 5 per cent of the global trade, reflecting huge untapped potential for deeper integration and stronger value-chain linkages, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has said.
BRICS is a grouping of 11 developing countries - Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
It acts as a platform for consultation and cooperati...  Read more »
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Special fire-resistant blankets are a powerful tool for firefighters dealing with vehicle fires, especially electric cars

The blankets are made from heat-resistant materials like fiberglass and are placed over burning vehicles to cut off oxygen and suffocate the flames

Some models also vent smoke and gases after several minutes to prevent dangerous pressure buildup from overheating EV batteries

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Indonesia’s long-standing non-aligned policy is facing growing pressure as US-China rivalry intensifies in the Indo-Pacific.

Recent defense cooperation with Japan, the US and Australia has raised concerns in Beijing, especially over possible US military access to Indonesian airspace and maritime routes.

China views Indonesia’s strategic location near the Strait of Malacca as critical during any future regional conflict, particularly over Taiwan.

Analysts warn Jakarta risks drifting from regional stabilizer to geopolitical battleground if it cannot carefully balance relations between Washington and Beijing.

Source: Asia Times
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China just confirmed a major post-summit deal with the US.

After Trump’s Beijing visit, China’s Commerce Ministry announced agreements to purchase American aircraft, jet engines, and aviation components.

Trump claimed Beijing agreed to buy at least 200 Boeing jets and 450 GE engines.

Boeing later confirmed an “initial commitment” for 200 aircraft.

The move could become China’s biggest Boeing order since the 2017 Trump-Xi deal.

Behind the headlines:

This is more than aviation.

It’s trade diplomacy.

For years, China froze major Boeing orders amid tariffs, tech wars, and the 737 Max crisis.

Now both sides are reopening channels.

Washington gets symbolic industrial wins.
Beijing gets stability, supply access, and leverage.

The summit also created new US-China trade and investment councils aimed at easing tariff disputes and expanding cooperation.

Agriculture, beef imports, dairy exports, and tariff reductions are all back on the negotiating table.

Source: South China Morning Post
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🇵🇸🕊️ “SURRENDER IS NOT AN OPTION” – Iranian Envoy Urges Global Action for Palestine

On the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir‑Saeid Iravani called for international mobilization to confront the root causes of the Palestinian plight – and warned that history will judge those who remain silent.

📜 78 years of displacement – over 700,000 Palestinians were expelled in 1948; today, ~6 million are registered with UNRWA, many in refugee camps.

🗣️ “Surrender is not an option. History will remember kindly those who resisted oppression and defended freedom and the right to self‑determination.”

⚖️ The world must abandon “approaches that have failed to achieve peace or justice” and move beyond mere expressions of sympathy.

#Palestine #Iran #UN #Resistance #TwoStateSolution #BRICS
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🇩🇪🇺🇸 MERZ: US NO LONGER “LAND OF OPPORTUNITY” – German Chancellor Urges Youth to Look Elsewhere

In a stunning rebuke from a longtime transatlanticist, Friedrich Merz says he would no longer recommend the United States as a destination for study or work. The social climate has soured, and even educated Americans can’t find jobs.

🗣️ “I am a great admirer of America. At the moment my admiration is not growing.”

🧑‍🎓 “I wouldn’t recommend to my children today that they go to the US, get an education there, and work there.”

🔴 The data behind his words:

📉 Unemployment among degree holders aged 22‑27: ~5.7% (NY Fed).

📊 Underemployment for the same group: >41% – nearly half of young graduates work jobs that don’t require a degree.

#Germany #US #Merz #AmericanDream #BRICS
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