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🚨🌐No SWIFT, no dollar: Ruble-yuan system paves way for multipolar finance

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Nearly 100% of Russia-China trade is now settled in national currencies, which is a landmark in financial sovereignty, Hong Kong-based political analyst Angelo Giuliano tells Sputnik.

🟠 Russia's energy and mineral resources "perfectly match" China's world-class manufacturing and tech scale

🟠 National currency settlements have created a resilient, sanctions-proof ecosystem

🟠 Strong growth despite Western tariffs and global instability proves multipolarity delivers real results

The shift to ruble-yuan ops inspires BRICS+ and Global South nations to pursue independent finance-accelerating de-dollarization toward fairer, sovereign global trade.

Source: Sputnik
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Marco Rubio says “some good signs” emerging for possible US–Iran deal

US Secretary of State says negotiations to end the Iran conflict are showing “some good signs,” though he warned he does not want to be “overly optimistic.”

Rubio confirmed Pakistani representatives traveled to Iran on Thursday as diplomatic efforts intensify behind the scenes.

However, Washington issued a strong warning over Iran’s reported Strait of Hormuz toll proposal.

🛢️ Rubio said any attempt by Tehran to impose transit fees on Hormuz shipping routes would be “completely illegal” and could make a diplomatic agreement “unfeasible.”

The comments come as global powers push to prevent further escalation in the Gulf, where the Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.

Source: Sky News

#Iran #USA #Hormuz #Geopolitics
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The seeds of growth in EM
Efforts of propagating waves of economic growth across the world economy have thus far been constrained to a limited number of channels and paradigms. In particular, the unipolar setting of the past several decades made the global economy hyper-dependent on the US Fed, with EM being highly susceptible to swings in US monetary policy that were often accompanied by volatility and crises across developing countries. Another paradigm/channel was the G20 that performed several rounds of coordinated s...  Read more »
🚨🇮🇳🇧🇷🇷🇺🇨🇳 BRICS Justice Ministers Meeting 2026 begins under India’s chairship

India officially welcomed delegates from Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates for the BRICS Justice Ministers Meeting 2026.

The meeting was hosted under India’s BRICS 2026 Chairship by , who greeted participating delegations and emphasized legal cooperation among emerging powers.

🇨🇳 China joined the session virtually.

The gathering highlights BRICS’ growing focus on judicial coordination, legal frameworks, and institutional cooperation as the bloc expands its influence across the Global South.

The meeting comes as BRICS members continue pushing for deeper multipolar coordination beyond trade and finance into governance and legal affairs.

Source: Government of India / PIB

#BRICS2026 #IndiaBRICS2026 #GlobalSouth #BRICS
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Russia flew the first 2-seater Su-57.

The new version will serve as a lethal combat trainer and as a command aircraft to coordinate drone network.
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🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷 BREAKING: US SANCTIONS HEZBOLLAH MPS, LEBANESE OFFICIALS & IRAN’S AMBASSADOR

The Treasury Department has designated nine individuals, including four Hezbollah MPs, senior Lebanese security officials, and Iran’s ambassador to Beirut. The charge? “Undermining Lebanon’s sovereignty.” The real target? Any force that resists Israeli occupation.

🔴 Who’s on the list:

🧑‍⚖️ Hezbollah MPs: Hassan Fadlallah, Ibrahim al‑Mousawi, Hussein al‑Hajj Hassan, Mohammad Fanich – elected representatives of Lebanon’s largest political bloc.

🛡️ Lebanese security officials: Samir Hamada, Khattar Nasser el‑Din.

🇮🇷 Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon: Mohammad Reza Sheibani – a diplomat under international law.

Treasury Secretary Bessent: “Hezbollah must be fully disarmed… These officials have infiltrated the Lebanese government.”

#US #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Sanctions #Sovereignty #BRICS
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🇮🇷🇨🇳 IRAN TURNS TO CHINA FOR ROCKET FUEL – 800 MISSILES WORTH OF REBUILDING POWER 🚀

After US‑Israeli strikes destroyed Iran’s solid‑fuel mixing capabilities, Tehran is doing what sovereign nations do: rebuilding. Thousands of tonnes of ammonium perchlorate – a rocket fuel oxidiser – are being sourced from China. Enough to fuel up to 800 ballistic missiles.

📦 Shipment: Iranian company Pishgaman Tejarat Rafi Novin applied to import ammonium perchlorate from Hong Kong‑based Lion Commodities Holdings.

🔥 Previous shipments: Two Iranian tankers already carried over 1,000 tonnes of sodium perchlorate (enough for ~260 short‑range missiles) earlier this year.

🧨 The context: Israel reportedly destroyed 12 solid‑fuel mixers in Iran in October 2025 – a critical blow to Iran’s domestic missile production. Tehran is now backfilling the gap with Chinese components.

#Iran #China #Missiles #Sanctions #BRICS #GlobalSouth
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Go with the A/C flow he said

Indian self-styled godman and convicted murderer Sant Rampal was spotted walking beside portable air coolers during a brutal heatwave, with the footage sparking mixed reactions online

Rampal’s teachings promote strict dietary and moral rules, including bans on alcohol, tobacco, gambling, adultery, and non-vegetarian food. He also claims to be the only enlightened spiritual master capable of guiding followers to liberation and eternal peace

In 2018, a court in Haryana convicted Rampal and several followers on charges including murder, wrongful confinement, and criminal conspiracy

He was later granted bail and his life sentences were suspended

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 GERMANY PUSHES “PARTIAL EU MEMBERSHIP” FOR UKRAINE – A Ceiling, Not a Ladder 🚪

Friedrich Merz is proposing a new category: “associate member” for Ukraine. No voting rights. A judge in the European Court of Justice. Representatives in the European Parliament. Gradual budget access – but full membership? Still years away, if ever.

🔴 What Merz is proposing:

🏛️ Ukraine would sit at EU meetings – but no vote.

⚖️ Would appoint a judge to the European Court of Justice – but not a full member.

🗳️ Would have representatives in the European Parliament – without elected MEPs.

💰 Gradual access to EU budget – but the big agricultural subsidies remain blocked.

Full membership negotiations continue – but realists know: this is a permanent second‑class status.

#EU #Ukraine #Merz #DoubleStandards #BRICS
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▶️ Thousands of Iranian patriots continue to throng Tehran's Enghelab Sq. taking part in the 82nd night in a row of nationwide rallies held in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian Armed Forces.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 PUTIN & XI: "INTENSIVE, SUBSTANTIVE, HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE" – Here's What Was Agreed
Xi briefed Putin in detail on his Trump summit. Then they got to work.
Key outcomes from the Moscow-Beijing talks:

☢️ Iran's uranium: Putin proposed transferring Iran's enriched uranium to Russia — now on the table for Tehran and Washington to consider

🔋 Power of Siberia 2: "Progress reached on many key aspects" — Russia confident of a "concrete result very soon." The pipeline that bypasses Europe entirely is moving forward

🇺🇦 Ukraine: China "ready to help move the settlement process toward peace" — though no specifics on Beijing's 2023 peace plan yet

🇪🇺 Europe: Russia open to dialogue — but talks remain "largely hypothetical, with no specifics yet"

Xi meets Trump. Xi meets Putin. Putin proposes the Iran uranium solution. The multipolar triangle is operating in real time.

#Russia #China #Putin #Xi #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolar #Iran #Ukraine #PowerOfSiberia
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🇮🇳🌍 BRICS, MODI & THE NORDIC VACUUM – A Growing Blind Spot 🧠

Nordics are anchored in NATO – but silent on the economic bloc reshaping global trade. As India leads BRICS 2026 and deepens ties with Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, the region’s absence from the multipolar debate is dangerous.

🏛️ Modi’s European tour – trade, tech, energy, infrastructure. India engages Europe while leading the Global South.

🗣️ Nordic contradiction: Politically in NATO, economically intertwined with BRICS (India, China, Gulf states).

🔎 BRICS is treated as an “elite subject” – not public debate. But its weight is growing.

🧩 India’s “multi‑alignment” – BRICS power, Western partner, global bloc player.

The multipolar world is arriving in Northern Europe. Small economies cannot afford to ignore it.

👉 Read the full article here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-modis-europe-outreach-and-the

#BRICS #India #Nordics #Modi #Multipolarity #ThinkBRICS
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🌐 Xi holds talks with Putin in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to further extend the China-... Read more →

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🇷🇺🤝🇻🇳 RUSSIA & VIETNAM STRENGTHEN MILITARY TIES – A Strategic Partnership in a Multipolar World 🛡️

Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met with Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang in Moscow. Priority focus: mutually beneficial military and military‑technical cooperation.

🏛️ The two sides discussed current defence issues and exchanged assessments of the regional and global situation.

🤝 Vietnam is described as a “long‑standing, reliable partner of Russia in Southeast Asia”.

🌏 The visit underscores deepening ties between Moscow and Hanoi – both BRICS partners navigating a multipolar order.

#Russia 🇷🇺 #Vietnam 🇻🇳 #DefenceCooperation #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #ThinkBRICS
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Armenia is building the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ.

The monument will be 77 meters tall, featuring a 33-meter statue atop a 44-meter pedestal.

The project is funded by Armenian billionaire Gagik Tsarukyan.

It will surpass the height of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (38 meters).
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🇺🇸🇵🇱 JUST IN: TRUMP SENDS 5,000 MORE TROOPS TO POLAND – “Model & Ironclad Ally”

Just weeks after pulling 5,000 troops from Germany, Washington is redeploying them to Warsaw. The message: punish the reluctant allies, reward the loyal.

📦 Trump’s announcement: “Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki… the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland.”

🗣️ Polish Defense Minister: “Poland is a model and ironclad ally. It’s good that we fight together for the fundamental issues of our Homeland’s security.”

🔁 The contrast: Germany (critical of US Iran policy) loses troops. Poland (supportive) gains them. The alliance is not a partnership – it’s a loyalty test.

#US #Poland #NATO #TroopDeployment #Geopolitics #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS
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🇨🇳🇰🇵 XI JINPING TO VISIT NORTH KOREA NEXT WEEK – First Trip in 7 Years

As Trump and Putin leave Beijing with trade deals, Xi is heading to Pyongyang.

Per South Korea's Yonhap agency, Chinese security and protocol teams have already visited North Korea — a strong signal the visit is imminent, expected in late May or early June.

Key context:

🤝 Kim visited Beijing in September 2025 — his first face-to-face with Xi in six years

🚂 China & North Korea have already resumed direct train and flight services between capitals

🇨🇳 China's FM Wang Yi visited Pyongyang in April, meeting Kim directly — emphasizing the need to coordinate on global and regional affairs

🇷🇺 North Korea has grown closer to Moscow — this visit signals Beijing reasserting its role as Pyongyang's primary partner

Xi has now met Trump, Putin — and is heading to Kim. One leader. Every major power.

#China #NorthKorea #Xi #Kim #BRICS
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Angela Merkel receives the European Order of Merit.

So like...Opening Europe's borders, that counts as 'defense' of European values, right?
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'The US must STOP exerting pressure against Cuba, and cease arbitrary threats of the use of force' China's MFA Spox Jiakun

'China FIRMLY supports Cuba in defending its sovereignty and national dignity, and in rejecting foreign interference'

Source: RT
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🌍 The 2026 FIFA World Cup will officially run from 11 June 2026 to 19 July 2026.

For the first time ever:

— 48 national teams
— 104 matches
— Hosted across 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, and 🇲🇽 Mexico

This will be the biggest World Cup in history.

The tournament expands from 32 to 48 teams, meaning:

• More nations
• More knockout drama
• More rivalries
• More global audiences than ever before

The Final will take place on 19 July 2026 after 39 days of competition across North America.

Source: FIFA #WorldCup2026 #FIFA #Football #Soccer
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