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๐Ÿšจ Tensions spike in the Global South as new airspace breaches rattle regional security! A recent drone strike targeted an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp located northeast of Erbil in Iraq.

Fortunately, local security reports indicate that no casualties occurred during this unexpected aerial deployment. As regional actors increasingly navigate local sovereignty challenges, these flashpoints emphasize the delicate geopolitical balances shaping Middle Eastern stability and defense independent of Western intervention.

#MiddleEast #GlobalSouth #Security #Geopolitics
Source: Middle East Eye
๐Ÿšจ African nations are officially saying NO to US aid money!

๐ŸŒ Several Global South countries are actively rejecting American health funding because it demands sensitive medical data and critical mineral access in return.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Leaders in Zambia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe are standing incredibly firm to protect their national sovereignty and patient privacy against transactional deals that completely bypass the WHO.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Is transactional foreign aid just a new form of exploitation, or are these nations risking their own health security by walking away?

#GlobalSouth #AfricanSovereignty #BRICS #Geopolitics
Source: Club of Mozambique
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ "WE ARE NOT AT WAR": Czech PM Questions NATO's Ukraine Strategy ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

A NATO member just publicly distanced itself from the alliance's military logic. Czech PM Andrej Babis: "We are not at war. Ukraine is at war."

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ "We are not at war. Ukraine is at war. Discussions focused on weapons rather than peace."

๐Ÿ’ฐ The Czech Republic opted out of the โ‚ฌ70 billion NATO pledge and does not contribute financially to Ukraine aid.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ The PM cited domestic priorities: healthcare, police salaries โ€“ not just weapons.

#CzechRepublic ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ #NATO #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #WarWeary #NoToProxyWar
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ’ฌ IRAN CONDEMNS TRUMP'S "VULGARITY" โ€“ "We Do Not Answer Vulgarity with Vulgarity, but with Action"

As US strikes resume, Tehran's top diplomat delivers a lesson in dignity โ€“ while Trump calls Iran's leadership "scum."

๐Ÿ”ด Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ "Addressing the Civilized and Courageous Nation of Iran with derogatory language does not diminish its Greatness. Iranians are known for their civility, culture, and strong moral values. We do not answer vulgarity with vulgarity, but with action: fearlessly and with great valor."

#Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท #US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #Trump #Araghchi #Hormuz #AxisOfResistance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #DignityNotVulgarity
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A criminal case against California doctor Dharmesh Patel has been dismissed after he completed a court-approved mental health diversion program.

Patel was accused of intentionally driving his Tesla off Devil's Slide, a roughly 300-foot cliff, in January 2023 while his wife and two children were inside the vehicle.

All four survived the crash. Patel was originally charged with three counts of attempted murder.

According to court proceedings, the case was dismissed after doctors reported he had made significant progress in treatment and was doing well in the diversion program.

The decision has sparked strong reactions online, with many questioning how the case was ultimately resolved.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท BEYOND THE BOMBS: Why Iran's True Crisis Is Internal

The US-Iran war has resumed. Bombs are falling. But one voice argues: external aggression only exploits a deeper rot within.

๐ŸŽฏ U.S. strikes are a symptom, not the cause โ€“ external pressure operates through internal decay.

๐Ÿ›ข๏ธ "Clerical capitalism" โ€“ the IRGC and religious elite monopolise oil, infrastructure, and trade, enriching themselves while ordinary Iranians face inflation, shortages, and brain drain.

๐ŸŒ Diplomatic overreach โ€“ funding proxy wars across the Middle East has drained the treasury and isolated Iran internationally, making it a target.

โš”๏ธ "The moment for change has arrived" โ€“ the author calls for a new vanguard: pragmatic technocrats, young officers, entrepreneurs, and the youth to dismantle the theocracy, secularise the state, and rebuild Iran as a modern, rational, industrial power.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full article here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/iran-has-reached-a-point-of-change

#Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท #US ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #War #Theocracy #Reform
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ INDIA & RUSSIA MUST "DE-DOLLARIZE" TO REACH $100 BILLION TRADE โ€“ Moscow

Russia's trade representative to India, Zlata Antusheva, stated that creating an independent with local currencies is "extremely important" to achieve the $100 billion trade target by 2030.

๐Ÿ’ฑ Most payments between Russia and India are already in local currencies โ€“ but a more robust mechanism is needed.

๐Ÿฆ Three Russian banks (Sberbank, Gazprom Bank, VTB) already operate in India. Alfa Bank is set to join soon.

๐ŸŒ Goal: deโ€‘dollarise at bilateral, regional, and BRICS levels โ€“ following the Russiaโ€‘China model, where Western currencies are essentially eliminated in bilateral trade.

๐Ÿค An Indiaโ€‘Russia AI Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is in the works โ€“ to connect the AI ecosystem between the two countries and then extend it to other BRICS nations.

#India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ #Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ #DeDollarization #BRICS #LocalCurrencies #Trade #StrategicAutonomy #ThinkBRICS
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๐ŸŽญ "THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF": NATO Allies No Longer Fear Trump โ€“ They're Spending on Themselves

At the Ankara summit, European leaders stopped panicking. The message: we're rearming for our own security, not to please the US president.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ "I'm sick and tired of panicking about Trump," said one senior NATO diplomat. Europe is pivoting from appeasement to self-reliance.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Europe & Canada hiked defence spending by 20% last year โ€“ another 11% expected in 2026. They now account for 43% of NATO's total defence spending.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Belgium's Defence Minister: "We're no longer doing this to appease Trump, but from a regained European self-respect. This continent is our home."

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Trump's threats are losing their sting โ€“ on Greenland, troop withdrawals, Iran โ€“ allies have heard it all before. It's becoming "the boy who cried wolf."

#NATO #Trump #Europe #SelfReliance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #Multipolarity #Geopolitics
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿšซ RUSSIA NO LONGER TRUSTS WEST'S "READINESS TO NEGOTIATE" โ€“ Lavrov

"Negotiated solutions were reached in 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2022. All of them were dismantled by the West. The reserve of good faith has run completely dry."

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ The West continues to make "hypocritical calls for a negotiated solution" โ€“ but Russia no longer believes them.

๐Ÿ“œ 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2022 โ€“ all negotiated agreements were undermined by the West itself.

๐Ÿค The 2022 Russia-Ukraine deal โ€“ "the West undermined it openly and publicly."

๐Ÿ›‘ "We no longer trust the West's declared willingness to find a negotiated solution. This reserve of good faith and hope has run completely dry."

#Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ #Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #Lavrov #West #Diplomacy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #TrustBroken #ThinkBRICS
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ FRANCE'S NUCLEAR MAKEOVER: Macron's Legacy at Risk โ€“ More Nukes, More NATO, More Debt?

At his final NATO summit, Macron's "strategic autonomy" push is now alliance policy โ€“ but France's budget crisis and a looming farโ€‘right successor threaten to undo it all.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Macron cemented France as a top NATO power, pushed for less US reliance, and included Europe in French nuclear deterrence โ€“ but budget limits are real.

๐Ÿ’ถ France plans to spend just over 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030 โ€“ far from NATO's 3.5% target. Germany is already overtaking Paris.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Macron's "war economy" rhetoric didn't match real investment. France hasn't expanded its navy or air fleet in a decade.

#France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท #Macron #NATO #StrategicAutonomy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #ThinkBRICS #Geopolitics #Defence #LePen
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ KREMLIN: NATO'S "AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS" DEMAND RUSSIA GET STRONGER

"The very fact of declaring someone a rival is in fact an aggressive action." โ€“ Dmitry Peskov.

๐Ÿ”ด What Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said:

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ NATO's aggression obliges Russia to be strong โ€“ technologically, economically, and to protect its interests.

๐ŸŽฏ NATO was created for confrontation โ€“ and remains true to that purpose. "The main opponent has always been the Soviet Union, then its successor, the Russian Federation."

๐Ÿ›ฉ๏ธ Russia is taking measures to counter the use of Patriot antiโ€‘aircraft missile systems โ€“ "everything necessary is being done to protect our interests."

#Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ #NATO #Peskov #Patriot #GlobalSouth #BRICS #ThinkBRICS #Geopolitics #Confrontation #Sovereignty
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๐ŸŒ Why Are US Special Forces Deployed in Taiwan?
Weโ€™re already used to the fact that various Western powers are meddling in the internal affairs of virtually every other country on the planet, including global superpowers such as Russia and China. T... Read moreโ†’
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๐ŸŒ Why Have Central Bankers Gone Radio Silent on the Digital Currency Agenda?
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group During the 2020 pandemic hysteria there was a mad rush by globalist institutions like the WEF, IMF, BIS and numer... Read moreโ†’
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Deadly Factory Fire Exposes Global Worker Safety Crisis in China's "Shoe Capital"

A devastating blaze tore through the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang, Fujian province, killing 28 workers and trapping dozens more before rescuers could reach them.

๐Ÿ“ข President Xi Jinping has demanded accountability, but this tragedy adds to a long list of industrial disasters tied to lax workplace safety enforcement in manufacturing hubs. Over 500 firefighters battled the flames as families waited for news of loved ones trapped inside.

#WorkerSafety #GlobalSouth #ChinaNews #IndustrialAccident
Source: Xinhua
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Chinese emergency services are using drones to rescue people.

Typhoon Maysak brought record rainfall which crippled reservoirs and flooded areas.

Drones are able to get to people that rescuers have a tough time getting to and pluck them from danger zones.

#China #Drones #Rescue #TyphoonMaysak #Typhoon #Maysak
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๐Ÿ’‰ An Italian region just told the U.S. "no thanks" โ€” and it's saving lives.

While Washington pressures countries to cut ties with Cuba's overseas doctors, Calabria, Italy's poorest region, is doubling down. Over 200 Cuban physicians now staff hospitals that would otherwise shut their doors, cutting ER wait times from 12 hours to under 60 minutes.

๐ŸŒ The U.S. calls it "human trafficking," but locals call it a lifeline โ€” and the governor wants to triple the program despite Washington's objections.

#Cuba #Calabria #GlobalSouth #Geopolitics
Source: The Associated Press (via CityNews Halifax)
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Russia Steps Up for Venezuela After Devastating Quake

Russian humanitarian aid โ€” power generators, medicines, food, and clean water โ€” has officially arrived in La Guaira, Venezuela's hardest-hit state following the June 24 earthquake. Ambassador Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov confirmed the delivery, with La Guaira Governor Jose Alejandro Teran personally thanking the Russian team for this act of solidarity.

๐ŸŒ While Western media stays quiet, BRICS nations keep showing up for the Global South. Do you think this kind of solidarity gets the recognition it deserves?

#BRICS #GlobalSouth #Venezuela #Solidarity
Source: TASS
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Elliot Page is getting trolled online after being spotted next to a giant security guard. Many online say this guy should be playing in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey instead of Elliot.

#ElliotPage #ChristopherNolan #Odyssey

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๐Ÿš€ Nigeria Just Beat South Korea at Its Own Game โ€” And Wall Street Didn't See It Coming!

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigerian equities have surged 67% in dollar terms this year, edging past South Korea's 66% gain to become the world's best-performing stock market out of 92 global exchanges tracked by Bloomberg. The rally is fueled by President Tinubu's economic reforms, stronger oil prices, renewed foreign investor interest, and a naira that's gained about 4% against the dollar. S&P Dow Jones is even weighing an upgrade to frontier market status, while Dangote's refinery listing could pour in even more institutional cash.

๐Ÿ’ฅ Is this the start of a Global South investment boom the West keeps underestimating โ€” or just a temporary rebound? Drop your take below!

#Nigeria #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EmergingMarkets
Source: Sputnik Africa
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