🇷🇴✈️ ROMANIAN JET SHOOTS DOWN DRONE – But Why the Double Standard on Ukraine?

A Romanian F-16 has destroyed a drone over an "unpopulated area" – but Bucharest's response raises questions about selective outrage.

🛩️ A Romanian fighter jet shot down a drone that entered its airspace, tracked from the Black Sea.

🇷🇺 The drone has not been officially blamed on any foreign military – but Russia is the assumed culprit.

🔍 This is the third such incident in two months – yet Romania's responses have been dramatically different.

#Romania 🇷🇴 #NATO #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #Russia 🇷🇺 #Drone #DoubleStandards #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Hypocrisy #ThinkBRICS

🇧🇭🇰🇼⚔️ BAHRAIN & KUWAIT SECRETLY STRIKE IRAN – Gulf States Join US War, Risking Broader Catastrophe 🇮🇷

In a major escalation, Bahrain and Kuwait have secretly carried out airstrikes inside Iranian territory—their first direct retaliation against Tehran—with the UAE providing intelligence and air cover. The war is widening, and the Gulf monarchies are now active combatants.

🔴 What the WSJ exclusive reveals:

✈️ Bahrain and Kuwait sent jets to strike drone and missile storage depots inside Iran in early July.

🇦🇪 The UAE provided intelligence and defensive air cover – despite publicly calling for de‑escalation.

💥 Iran has focused retaliation on Bahrain and Kuwait – both host US military bases. The strikes are a direct response.

🛢️ Gulf oil exports crippled – the Strait of Hormuz remains choked. The Red Sea blockade by Houthis adds a new front.

#GulfCrisis #Iran #US #Bahrain #Kuwait #UAE #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance #WSJ #WarEscalation #Hormuz #Sovereignty

Lightning strikes Chinese rocket as it touches the heavens!

#China #Rocket #Space

🇸🇦🇾🇪 NEW FRONT OPENS: Saudi Warplanes Strike Hodeidah – Yemen's Air Defense Forces Respond 🇾🇪🇸🇦

The war is spreading. Saudi airstrikes hit Hodeidah, Yemen, after the Houthis targeted a Saudi vessel in the Red Sea. Yemen's air defense forces claim to have forced Saudi warplanes to leave its airspace – a direct challenge to Riyadh's military reach.

✈️ Saudi Royal Air Force launched airstrikes on the Houthi‑controlled city of Hodeidah, Yemen.

🚢 Houthi attack on Saudi vessel NCC MASA in the Red Sea – minor hull damage.

🛡️ Yemeni Defense Ministry source claims air defense forces forced Saudi warplanes to retreat from Yemeni airspace.

🎥 Footage confirms Saudi airstrikes targeting Hodeidah.

#Yemen 🇾🇪 #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 #Houthi #RedSea #AxisOfResistance #BRICS #GlobalSouth #Hodeidah #WarEscalation #GulfCrisis #ThinkBRICS

🇨🇳📈 DeCoding China: The Year Zero of Hyper-Development – How 2003 Changed Everything

Think BRICS continues its deep dive into China's economic ascent. This episode reveals the critical turning point: the year 2003, when China shifted from gradual growth to hyper-development.

🏗️ The Year Zero: 2003 – After this year, China's infrastructure development entered a completely new phase – railways, power grids, bridges, and industrial capacity skyrocketed.

🧠 The core secret – Not just hard work. A "smart monetary mechanism" fueled China's rapid ascent, bypassing traditional Western financial constraints.

📊 GDP dominance – China's global ranking transformed in the 2000s, moving from a developing economy to a global powerhouse in just a few years.

⚡ Steel, coal, cement, aluminum – Production surged post‑2003, dwarfing the rest of the world.

🎥 Watch the full analysis here: https://youtu.be/2-9oXGneKh0

#China 🇨🇳 #HyperDevelopment #Infrastructure #BRICS #GlobalSouth #EconomicSovereignty

🇷🇺📡 ZAKHAROVA TO MUSK: "Shut Down Starlink in Ukraine if You Want to Save Lives" 🇺🇦

Musk recently criticised "fancy diplomats" for detached diplomacy while people die on the front lines. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson just threw his words back at him.

🔴 What Zakharova said:

🗣️ "I would like to take that idea a step further and suggest removing Starlink from Ukraine so people would stop dying."

🎯 Ukraine has used Starlink to expand long-range strikes on Russian territory – targeting energy infrastructure, ports, and civilian areas.

#Russia 🇷🇺 #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #Starlink #ElonMusk #Zakharova #BRICS #GlobalSouth

🇺🇸💀 US STRIKES TANKER KILLING TWO CREW – State-Sanctioned Murder on the High Seas 🇺🇸

The US has attacked a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, killing two crew members, over alleged suspicion of carrying Iranian LNG. This is not "law enforcement" – it is state-sanctioned murder.

💥 US military fired two projectiles at a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.

🧾 The pretext: "suspicion of violating the US-imposed naval blockade" by transporting Iranian LNG.

☠️ Two crew members killed – names and nationalities not yet released.

#Iran 🇮🇷 #US 🇺🇸 #GulfOfOman #Blockade #WarCrime #BRICS #GlobalSouth #AxisOfResistance

Be prepared for some cuteness overload.

A baby marmot tries to (unsuccessfully) stop its parents from fighting.

#Marmot #animal #wildanimal

🎙️ THE NARRATED WAR AND THE NEGOTIATED WAR – Two Ways the Global South Speaks 🇺🇳

A small webinar in Italy and BRICS's actual record reveal two different approaches to speaking for the Global South – one passionate and interpretive, the other cautious and institutional.

🗣️ Framed the conflict as a "Fluid War" – permanent finance-driven instability.

🌍 Argued maritime chokepoints are giving way to land corridors – but many of those corridors are pushed by the US/Gulf states to cut Iran's leverage.

🧠 Claimed "direct access" to US‑Iran talks – unverifiable.

⚡ Rhetoric openly partisan – advocacy, not diplomacy.

👉 Read the full analysis here: https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/the-narrated-war-and-the-negotiated

#BRICS #IranWar #GlobalSouth #Multipolarity #Diplomacy #ThinkBRICS

🇪🇺💀 EU INSTITUTIONALISES PIRACY – Russia's Oil Will Be Seized and Sold Under New Sanctions

The European Union has just approved a legal mechanism to confiscate and sell Russian oil from detained tankers – state‑sanctioned theft dressed up as "sanctions enforcement."

📜 New legal basis – EU countries can now seize Russian oil cargoes from blacklisted tankers and sell them.

💰 No payment to Russia – the regulation explicitly forbids any funds from the sale reaching Russian natural or legal persons.

🛢️ Over 670 tankers blacklisted – the EU has already sanctioned tankers it claims transport Russian oil in violation of the price cap.

#EU #Russia #Sanctions #Oil #Piracy #BRICS #GlobalSouth #InternationalLaw

Iran pushes for BRICS unity, deepens strategic engagement with India
Amid regional tensions, Iran uses the BRICS meeting in New Delhi to strengthen security, political, and economic cooperation with India.  Read more >

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi-held Hodeidah, Yemeni group says

Houthi-controlled Foreign Ministry warns that the attack will trigger further escalation in the Yemeni conflict.

Source: Al Jazeera

🇷🇺🇺🇦 BREAKING:International relations scholar John Mearsheimer says Russia is guaranteed to win the Ukraine conflict, arguing that no amount of Western military aid including Patriot air defense systems can reverse the battlefield balance.

Speaking on the Daniel Davis Deep Dive podcast, Mearsheimer claimed Russia's overwhelming air power allows it to strike targets across Ukraine with little resistance. He also argued that continued attacks on key infrastructure, including Black Sea ports such as Odesa, could leave Ukraine economically weakened and functioning as a "dysfunctional rump state."

Mearsheimer further suggested that growing tensions involving Iran may reduce Western military and financial support for Kiev, making Ukraine's long-term outlook increasingly difficult.

Source: RT (citing the Daniel Davis Deep Dive podcast)

#Russia #Ukraine #JohnMearsheimer #Geopolitics

Protester grabs the mic from the Madison police chief during a press conference on the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz.

The activist, representing "APTAP", calls out “colonialism,” Zionism, and capitalism while demanding police accountability.

#MadisonPolice #CoreyRuiz #Police

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🇺🇳🇸🇾 BREAKING: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Syria, marking the first official visit by a sitting UN chief to the country in 17 years.

During his visit, Guterres is set to meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, government officials, and civil society representatives. He will also visit the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the occupied Golan Heights.

The visit is seen as a significant diplomatic milestone as Syria seeks to rebuild international ties following the 2024 change in government. Guterres is expected to emphasize the need for a stable, inclusive, and prosperous future for all Syrians.

Source: Al Jazeera / Reuters

#Syria #UnitedNations #Guterres #MiddleEast

🇸🇾 BREAKING: Syria is positioning itself as a key regional trade and energy hub as post-war reconstruction gains momentum, with rebuilding costs estimated at US$216 billion.

Following Washington's decision to lift long-standing sanctions, Damascus has accelerated efforts to restore trade links. Iraq and Syria have agreed to revive the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline, while new rail and logistics projects linking the Gulf, Turkey, and the Mediterranean are also under development. Supporters say these corridors could reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz if completed.

Analysts caution that despite improving diplomatic ties and growing investor interest, major challenges remain, including political stability, security risks, and the need to rebuild investor confidence after years of conflict.

Source: South China Morning Post (SCMP)

#Syria #MiddleEast #Trade #Infrastructure

A handcuffed man was speaking to UK police when one officer told him to ‘shut the F up’ before forcing him to the ground.

The man was already restrained at the time.

No details about his arrest or alleged offence have surfaced, and police have not commented.

The clip is now fueling fresh debate online over two-tier policing

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🇺🇳 BREAKING: The UN General Assembly has reappointed Volker Türk as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for a second four-year term, with an overwhelming 144-10 vote despite opposition from the United States, Israel, and Russia.

Türk, who has led the UN human rights office since 2022, becomes the first person to serve two full terms in the role since the position was created in 1993. His tenure has been marked by criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza, Russia's war in Ukraine, and US immigration and foreign policies.

The US called the vote "rushed" and accused Türk of pursuing a political agenda, while Israel and Russia also criticized his record. UN Secretary-General António Guterres defended the reappointment process, saying it followed established UN procedures.

Source: Al Jazeera, Reuters, AP

#UN #HumanRights #VolkerTurk #UnitedNations

🇮🇳 BREAKING: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has officially ended its 36-day protest after the Indian government accepted several key demands, including the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy.

At a joint press conference, CJP leaders said the government also agreed to withdraw FIRs filed against protesters, ensure no future action against students, and provide compensation to families of students who died by suicide in connection with the exam scandal. The government has also committed to further discussions on broader education and examination reforms in the coming weeks.

Pradhan submitted his resignation, saying he respects the aspirations of India's youth and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the opportunity to serve.

Source: NDTV

#India #NEET #DharmendraPradhan #Education

Trump had the time of his life at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

What was your fav part?

#Trump #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner #NickiMinaj #TrumpRoast

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🇰🇿🇷🇺 JUST IN: Tokayev lands in Omsk.

Kazakhstan's President Kassym Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Russia for the 22nd Kazakhstan - Russia Interregional Cooperation Forum.

But the real focus isn't the forum itself.

A face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin is on the agenda—at a time when Eurasian trade, logistics, and regional integration are becoming increasingly strategic.

Omsk is once again becoming a stage where Moscow and Astana coordinate the next phase of their partnership.

Source: Akorda, Qazinform

#Kazakhstan #Russia #Putin #BRICS