#Venezuela Oil Minister, Tareck El Aissami, reported that a fire registered this Sunday at the Cardón Refinery occurred in one of the water treatment lagoons.


"At the moment, the fire has been completely extinguished. All operations continue with absolute normality within the Cardón Refinery

Michael Wallace: It's reported more people died in Yemen in last week than in #Ukraine - Does that matter to those in #EU who say they care about the victims of War..? We are 100% right to care for victims of war in Ukraine - Does Western complicity in Yemen deaths rule out compassion for them.?

U.S. President Biden arrived at #Japan

Ukrainian soldiers eliminated in Azovstal (18+)

They did not wait for the "evacuation" and were eliminated

The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the forest belt were eliminated by the reconnaissance and assault group of Russian paratroopers. During the battle, militants who did not want to voluntarily lay down their arms were destroyed by fire from the BMD-1 airborne infantry fighting vehicle

#Benin, through its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aurélien Agbénonci, announced on Saturday that it would withdraw its 140 soldiers engaged in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Minusma) by November 2023.
Agbénonci announced his country’s decision in a letter addressed to the General Secretariat of the United Nations, reports the German antenna of international broadcasting, Deutsche Welle.

The head of Beninese diplomacy underlined that his country “has lately been confronted with a worrying security situation due to acts of terrorism orchestrated on its northern borders by unidentified armed men”.

Faced with this situation, he underlines “it is urgent that Benin deploy all the human, material and logistical skills required”.

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#Bolivia The Bolivian Customs reported this Sunday that in an operation against smuggling in the southern department of Tarija there was an accident that caused the death of two soldiers and left two officials injured. The incident occurred early this Sunday on "one of the roads near the community of Papachacra", about 120 kilometers from the city of Tarija, on the border with Argentina, says a statement from the Bolivian National Customs. https://www.milenio.com/internacional/bolivia-mueren-dos-militares-tras-operativo-contra-el-contrabando

Hezbollah: 77 members of the new parliament agree with the resistance against Israel

Sheikh Naeem Qasim, Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon: We do not want a parliamentary majority and we will not work on the basis that the majority is for us.

The remnants of the March 14 election had 47 members in parliament and now have 36, and this is a clear setback.

If the parliament is based on who agrees with the resistance against Israel and who does not, 77 deputies agree with the resistance.

The #SouthKorea Ministry of Defense has stated that at the moment it doesn't value trilateral military maneuvers between South Korea, the United States and Japan.

During a press conference offered on the 23rd, Moon Hong Sik, spokesman for the ministry, responded in this way when asked if they contemplate any joint maneuver between the three countries after the discussion between South Korea and the United States on the possible deployment of military strategic resources in the Korean peninsula.

When asked about what type of cooperation they consider, in addition to military exercises on defense, he replied that there were no more announcements than those already made.

Regarding the normalization of the base of the US THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, the spokesman said that it will follow the established norms, laws and procedures.

Somewhere in the #Donbass.

#Morocco is stationing more troops in at least three parts of the military wall in Western Sahara.

US President #JoeBiden said Monday his country would defend #Taiwan militarily if Beijing invaded the self-ruled island, warning China was "flirting with danger."

"That's the commitment we made," Biden said when asked if Washington would intervene militarily against a Chinese attempt to forcibly take control of Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province to be unified with the mainland.

"We agreed with the One China policy, we signed on to it... but the idea that [Taiwan] can be taken by force is just not appropriate.”

"It will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in Ukraine."

Biden said China does not have "jurisdiction to take Taiwan by force."

Signaling that he expects an invasion "will not happen," he said however that this "depends... how strong the world makes clear" there would be a price for an invasion. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/65559/393

Training of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades elite forces

Iranian President Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi held the global arrogance responsible for the assassination of Islamic Revolution Guards [IRG] member Hassan Sayyad Khodaei in #Tehran, pledging that Iran will exact revenge for the terrorist attack.

Speaking to reporters before leaving Tehran for Oman for an official visit on Monday, Raisi expressed his condolences to the IRG and the family of Khodaei, who was martyred in an assassination attack in Tehran on Sunday.

Raisi said an investigation into the attack would reveal that the global arrogance was undoubtedly behind the criminal act.

He further stated that those who have been defeated in the battlefield by the forces defending the holy shrines of Shiite Muslims in Syria are expressing their frustration with such assassination attacks.

In parallel, the Iranian president emphasized the need for Iranian security officials to pursue the case seriously, adding, “No doubt the revenge for the blood of the great martyr against the criminals will definitely be taken.”

On his official visit to Muscat, the president said Iran and the Sultanate of Oman are determined to broaden ties in various fields, such as trade, energy sector, and tourism.

Unveiling plans to sign a series of agreements during the trip, Raisi said he will focus on efforts to promote bilateral and regional cooperation with Oman.

“The remarkable key point in the region is that dialogue and cooperation among the regional countries would create security. The presence of foreign forces in the region does not create security by any means, and could even threaten the regional security,” he added.

His one-day visit is being made at the official invitation of Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. https://english.alahednews.com.lb/65552/391

#China Deplores Biden's Remarks of "Defending #Taiwan"

China on Monday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and resolute opposition to U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks that U.S. would defend Taiwan militarily if the Chines...

Venezuela president, Nicolás Maduro, affirmed this Monday that two attacks against the operating system of the Simón Bolívar hydroelectric plant was carried out , in which the Guri reservoir is located, in Bolívar state, and blamed his Colombian counterpart, Iván Duque, of being related to sabotage at an oil refinery in Falcón state.

From 2007 to date, 306 soldiers –soldiers and sailors– have died in #Mexico in actions against organized crime. Another 1,805 have been injured. Most of the cases, during the government of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.


According to information presented by the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena), General Luis Crecencio Sandoval González, during the Calderón administration (2007-2012), 174 members of the Mexican Armed Forces were killed. In addition, 1,046 troops were injured.

Briefing by #Russian MOD

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.

💥High-precision air-based missiles have hit 3 command posts, 36 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, 1 self-propelled artillery division of the 14th Mechanized Brigade near Soledar, as well as 6 ammunition depots in Minkovka, Bakhmut, Nikolaevka, Spornoe and Krasnyi Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, including 1 large depot of 155 mm shells for US M-777 howitzer in Razdolovka during the day.

✈️💥Operational-tactical and army aviation have hit 2 command posts, 3 ammunition depots, 80 areas of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 1 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system near Pilipchatino in the Donetsk People's Republic.

▫️The attacks have resulted in the elimination of more than 210 nationalists and up to 31 armoured and motor vehicles.

▫️Also, Russian fighter aviation have shot down 1 Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft near Kramotorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

💥Missile troops and artillery have hit 84 command posts, 463 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration, as well as 137 artillery and mortar units at firing positions.

▫️13 tanks and armoured combat vehicles, 4 Grad multiple rocket launchers and 3 ammunition depots have been destroyed.

💥Russian air defence means have shot down 5 unmanned aerial vehicles in Chernobaevka in Kherson Region, Dibrovnoe, Kamenka, Pitomnik and Malye Prokhody in Kharkov Region.

▫️In addition, 4 Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted over Topolskoe, Semenovka and Sukhaya Kamenka in Kharkov Region.

📊In total, 178 Ukrainian aircraft and 125 helicopters, 995 unmanned aerial vehicles, 320 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,243 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 425 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,658 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,124 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

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