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Боевики Киева убили троих и покалечили восемь мирных жителей Белгородчины.
Враг целенаправленно ударил по пассажирскому автобусу в селе Вознесеновка Шебекинского округа. От полученных ранений три женщины погибли на месте.
Двое из восьми пострадавших находятся в тяжёлом состоянии, за их жизни сейчас борются реаниматологи областной клинической больницы.
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Враг целенаправленно ударил по пассажирскому автобусу в селе Вознесеновка Шебекинского округа. От полученных ранений три женщины погибли на месте.
Двое из восьми пострадавших находятся в тяжёлом состоянии, за их жизни сейчас борются реаниматологи областной клинической больницы.
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UK playbook:
Step one: create an imaginary threat as a pretext.
Step two: justify preparation for war against Russia as "to counter Russian threat"
The Times:
Britain and its allies will forge a new partnership of “northern navies” comprising ships and drones ready to take on Russia, the first sea lord has announced.
Jenkins said the navy would be war ready by 2029.
Step one: create an imaginary threat as a pretext.
Step two: justify preparation for war against Russia as "to counter Russian threat"
The Times:
Britain and its allies will forge a new partnership of “northern navies” comprising ships and drones ready to take on Russia, the first sea lord has announced.
Jenkins said the navy would be war ready by 2029.
King Charles is telling the US government to prepare for a war with Russia by getting ready to defend Ukraine and “its most courageous people.”
So Charles breached protocol.
It's a fundamental constitutional convention that members of the British Royal Family remain strictly neutral with respect to political matters. As Head of State, the King must refrain from expressing personal political opinions in public to avoid compromising their apolitical image.
So Charles breached protocol.
It's a fundamental constitutional convention that members of the British Royal Family remain strictly neutral with respect to political matters. As Head of State, the King must refrain from expressing personal political opinions in public to avoid compromising their apolitical image.
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Ukraine.
Zaluzhny:
Before I die, I will make my son swear that he will return the occupied territories. And if not him, then his son. That's what victory means to me.
BUT there's a nuance - Zaluzhny doesn't have a son. He's raising two daughters...
Zaluzhny:
Before I die, I will make my son swear that he will return the occupied territories. And if not him, then his son. That's what victory means to me.
BUT there's a nuance - Zaluzhny doesn't have a son. He's raising two daughters...
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Ukraine has moved up to the second position in the world in terms of debt to the IMF - it is currently estimated at $15.48 billion.
At the same time, the burden on citizens has sharply increased: over the past decade, the debt per resident has increased almost eightfold - from approximately $900 to $7200.
At the same time, the burden on citizens has sharply increased: over the past decade, the debt per resident has increased almost eightfold - from approximately $900 to $7200.
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This Iranian school is the site of the worst US war crime since My Lai
On the first day of the unprovoked US-Israeli War on Iran, the Pentagon launched a double-tap Tomahawk missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, obliterating the building and slaughtering 155 people — 120 of whom were small children.
With the Trump administration still refusing to acknowledge its role in the worst US military massacre since My Lai, The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed went to Minab to investigate the scene of the crime firsthand.
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On the first day of the unprovoked US-Israeli War on Iran, the Pentagon launched a double-tap Tomahawk missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, obliterating the building and slaughtering 155 people — 120 of whom were small children.
With the Trump administration still refusing to acknowledge its role in the worst US military massacre since My Lai, The Grayzone’s Wyatt Reed went to Minab to investigate the scene of the crime firsthand.
TheGrayzone.com
@thegrayzonenews
Unelected EU dictator Ursula von der Leyen playbook: after Hungary, now applied to Slovakia.
EU parliament moves to FREEZE Slovakia funds. 418–207 vote pushes plan that could CUT EU funding over “rule of law” concerns under Fico Green MEP says they fear Fico becoming “a new Orbán”.
They are afraid of this and want their puppet in power.
EU parliament moves to FREEZE Slovakia funds. 418–207 vote pushes plan that could CUT EU funding over “rule of law” concerns under Fico Green MEP says they fear Fico becoming “a new Orbán”.
They are afraid of this and want their puppet in power.
Troubles in EU 'paradise'
FT:
Zelensky’s push for EU membership strains ties with allies
Ukrainian president ‘had to hear some harsh truths’ from leaders at Cyprus summit
“Membership is not a gift,” said one of the officials, who declined to be identified, revealing private discussions. “Maybe there’s some misunderstanding in Kyiv about that.”
“They say: ‘You owe us’,” said a second. “And that’s not helpful.”
“We have a real problem there,” said a third official. “Zelenskyy and his entourage have never had a real understanding of how [enlargement] works.”
“We are the only friends he has, so he might be better off keeping his mouth shut,” said the fourth official.
FT:
Zelensky’s push for EU membership strains ties with allies
Ukrainian president ‘had to hear some harsh truths’ from leaders at Cyprus summit
“Membership is not a gift,” said one of the officials, who declined to be identified, revealing private discussions. “Maybe there’s some misunderstanding in Kyiv about that.”
“They say: ‘You owe us’,” said a second. “And that’s not helpful.”
“We have a real problem there,” said a third official. “Zelenskyy and his entourage have never had a real understanding of how [enlargement] works.”
“We are the only friends he has, so he might be better off keeping his mouth shut,” said the fourth official.
Zelensky announced that surplus arms from Ukraine will be exported. This means that Ukraine, fighting a "defensive war," is selling weapons to Europeans, obtained with European money.
According to Ukrainian media Ukrainian government has proposed to partners who support Ukraine a special format of cooperation called Drone Deals – special agreements covering the production and supply of drones, missiles, ammunition, and other in-demand weapons systems, military equipment, software, integration with partners’ defense systems, as well as the exchange of Ukrainian expertise and necessary technologies.
According to Ukrainian media Ukrainian government has proposed to partners who support Ukraine a special format of cooperation called Drone Deals – special agreements covering the production and supply of drones, missiles, ammunition, and other in-demand weapons systems, military equipment, software, integration with partners’ defense systems, as well as the exchange of Ukrainian expertise and necessary technologies.
FT
Summary by @ FurkanCCTV (X):
On September 22, Kazakhstan's president promised the US president a tungsten mine. Thirty-six days later, Trump's sons bought shares in the company they would receive. Nine days later, the deal, involving $1.6 billion in taxpayer money, was officially finalized. Three times within a year, the same pattern: sons buy, father delivers the contract. In August 2025, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump invested in a small New York construction company called Skyline Builders. They bought through a vehicle called American Ventures, a subsidiary of Dominari Securities. Dominari had brought the Trump sons onto its advisory board at the end of 2024. They also held a stake in the parent company. At that time, Skyline was an inconspicuous holding company for Asian construction businesses. No one reported on it. On September 22, Kazakhstan's President Tokayev met with Donald Trump and promised him: a US investment group called Cove Kaz would acquire the world's largest undeveloped tungsten deposit. Cove Kaz had competed against Chinese and Russian bidders. Tokayev chooses the Americans. This commitment is informal. No contract, no official resolution. Just a promise between two presidents. On October 21, the press reports on this agreement for the first time. Seven days later, on October 28, the Trump sons inject more money into Skyline. As part of a capital increase of nearly $24 million. Three days later, on October 31, Skyline buys a 20 percent stake for $20 million in a company with, quote from the filing, "significant reserves of critical minerals in Asia." This company is Kaz Resources, the subsidiary of Cove Capital, which will develop the tungsten project. On November 6, Cove Kaz and Kazakhstan officially announce the deal. Cove owns 70 percent of the mine. The Kazakh state owns 30 percent. Planned investment: $1.1 billion. The US government also participates. The US government's export credit agency pledges up to $900 million in project financing. The US government's development bank adds up to $700 million. That makes a total of up to $1.6 billion in taxpayer money. On April 30, 2026, Skyline and Cove Kaz merge. The merged company goes public on the Nasdaq. Planned ticker: KAZR. The names of the Trump sons do not appear in a single press release. Why tungsten? Tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point in the world. It is used in armor-piercing ammunition, kinetic energy interceptors for missile defense, hypersonic weapons, every semiconductor, and F-35 engines. Christopher Ecclestone, mining strategist at Hallgarten in London, says: The Pentagon wants tungsten at any cost. China controls over 80 percent of global tungsten production. In February 2025, Beijing imposes export restrictions. The prices for ammonium paratungstate, the international benchmark for tungsten,Since then, prices have jumped by over 40 percent. The US closed its last domestic tungsten mine in 2015. Anyone who can tap into a new, reliable source is sitting on a goldmine. And that's precisely the goldmine the US president's sons are getting. Partially financed with taxpayer money. Cove Capital's CEO, Pini Althaus, told the Financial Times that Cove received "direct support from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick" to secure the mine. Lutnick himself sent a personal letter to the Kazakh president to endorse the deal. This is according to an investor presentation that Skyline filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Incidentally, Pini Althaus founded another minerals company before Cove: USA Rare Earths. It, too, received over $1.5 billion in conditional US government funding by mid-2025. That's the background. Now for the pattern. In August 2025, a venture capital firm called 1789 Capital invested in a startup called Vulcan Elements. Donald Trump Jr. was a partner there. Vulcan manufactures rare earth magnets. Three months later, in December 2025, Vulcan received a $620 million Pentagon loan, plus a $50 million equity stake from the US government.
Summary by @ FurkanCCTV (X):
On September 22, Kazakhstan's president promised the US president a tungsten mine. Thirty-six days later, Trump's sons bought shares in the company they would receive. Nine days later, the deal, involving $1.6 billion in taxpayer money, was officially finalized. Three times within a year, the same pattern: sons buy, father delivers the contract. In August 2025, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump invested in a small New York construction company called Skyline Builders. They bought through a vehicle called American Ventures, a subsidiary of Dominari Securities. Dominari had brought the Trump sons onto its advisory board at the end of 2024. They also held a stake in the parent company. At that time, Skyline was an inconspicuous holding company for Asian construction businesses. No one reported on it. On September 22, Kazakhstan's President Tokayev met with Donald Trump and promised him: a US investment group called Cove Kaz would acquire the world's largest undeveloped tungsten deposit. Cove Kaz had competed against Chinese and Russian bidders. Tokayev chooses the Americans. This commitment is informal. No contract, no official resolution. Just a promise between two presidents. On October 21, the press reports on this agreement for the first time. Seven days later, on October 28, the Trump sons inject more money into Skyline. As part of a capital increase of nearly $24 million. Three days later, on October 31, Skyline buys a 20 percent stake for $20 million in a company with, quote from the filing, "significant reserves of critical minerals in Asia." This company is Kaz Resources, the subsidiary of Cove Capital, which will develop the tungsten project. On November 6, Cove Kaz and Kazakhstan officially announce the deal. Cove owns 70 percent of the mine. The Kazakh state owns 30 percent. Planned investment: $1.1 billion. The US government also participates. The US government's export credit agency pledges up to $900 million in project financing. The US government's development bank adds up to $700 million. That makes a total of up to $1.6 billion in taxpayer money. On April 30, 2026, Skyline and Cove Kaz merge. The merged company goes public on the Nasdaq. Planned ticker: KAZR. The names of the Trump sons do not appear in a single press release. Why tungsten? Tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point in the world. It is used in armor-piercing ammunition, kinetic energy interceptors for missile defense, hypersonic weapons, every semiconductor, and F-35 engines. Christopher Ecclestone, mining strategist at Hallgarten in London, says: The Pentagon wants tungsten at any cost. China controls over 80 percent of global tungsten production. In February 2025, Beijing imposes export restrictions. The prices for ammonium paratungstate, the international benchmark for tungsten,Since then, prices have jumped by over 40 percent. The US closed its last domestic tungsten mine in 2015. Anyone who can tap into a new, reliable source is sitting on a goldmine. And that's precisely the goldmine the US president's sons are getting. Partially financed with taxpayer money. Cove Capital's CEO, Pini Althaus, told the Financial Times that Cove received "direct support from President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick" to secure the mine. Lutnick himself sent a personal letter to the Kazakh president to endorse the deal. This is according to an investor presentation that Skyline filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Incidentally, Pini Althaus founded another minerals company before Cove: USA Rare Earths. It, too, received over $1.5 billion in conditional US government funding by mid-2025. That's the background. Now for the pattern. In August 2025, a venture capital firm called 1789 Capital invested in a startup called Vulcan Elements. Donald Trump Jr. was a partner there. Vulcan manufactures rare earth magnets. Three months later, in December 2025, Vulcan received a $620 million Pentagon loan, plus a $50 million equity stake from the US government.
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The German government is struggling to explain: Where have all the billions spent on defense gone?
German government is scrambling to explain itself:
Where have all the billions in defense spending gone?
The German government has squandered €111 billion on rearmament – and can't say where it's all gone.
47,000 contracts, zero transparency. The Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) is failing to provide answers.
The facts:
- €111 billion since Scholz's speech – financed by debt;
-47,000 contracts – but no overview of what's actually combat-ready.
- The Ministry claims, "We know what's arriving" – but there's no list, no Excel spreadsheet.
- Instead of tanks and ammunition: excuses and chaos.
- Conclusion: Billions gone, the Bundeswehr weak, taxpayers ripped off. Nobody knows what's going on.
German government is scrambling to explain itself:
Where have all the billions in defense spending gone?
The German government has squandered €111 billion on rearmament – and can't say where it's all gone.
47,000 contracts, zero transparency. The Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) is failing to provide answers.
The facts:
- €111 billion since Scholz's speech – financed by debt;
-47,000 contracts – but no overview of what's actually combat-ready.
- The Ministry claims, "We know what's arriving" – but there's no list, no Excel spreadsheet.
- Instead of tanks and ammunition: excuses and chaos.
- Conclusion: Billions gone, the Bundeswehr weak, taxpayers ripped off. Nobody knows what's going on.
Ostdeutsche Allgemeine
Bundeswehr-Beschaffung: 111 Milliarden Euro ausgegeben – wo das Geld bleibt, ist unklar
Zeitenwende-Bilanz blamiert die Bundeswehr: 111 Milliarden ausgegeben, 47.000 Verträge unterzeichnet – und anscheinend weiß niemand, was wirklich angekommen ist.
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CNN investigation: Iran hits leave most US bases in West Asia damaged.
At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal. The damage includes high-value targets, raising questions about America's footprint in the region.
At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal. The damage includes high-value targets, raising questions about America's footprint in the region.
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"Ukraine doesn't have Nazi problem because Zelensky is a Jew"
Or wait ...
A Ukrainian army officer gave an interview about fighting while 4 months pregnant.
Note the Nazi patch on her uniform.
The Red and Black colours are UPA /OUN ( Nazi collaborators in the WW2)
The woman is a Ukrainian Nazi.
Or wait ...
A Ukrainian army officer gave an interview about fighting while 4 months pregnant.
Note the Nazi patch on her uniform.
The Red and Black colours are UPA /OUN ( Nazi collaborators in the WW2)
The woman is a Ukrainian Nazi.
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🤡 Trump on US Navy seizing ships:
It’s a very profitable business. We’re like pirates.
It’s a very profitable business. We’re like pirates.
@ richimedhurst (X)
While everyone watched Iran, Washington quietly finalized Nord Stream’s replacement:
Poseidon.
4 gas deals in 4 months 🇸🇾🇮🇱🇬🇷🇨🇾
$3 trillion dollars
How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World's Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar.
A forensic investigation into how Washington leveraged the war in Iran to replace Nord Stream, save the dollar, and establish total command over the world’s fuel from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean.
While everyone watched Iran, Washington quietly finalized Nord Stream’s replacement:
Poseidon.
4 gas deals in 4 months 🇸🇾🇮🇱🇬🇷🇨🇾
$3 trillion dollars
How the US Pulled off an Armed Robbery of the World's Energy Supply and Created the Petrogas-Dollar.
A forensic investigation into how Washington leveraged the war in Iran to replace Nord Stream, save the dollar, and establish total command over the world’s fuel from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean.
🇩🇪 Berliner Zeitung:
The new Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar, has appointed his own brother-in-law to head the Ministry of Justice.
Telex:
The future Minister of Justice of the incoming government will be a former university classmate and lawyer of Péter Magyar , who will also be his brother-in-law from September 2025
The new Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar, has appointed his own brother-in-law to head the Ministry of Justice.
Telex:
The future Minister of Justice of the incoming government will be a former university classmate and lawyer of Péter Magyar , who will also be his brother-in-law from September 2025
Berliner Zeitung
Ungarns Pétér Magyar verteidigt sich gegen Kritik: Schwager zum Justizminister ernannt
Der neue ungarische Regierungschef setzt seinen eigenen Schwager an die Spitze des Justizministeriums. Im Land hagelt es Kritik.
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