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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·about 7 hours ago

Witkoff, Kushner hope Europe will join next round of peace talks after meeting with Putin

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have expressed hope that European representatives will join the next round of trilateral talks on ending the war in Ukraine following their meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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Kostiantynivka almost entirely under AFU control – DeepState

The town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), according to the OSINT project DeepState, in response to Vladimir Putin's proposal to conduct a humanitarian operation there similar to the one in the town of Oleshky in Kherson region, which is occupied by Russian troops.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 7 hours ago

🇷🇺 Russia·Foreign Policy·about 7 hours ago

Russia’s Cheapest Weapon in Its Hybrid War Is Fear

As Moscow escalates, Europeans must learn to deter attacks that they cannot always attribute.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Arab News·about 7 hours ago

European representatives to join Ukraine-US talks in Dublin

European representatives will join discussions between Ukraine’s President Zelensky and US envoys in Dublin as part of a renewed effort to address the Ukraine war. Delegates from several European countries are expected to attend.

Mike Pence rejected JD Vance’s claim that the Iran war caused Republicans’ crushing midterm defeat, arguing that the problem was not starting the war but failing to finish it.

Mike Pence rejected JD Vance’s claim that the Iran war caused Republicans’ crushing midterm defeat, arguing that the problem was not starting the war but failing to finish it. “It wasn't because President Trump started the war or took on Iran. It's because we stopped short and didn't finish it,” Pence said.

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·about 7 hours ago

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3 terrorists killed, 2 civilians dead as attack on Mastung post repelled: state media

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Trump:

Trump: Senator Chuck Schumer just stated that he wants to end corruption in the United States. I assume he’s referring to Democrat run Blue States such as California, Minnesota, Illinois, Maine, and New York. Billions of Dollars are being stolen on an hourly basis. Hopefully his words will ring true! It will be an honor to work with him on this very big Democrat problem that, when solved, will literally balance the Budget of the U.S. President DONALD J. TRUMP

🇺🇦 Ukraine·France 24·about 7 hours ago

HighPolitical

Winter is coming: Putin seeks to 'hammer Ukrainians, their power grid, their water supplies'

As renewed diplomatic efforts seek to bring an end to Russia's war on Ukraine, the prospect of a negotiated settlement remains unlikely due to Russia's irreconcilable territorial demands, competing visions of European security and an increasingly unpredictable and pro-Moscow American approach to mediation. For Russia expert Mark Galeotti, Executive Director of Mayak Intelligence and Honorary Professor at University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Moscow's maximalis

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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·about 7 hours ago

US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants 'dramatic change' in Middle East

US House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries wants 'dramatic change' in Middle East US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries called on Thursday for "dramatic change" in the Middle East and reiterated his support for a two-state solution for Israelis and the Palestinians. The Democrats' sweeping victories in last week's midterm elections could lead to the curbing of US support for its close ally Israel, putting the spotlight on party leaders' views as they prepare to take con

Thomas Massie:

Thomas Massie: I would guess that the Israeli lobby is going to focus more on Democrats now than they will on Republicans.

🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·about 7 hours ago

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 7 hours ago

Ukraine expects to receive EU energy, humanitarian aid packages in near future – Zelenskyy

Ukraine expects to receive energy and humanitarian aid packages from the European Union in the near future, as well as support in setting up shelters, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following a meeting with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Dublin.

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Zelenskyy: Only Russia benefits from disruptions to Starshield operations on frontlines

Disruptions in the Starshield satellite communication system along the frontlines and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are limiting the ability to intercept the Shahed drones which Russia is exploiting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Dublin.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 7 hours ago

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3 terrorists killed, 2 civilians dead as attack on Mastung post repulsed: state media

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🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·about 7 hours ago

Senior White House officials are discussing whether to remove Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick amid fallout from an alleged Chinese spying scandal involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

Senior White House officials are discussing whether to remove Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick amid fallout from an alleged Chinese spying scandal involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Lawmakers have criticized Lutnick for failing to tighten restrictions on AI chip exports to China and blacklist Chinese companies. Trump, however, maintains “complete confidence” in Lutnick, according to a White House official. Source: Reuters

🇮🇱 Israel·South China Morning Post·about 7 hours ago

CriticalInsurgency

Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 11 in deadliest attack since election

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🇹🇼 Taiwan·War on the Rocks·about 7 hours ago

How Purges Are Affecting Chinese Military Readiness and Taiwan Contingencies

Since 2022, Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping has purged at least 100 senior military officials, according to a February report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, with more cases occurring since then. The rate of dismissals and disappearances has increased substantially in the last two years. Recent examples include Gen. Zhang Youxia, Gen. Liu Zhenli, and Zhong Shaojun, formerly the head of the General Office of the Central Military Commission. Many of these officials ha

Shawn Mendes posted a “FREE PALESTINE” statement on Instagram, calling the situation in Gaza a genocide, urging an end to the killing, and pointing his roughly 68 million followers to organizations he

Shawn Mendes posted a “FREE PALESTINE” statement on Instagram, calling the situation in Gaza a genocide, urging an end to the killing, and pointing his roughly 68 million followers to organizations he has donated to. He urged fellow artists to speak out despite the fear of doing so, writing “I feel it now as I type this” and “Lets normalize speaking up and standing up for those suffering from oppression.”

🌍 Global·Military Times·about 7 hours ago

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Army formally activates public affairs school

The Army formally activated its U.S. Army Public Affairs School, a milestone toward the goal of continuously upgrading strategic military communications.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Kyiv Independent·about 7 hours ago

'We have nothing left to fear' — Chinese volunteer soldiers in Ukraine

Luo Haizhou had once asked to be referred to only by his call sign "Brunko," but his reticence has since gone. Luo recruits fellow Chinese volunteers for Ukraine's military, despite warnings from Chinese state security officers to his family back home. He knows that returning to his native Shenzhen is now impossible. "For the few dozen Chinese who have joined Ukraine's military, the choice may have cost them the option of ever returning home." Luo met with the Kyiv Independent a day before

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🌍 GLOBAL·@OSINTdefender·about 7 hours ago

🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·about 7 hours ago

Dutch Jewish leader tells ‘Post’: ‘If you’re visibly Jewish in Holland, you have a real problem’

Speaking ahead of the EJA’s delegation to Auschwitz, Ellen van Praagh warned there may be no Jewish life in Europe in 20 to 30 years if leaders look away.

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·about 8 hours ago

Nasser hospital chief worries Israeli attacks will continue, report says

Nasser hospital chief worries Israeli attacks will continue, report says Dr Ahmed al-Farra, the director of Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, said patients and staff were in danger and that he believed Israeli attacks on the facility would continue, Al Jazeera reported. “This is the seventh time that this has happened against Nasser Medical Complex, and I think this will not stop; they [Israeli forces] will continue their targeting,” al-Farra said in a news conference in Khan Younis. “Na

🇮🇶 Iraq·Middle East Eye·about 8 hours ago

US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says

US asks Iraq to shut most Iran border crossings, Iraqi foreign minister says The US Treasury has asked Iraq to close all border crossings with Iran except for two as part of Washington's policy of increasing economic pressure on Tehran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an interview with Al Jazeera. One exception is the Iraqi Kurdistan region. "There are many official and unofficial border crossings with Iran, and closing all of them would be difficult and would affect our economy. T

🌍 Global·Al Jazeera·about 8 hours ago

Suspect turns gun on himself after deadly shooting in Washington DC

Police say the man suspected to have killed one person in a shooting in Washington DC appears to have shot himself.

🇮🇱 Israel·Guardian World·about 8 hours ago

Lewis Hamilton says ‘Israel’s genocide in Gaza is appalling’ after Rafah visit

F1 driver urges Israel to let aid into Gaza Trip involved tour of facilities with aid workers Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday that Israel must allow aid ⁠trucks into Gaza, a day after he visited the Rafah border crossing in Egypt. Hamilton, a seven-time ⁠world champion, arrived ⁠in El Arish on Tuesday, where he was briefed on how aid is prepared and coordinated before it ⁠is sent into Gaza, as he toured the Rafah crossing and the Egyptian Red Crescent’s aid warehouses. Con

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Interfax Ukraine·about 8 hours ago

Putin discusses foreign contingent in Ukraine, ceasefire in Kostiantynivka with Witkoff, Kushner

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys, Stephen Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday lasted about two and a half hours and has already concluded, according to Russian media reports.

Trump:

Trump: I rebuilt our Military in my First Term, and we’re doing it AGAIN, bigger and better than ever before! The Radical Democrat Majority in the next Congress has already made it clear that their Number One Agenda is to BLOCK and RESIST this historic investment in our National Security. They want to leave our Warriors weak, and unguarded, but the American People want their Warriors SAFE and STRONG. That’s why TODAY I am calling on Senate Leadership to IMMEDIATELY move on the 350 Bil

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·about 8 hours ago

Ukrainian deep strikes were launched four years ago by HUR unit – military commander

Ukraine's long-range strikes reaching targets up to 1,000 kilometers inside Russia were launched four years ago by a unit within the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·about 8 hours ago

Kremlin says Putin and Trump will discuss Ukraine in China

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has stated that the two leaders will address a whole range of issues related to the war settlement during the APEC summit.

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Ex-Mossad chief Barnea: Extended Hormuz blockade best current option to stop nuclear weapons

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🌍 Global·Jerusalem Post·about 8 hours ago

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WATCH: The moment Iranian missile was fired from beneath an enemy fighter jet, with one of the launchers being hit.

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Iranian missile-launch commander:

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Brazilian President Lula:

Brazilian President Lula: No country, no authority has more authority than Brazil when it comes to climate, when it comes to the environmental issue. No Brazilian needs to go to any climate meeting with their head down. Nobody has more authority than us. I want to see the presidents of rich countries. I want to see Trump. I want to see Macron, Germany, France, Portugal... I want to see them participate now.

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Iranian missile-launch commander says Iran fired missiles from the “80s and 90s” while the Americans’ failed missiles are from 2026.

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