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#Pakistan / #India 🇵🇰🇮🇳: "Pakistani Forces" have deployed various Artillery Weapons and Tanks on the Indian border amid rising tensions.
Approximately twenty #USA-made 🇺🇸 155mm M109A2 SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzers) can be seen among the deployed weapons.
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#UPDATE | Death toll of the massive explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port in southern Iran's Bandar Abbas rises to 14, Iranian Interior Minister announced
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🇮🇳❌🇵🇰❗️ — Heavy Armed clashes taking place between Indian and Pakistani militaries along the LoC at this time, as per local reports.
Читать полностью…🇱🇧🇻🇦📹 — The President and the First Lady of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun and Nehmat Aoun, Maronite Catholics, were seen paying their last respects to Pope Francis at the Vatican.
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🇨🇳🤝🇮🇷❗️ — In recent months, two Chinese ships docked at the port in southern Iran where a massive explosion occurred Saturday carrying sodium perchlorate, a chemical produced in China and widely reported to be a key component in the solid rocket fuel used by Iran’s ballistic missiles, reports Israeli media Ynets
➡️ The Shahid Rajaee Port, located about 15 kilometers (10 miles) southwest of Bandar Abbas on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, is of critical strategic importance.
➡️ Approximately 20% of the world’s oil passes through the strait.
➡️ Shahid Rajaee is Iran's largest commercial port, handling 70% of the country’s goods, about 80 million tons annually and includes oil and petrochemical facilities.
🇷🇺🇰🇵❌🇺🇦 — Russian Federation Army’s Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov confirms that North Korean soldiers participated on Russian operations in Kursk border area as he announced the completion of the missions in the border zone
Such a fact was repeatedly refused and denied by Pro-Russia channels, despite evidence provided by the Ukrainian side of the presence of North Korean People's Army soldiers in Kursk
Gerasimov says DPRK soldiers performed combat missions ‘shoulder to shoulder` to Russian Federation soldiers.
It happens just weeks after Chinese volunteers to Russian side were taken as PoWs fighting in Donbass
🇮🇷💥📹 — The closest footage shared so far have shows the moments leading up to this morning’s explosion at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas in Southern Iran
On video, orange smoke, likely nitrogen dioxide, being produced by a fire interacting with a still unknown chemical can be seen right before the explosion takes place
Iranian journalists claimed that the holder of the cellphone filming died, but so far it wasnt confirmed
The chemical materials that would produce such smoke as well as the blast include:
Ammonium nitrate - NH₄NO₃
Dinitrogen tetroxide - N₂O₄
Nitric acid - HNO3
Sodium perchlorate (NaClO₄)
All of which are likely to have been stored at Bandar Abbas.
Interesting to note that Bandar Abbas Port was claimed to have received a cargo of Rocket solid fuel from Communist China's Zhuhai Gaolan port
Sodium perchlorate (NaClO₄) specially is used to make Ammonium perchlorate (NH4CIO4)
Iranian BMs and Rockets often use Ammonium perchlorate (NH₄ClO₄), alongside PBAN (Polybutadiene Acrylic Acid Acrylonitrile) and HTPB (Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene), whose materials aforementioned could be used to manufacture such.
As noted by netizens, the explosion on this Iranian port ressembles a lot the Beirut Port explosion of August 4, 2020 when 2750 tonned of ammonium nitrate detonated due to poor storage, causing 218 deaths, over 6,000 injuries, and displaced around 300,000 people, with damages estimated at US$15 billion, 31% of Lebanese GDP back then
🇺🇸📞🇺🇦 — US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodomyr Zelensky met today at the Vatican
Читать полностью…🇻🇦🦆🕊📹 — The scene tonight in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican
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🇺🇸⚰️🧐❗️ — Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre has died by suicide, her family says
➡️ It was reported that she and her husband separated in early 2025.
➡️ On March 31, 2025, Giuffre said that her car collided with a bus traveling at 70 mph (110 km/h), resulting in her going into renal failure. In an Instagram post that day, Giuffre said she had been given four days to live.
➡️ At the same time, Giuffre was accused of breaching a family violence restraining order taken out by her estranged husband, with a court hearing set for April 9.
NOW - Trump lands in Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral.
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🇨🇳😬💲❌🇺🇸 — 📰 Reuters | China exempts some goods from US tariffs:
"April 25 (Reuters) - China has exempted some U.S. imports from its 125% tariffs and is asking firms to identify critical goods they need levy-free, according to businesses that have been notified, in the clearest sign yet of Beijing's concerns about the trade war's fallout.
The dispensation, which follows de-escalatory statements from Washington, signals that the world's two largest economies were prepared to rein in their conflict, which had frozen much of the trade between them, raising fears of a global recession.
Beijing's exemptions - which business groups hope would extend to dozens of industries - pushed the U.S. dollar up slightly and lifted equity markets in Hong Kong and Japan.
“As a quid-pro-quo move, it could provide a potential way to de-escalate tensions," said Alfredo Montufar-Helu, a senior adviser to the Conference Board's China Center, a think tank.
But, he cautioned: "It’s clear that neither the U.S. nor China want to be the first in reaching out for a deal."
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🇺🇸🇪🇺 The Europeans are just completely boycotting the U.S.
Tourism industry going to get decimated in the states.
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🇵🇰🇮🇳🗺📝 — On today, April 25, 2025, Pakistani Ground Forces started to move and deploy artillery weapons and MBT units along the Line of Control in Kashmir and nearby areas amid rising tensions.
On videos, as noted by observers, China-made Type 59 MBT pattern Main Battle Tanks with 105mm L7 pattern tank guns were deployed.
The footages were taken by locals in Rawalpindi, Punjab, after seeing the heavy military movement
🇵🇰🇮🇳 Pakistan says it will expel Indian diplomats, suspends all visas to Indians
The statement from PM office added that borders would shut, trade would be cancelled and airspace closed to Indian-owned or operated airlines
https://insiderpaper.com/islamabad-says-will-expel-indian-diplomats-suspends-all-visas-to-indians/
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🇮🇷🔥❗️ — The fire at Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas is intensifying
Local firefighters say they lack the equipment needed to control the blaze, which is rapidly spreading to areas with other flammable containers.
The death toll has risen to 8 with over 750 injured.
According to AP, the explosion was caused by missile fuel.
On video, the vision of the port as now, as the fire still raging on for 10 hours already
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🇮🇳🇵🇰 There’s a great deal of confusion circulating right now about the Indus Waters Treaty, following reports that India has moved to suspend its implementation. In light of this development, it’s important to clarify what the treaty actually is, how it works, and what this move does and does not mean in practice let me explain:
The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 with the facilitation of the World Bank, has long been considered one of the most durable water-sharing agreements in modern history. It governs the division of the Indus river system between India and Pakistan. Under the treaty, India has rights over the eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej), while Pakistan has access to the western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab). India is allowed limited use of the western rivers primarily for non-consumptive purposes such as hydropower but is not permitted to store or divert these waters in a way that harms downstream flow into Pakistan.
However, it's important to clarify that India is not entirely excluded from using the western rivers. The treaty permits India to use up to 20% of their flow for specific purposes, including irrigation, power generation, and navigation. These uses are strictly regulated to ensure minimal impact on Pakistan’s share. In addition, both countries maintain rights related to drainage issues, river conservation, and ecological management. Disputes over new projects are handled through treaty mechanisms such as neutral expert review or international arbitration not through unilateral decision-making.
With this in mind, the announcement of a suspension does not mean India is now physically cutting off water to Pakistan. That is both technically and politically unfeasible at this stage. India currently lacks the infrastructure required to block or significantly reduce water flows on the western rivers. Projects like Kishanganga and Ratle often mentioned in this context are hydroelectric in nature, not storage projects. Any future infrastructure capable of altering flow on a strategic scale would take years to build and would face not only engineering and environmental challenges, but also legal and international scrutiny.
This move should therefore be understood not as an operational shift, but as a political signal a form of pressure,r etaliation, in the context of the recent events. For Pakistan, however, the stakes are high. The Indus system provides the backbone of the country’s agriculture, drinking water, and economy around 20% of their GDP depends on it. Any suggestion of interference with that system understandably raises alarm.
As for China, while the Indus technically originates in Tibet, it plays no direct role in the treaty and has no significant control over the river's flow as it enters India. Claims that China is blocking the Indus are unfounded and largely serve as disinformation.
In short, it does not at least for now translate into a disruption of water flow.
What we’re seeing is a new pattern that hasn’t been observed before, but the suspension it’s more of a political move than a practical one. For now, the situation is more about signaling than immediate action, as the infrastructure needed to affect water flows just doesn’t exist yet. Still, this escalation could be dangerous, and it’s something to watch closely.
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🇻🇦 🇺🇸 - U.S. President Donald Trump praying at the coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica this morning.
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#BREAKING | Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov says Russia has completely recaptured areas in the Kursk region that were under Ukrainian control, claims Ukraine lost more than 76 thousand soldiers in Kursk
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#NEWS | Aerial footage shows aftermath and massive destruction at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, after fatal explosion
- Firefighters have not yet been able to extinguish the massive fires
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🇻🇦🎵📹 — Christian hymm ‘Al-Masih Qam’ was sung in Arabic at the Vatican.
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🇮🇷 - A massive explosion and fire struck Iran's Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, injuring at least 47.
The cause is still under investigation.
🇧🇷🤡🇻🇦 — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), accompanied by First Lady Janja da Silva and a delegation of Brazilian authorities, traveled to Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, held at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
🇧🇷 In addition to the president and the first lady, several prominent figures from Brazil’s three branches of government were present at the funeral. The delegation included the President of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Luís Roberto Barroso; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira; the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski; the Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Macaé Evaristo; and the Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Farming, Paulo Teixeira.
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🍀🥳❗️ — Popular American-Japanese imageboard 4Chan seems to be partially back online 10 days after being hacked and having its staff doxed
Читать полностью…🇮🇳❌🇵🇰The situation between India and Pakistan is going very under the radar but it has catastrophic consequences.
Pay close attention, and of course we will follow it closely.
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🇮🇷🆗🇺🇸🔎☢️— 🧡 Sputnik | Iran Ready to Make Nuclear Program More Transparent in Exchange for Lifting Sanctions | April 22, 2025:
"TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Tehran is ready to make its nuclear program more transparent and develop more trust in it, provided that sanctions are lifted, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday.
"We will try to create more transparency and more trust [in the nuclear program] in exchange for lifting sanctions. In other words, in exchange for lifting sanctions — I emphasize, in a way that is effective and has a [positive] effect on people's lives — Iran is ready to create more trust in its nuclear program and more transparency," Mohajerani told reporters.
Mohajerani added that Iran considers it possible to reach a "good agreement" with the United States on nuclear issue, and this can be done in a short time.
"We are confident that reaching a good agreement [with Washington] in a short time while respecting our national interests is realistic," Mohajerani said.
Mohajerani described the second round of Iranian-American talks as "good," and called its atmosphere "constructive."
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🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 - Pro-India, pro-Pakistan protesters clash in London, England.
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🇹🇷📈❗️ — M4.3 Earthquake hits "Istanbul", Western Turkey!
Читать полностью…#NEWS | US President Donald Trump has left the US for Rome, Italy, to attend the funeral of Pope Francis
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