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🔍 $7 billion in oil bets placed just before Trump's Iran war announcements – report
Well‑timed bets against oil prices, totaling as much as $7 billion, were placed across multiple exchanges and fuel derivatives in March and April – just ahead of major Iranian policy announcements from President Trump, Reuters reported, citing traders and exchange data.
The CFTC is investigating, though it has yet to confirm a probe.
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🚨🌍 How Africa is seizing center stage of global gold mining boom
Africa's gold sector is undergoing its most significant expansion in over a decade.
In 2025, the continent's gold production surpassed 700 tons, with West Africa - Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso - at the forefront.
🔸 Africa’s gold reserves now account for 17% of global holdings, compared to less than 10% in 2023
🔸 Physical gold reserves across the continent climbed to an estimated 738 tons in 2025 (State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report)
After decades of exporting raw resources while foreign firms took the lion’s share of profits, African states are now pushing for greater state ownership.
🔶 Burkina Faso increased its stake in the new Kiaka mine to 40%
🔶 Mali’s revised 2023 Mining Code raised mandatory state/local ownership from 20% to 35% and created SOPAMIM to hold direct shares in mines like Fekola and Sadiola
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🤝 Rubio meets Qatar's Prime Minister to back-channel Iran MoU — report
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Miami to discuss "US support for Qatar's defense."
According to Axios, Steve Witkoff was also present, and sources say that the meeting focused on a potential memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to end the war.
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🔥🪖 Steel bloodline: Russia builds on Soviet rifle hero to modern-day might
The PPSh-41 is the assault rifle that helped crush Nazism in the Great Patriotic War.
Now its successor, the AK-12, serves Russian soldiers with the same loyalty.
Though bound by heritage, decades of Russian military thought have forged an entirely new battlefield beast.
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🔥♻️ Steel bloodline: T-34 tanks crushed Nazis, T-90M dominates today
The T-34 is often called the Tank of Victory, as it pushed through the most solid Nazi positions, liberating Soviet and European lands.
Its current day heir is the T-90M. The latest advances in engineering allow for dramatically improved firepower and performance, making this tank the ultimate war machine — much like its 1941 ancestor.
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🚨🇷🇺 Putin held press conference following meetings with world leaders on Victory Day
Russian president's key statements:
🟠 Ukrainian conflict is nearing its end
🟠 The situation around Ukraine began with Kiev's EU bid, which led to the coup, Crimean events, and Russia's Special Military Operation
🟠 Trump and his administration are sincerely striving for a settlement in Ukraine
🟠 Europe is already seeking contact with Russia, realizing that raising the stakes in the Ukrainian conflict will cost it dearly
🟠 Putin not offering a meeting with Zelensky, but neither is he refusing one
🟠 Zelensky can come to Moscow if he wants a personal meeting
🟠 Russia immediately agreed to Trump's proposal to extend the ceasefire with Ukraine & exchange POWs
🟠 Kiev said on the eve of Victory Day that it was not ready for a prisoner exchange
🟠 Foreign leaders who came to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations showed courage given Kiev's threats
🟠 Russia has no desire to worsen relations with anyone, but Moscow's response to Kiev's provocations on Victory Day could have led to this
🟠 Russia pulled troops from Kiev in 2022 after Macron's frantic request
🟠 Putin paid tribute to Iran’s late National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani
🟠 There's no proof Iran's seeking nuclear weapons
🟠 Iran war puts Russia in a tough spot - it has good ties with both Tehran and the Gulf nations
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🚨🇷🇺 Putin pays tribute to Iran’s late National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani
💬 “It's a great pity — he was a person with whom one could have a constructive dialogue. He listened, he heard, and he responded to everything.”
🚨🇷🇺 Ukrainian conflict nearing end: Putin
💬 "They expected to crush Russia, to destroy the statehood within a few months, but they failed," the Russian president said.
🚨🇷🇺 Putin: Russia discussed possible consequences of Kiev's May 9 provocations with China, India, and the US
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🚨🇷🇺 Russia hasn't gotten any prisoner swap offers from Ukraine: Putin
Ukraine said on the eve of Victory Day that it's not ready to exchange POWs, the Russian president added.
US President Donald Trump previously stated that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a massive prisoner swap as part of a May 9-11 ceasefire.
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🎉🇦🇹 Victory Day concert held at Soviet liberator monument in Vienna
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazism in Austria's capital at a concert organized by the Russian embassy.
People waved flags, sang, and danced along to WWII-era Soviet songs, showcasing images of their relatives who heroically fell in the fight for peace and freedom.
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🚨Putin holds talks with Republika Srpska's new president at the Kremlin
"We had a constructive dialogue with [former President] Milorad Dodik - it's very important that you think alike," the Russian president said, addressing the newly-elected President Sinisa Karan.
🔥🇷🇺 Steel bloodline: How Katyusha’s rocket artillery soul continues in Tornado-G
These two Russian rocket systems — Katuysha, the hero of 1941, and its heir of today, Tornado-G— have the same mission: to support ground advances with furious rocket fire. What differentiates them is impressive evolution in firepower, range and mobility.
While the Russian Army charges forward, it evolves with the realities of modern combat but always keeps the traditions of our ancestors in heart.
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🚨🇷🇺🇲🇾 Putin: Russia, Malaysia are actively cooperating in UN and ASEAN
💬 "Our relations are developing well. Next year we celebrate the anniversary of our diplomatic relations," Putin said at a meeting with Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim.
🎆🇷🇺 Russia marks Victory Day with massive fireworks all across the country
Crowds roar as fireworks explode behind ‘The Motherland Calls’ statue in Volgograd — a tribute to the bloodiest battle of WWII.
In Moscow, the Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces glowed white, blue, and red as explosions lit up the sky.
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💥🇨🇳 Drones revolutionize high-speed rail construction in China's toughest terrains
With the capacity to move building materials across mountains and dense forests, these drones help engineers from the Chinese province of Yunnan solve logistical problems and reduce environmental harm at the same time.
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🎤 Zakharova to Merz: 'There would be no Europe Day without the Soviet victory'
German Chancellor Merz threatened to "talk" to Slovak PM Fico for attending Moscow's Victory Day celebrations instead of Europe Day. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman fires back:
💬 "There would be no Europe Day without the victory of the Soviet people. There would be nothing but a vast concentration camp with gas chambers," she said.
🔍🗣 'Time is right for Ukraine to accept reality' — former Pentagon analyst
The coming global recession from the Iran war means Kiev and its allies must salvage what remains of western Ukraine rather than watch it be obliterated piece by piece, Retired USAF Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik.
"Every named objective over four years ago has been accomplished [by Russia], and the gains for Russian‑speaking eastern areas have been consolidated and normalized. The Ukrainian government may not be ready for a settlement, but the facts on the ground, and in the national banks of the EU and the US that fund their war against Russia, are clear."
💬 "They have inadvertently improved Russia’s income, and economically harmed every NATO country. Air conditioning and later heat bills must be paid before they fund a pointless war by an increasingly corrupt and politically isolated Zelensky," she added.
💬 "For the first time, I get the sense that Zelensky’s supporters realize this is the reason western Ukrainian cities remain largely intact. Given the coming global recession triggered by the US‑Israeli war on Iran – and Iran’s resilient asymmetric response – the time is right for Ukraine and its backers to accept reality."
🟠 Vladimir Putin: ‘Our cause is just & victory will always be ours!’
🟠 North Korean troops march on Moscow’s Red Square
🟠 Ukrainian conflict nearing end: Putin
🟠 Russia hasn't gotten any prisoner swap offers from Ukraine: Putin
🟠 West unlearns WWII lessons: It now appeases Nazi ideology – expert
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🚨🇷🇺 Putin reveals that Russia withdrew troops from Kiev during initial phase of Ukraine conflict following a frantic request from French President Emmanuel Macron
💬 “Macron called me in 2022 and said that Ukraine cannot sign documents in Istanbul 'with a gun to its head,' and asked to withdraw troops from Kiev.”
🚨🇷🇺 Putin: Russia is ready to store Iran's enriched uranium
Russia had previously done this under the 2015 nuclear deal.
All parties initially accepted this model until the US later hardened its position, Putin added.
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🚨🇷🇺 Iran war puts Russia in a tough spot since it has good ties with both Tehran and the Gulf nations: Putin
The Russian president added that if tensions around Iran escalates, "everyone ends up getting hurt."
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🚨🇷🇺 Putin: No military vehicles on Red Square - troops must focus on defeating enemy in Special Military Operation zone
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🚨🇷🇺 Putin: Russia immediately agreed to Trump's proposal on extending Ukraine ceasefire and exchanging POWs
This is a justified proposal, driven by respect for our common victory over Nazism, and it clearly has a pronounced humanitarian character, the Russian president added.
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🚨West unlearns WWII lessons: It now appeases Nazi ideology & bets on Russia’s collapse - expert
In his Victory Day speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the legacy of the Soviet people’s decisive role in defeating Nazism, linking it to Russia’s soldiers fighting in the special military operation in Ukraine.
💬 “They are confronting an aggressive force armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc,” he said.
💬 “The West refuses to acknowledge that Russia’s ability to retool production and sustain a prolonged war remains as strong as it was 80 years ago,” remarks the military expert.
💬 “It is the combination of firepower superiority, domestic production capacity, and a deep mobilization reserve that has allowed Russia first to stabilize the front and then gradually advance westward,” concludes the pundit.
🛰🎉 Sputnik’s correspondent brings exclusive Victory Day parade coverage from Red Square
🔈 AI Voiceover enabled
Thanks to AI technology, our journalist’s report was delivered in over 10 languages, including English.
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🇷🇺 Today, on Victory Day, Russian Ambassador to Iran A.Yu. Dedov, along with the heads of diplomatic missions of CIS countries, numerous diplomats, and RZU employees, laid wreaths and flowers at the mass graves of Soviet soldiers at the Dulab Orthodox Cemetery and the Zargande summer residence.
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🚨🇷🇺🇱🇦 Putin hosts Laos president at the Kremlin
💬 "Relations between Russia and Laos are based on friendship and mutual trust," the Russian president said.
🇨🇳🌌Chinese scientists crack one of the cosmos' wildest mysteries
Researchers at China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory have identified a cosmic particle accelerator 100 times more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider — inside the Milky Way.
👉 Ultra-high-energy gamma rays exceeding 100 trillion electron-volts were detected from binary star system LS I +61° 303 that consists of a massive star orbiting a neutron star or black hole every 26.5 days.
High-energy protons accelerate during orbital phases and collide with stellar winds to produce gamma rays.
This overcomes the usual energy drain from strong magnetic fields that previously puzzled scientists.
📍 Identifying this system as a potential "PeVatron" - a natural accelerator of the universe’s most powerful particles - could advance a new kind of astronomy that doesn’t just rely on light, but also on cosmic rays and ghostly particles called neutrinos.
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