⚡️Hostages taken at restaurant in France
Police have cordoned off the area in the French city of Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, BFMTV channel reports.
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Russia hopes for peaceful resolution to Abkhazia tensions - FM spox Maria Zakharova
She also accused opposition figures of rejecting "mutually respectful dialogue" to resolve differences with the Republic's leadership.
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❗️President of Abkhazia promises new elections when opposition protestors leave government buildings
Aslan Bzhania reportedly told supporters at a school in the village of Tamysh that if he resigns, he is ready to put forward his candidacy in new presidential elections.
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❗️Anti-Russia sanctions 'a horrible mistake' - Slovak MEP tells RT
Lubos Blaha explained that sanctions are not damaging Russia, but instead are damaging his country and others facing expensive alternative energy and gas supplies.
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Deliberately targeting civilians? Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon fuel suspicions
Continuous Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese apartment buildings - despite locals denying the presence of Hezbollah - have sparked fears of Tel Aviv's deliberate intention to target displaced citizens, including women and children.
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10 newborns killed in India neonatal ICU tragedy
A further 16 babies were left in critical condition after a fire ripped through a neonatal unit holding 54 infants in Uttar Pradesh state on Friday night, according to Times Now.
The blaze spread particularly rapidly after sparking from some equipment designed to enrich oxygen levels according to local reports.
Eyewitness reports suggested that it took 30 minutes for firefighting efforts to respond to the fire.
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'Life-threatening' typhoon charges towards Philippines
After Typhoon Usagi became the fifth major storm to strike the country in the last month, typhoon Man-yi is set to deliver "life-threatening" storm surges and severe impact.
The recent wave of natural disasters has killed at least 159 people in the country.
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ICYMI: ‘Second George Washington‘: Sylvester Stallone fawns over Donald Trump at conservative gala
Actor Sylvester Stallone introduced President-elect Donald Trump at the America First Policy Institute Gala, calling him the "second George Washington." The "Rocky" actor gave a brief two-minute speech before Trump took the stage.
“We are in the presence of a really mythical character. I love mythology,” Stallone said, adding, “This individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off.“
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Taiwan president plans controversial US visit – report
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te plans stops in Hawaii and Guam during a Pacific trip, Reuters reported. It would be Lai’s first overseas visit since taking office in May. China, opposing Taiwan's diplomacy, condemns Lai as a “dangerous separatist.”
Taiwan's presidential office said Lai "at present has no overseas trips planned", but if he does the government will announce it at an appropriate time.
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Trump’s pick of Gabbard for intel chief sends shockwaves through US spy world – Reuters
Donald Trump’s pick of Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief sparked fears of politicization in the US intelligence community, Reuters reported. Officials said they are alarmed by her lack of experience, alleged ties to Russia and Syria, and warned of skewed intel and strained global alliances.
Experts warn Trump advisers may distort global threat assessments to please him, risking skewed intelligence. Even allies might hesitate to share vital information.
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Watch: Russian servicemen talk about using a trophy Bradley IFV
Russian fighters have complained a little bit about using a captured US-made Bradley vehicle, saying it has trouble moving through the mud, and was definitely not made for the colder Russian climate.
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Iran tells US it’s not trying to assassinate Trump
Iran clarified to the US in a letter on October 14 that it has no plans to target Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The statement came after the Biden administration issued a warning to Tehran last month regarding threats to the former president.
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Pentagon ‘shocked’ by Houthi arsenal – Axios
The arsenal now possessed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has come as a shock to the Pentagon, Axios reported on Thursday. According to the outlet, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer, Bill LaPlante, told a defense summit in Washington earlier this week that the group’s capabilities “are getting scary.”
“What I’ve seen of what the Houthis have done in the last six months is something that – I’m just shocked,” LaPlante reportedly said. He added that the rebels are brandishing increasingly sophisticated weapons, including missiles that “can do things that are just amazing.”
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Vladimir Zelensky did not want the German Chancellor to speak with Putin – Reuters
Is Scholz in an abusive relationship?
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❗️During a rare phone call with Vladimir Putin, Germany’s Scholz urged for peace talks with Ukraine – Berlin
The German chancellor also reiterated he remains fully supportive of Kiev.
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Ukraine confirms mobilization of people with HIV and tuberculosis
Ukraine’s Def Min confirmed that men suffering from the diseases can now be called up for military service.
The new medical exam for recruits be like: ‘Can you cough loud enough to scare the enemy?’
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Western Russophobia reminiscent of fascist era - Slovak MEP tells RT
Lubos Blaha claims the prevalence of Nazi symbols and ceremonies, and aggression towards Russia, is a mindset Europe should avoid.
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❗️Zelensky an American puppet - Slovak MEP to RT
This is why his perspective may change following the change of the US government, according to Lubos Blaha.
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Georgia election protestors clash with cops
Opposition supporters tried to break into the Central Election Commission building territory in Tbilisi after Georgia Dream’s parliamentary election victory was approved.
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Georgian election chief doused with black paint
Opposition United National Movement leader David Kirtadze attacked the official during summary statements about the parliamentary elections, sparking a scuffle.
A protest is ongoing outside the Central Election Commission building.
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Tucker meets Hasbulla: US, Russia should be at 'peace'
Tucker Carlson has teased an upcoming interview with Hasbulla Magomedov, in which the Russian blogger explained his admiration for the kindness of American people, and desire for peace between the two countries.
Carlson asked him what he thought of Mike Tyson - who lost to YouTuber Jake Paul in a depressing professional comeback late Friday, after 19 years without a sanctioned fight - to which Hasbulla simply replied: "Good".
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Footage: Russian drone discovers Ukrainian vehicles hiding in the woods
Russian reconnaissance forces used a precision-piloted drone to track down a group of Ukrainian vehicles hiding in a forest in Russia’s Kursk region. A second drone quickly showed that there’s nowhere to hide.
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Humanoid robot steals the show at Beijing half-marathon
Meet Tiangong, the humanoid robot who made headlines at the Yizhuang Half Marathon, despite only running the last 100 meters. After cheering the runners on from the sidelines, Tiangong began jogging alongside them as a pacer, crossing the finish line with the humans.
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New Zealand: War chant in Parliament and Maori march in the streets
Maori anger erupted in New Zealand over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. While MPs performed the haka in Parliament, demonstrators in traditional clothes marched through Auckland, voicing their opposition and demanding respect for Maori rights and
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US city approves race reparations
California’s resort city of Palm Springs approved a $5.9M reparations settlement for former residents of Section 14, a mostly Black neighborhood razed in the 1960s. Another $21M for housing and business aid is planned for displaced families.
Palm Springs Mayor Jeffrey Bernstein, before casting his vote to approve the settlement, said he knew it was a mostly symbolic measure. "The truth is we can't right the wrongs in the past," Bernstein said. "There is no amount of money that can make up for the loss."
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Xi Jinping starts Latin America tour by opening massive deep-water port in Peru
Chinese President Xi Jinping began a South America diplomatic tour by opening a $1.3B deep-water port in Peru, part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Xi will attend the APEC summit in Lima and the G20 in Rio, next week.
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Ukrainian ‘anti-disinfo’ agency scrubs criticism of Trump’s intel chief pick
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) has removed news bulletins in which it accused Donald Trump's pick to oversee the CIA and NSA, former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, of spreading fake news on behalf of Russia.
Gabbard, a long time critic of open aid to Ukraine and a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve, has been selected by Trump as his pick for director of national intelligence.
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Betting market founder claims Trump-link behind FBI raid
The FBI has raided the home of the chief executive and founder of the betting platform Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, seizing his electronic devices.
Polymarket claims the search was “obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election,” a source close to the matter told the New York Post.
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❗️Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand become BRICS partner countries – Russian MFA
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