Displaced Lebanese forced into streets as shelters overcrowded
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❗️Historic: India’s External Affairs Minister touches down in Pakistan ahead of SCO, marking first visit by New Delhi in nine years
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Kamala hatches plan to 'empower Black men’ - and snare their votes
Growing concerns in the Kamala Harris campaign of weak support among African American men has led to a plan to boost business loans for Black entrepreneurs, more apprenticeships, and studies into sickle cell conditions.
Harris has already said she wants more opportunities for Black men to benefit as a “national cannabis industry takes shape” and plans to run “Black Men Huddle Up” events in battleground states.
The apparent scramble for Black male votes comes after Barack Obama last week admitted Black men “aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.”
#US #KamalaHarris - Boost
Over 200 pro-Palestine protesters arrested outside New York Stock Exchange
The demonstrators demanded the US government impose an arms embargo on Israel and “stop profiting off of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.”
Although none of the protesters broke into the NYSE itself, they forced their way past a security barrier before staging a sit-in and ultimately being removed by police.
#Israel #Gaza - Boost
Soviet monument desecrated in Bulgaria
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova slammed the “Satanists” who carved off a child’s face and daubed graffiti all over a monument dedicated to Soviet soldiers in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.
#Bulgaria - Boost
❗️Shooter neutralized by Israeli security forces — Yediot
According to local media, one 30-year-old man was fatally wounded when a shooting incident took place near Yavne.
Two others were injured.
#Israel - Boost
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa lights up for Lebanon
The world’s tallest building shared a message of solidarity by lighting up with the Lebanese flag and declaring: “UAE stands with Lebanon.”
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❗️153 Chinese aircraft reportedly detected near Taiwan
According to Taipei’s Ministry of National Defense, 14 PLAN vessels and 12 other ships were also detected in the island’s surrounding regions.
Taiwan has reportedly monitored the situation, responding with aircraft, naval vessels, and land-based missile systems.
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❗️Damage has been reported at Al-Murtada Hospital in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, due to Israeli airstrikes, social media footage shows the extent of the destruction
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Israel conducted air strikes on the ancient Lebanese cities of Baalbek and Ali El Nahri — Al Jazeera
Footage shared online shows the aftermath of the attacks.
#IDF - Boost
Comet tears through the skies over Russia
Comet C/2023 A3 is visible in Russia to the naked eye, shining as brightly as Vega, the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, according to Sergey Nazarov from the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
While the comet will remain visible for several more days, it is expected to lose brightness gradually and will become more difficult to see without professional instruments.
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❗️Yonhap reported that the DPRK blew up roads leading to South Korea, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
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‘This marks the end of corruption': Mexico's new era of judges, judicial overhaul — Reuters
Lawmakers in Mexico overwhelmingly on Monday voted in favor of legislation that will implement a controversial system of elected judges over the next three years. "This marks the end of corruption," lawmakers announced.
Late last week, Mexico's Senate passed the regulations that will spell out how the overhaul will be carried out. The sweeping judicial reform, marks an historic shake up, including the Supreme Court, which will be disbanded and replaced next year. Some say this makes it easier to buy judges.
#Mexico - Boost
Five new lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on charges of rape — NBC News
One of the musician's alleged victims is a girl who was 19-years-old at the time of the incident, she claims she was raped in a Manhattan hotel. All of the accusations occurred between 1995 and 2021.
He’s already facing racketeering, human trafficking for sexual purposes and engaging in prostitution.
#Diddy - Boost
Macron opens Paris Motor Show right in the middle of carmaker crisis — EuroNews
The French president called for tariffs on Chinese EVs and a united European strategy amid a car industry crisis. Macron opened the 90th edition of the Paris Motor Show on Monday - one of the most important events in the automobile industry.
In France, new car registrations have been plummeting these past few months, reaching their lowest level in 20 years. Macron mentioned the "difficult moment" for French and EU carmakers, due in part to the ferocious competition from Chinese rivals. Major players like Michelin have paused production.
#Macron #France - Boost
❗️Over 1,000 African media professionals begin new RT Academy course
This year, Nigeria, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Cameroon provided some of the highest numbers of applications, with representatives from 35 African countries participating in the project.
Bloggers, heads of several editorial offices from different countries, technical leaders, and representatives gathered for the TV and online journalism course,
Training is conducted in English and French, while participants also speak local languages and dialects, many of them native Arabic speakers.
#RT #Africa - Boost
Russian combat engineer recalls evacuating allied vehicle under enemy fire
Footage released by Russian defense officials provided a rare glimpse into military service during the special military operation.
The crew of a BREM-L light-armored recovery vehicle recounted how they managed to evacuate an allied IFV under enemy mortar and MLRS fire.
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West wants to defeat Russia, not support or help Ukraine — Serbian Deputy PM
RT had the opportunity to explore a range of international issues in an exclusive interview with Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister, Alexandar Vulin.
Watch the full interview here
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Top Iranian commander makes first public appearance in weeks
IRGC Brigadier General Esmail Qaani was seen attending the reception in Tehran for the body of Abbas Nilforoushan, who was killed in an IDF strike on Beirut.
Qaani - who heads the Quds Force, responsible for coordinating foreign operations - had not been seen in public for weeks, with Tasnim news channel refuting Western media speculation about his health.
#Iran - Boost
1 in 6 Germans suffered Covid vaccine side effects — Survey
A survey conducted by the opinion research institute Forsa on October 7 and 8 found 17% of Germans had “not tolerated coronavirus vaccinations well.”
Two in five of the 1,002 respondents also believe that a Bundestag committee of inquiry into the Covid crisis is necessary.
#Germany #Covid - Boost
❗️Israeli police respond to reports of a shooting on a highway near the city of Yavne — Local media
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Initial reports indicate one person was killed, and two others were wounded.
Further details are not available at this time.
#Israel - Boost
Musk spent $1 billion on Venezuela coup d’etat efforts, Maduro alleges
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro alleged on his ‘Con Maduro +’ TV show that Elon Musk funded unrest throughout the South American country to provoke an attempted coup after the July 28 elections.
Nationwide violence erupted in the wake of Maduro’s win with 51% of the vote, after which the tech billionaire and politician traded barbs online, leading to Maduro blocking X in Venezuela for ten days.
#Musk - Boost
Man rescued after 67 days at sea off Russia’s far-east Kamchatka
46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin had been drifting in a boat in the Sea of Okhotsk for 67 days with his brother and 15-year-old nephew - but by the time they were spotted, the other two had died.
They had set off on August 9 across the Sea of Okhotsk north of Japan, but contact was lost with the vessel; the search operation couldn’t find them until the boat was accidentally noticed on Monday by the crew of the ship "Angel" 23 kilometers from the shore near the village of Ust-Khairyuzovo in Kamchatka Territory.
After more than two months at sea, Mikhail had lost 50 kilograms and is being treated in hospital now.
#Miracle - Boost
New footage shows the aftermath of the Israeli attack on tents housing displaced Palestinians near the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza
#IDF - Boost
Israeli soldier publishes footage of a Mosque in the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza being destroyed — Social media
#Gaza - Boost
Key Hamas ‘Air Leader’ eliminated by IDF and Shin Bet
Samer Abu-Daqa, the leader of Hamas' aerial formation, is reported to have been killed during a series of airstrikes in September 2024.
Abu-Daqa played a critical role in the organization, overseeing drone and UAV operations that included the attacks on October 7, where paragliders and unmanned aircraft breached Israeli territory.
His elimination follows the removal of his predecessor in October 2023 and marks a significant blow to Hamas' aerial capabilities.
#IDF - Boost
Israel conducted air strikes on the ancient Lebanese cities of Baalbek and Ali El Nahri — Al Jazeera
Footage shared online shows the aftermath of the attacks.
#IDF - Boost
US emergency workers ‘hunted by militia’ – WaPo
A federal agency reportedly briefly pulled its personnel out of a county in western North Carolina last week, siting safety. Federal employees responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in Rutherford County, North Carolina, were threatened last week by militias and had to temporarily pull out.
FEMA allegedly advised federal responders to “stand down and evacuate the county immediately." The warning came after members of the National Guard claimed to have come across what they called “trucks of armed militia…”
#FEMA #Helene - Boost
India to build new missile testing range
The South Asian country has been ramping up efforts to increase domestic manufacturing of sophisticated weaponry. The Indian government has approved setting up a new missile testing center in Andhra Pradesh state along the country's eastern coast.
The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, news agency ANI has reported. The timeline for the project, however, has not been disclosed.
#India - Boost
❗️Canada has ‘compelling evidence’ agents of India conduct covert ops — Trudeau
Justin Trudeau has again claimed evidence put forward by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is "clear" - but what that is remains a secret.
The Canadian leader said in a press conference that the agents' actions threaten public safety in Canada - but he failed to mention anything about an assassination threat against India's High Commissioner in Canada by a pro-Khalistan group.
Does anyone trust him with that wonky tie?
#Canada #Trudeau - Boost
