IRGC Spokesman: 7 major cables pass under the Strait of Hormuz, on which all internet and business data in the world depend; we remind the enemy to know this. -Fars News
“This is a park area with a working fountain. Naturally, at this time of day, it’s packed with people and children. The weather today brought everyone outside—mothers with toddlers, kids riding bikes—and the strike targeted those exact people.” Yurii Yurchenko, chief of the Nova Vodolaha police,
Trump has given Putin concession after concession: ending aid to Ukraine, keeping Ukraine out of NATO, giving Putin a red carpet summit, dissing Zelenskyy, wavering sanctions, disrupting intelligence sharing with Ukraine. And Putin has never changed his position on continuing the war. Not one inch.
Trump: “We’ve given a lot to Ukraine. They’ve given us nothing.” We completely restocked our stockpiles with the money allocated to Ukraine, got intel on our (I guess former) enemy’s strategies and received tech innovation in return..
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A hacker leaked 281 GB of data from afd servers, including years of internal emails and complete mailboxes. The distribution, and this includes the download, is illegal. And yes, the data is real. If only there were a few real journalists in Germany now. 🥺 (translated)
The Trump regime’s window to get Russia a victory in Ukraine without Congress exposing the corrupt personal payments Trump and Co. will get from Russia if they pull it off is down to three months. Hence the big push now.
While the government holds LFI responsible for the looting and fires this weekend, some police officers deny these accusations. An intelligence commissioner even claims to have been instructed to target Jean-Luc Mélenchon's party. www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran... (translated)
President Trump: Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much. Comment from me: see quoted post.
Trump: "Zelenskyy is not helping matters much. I think he doesn't want to stop the war." FACT CHECK: Ukraine and Zelenskyy personally agreed to an unconditional ceasefire proposed by Trump in March 2025. Russia did not.
Torrential rain triggered severe flooding in eastern Spain, sweeping away cars, submerging roads and leaving at least four people dead. #Floods #Spain #SevereWeather
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Deadly floods sweep through eastern Spain after torrential rain
#globalWarming Particularly heavy rainfall hit the coastal regions of La Safor south of Valencia and Marina Alta in the north of the province of Alicante. (translated)
Zelenskyy briefed Pope Leo XIV in detail on the situation with Russian escalation and Russia’s constant strikes on Ukrainian cities and communities. “We are grateful that even during this difficult time for him personally, His Holiness remembers Ukraine and prays for our people,” Zelenskyy noted.
Lavrov stated in Tehran: Russia has no intention of abandoning its agreements with Iran in the economic and investment sectors. Naturally, the two countries will also continue their military cooperation.
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The author celebrated that the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya had been awarded the first intercontinental IndyCar race since 2011, after, as he wrote, he had to alternate the Formula 1 Grand Prix with Spa. He also highlighted that Àlex Palou could compete at home. #Fórmula1 #IndyCar #Barcelona #ES #BE #US (translated)
The never-ending grift. Top Trump adviser Ric Grenell outlined a pay-for-influence offer to a Turkish billionaire last year that included access to Trump, according to a text message reviewed by Axios.
🚨 US Republicans threaten to block $350 BILLION in Pentagon funding unless Trump increases pressure on russia, The Hill reports. 22 members of Congress demand an end to russian energy imports and tougher sanctions. Republicans also criticize restrictions on Ukraine’s use of US satellite systems.
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: We can't change the truth. We can't compare me and Putin. Putin occupied us, ki/!ed children and adults. He is a terrorist.
HIMARS is wiping out Russian command posts, shelters, communications systems, and troop concentrations on the southern front.
Tuberville: "Zelensky will play hardball, but you know what? He's not even a player in the game. Putin, President Trump, and the people on our side will make the final decision about Ukraine's future."
