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#UkraineWar: 0:21...Kyiv drones damage #Samara refinery...
Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over Russia's Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery following a reported Ukrainian drone attack on the Samara region
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#Philippines: 0:17...Mayon volcano erupts...
A massive plume of ash rose above Mayon Volcano in the Philippines on Friday as an eruption prompted authorities to raise the volcanic alert level and order evacuations. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert status to Level 3 on a five-level scale, warning of increased volcanic activity and the potential for more dangerous eruptions. Residents within the volcano's 3.7-mile Permanent Danger Zone were urged to evacuate immediately due to the threat of lava flows and fast-moving currents of hot gas, ash and volcanic debris.
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#Venezuela: 2.24...exiled oppo pol Machado holds somewhat critical first presser...claims Rubio ptomised 2027 election...
🇻🇪 Machado says Trump opened 'floodgate to freedom' for Venezuela At her first press conference since returning from exile, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado praises President Donald Trump for "opening the floodgate to freedom" in Venezuela.
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#Russia shuts last indy news outlet & paper...threatens journos with jail...
🇷🇺 The closure of Russia's flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta is part of Russia's "giant military campaign" in Ukraine, the publication's founder and former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov told AFP Friday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SydS
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#UkraineWar: Truce continues in #Oleshky...Russia sends 25 buses to evac 750 trapped residents...Moscow allows only 1x escape route thru Russia...
Replying to @AFP
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia on Friday announced it was completing its "humanitarian mission" in the Moscow-controlled town of Oleshky in Ukraine where a US-brokered truce is set to continue until Sunday evening.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia on Friday announced it was completing its "humanitarian mission" in the Moscow-controlled town of Oleshky in Ukraine where a US-brokered truce is set to continue until Sunday evening.
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Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities. cnn.it/4zn5qJY
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Russia’s most powerful nuclear-powered cruiser, the Pyotr Velikiy, is to be scrapped It is the flagship of Russia’s Northern Fleet and the only operational nuclear-powered vessel of the Orlan-class project. A commission has deemed the cruiser’s repair and modernisation unfeasible. The ship has completely exhausted its service life and is beyond restoration. The cruiser was originally scheduled for modernisation after work on the Admiral Nakhimov was completed. However, repairs to the latter dragged on for eight years, during which time the Pyotr Velikiy became completely obsolete. Two other cruisers of the same class, the Admiral Ushakov and Admiral Lazarev, have already been decommissioned and are awaiting scrapping. Earlier, reports emerged that repairs to the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov had effectively been halted. The ship has been undergoing repairs since 2017, but work has virtually ground to a halt in recent months.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 At least 13 people were killed Thursday when a Russian drone slammed into a crowded platform at the Dnipro railway station in central Ukraine, where trains were parked, authorities said. ➡️ u.afp.com/SyY7
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#Russia: 1:11...Putin praises 'genius' Musk for Starlink internet sat network...will work w him to create own net...
🇷🇺 Putin hails Elon Musk as 'a genius' Russian President Vladimir Putin has said US tech tycoon Elon Musk is "truly a genius" for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit, as Moscow seeks to develop its own satellite internet network.
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#Cuba: 2:04...Water shortage results from power failures...
🇨🇺 Cubans seek alternative water sources amid worsening shortages Water shortages affecting nearly 29 percent of Cuba's 9.4 million inhabitants are forcing residents to seek alternative sources of supply. From hand-dug wells to long lines at water distribution points, many Cubans are adapting to recurring outages and infrastructure failures that leave homes and businesses without running water
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#UKRoyals #Bahamas: 0:31...#KingCharles shakes it up at Nassau parade...
King Charles joined revelers dancing during a street parade in Nassau on the second day of his Caribbean tour, which comes against the backdrop of increasingly vocal demands from the region that Britain pays reparations for its role in the slave trade reut.rs/4yRnUkL
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#UkraineWar: Drone destroys #Dinipro train station...kills 13+...
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#Brasil: Defeated pdte candidate Flavio flees nation...emerges in US w visa....
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in the US after fleeing Brazil following the former senator's defeat in the country's presidential election. cnn.it/4z7JH8G
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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami as Trump approves his refuge in US trib.al/ehDrQkH
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