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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the ejection of 775 US diplomats in retaliation for a new US sanctions bill.

Putin announced the move on Sunday, effectively cutting the US diplomatic mission of roughly 1,200 in Russia by more than half.

The order from Moscow, reported by AFP, comes in response to a sanctions bill that passed the US Congress on Thursday, which US President Donald Trump has said he will sign into law.

The Kremlin had on Friday seized two diplomatic properties and ordered the US to cut its mission to 445, the same size as Russia's in the US, but the new order from Putin is the first revelation of a headcount of expulsions.

Earlier on Sunday, a top Russian diplomat lambasted the United States Congress for voting to sanction Russia, and warned of further retaliation by Moscow.


Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told ABC's

'This Week' that the US sanctions bill was 'weird and unacceptable'.



He said if Donald Trump signed it when it reaches his desk, it will be 'the last straw.


''If the US side decides to move further towards further deterioration, we will answer.

We will respond in kind.

We will mirror this.

We will retaliate,' Ryabkov said.




http://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-us-embassy-moscow-staff-cut-775-sanctions/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4744216/Russian-official-threatens-retaliation-U-S-sanctions.html

A CH-5 combat drone is on display.

Air combat groups of the People's Liberation Army, including early-warning planes, bombers, transport aircraft, refueling aircraft, carrier-borne aircraft and fighters on Sunday fly over the Zhurihe military training base in North China in the Army Day parade.

Recently, China launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier.

Can hold up 40 aircrafts.



June 28, China also launched a new-generation guided-missile destroyer domestically developed in Shanghai.

Equipped with new types of air defense, missile defense, and anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons.

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Men at the parade.

Divisions on display: Up to 12,000 troops, 570 vehicles and 129 jets participated in the parade.

State media reported that it was the first time that 40 per cent of the vehicles had been presented, which highlighted China's massive military spending.

A trio of Chinese J-20 stealth fighters fly overhead during the parade.

The newest generation fighter by the Chinese air force is the country's most advanced aircraft and designed to potentially rival the F-22 and the F-35 of the United States Air Force.


$110m per unit.

Clad in military fatigues President Xi Jinping oversaw the massive show of force.

He called on the PLA to transform itself into an elite fighting force and demanded that the troops pledge 'absolute loyalty' to the Communist Party.

Xi's corruption purges have seen dozens of officers removed from the PLA.

The PLA rolled out some of its latest weapons at the parade, including the DF-31AG ICBM (pictured).

The nuclear-capable ballistic missile has a reported range of 6,000 miles.

President Trump has sharply criticized China for not doing enough to stem the nuclear ambitions of North Korea.

Chinese Type 999 tanks parade, followed by elite airborne troops in helicopters above.

The march took place at the remote Zhurihe training base in inner Mongolia, which is Asia's largest military training centre.

The Chinese military said the parade had been planned for some time, and was not related to the current tensions in North Korea.

China has put on a massive show of military force in a parade to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, overseen by President Xi Jinping.

Troops, nuclear missile launchers and new stealth aircraft all featured in the parade at the remote Zhurihe training base in China's remote Inner Mongolia region.

The base is Asia's largest military training centre and features life-size mockup targets, including Taiwan's presidential palace.

Clad in military fatigues President Xi inspected the 12,000 troops, repeatedly shouting 'Hello comrades!' and 'Comrades, you are working hard!' into microphones fixed on top of a jeep.

Troops shouted back: 'Serve the people!', 'Follow the Party!', 'Fight to win!' and 'Forge exemplary conduct!'

In a live address Xi, who commands the People's Liberation Army, called on the Chinese military to transform itself into an elite fighting force to bolster the country's rise into a world power.

He said the Chinese military had the capabilities to 'preserve national sovereignty, security and interests' and demanded the troops' show 'absolute loyalty' to the party.

The PLA has undergone an extensive modernisation programme with the strategic aim of competing with the US for regional dominance.

Hundreds of thousands of troops have been cut, and an anti-corruption purge has removed dozens of officers, while also investing heavily in aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines and stealth fighters.



Pictured



A formation soldiers from the PLA's Rocket Force, which controls the nation's arsenal of nuclear and conventional ballistic missiles, shout pledges of loyalty during the parade, which are part of the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.





http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-07/30/content_30295009.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4743856/China-flexes-muscle-massive-military-parade.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

PoisonedOne:
E no easy to stay with kids. Whenever I visit my elder bros I always have amazing time with the kids. So one day I paid a visit and my bros and why needed to attend to something somewhere and I was glad to babysit till thry come back.

I've nothing else to say just that when they came back, they found out that I've lost weight and my face looks sullen,i found it difficult to even talk. I just told them I needed to get back to my house.

I've never faced such a situation where one will be be shouting at a kid to steer clear of the TV and the other one will be in the kitchen checking how to light the cooker while the other will be in their room's bathroom splashing and playing with the shower. I've never shouted and multitasked like I did that day. It's not easy to stay with kids. House wives should be placed on a very high monthly pay with other perks.

Lol.

hahn:
Next step, hang him upside down

Lol...

Because of crate of egg ntori oloun.

tk4rd:
It's just as if they invented Twitter just because of Trump.
Only God knows which of the past leaders he was calling "Foolish".. I guess he was referring to all the past leaders of America

Yes, i think all the past leaders.

In a series of tweets, Trump wrote that past American leaders had allowed China to make hundreds of billions a year in trade but that 'they do NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk.

'The president added: 'We will no longer allow this to continue.

China could easily solve this problem!'

North Korea conducted a second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in waters off the coast of Japan on Friday night.

The test was aimed at confirming the maximum range and other technical aspects of the missile it says was capable of delivering a 'large-sized, heavy nuclear warhead.



'Had it been fired at a standard trajectory, the rocket could have reached Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago and would have even had New York and Boston within its sights, according to analysts.



Pyongyang's continuing development of nuclear weapons is a growing cause of concern for leaders in the United States, South Korea and Japan.


In response, South Korea and the US teamed up to fire their anti-missile defence system, which would be deployed should Kim Jong-un attempt to fire a nuclear weapon over the Pacific.




North Korea launched a missile (pictured) that came 'threateningly' close to Japan on Friday night, which has prompted concern from US and Japan leaders.

President Trump furiously tweeted that China could 'easily' solve problems with North Korea but the country does nothing to help the United States except 'talk'.


Trump took to Twitter on Saturday night to call out 'foolish' past American leaders who he believes allowed China to make enormous profits in trade while not helping with North Korea.


Trump added that China could 'easily' solve the growing problem with the country, but instead all China does is 'talk'.


The tweets were in response to Kim Jong-Un successfully launching a missile Friday, causing experts to warn leaders the country can now hit major American cities.










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/30/donald-trump-says-china-does-nothing-to-thwart-north-koreas-nuclear-quest?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C3707564723

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/29/politics/trump-china-north-korea-tweet/index.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4743226/Trump-says-China-solve-problems-North-Korea.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

enoqueen:
Explorers, I beg wey Buhari?

Try explore him too.

How are you and wife?

Lol....I don't know o sis, may be we should ask lalasticlala.


We are doing good sis, thanks

How d little angel doing?

badbreathcure101:
Op forgot to add how much they are paid. Theses guys earn about the highest pay than any occupation on earth. In this life its not the hardest jobs that pays rather the most risky jobs that attracts lesser applicants.

We lost a family brother who was a mast engineer. He fell into a rod which inserted into his anus and came out through his chest...the death was so painful that they refused his mpther to see his body before burial.

So sorry abt that.

MayorKingz:
Why not paint the different structures before they're mounted.

Even at that, they have to repaint in years like onces in 5yrs to keep glowing.

smartty68:
This submarine was built specially for conveying drugs under water and for easy access. The power of drugs

Just for the purpose, a trip of that sub will worth $150m - $200m.

Late last year, 2tons of cocaine was intercepted by the US coast guard around US/Mexico coast and was valued about $80M.

It worth a sub o

The interior of the submarine, capable to carrying around four tons of cocaine.

The submersible was built out of sheet metal and had electrical jet propulsion engines powered by more than a hundred batteries.

Police believe the submarine would have taken about five months to build at a cost of 4,500 million COP (1.1 million GBP) and it would have been incredibly difficult to detect underwater because it was electric.

The submarine also had an underwater camera to help its crews steer during their underwater drug smuggling voyages.





It will now be transported to a naval base in the south-western Colombian department of Valle del Cauca.

The submarine, which is nine metres (30 feet) long and four and a half metres (15 feet) wide, was going to be used to transport drugs into Central America.

The submarine was discovered during an operation around the rivers of SanJuan and Baudo.

The ELN guerrilla group, who are currently negotiating with the Colombian government over a peace deal are the most likely owners of the vessel.

A drug-smuggling submarine capable of carrying four tons of cocaine has been seized by police and troops in Colombia.

The million pound electrical 'narco-submarine' was found by the army before it could transport its illicit cargo.

Soldiers found the customised underwater vehicle in a river in the Choco area of Colombia, near the north-western border with Panama.






http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4739460/Colombian-army-seizes-electrical-drug-narco-submarine.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

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The president's firing of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Twitter sent the Twitter verse into a hilarious frenzy as users pointed the finger at newly appointed White House communications director, Anthony Scaramucci.

President Donald Trump abruptly announced late Friday that the tumultuous six-month tenure of Priebus has come to an end.

Trump wrote in a tweet: 'I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff.

'He is a Great American and a Great Leader.

John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security.

He has been a true star of my Administration. 'And sure enough, the internet, as always had a few things to say about it.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4741318/Trump-s-firing-Priebus-sent-Twitter-meme-frenzy.html

Obudupikin:
No be 600K been make one woman wan jump enter lagoon for Lagos?

Abi, come my side where people they collect lapo of 200k.

hardeycute:
Explorers come and edit

Tnx bros.

ikp120:
O boy see fine cars wey police dey use o. Just look at that 20 inch wheel.

Sexy ride mehn

Lol.....na wetin u see be that bro.