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⚡The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexey Overchuk. Also present at the meeting was Vice Prime Minister Mger Grigoryan. The participants discussed current issues in Armenian-Russian relations within the framework of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, as well as matters related to cooperation within the EAEU format. They also addressed the possibilities of unlocking transportation and economic communications in the South Caucasus.
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⚡Gunmen attack on police station in the small town of Rask in the southeastern Iran province of Sistan and Baluchestan kills at least 12, 7 wounded. Responsibility has been claimed by Jaish ul-Adl group. |
⚡German Chancellor Scholz gets Hungary's Orbán out the room to open Ukraine’s membership talks. About three hours into deadlocked discussions among EU leaders on Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, the German chancellor proposed to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: "Grab a coffee outside the room, perhaps." The idea that a EU leader had to leave the room to be unanimous is highly unusual. In fact, EU officials and diplomats at the summit on Thursday could not say if Scholz’s move had ever been used before. “He used an old trick from his time with the Young Socialists,” said one official at the EU summit, referring to the youth organization of Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) in which the chancellor served as deputy chairman during the 1980s.
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⚡Yemeni Houthis launched a missile at the container ship MV Maersk Gibraltar. They write that the missile did not hit the ship. It is noteworthy that a week ago the Maersk company announced the introduction of an additional fee for the delivery of goods to Israel - $50 for small containers and $100 for large ones
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⚡The shelling of Mariupol on the night of December 14-15 was allegedly carried out by Storm Shadow missiles. The operational services of the DPR informed - TASS |
⚡Just another incident off Yemen's coast. UKMTO is investigating a report of an incident in the vicinity of the Bab El Mandeb, 50nm North of port Mokha, Yemen.
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⚡Biden administration has sent messages to the Houthi rebels in Yemen via several channels recently warning them to stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and against Israel, Axios reports. The U.S. is also expected to announce today that a special upgraded multinational task force will start operating in the Red Sea to deter the Houthis from further attacks and counter them.
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⚡Multiple emergency crews are responding to a small Plane that has crashed on I-26 highway in Asheville, North Carolina.
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⚡On an official visit to Greece, Armenian Foreign Minister Suren Papikyan laid a wreath at the monument of the Unknown Soldier in front of the country’s Parliament. After an official welcome ceremony, e ceremony, the Armenian and Greek Defense Ministers Suren Papikyan and Nikolaos Dendias discussed issues related to bilateral defense cooperation. The parties emphasized the considerable potential for the development of cooperative and, consequently, reached an agreement to intensify interaction across various dimensions, including military-technical engagements, exchange of experience, educational initiatives, training programs, tactical training, etc. The Defense Ministers of the two countries signed the an Agreement “On Military-Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Hellenic Republic”. Suren Papikyan and Nikolaos Dendias then issued a joint statement to the press.
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⚡Explosion at a Con Edison Electrical Substation Causes Widespread Flickering Lights Across the City into New Jersey.
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⚡Smoke billows out of Con Edison plant after an 'explosion' — New York City is plunged into sudden darkness, mass power outage reported.
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⚡Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine - just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks. "Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
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⚡South Korea is not ruling out that North Korea will conduct an intercontinental ballistic missile test or some sort of provocation this month. USAF RC-135S flights have increased this week. It is unclear if South Korea has intelligence backing this possibility.
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⚡According to U.S. officials to Axios, the U.S. is expected to announce an upgraded multinational task force that will start operating in the Red Sea to deter and counter the Houthis. The additional naval ships is expected to boost the response time to Houthi attacks.
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⚡Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban voiced his view on attempts to isolate Russia. “Putin was in Saudi Arabia, and before that in China. The game that is being played in the West is a complete misunderstanding of international politics. They think that if they do not meet with Vladimir Putin, then he will have sleepless nights. This is a fairy tale”
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⚡The U.S. National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan has told Israeli Officials that Washington will back an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah if a diplomatic deal fails - Ynet |
⚡Biden: "Bidenomics" is about "a little more breathing room."
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⚡US Congress approves huge defense budget of $886 billion for 2024, also extends an overseas electronic surveillance system widely used by US intelligence services. The program allows US security services to conduct electronic surveillance programs — including through email snooping — of non-US nationals abroad, without seeking a judicial warrant.
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⚡🇺🇸 U.S Congress has approved legislation preventing any president from withdrawing the U.S. from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress — The Hill |
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⚡Al Jazeera correspondent: Two Israeli airstrikes on the vicinity of the towns of Markaba and Ramieh, south of Lebanon. |
⚡Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on refusing to support Ukraine: We exchanged views with the EU Secretary General regarding the conflict in Ukraine, and we have different views on this topic. I openly stated that neither I nor my government believe in a military solution to the conflict in Ukraine. We really lack any kind of peace initiative, and it doesn’t matter whether it comes from the European Union or NATO. Frankly, we cannot imagine that this war will continue for several more years, and the only result will be hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides.
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⚡White House: "The data shows" that "Bidenomics" is working.
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⚡Russian Federation plans to capture Kharkiv and Dnipro and continue the war until 2026, BILD, citing sources. The Russian authorities are counting on a decrease in Western support for Ukraine, as well as on imitation of peace negotiations in order to mislead the international community. By the end of 2024, it is planned to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and reach the Oskol River in the Kharkiv region. By the end of 2026, it is planned to advance further west to the Dnieper, capturing a significant part of the Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporozhye. On the Kherson front it is planned to hold the defense along the Dnieper without attacking the right bank of Kherson or Odesa. All eastern territories to the left of the Dnieper must be conquered within 36 months. The Russian authorities are ready to lose up to 100,000 soldiers in Ukraine every year.
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⚡The sun emitted an X2.8 solar flare today, the strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle.
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⚡Three independent Russian Telegram sources report that the Patriot system brought in Ukraine was destroyed. The $1.2bn was brought down by three Kinzhal missiles. Russian Armed Forces struck the Patriot SAM. It was in Zhytomyr, most likely destroyed the entire installation with a charging vehicle and 5 radars. In Starokonstantinov there is another hit of "Kinzhal" in a bunker with NATO officers from Czech Republic and Poland, possibly from Germany. So far this is all that is known for sure. We are waiting for details tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. |
⚡Tucker Carlson Network billboards spotted outside CNN headquarters with a message 'corporate media is dead'
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⚡IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari: IDF has "new weapons" to eliminate Hamas operatives in its tunnels. We will go in, plant explosives in areas where there are terrorists, and wait for the right moment to kill them underground. The terrorists will not be safe underground.
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⚡We have detected the launching of missiles towards a commercial ship in the vicinity of the Bab al-Mandab strait near Yemen, a US Department of Defense official says - Al Jazeera |
⚡️UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Israeli ambassador's statement ruling out two-state solution 'disappointing'. |
⚡The Russian Ministry of Defense showed footage of joint patrols carried out over the Seas of Japan and East China by Russian and Chinese bombers.
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