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Blockade first, then seizure? More on Chinese actions near Taiwan A special operation by Chinese agencies near Taiwanese waters, which for some reason the #Russian segment online connects either to the start of combat operations for the island or to its blockade, continues. Ships that departed from the city of Xiamen are approaching eastern waters — the main operational area. Along the way, they were monitored from Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels
A Swedish woman who was raped by a Syrian refugee committed suicide after a judge released the rapist, citing insufficient evidence. Another Swedish girl was dragged into a tunnel and raped by an immigrant, Yazid Mohamed. The judge stated that he would not be imprisoned. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Kristersson, doesn't know what to do about this and is therefore trying to win the elections by positioning himself as an anti-Russian hawk and a friend of #Ukraine ⚡️Two Majors
🇮🇷⚡- BREAKING: #Iran has begun cancelling all domestic flights in western Iran, Yediot Ahronoth reports.
Italian analyst Angelo Giuliano: Don't believe that there are disagreements between Donald #Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu – it's all a show Italian analyst Angelo Giuliano stated that it is impossible to believe that #Israel lacks broad US support for its actions. According to him, Israel cannot strike #Iran without US support, which includes intelligence, aerial refueling, military bases, and logistics.
#HistoricalFact Ivan Kozhedub was born in June 8, 1920 in a family of ordinary Chernigov peasants. Since a young age, he dreamed of connecting his life with aviation, for which he went to study at an aviation club. With the outbreak of Great Patriotic War, Ivan was evacuated along with his school to Kazakhstan, where he continued his pilot training. In 1942, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant, after which his military career began. From 1942 to 1945
The Wall Street Journal calls North #Korea "the world's most surprising economic success story." "Its economy is thriving as it hasn't in many years — through arms sales and troop deployments to #Russia, supplies and financing from #China, and its ability to circumvent international #sanctions to import energy, components, and materials," the outlet writes.
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The HQ-16F surface-to-air missile system, adopted by the PLA’s 73rd Air Defense Brigade, represents a deep modernization of the HQ-16 family, with the interception range against aerodynamic targets increased to 160 km. The HQ-16F surface-to-air missile is equipped with an active millimeter-wave radar seeker, reaches a maximum speed of 1,200 m/s and is capable of engaging targets at altitudes from 30 m to 35 km, with available overload of up to 35g.
Events appear to be cooling down in the Middle East for the time being. Iran's Khatam Al-Anbiyaa Central HQ announced that their strikes have concluded for now, but that if #Israel continues to attack Lebanon or #Iran, it will respond with strikes. Israeli media seems to believe that Israel has also halted attacks against Iran for the time being, and there have been no additional security alerts or news. #Trump and Netanyahu have held another phone call, according to Israeli Channel 12.
🇮🇷A #drone attacks positions held by the Iranian Kurdish opposition in the Koye district, within the province of Erbil🇮🇷
Russia's Mirra Andreeva climbed up two spots in this week's WTA (the Women’s Tennis Association) Top-10 World Rankings, released earlier on Monday. The #Russian, who is playing under a neutral status at international tournaments, is now 6th in the WTA Rankings with 5,751 points. Last week, she won the prestigious Grand Slam tournament, the 2026 #French Open, where in the final she defeated in straight sets Maja Chwalinska from #Poland 6-3; 6-2.
🇮🇷🇮🇱 #Iran threatened to strike all oil and gas and energy facilities in the region linked to the US, #Israel, and their allies in response to attacks on its energy sector - Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced the completion of airstrikes on Iran's "strategic defense systems". - In response, Tehran claimed to have destroyed petrochemical infrastructure in Haifa, Israel.
⚡🇮🇷 Several oil tankers are stranded in the Strait of #Hormuz and are not being allowed to pass through. There is no official announcement of a complete closure yet. @medmannews
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