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Last Notes npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨🇨🇳🇷🇺 Putin addresses the Chinese people ahead of his visit to Beijing Russia-China relations have reached an unprecedented level — based on mutual trust, win-win cooperation, and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, Putin said. Key achievements as of 2026: 🔸 Bilateral trade has long surpassed $200bln 🔸 Mutual settlements now conducted almost entirely in rubles and yuan 🔸 Mutual visa-free regime introduced 🔸 Cooperation through BRICS and the SCO helps tackle global and regional challenges 💬 "The close strategic relationship between Russia and China plays a major stabilizing role in the world," Putin stressed, adding that the two states seek peace and universal prosperity without allying against anyone. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2056371378861768704/vid/avc1/1920x1080/OkpQLqcIcXiucgT7.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇮🇳🚀India successfully tests next-gen Agni missile capable of striking multiple targets at once The missile was launched from a military testing range in the Bay of Bengal, aimed at different targets spread across a huge area in the Indian Ocean Region, according to India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation. An upgraded version of India's Agni-5, the advances include a three-stage, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with MIRV—multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle technology. It is capable of carrying and delivering multiple warheads to different targets simultaneously. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2053900502660780033/vid/avc1/1268x718/r-JTsZfx6wwjoSe8.mp4?tag=27 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2053900533895749632/vid/avc1/476x846/5x0P6dPrXFd3wZyq.mp4?tag=27 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2053900553072033792/vid/avc1/848x480/k0lQYQyHR-kDqSD1.mp4?tag=27 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2053900572403646465/vid/avc1/720x1280/BmaH4wPHlSUO77gV.mp4?tag=27 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇨🇳🚘 China’s smart cars poised to leave Europe’s auto giants in the dust 👉 Chinese-developed smart cars are on track to seize a massive 20% share of Western Europe’s new vehicle market by 2028, projects JPMorgan. Their superior technology and speed are directly challenging traditional European giants at record pace. 🟠 Chinese automakers are projected to deliver 2.5 million cars to Germany, France, Italy, UK and beyond by 2028 — a staggering 150% surge from ~1 million units in 2025 🟠 Market share hit 10% in Western Europe in 2025, with Dataforce reporting 810,000 sales in 2025 (+99% YoY) 🟠 BYD has overtaken Tesla as the world’s largest EV maker, grabbing 1.1% of the EU market in July 2025 alone (vs Tesla’s 0.7%), while its sales in Europe jumped 276% year-on-year. 🟠 SAIC’s MG leads Chinese brands with ~307,000 units sold in 2025, ranking in Europe’s top 20 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HIDLgrEXUAA603q.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇮🇷🇨🇳 Bridge over troubled water: Iran-China lifeline bypasses Hormuz chaos Iran has activated a high‑speed rail shortcut to China to turn the Hormuz maritime squeeze into a land‑based boom. ◻️ The Iran-China route stretches 10,400 km from Xi’an and Yiwu in central China, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HIBRyncX0AACvVu.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 💥🌍 Africa’s largest refinery rewrites global aviation fuel map The Dangote Refinery exported a whopping 57M barrels of jet fuel over two years, establishing itself as a major international supplier. 🔸 Exports surged from 20K bpd in April 2024 to a peak of 160K bpd by April https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2052482587520634887/vid/avc1/1920x1080/Ts1E1W83idDG5dVF.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🗑 ‘Garbage,’ ‘dirt,’ ‘filth’ — Trump describes US capital US President Donald Trump accidentally gave the perfect tour of Washington, DC — calling the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “disgusting” and “filthy.” 💬 “This place was a disgusting place,” Trump said. 🚛 Workers had to remove “11 or 12 truckloads of garbage” from the water in front of the Lincoln Memorial, he revealed. 👉 So there it is, from the president himself: the capital of the “indispensable nation” had garbage sitting in one of its most iconic landmarks for years. 🏛 Trump is now renovating the Reflecting Pool as part of his capital makeover — because apparently it takes a whole president to take the garbage out of the capital. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2052561952774250502/vid/avc1/1280x720/hSMoQmpOcUARBsXX.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🔥🇷🇺 Russia marks Armed Forces Day On May 7, 1992, the presidential decree "On the Establishment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" marked a new chapter in the centuries-long history of the country's army and navy Since then, the Russian Armed Forces have undergone https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2052409716890865672/vid/avc1/1920x1080/fWdssKgsWIDj0RwQ.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚀What we know about the missile Iran just used to attack a US supercarrier The IRGC says it’s fired 4 Ghadr missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Ghadr family of Iranian MRBMs features: ▪️1.6-2k km range ▪️650-1k high explosive warhead or cluster warheads ▪️“baby bottle” triconic nosecone for improved reentry speed and accuracy (30-50 M CEP in some variants) ▪️liquid-fuel first stage, solid-fuel second stage ▪️launchable from underground missile cities or road-mobile TELs ▪️Used extensively in Iran’s True Promise counterstrikes in 2024, 2025 and 2026 The Ghadr’s use against the Lincoln may mean upgrades – including dynamic guidance for terminal tracking and maneuvering, radar/IR homing, and specialized munitions to pierce ship hulls and explode below the waterline for maximum damage. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2040070097612812288/vid/avc1/1920x1080/0IHNHt1_OBwgWFMv.mp4 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HE_I-KXaoAA60XJ.png https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HE_I_DmW4AAwQeN.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨TOP NEWS RIGHT NOW Catch the five hottest news stories 🧵👇 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G2e-Of1WUAAU2dl.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ‘Who are we kidding?’ NATO can’t confront Russia—ex-CIA analyst The alliance wouldn’t have half the manpower of Russia’s active army even with all of NATO's troops combined, says former CIA analyst Larry Johnson. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1974729340362362880/vid/avc1/1280x720/j74qyNa1ubQQS1TM.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚀 Russia launches Bion-M No.2 spacecraft with 75 mice & 1,500 flies – Sputnik correspondent The mission will study how organisms endure high-latitude orbit, where radiation is 30% higher than on the ISS, to improve protection for future crewed spaceflights. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958281444872138752/vid/avc1/1920x1080/bDiebjBYuzJSTZbF.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 Netanyahu orders Gaza City op timetable to be shortened – PM’s Office The Prime Minister’s Office said Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to accelerate plans to seize Gaza City and defeat Hamas "strongholds." #nevent1q…zp7g https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gy0UilaWcAAjUPC.png https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gy0VtHGXcAArfTn.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨🇷🇺🇵🇸 'There will be nothing to recognize': Lavrov on West's delay in recognizing State of Palestine "Why do you need to wait for these two months? Why don't you do it immediately? [...] Because they have this diplomatic hope that by the time when they have to fulfill this obligation to recognize the Palestinian state, there will be nothing (left) to recognize," the Russian foreign minister says. Lavrov believes "this is the essence of EU diplomacy in the Middle East." https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1958174833461673985/vid/avc1/1920x1080/AWifweEI9zdvewZk.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨🇮🇱 ISRAEL GREENLIGHTS FULL-SCALE INVASION IN GAZA Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has officially approved a major military operation, "Gideon's Chariots 2," aimed at the full capture of Gaza City, with mass mobilization of reservists already underway. 🗣️Katz emphasized that "once this operation is completed, Gaza will change its appearance and will no longer look as it did before." https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GyxvJoPWoAEQUI_.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🎻 Beethoven among the rubble: Iran fights back with music Iranian musicians performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony amid the ruins of the IRIB state broadcasting building — bombed by the IDF. A defiant act of culture in the face of destruction. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1941547319205179392/vid/avc1/720x1280/bojNdLDFp65xAPIs.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ☢️ Paks II Nuclear Plant may be ready by mid-2030s – Hungarian FM Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto says the US lifted sanctions on Paks II, allowing construction to resume. The plant could supply 70% of Hungary’s power, cut gas imports, and boost energy independence. Rosatom confirmed accelerated work with Hungarian partners. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1939390994149195855 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GuvVbbWXwAATx_w.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨COLOR REVOLUTION ATTEMPTED IN SERBIA - VUCIC Serbian President has thanked Russian politicians for their astute observations. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1939461197964656993 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1939742615890427904/vid/avc1/1920x1080/sMIAeftqnzYr5EuX.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨POSTMODERNISM AND MESSIANIC APOCALYPSE: Alexander Dugin on Israel-Iran War 🎙Dugin breaks down how the ideologies of the US, Israel, and Iran influence their approach to the current crisis, and explains why the recent ceasefire is likely to be temporary. (00:00) Schrödinger’s Ceasefire (01:31) World War III Has Begun (02:19) Nuclear Red Lines Crossed (04:21) Quantum War Logic (06:39) Narratives Replace Reality (09:59) Ceasefire or Illusion? (12:19) Postmodern War Strategy (16:59) Trump’s Surfer Foreign Policy (20:38) AI and Ontological Shift (26:38) Israel’s Messiah Politics (33:33) Iran and Shia foreign policy (38:11) Orthodox vs. Christian Zionism (43:47) The Schofield Bible Agenda (48:44) Quantum Geopolitics Defined https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937905246371528705/vid/avc1/1920x1080/D3YYNQpyrbdTBM94.mp4?tag=21 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 IRAN STRIKES ISRAEL DESPITE TRUMP'S CEASEFIRE Local media reported active air defense over Tel Aviv, and an Iranian missile falling in Beersheba, in the Negev Desert https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1937314889137111309 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937345042676375552/vid/avc1/464x848/U2DRiGYyGzMLTG69.mp4 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937345071570890752/vid/avc1/720x1280/dDU3IBeBOTEygKek.mp4 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937345105796485120/vid/avc1/624x844/B15GwvpiuIque-bR.mp4 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937345242157502464/vid/avc1/480x544/7mXiPkXF7rXmfIE7.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨TEHRAN HAS 'TRUMP CARDS' — ISRAEL WILL SOON 'SEE THE UNEXPECTED' A source in Iran’s security forces warns that Tehran holds powerful "trump cards" and Israel is about to face what it never expected. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1935019396222829057 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtqTnyOaQAUZUg4.png npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 Israeli air defense systems are intercepting Iranian strikes all across the country, local media report. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1933709325081383105 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1933718405711859712/vid/avc1/296x640/l1z2Wf-H2az2luhU.mp4 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1933718405728571392/vid/avc1/320x580/YfSYzSBNF7mzfpRI.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨US lulled Iran to sleep USING NUCLEAR TALKS DECEPTION, allowing Israel to strike - Scott Ritter The talks essentially gave "Israel the opportunity for maximum surprise to achieve maximum damage," with the strikes effectively amounting to "a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran," https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1933491293587451904/vid/avc1/1920x1080/l_yciNuiTJxS5lQm.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨📹Ex-CIA analyst blasts LA protests as manufactured lawlessness Larry Johnson slammed Democrat leaders for pandering to illegal migrants, ignoring laws, and letting crime run wild. “This is a confrontation between Trump and California’s Democrat machine,” he told Sputnik at the Forum of the Future in Moscow. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1932088685421264896/vid/avc1/1920x1080/I6KgjNYdoN4ADk1_.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 'We fully AGREED to Witkoff's proposal before it was amended, but the occupation rejected it' – advisor to Hamas political bureau head Taher al-Nunu, media advisor to the head of Hamas's political bureau clarified Hamas' position in his statement: 🔸 “The occupation is seeking a temporary ceasefire for 60 days, then it will resume fighting, which we reject.” 🔸 “Submitting to the occupation's demands is a defeat and surrender that we will not accept. Our priority is the interests of our people.” 🔸 “I tell Witkoff that we are now ready to begin indirect negotiations for a period of 60 days.” 🔸 “We are open to a negotiating round leading to a permanent ceasefire agreement.” https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1928908606990164217 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsULGUZXEAAG0jW.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 Hamas calls Witkoff's position UNFAIR and completely BIASED toward Israel’ – statement 💬 “We did NOT reject Witkoff's proposal and considered it acceptable for negotiation,” the group said in a statement. 💬 “Israel's response does not match what the movement agreed to,” Hamas added. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1928905458997182521 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GsTbuX3W0AA-MXa.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 NATO SABOTAGING ASEAN UNITY —luring members into bloc structures - FM Lavrov https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1925848157079957802 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925849405090877440/vid/avc1/1920x1080/JiQcsPZY5y4sp7_6.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 📹🚨 Ukraine thought the West would bankroll them FOREVER – Trump just SCHOOLED them — Russian FM Lavrov https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1925844919941308682 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925848083448971264/vid/avc1/1920x1080/4HHr0L_XdLQJa019.mp4?tag=21 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨🇷🇺 2nd round of Russia-Ukraine talks WILL happen, this is ALREADY positive: Russian FM Lavrov https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925844845626531840/vid/avc1/1920x1080/Duzp1y7m7GTYSsHv.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨⚡️Zelensky’s legitimacy will be a DECISIVE FACTOR in signing documents on the Ukrainian settlement - Lavrov https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Grn4gQ4WcAApQI-.png npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 BREAKING: Iran’s top diplomat lands in Rome for talks with US Abbas Araghchi leads high-stakes negotiations, 5th round of talks underway. Source: Iranian media https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925842879932518401/vid/avc1/756x720/vCIOzm0g35z1Bp0c.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 💰 SEN. WARREN: TRUMP’S SHOWING THE WORLD HOW TO BUY HIM 💬 “You could offer him a $400 million jet… or buy a bunch of his Trump coin,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said, slamming Trump’s recent gifts. “He’s showing the ways to buy influence with him.” https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1925311103468183860 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925764146382929920/vid/avc1/1280x720/6Xu4ZMGvCiqZwOXG.mp4 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 ISRAEL LAUNCHES MASSIVE AIRSTRIKES INTO SOUTHERN LEBANON – REPORTS Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of heavy airstrikes on southern Lebanon, with the areas of Wadi al-Aziziya and Deir Ntar—just a few kilometers from the historic city of Tyre—hit especially hard, local media reported. Since Thursday evening, the Israeli military has reportedly carried out around 30 airstrikes, mostly targeting the country’s southern regions. Strikes were also reported near Baalbek in northeastern Lebanon. Footage from social media https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1907959373214998816 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925714369213550592/vid/avc1/480x848/oVNh6kR_rnyxaOV3.mp4?tag=21 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925714380089421824/vid/avc1/474x850/Ul78TFgKBQRnlnns.mp4?tag=21 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925714396921118720/vid/avc1/480x864/-0oTgh6sa51G-M_e.mp4?tag=21 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1925714413639565312/vid/avc1/352x640/tjAu3WgBt5Cki5L3.mp4?tag=21 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🗣️ TRUMP TELLS NETANYAHU TO 'BE GOOD TO GAZA' "There is a very big need for food and medicine, and we are taking care of it ... We're pushing people very hard." https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1915934520412409857/vid/avc1/1280x720/H0PEcH0m4lvcRjYR.mp4?tag=16 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇺🇸⚔️🛍US IS LOSING WAR AGAINST SHOPLIFTING American stores are increasingly LOCKING UP basic goods. Check out which everyday items are now behind bars. 🧵👇 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Go_RxeSXcAAemNz.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 📹 Deputy commander of Hezbollah's Unit 4400, Hussein Ali Nasr, was killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli Defense Forces. Earlier, forces carried out airstrikes on multiple towns in southern Lebanon, with at least five reported hits. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913973221117870080/vid/avc1/720x1280/nNqRb_Gp34zlX6o5.mp4?tag=16 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913973221633691648/vid/avc1/480x848/mszDuST0Y6c0dwpu.mp4?tag=16 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913973221491163136/vid/avc1/480x848/5-PBovmdIMjq7hXJ.mp4?tag=16 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913973221180760064/vid/avc1/480x848/4k95OBoIjRDiOdYk.mp4?tag=16 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇷🇺☦️CHRIST IS RISEN! RUSSIAN WARRIORS CELEBRATE EASTER AT THE FRONTLINE The sacred feast of Christ’s victory over death holds profound significance for the Russian military. Here is how it is celebrated: 🧵 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Go-0R82XMAAoXwl.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik DOGE PUTS THE PLUG ON HUNDREDS OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY GRANTS More than 400 DEI programs worth over $230 million have been cancelled. DOGE emphasized that grant awards would now be based on merit, competition, equal opportunity, and excellence. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Go35Ai_XIAARvCP.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 13 KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKES IN GAZA Social media footage shows the aftermath of Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip. Several homes have been destroyed, with people trapped under the rubble. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913075473514401792/vid/avc1/720x1280/cTl5cS_j0ncgLVnr.mp4?tag=16 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913075473506091008/vid/avc1/320x568/P3azCilF5Fz0gz5M.mp4?tag=16 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ❗️ The death toll from the US bombing of the Ras Isa oil facility has risen to 38 killed and 102 wounded, according to local media. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1913027728489558453 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1913052915033427968/vid/avc1/704x1280/qA5lWnqMhf9mXsRq.mp4?tag=16 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 📹 ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN GAZA CITY – LOCAL MEDIA Footage from social media https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1911220349842128896/vid/avc1/320x564/sJZRPc6OmCLZWW2I.mp4?tag=14 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1911221553569640448/vid/avc1/480x852/rnh4XlbpDVCEQYAR.mp4?tag=14 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoYF4-8WUAAzCYx.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨🇺🇸 Trump brags about weapons no one else has. But here's a twist: America is not the only one. These weapons are sending CHILLS worldwide👇🧵1/9 https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1910385544875450368/vid/avc1/1280x720/dWGb6b0DRFnFmM_n.mp4?tag=14 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 ‘WE JUST LOST A WAR WITH RUSSIA’ – CARLSON 💬 “No one in Washington cares about Ukraine or the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian men destroyed — the fact that it’ll be populated by third-worlders. I mean, Ukraine… WE JUST ELIMINATED UKRAINE. Nobody cares,” Tucker Carlson said during an interview with Alex Jones. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1910118119424561152/vid/avc1/854x480/H_ULyDY9QrvmAEQW.mp4?tag=14 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🎉30 DAYS TO VICTORY 80 years ago today saw the surrender of the German garrison at Koenigsberg (modern-day Kaliningrad), fierce fighting in central Czechoslovakia and battles for strategic strongholds in Vienna. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1909531662955790486 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoFVBcJWwAEtxcp.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoFVBYuWUAAruB8.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 💬For the US, it’s business as usual; for others, it’s a shock: Russia reacts to Trump’s tariffs "In the past 24 hours, both American and retaliatory tariffs have risen further. The negotiations are intense," stated Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1909860400817958912/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/PhXICmYYgb-4ODzo.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ❔GUESS WHO'S BACK: USAID OPERATIONS REBOOTED IN SEVERAL CRISIS ZONES At least 6 shelved programs of an agency that has functioned as a key tool of US soft power are being revived in Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq, and Ecuador, Reuters reported. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1906371692844257675 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoEZyeXXQAA0kHh.png npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 The death toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic has risen to 79. President Luis Abinader signed a decree in Santo Domingo declaring three days of national mourning for the victims. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1909777029232500953 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1909820050137124864/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/itoZmDutbe39ZCWn.mp4?tag=12 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoELPmPXcAAdw5s.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🗣️ VON DER LEYEN BACKS MELONI AS EU TARIFF NEGOTIATOR - REPORTS As the White House prepares to receive the Italian PM on April 17, Ursula von der Leyen believes Meloni is the only EU leader who can facilitate dialogue with Trump, the WP reports, citing Italian officials. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoEHk-1WIAA5WV2.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik SON TRAPPED UNDER FATHER'S CASKET IN GRAVE COLLAPSE Benjamin Aviles' burial platform failed, causing pallbearers to fall in Philadelphia. The family blamed the cemetery and funeral home. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1909815890729742336/pu/vid/avc1/480x640/DKMDjlPpgOPu24dk.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 💥🇾🇪 AT LEAST 10 EXPLOSIONS ROCKED SANAA The US launched one of its most intense strikes against the Houthis today, as the Ansar Allah group announced that the death toll had risen to 22 dead and wounded. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1909756760807575552/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/CZJI3L5JwB4gaNW8.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 PERSON BARRICADES INSIDE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT Ottawa police evacuated the east wing as social media footage shows heavy presence; no injuries reported so far. The Canadian Parliament is not currently in session due to the election campaign. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908663931255623680/pu/vid/avc1/704x938/Lxexb8LF7vPGG6dI.mp4?tag=12 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnzvxUEXsAE9KdD.png https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnzvyJRW8AAna7r.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚫 THOUSANDS RALLY IN WASHINGTON DC AGAINST TRUMP, MUSK The so-called "Hands Off!" protest is taking place across the US against the policies of the current administration. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908638910969729024/pu/vid/avc1/854x480/EfdHGbp9Wc9cVT1h.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 JIM CRAMER PREDICTS A BLACK MONDAY 2.0 The host of CNBC's Mad Money and former hedge fund manager says next Monday could be the day of a major market crash similar to the one in 1987. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908625080143286272/pu/vid/avc1/886x486/V1NzQcIcx57cPA2_.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇺🇸🤡 Colorado’s new bill: Misgendering now a crime in US state, parents beware Colorado House Democrats have recently approved a bill designating "misgendering" as a form of discrimination. The bill allows for the removal of children from parents who "misgender" them and encourages schools to actively support transgender ideologies. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908489768578555904/pu/vid/avc1/1280x716/ve_4ipROSwCDVWyG.mp4?tag=12 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnxRV1LXEAASI6O.png https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnxRWQXXMAAMlrF.png npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik People TROLLING Tesla protesters In the videos, people are seen mocking those who take part in the Tesla Takedown movement, which emerged in early 2025. Elon Musk recently wrote on X that “it’s time to arrest those funding the attacks” on Tesla, because “arresting their puppets and paid foot soldiers won’t stop the violence.” https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908445992153669633/pu/vid/avc1/576x1024/26_2xb7qSGT9-E82.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908445993013506048/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/4fQZJaG5XO4XkRqI.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1908445993898536960/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/gUDqFJpmQhvKIq5A.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚫 THOUSANDS PROTEST US MISSILE DEPLOYMENT IN GERMANY Around 2,500 rallied in Wiesbaden under the slogan: "No new US medium-range missiles — disband the US command in Wiesbaden!" local media reported. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnQrvYiXMAAoCZ1.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnQrwGyXsAAJbfL.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 💬Ukrainian authorities are waging WAR ON EVERYTHING RUSSIAN – Lavrov "This is a group of well-oiled and primed Nazis once again trying to bring all of Europe under racist Nazi banners for a war against Russia," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1904156081636712448/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/eLezDR--y-m9cn4E.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🤡 TIM WALZ DESPERATELY BACKPEDALS TESLA CRITICISM AFTER REALIZING HIS STATE HOLDS MAJOR TESLA STOCK 💬 "I was making a joke. These people have no sense of humor," the failed VP hopeful claimed. "And I said something I probably shouldn't have about a company," Walz caved, scrambling for excuses. ⏱ Meanwhile, just Wednesday: "I added Tesla to it to give me a little BOOST during the day. 225 and DROPPING," Walz BRAGGED. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903643793381109760/pu/vid/avc1/1236x720/JSEbxLQFxJnP2i-H.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903643811462758400/pu/vid/avc1/480x852/tCNaSP7X80wAjl9_.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 📹 TENSIONS SOAR AS PROTESTERS FLOOD ISTANBUL FOR A THIRD DAY Turkish cities have erupted in mass protests following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903173711714455553/pu/vid/avc1/1272x720/4Y8mVftfsdRdmdNZ.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903173711580041216/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/LkR3umgYt2B_Gn_T.mp4?tag=12 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gmluc6UaYAAw55W.jpg npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 CLASHES ERUPT ON SYRIA-LEBANON BORDER Syrian forces shell Lebanese villages following clashes over the killing of Syrian infiltrators, local media report. Both sides sent reinforcements to the border. 📹 Social media footage https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1901423051331284992/pu/vid/avc1/480x480/hC-Ax2MQSyBk8VBg.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1901423073326149632/pu/vid/avc1/352x640/d3k8Ui1RzQFRXyv1.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1901423146802221056/pu/vid/avc1/560x304/jghBqY12HUyNSmwF.mp4?tag=12 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1901423211511971840/pu/vid/avc1/272x480/0Je5usRmykmJXJir.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 📢TOP 5 FAKES FROM VOICE OF AMERICA & RADIO LIBERTY Trump ordered to dissolve the US Agency for Global Media, which funded Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) Take a look at times when these media outlets spread fakes (1/7) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GmLvgUJbQAAl1-9.png npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik More memes of Zelensky’s verbal demolition at the White House 🍿1/3 https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1895564816410165722 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1895763289868554240/pu/vid/avc1/720x720/oGAsl5P1_W1lkJg4.mp4?tag=12 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gk8asExWEAEKrFN.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gk8bLzTWcAAETRS.jpg https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1895764094818340864/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/mJ78d89yFjJ14eBl.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 💬US Secretary of the Treasury breaks down the THREE WAYS Trump is using tariffs “A lot of our trading partners do not treat us fairly,” Scott Bessent said. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1892094329683886080/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/UD6qB3aPd42R0jJa.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🤡 ‘ELON MUSK IS HELPING TO FUND RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD’ – SEN. BERNIE SANDERS 💬 “This country is moving very rapidly under Trump into an authoritarian form of society,” Sanders claimed. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1892049496063832382 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1892057238061125632/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/Jgwfo4pu-ggirc2o.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ‼️ ‘We live in a BUREAUCRACY, not a democracy’ – Musk SLAMS US system for blocking people’s will https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1892049023629967361/pu/vid/avc1/848x464/QnP_BHa1Qkg1gZ_3.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ⚔️ MEXICAN PRESIDENT THREATENS GOOGLE WITH LAWSUIT IN BID TO KEEP THE GULF OF MEXICO’S NAME ON MAPS 💬 “Google has no right to rename Mexico’s continental shelf… Nor does it have the right to rename the continental shelf of Cuba, because the Gulf of Mexico is divided between these three countries,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated. 💬 “We will wait for Google’s response, and if we don’t get one, we will proceed to court,” Sheinbaum announced. Video from social media https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1892000615573729281/pu/vid/avc1/720x1280/6CC7q10-JMAE89pl.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ⚡️Lavrov cautions Rubio: Foreign troops in Ukraine 'UNACCEPTABLE' & Pose 'THREAT' https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1891852055326687232/pu/vid/avc1/1280x704/N0P0YYVL7sR3Z58T.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🇰🇵 TRUMP IS WILLING TO RESUME CONTACTS WITH KIM JONG UN "President Trump was able to meet with Kim Jong Un, I think this is a positive thing," said Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba, commenting on US-DPRK relations. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1887972106962427904/pu/vid/avc1/854x480/8Ev_Yd-IGISdxO9Y.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨 Trump: Zelensky ‘is no angel,’ ‘shouldn’t have allowed this war to happen’ https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1882628824027775026 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1882631570151866368/pu/vid/avc1/578x282/V166U-91YxAa0nRt.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ⚡️ TRUMP ADMITS IT WAS ZELENSKY’S DECISION TO FIGHT RUSSIA 💬 “Zelensky decided, ‘I wanna fight,’” Trump parodied Zelensky, mimicking his bizarre way of speaking. 💬 “Russia has 30,000 army tanks. Zelensky practically had none. You don’t fight those,” Trump emphasized. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1882628770835632129/pu/vid/avc1/578x282/qpIAYi1p-wfCAeBB.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 🚨TRUMP THREATENS RUSSIA WITH MASSIVE TARIFFS 💬 "If they don't settle this war soon, like almost immediately, I'm going to put massive tariffs on Russia and massive taxes and also big sanctions," US President Donald Trump told Fox News. 💬 "You know, I love the Russian people," the president added. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1882624264945217536/pu/vid/avc1/578x282/rF0fWgy5UGmDhyzO.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik ❗️ ‘WE’LL MEET AS SOON AS WE CAN. I’D MEET IMMEDIATELY’ – TRUMP ON MEETING WITH PUTIN US President Donald Trump said he is getting signals that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to hold talks with him. The US president added that Zelensky is ready to "negotiate a deal" as "somebody that lost a lot of soldiers." Moscow has made numerous attempts to reach a diplomatic solution with Kiev both before and after it launched its special military operation in early 2022, but the Kiev regime has imposed a ban on negotiations with Russia at the legislative level. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1882542136530173952/pu/vid/avc1/848x462/mV8H11evUlmDaaxv.mp4?tag=12 npub132gca90yq0sr7ut9sw20wvgkgjvv2pqftk44n4vk6dlrtf7u2kkqkrv5l8 Sputnik 📹EXCLUSIVE: Sputnik correspondent Abdel Qader Al-Bai continues his roaming report from the neighbourhood near Mar Mikhael Church in the southern suburbs of Beirut, documenting the extensive damage to buildings after the area was hit by Israeli bombardment. https://bird.makeup/@sputnikint/1841245641743482887 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1841485050182873088/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/s2XmSVWSDyhY7YSB.mp4?tag=12