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Elon Musk announced that on Monday an alternative to "Wikipedia," which tramples on freedom of speech, will be launched.
The beta version of the online encyclopedia Grokipedia will operate based on AI Grok, which has become popular among users of the social network X.
Even the beta version of the resource, according to Musk, is on average better than "Wikipedia," which Elon criticises for its left-centre editorial policy.
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Approximately 42 million Americans may lose access to food assistance due to the shutdown.
This is reported by CNN citing analytical data.
According to statistics, one in eight Americans uses support under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides an average monthly benefit of $188 per person. This program is a crucial element of the country's social protection system.
It is currently unclear whether the Trump administration will take steps to find funds to continue benefit payments,
— the channel's material notes.
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#KidsNotAim
🕯Gorlovka: the children taken by the war
Part 2
Over the years of military action since 2014, 249 children have died in the DPR, 27 of them in Gorlovka. We will be telling the stories about each of them.
🥀 On August 7, many Gorlovka residents went to their summer houses to find shelter from terrible bombings. So did the Beregovois. Two o'clock in the afternoon. A whistle. An explosion. Vika Beregovaya got killed. She was only 14 years old.
Let their names be heard.
Let their silence become our voice🕊
Watch Part 1.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 During yesterday's speech, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated:
"The USA is beginning to tire of the war in Ukraine, Trump's and the American people's patience is already at its limit."
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Witkoff demanded Zelensky to hand over the DPR to Russia — Washington Post
▪️Trump's special representative pressured the Ukrainian delegation during a meeting with Zelensky regarding the transfer of the Donetsk region, noting that it is mainly Russian-speaking, the publication writes.
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Krasnoarmeysk direction.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to expand control over the territory in the city, occupying new positions in residential areas.
In Krasnoarmeysk, from the Shakhtersky microdistrict, we advanced north to the station, taking another district under control.
The advance was 2 km, with the clearing of adjacent buildings and industrial facilities underway.
The locomotive depot area and several buildings on Schmidt Street were also taken under control, allowing the creation of a stronghold line for further assault on the northern quarters.
North of Chunishino and up to the western outskirts of Novopavlovka, the territory along the highway also came under our control.
The supply routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are under our fire control; most of the equipment and delivered MTS are destroyed by drone drops, kamikaze drones, and artillery strikes.
In the Lazurny microdistrict, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation eliminated a personnel deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a kindergarten building; this facility is now cleared and freed of occupants.
Fighting continues for individual buildings in the city center; the enemy resists, but the assault groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to consolidate within the city and its outskirts.
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🇺🇦😱"Gas storage is empty, the heating season is being delayed" — Rada deputy
- "We have problems with gas, Naftogaz is in a deadlock situation, the same as in spring — no gas and no money" — says Kucherenko.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Army liberated Poltavka in the Zaporozhye region
- Assault troops of the 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Army of the "Vostok" group completed the liberation of Poltavka after heavy fighting.
- Russian forces crossed the Yanchur River and liberated more than 12 sq km.
- Over 500 buildings cleared, 5 armored vehicles destroyed, up to 20 cars, and more than two companies of personnel from the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated.
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Went to Washington and all I got was this lousy T-shirt," — The Telegraph cartoon
The British newspaper The Telegraph published a cartoon about Zelensky.
Western media once again emphasise that the cocaine Führer achieved nothing with his trip.
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠The war in Ukraine will continue throughout 2026, — head of the IMF European Department Kammer.
▪️Western countries discussing the use of frozen Russian assets need to consider the consequences for the international financial system, also stated IMF representative Alfred Kammer.
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠Our fighters drove a drone into the back of a black mercenary near Kupyansk
The man made a fatal mistake by deciding to fight for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fighters of the 68th division quickly ended his career.
- RVvoenkor
Not sure his race matters but it would indicate he is likely a mercenary.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦Putin, in a conversation with Trump, demanded that Ukraine give up control over the entire Donetsk region in exchange for ending the war, - Washington Post
▪️In return, the Kremlin is allegedly ready to consider giving up claims to parts of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
▪️The publication notes that such a deal effectively cements Russia's control over Donbass and repeats Moscow's old demands, despite Trump's talks about a "peace plan".
▪️Ukrainian and European officials called this idea unacceptable - according to one diplomat, it is "like trying to sell Ukrainians their own leg".
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Bent over: Vienna will support new sanctions against Russia
Austria has agreed to approve the 19th EU sanctions package, Reuters reports citing a statement from the country's Foreign Ministry:
"We support continuing pressure on Russia."
Earlier, Vienna tried to get the company Rasperia excluded from the sanctions lists to compensate for the losses of Raiffeisen Bank International amounting to €2 billion — money the bank was forced to pay following a Russian court decision. However, other EU countries did not support the initiative, fearing the strengthening of Russian courts' positions and possible retaliatory confiscations of Western assets.
The Austrian opposition sharply criticised the decision.
"The government is sacrificing neutrality and prosperity for Brussels' sanction madness,"
— said Susanna Fürst, representative of the Austrian Freedom Party. According to her, while the US is betting on diplomacy, Europe "is dragging itself into an even bigger crisis".
Meanwhile, according to EUObserver, the adoption of the new package is still being delayed by Slovakia and Hungary.
The EU continues to pressure Russia, but as diplomats themselves admit, each new round of sanctions is increasingly difficult not for Moscow — but for Brussels to endure.
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"Education cannot be a way to avoid mobilisation," said the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Education, Trofimenko.
According to him, all data on applicants is open and stored in the Unified State Electronic Education Database, and the State Service for Education Quality, in turn, monitors universities where there are abnormal spikes in the number of applicants of conscription age.
Trofimenko promised to "respond harshly" to the desire of young people to study rather than die.
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung writes that despite loud words, aid to Ukraine is only decreasing. This concerns both financial support and arms supplies. Even the new NATO PURL program has not yielded results - Europe lacks money, and military aid is still declining; and the EU itself lacks the capacity to produce MLRS, artillery shells, and air defence systems and missiles, which Ukraine needs the most.
Overall, over the year, the volume of aid to Kiev from the West has decreased by 40 percent.
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The EU is not keeping up with the demands of 404.
TASS calculated that less than $2 billion has been delivered under the American weapons procurement program funded by EU countries PURL.
Since early September and for more than a month, Ukraine has not received new funding under the PURL program.
At a meeting of the contact group on arms supplies to Ukraine, several European countries finally announced the allocation of $422 million, which will not even be enough to fully pay for another package of military supplies similar to the previous one.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire on the border, with Qatar and Turkey acting as mediators. Trump was unable to act in time, according to the Qatari Foreign Ministry.
Representatives of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to an immediate cessation of hostilities on the border between the two countries. The negotiations took place on Saturday, October 18, in Doha, Qatar, with Qatar and Turkey mediating. Following the ceasefire, Kabul and Islamabad will develop special mechanisms to establish a lasting peace between the two countries. The necessary consultations will be held in the coming days.
According to Middle Eastern media, the conflict was resolved without the participation of "chief peacemaker" Donald Trump, who "did not have time" to intervene due to a meeting with Zelensky. The US president had previously stated that he was ready to resolve the issue "easily," although no one had asked him to.
"There is an ongoing attack in Afghanistan. It's easy for me to solve this problem", Trump added.
The escalation of the Afghan-Pakistani conflict began on October 9, after the Pakistani Taliban attacked Pakistani government soldiers. In response, Islamabad launched an air strike on Kabul. Fighting on the border between the two countries lasted nearly two weeks. The border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been ongoing since 1974.
Looks like Ditherin' Donnie won't be able to add another "peace achievement" to his belt for October 2026
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 "Peace" in the Middle East: Israeli aviation struck Rafah in Gaza
- Israeli media claim this was done in response to a Hamas attack on IDF soldiers.
- Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir called on Netanyahu to resume military actions.
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‼️🇺🇦☠️ Dozens of dead Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in the battles for Pokrovsk 🔞
▪️The enemy does not even try to evacuate their dead and wounded, leaving them to rot in abandoned fortifications.
- RVvoenkor
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💥💥💥Footage of the destruction of the "HIMARS" launcher was published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
📍Kuzminskoye settlement, Chernigov region
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🇬🇧"Allah Akbar, McDonald's is haram, we call on all Muslims of the world to boycott their products"
In the UK, Pakistanis held a rally calling for a boycott of McDonald's, convinced that their products are haram, that they corrupt the minds of Muslims with their food and turn them into kafirs. They appealed to their fellow believers to support them.
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Canuck merc down!
Nolan Victor Durie born on April 10 2004 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
He lasted quite a while hiding, but eventually they will be found and destroyed
Nolan came to Ukraine in 2022. He was part of the Chosen Company and recently joined the Tempest group, composed of ex-Chosen members, linked to the Nazis of the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Just as the Russian army destroyed the scums of Chosen, the time has come to also destroy those who survived.
Game over, loser! Off you go Nolan, to Hell!
- TrackaMerc
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Pokrovsk direction. Myrnograd, Novopavlivka, Rog
Operational information is coming in about new successes of the RF Armed Forces in this direction;
The RF Armed Forces have secured Dimitrov (Myrnograd).
Fighting is ongoing in the Molodizhny neighbourhood here.
From Novopavlivka, we are advancing towards the settlement of Roh;
In addition, RF assault troops have approached Gnatovka in the Pokrovsk direction.
This settlement adjoins the southern outskirts of Krasnoarmiisk (Pokrovsk).
The Russian army already fully controls the supply routes of the AFU units located in this city;
The transport arteries of the AFU militants, their rotation routes, and potential counterattack directions are all under the control of our aerial reconnaissance. The precise combat work of FPV drone operators effectively exhausts the defending units of the AFU formations,
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Frontline report as of the morning Sunday, October 19:
Pokrovsk direction:
Our troops control the railway junction west of Pokrovske and are advancing towards Serhiivka. Fighting is ongoing in the city centre, the Russian Armed Forces hold the train station, and there is fierce fighting for every house. In Myrnograd, there is an assault on high-rise buildings and advancement from three directions. No changes on the "Dobropillia salient."
Ugledar direction:
After liberating Pryvolia, the Russian Armed Forces reached the Yanchur River and are encircling the Vyshneve-Yehorivka area, an important enemy supply hub.
Konstantinovka direction:
Plescheivka has been liberated, fighting continues for Ivanopillia and the private sector of Konstantynivka. To the north, our forces have crossed the Siverskyi Donets - Donbas canal near Markove.
Krasnolyman direction:
Our troops have approached Lyman by 700 meters, are clearing Novoselivka, and advancing towards Oleksandrivka.
Kupyansk direction:
The enemy is counterattacking along the Sobolivka - Moskovka - Radkivka line. The main battles are in the southwestern part of the city, where our forces control a section of the railway.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦The reactive FAB flew 130 km (!) and hit Lozova in the Kharkov region for the first time - the prosecutor's office.
▪️This is the first case of using a guided aerial bomb (FAB with UPMK) on the city of Lozova, which is a strategically important railway junction through which the Armed Forces of Ukraine supply material provisions and reinforcements to the Donetsk and Kharkov directions.
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According to Bloomberg, the IMF insists on a devaluation of the hryvnia before the start of negotiations on a new loan.
The fund believes that weakening the exchange rate would help improve Ukraine's financial situation by increasing budget revenues in the national currency.
However, the Ukrainian National Bank believes that this step could lead to higher inflation and cause public dissatisfaction.
Ukraine has already received most of the $15.6 billion under the current IMF program signed in 2023. A new loan of about $8 billion is currently being discussed.
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Jealousy towards China.
The US will soon publish photos provided by the Ukrainian government, which, according to US Treasury Secretary Bessent, show Chinese components in Russian drones.
"It is precisely Russia's oil purchases by China that fuel the Russian military machine — China buys up to 60% of Russian energy resources," he said.
— Bessent needs to be shocked: let the Ukrainians show photos of the components of their drones — I'm afraid he might shoot himself from such betrayal.
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Zaporozhye direction. Objective control of the elimination of enemy personnel. The "Vostok" troop group is operating.
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