Cocaine-soaked almonds seized in Bolivia, drug bust nets arrests
Bolivian authorities intercepted over a ton of almonds saturated with cocaine, destined for export, El Deber reports.
Sniffer dogs detected the drugs hidden within 53 out of 700 boxes. Bolivian and Colombian citizens were arrested in connection with the seizure.
The report also notes the destruction of three drones, though details regarding their connection to the drug operation were not immediately available.
#Cowboys
Protesters in Tbilisi, waving Georgian, EU, and US flags, set up camp outside parliament before its first session to voice their dissent.
#Protests
❗️Russian jet catches fire upon landing in Türkiye, all aboard evacuated
An Azimuth Airline Sukhoi Superjet 100 experienced an engine fire upon landing at Antalya Airport Sunday evening.
The blaze, which erupted in adverse weather conditions following a flight from Sochi, was quickly extinguished by emergency crews.
All 87 passengers and four crew members safely evacuated the aircraft, though runway 36R was temporarily closed.
#AzimuthAirline
❗️Russian air defenses downed seven missiles and seven drones over the Kursk region overnight, the governor reported
#Kursk
Finnish women prepare for an possible war with Russia -The Guardian
About 75 Finnish women will learn how to survive over the weekend, building and extinguishing bonfires, cooking outdoors, providing first aid and building toilets.
Two of these women took one-day shooting courses, but apparently "they don't like handling guns," the newspaper writes.
#Finald #Russia
$1.3 trillion climate ‘betrayal’: Activists rage at COP29 deal
After 2 weeks of tense negotiations at the COP29 summit in Baku, developed nations finally agreed to pay $1.3 trillion per year to help developing nations transition away from carbon fuels.
Only $300 billion of that will come directly from developed nations via grants and low-income loans, with wealthy nations hoping to plug the gap through private investors and levies on fossil fuels.
Brazilian activist Claudio Angelo said: “Rich countries spent 150 years appropriating the world’s atmospheric space, 33 years loitering on climate action… and now they force developing countries to accept a deal that not only doesn’t represent any actual new money but also may increase their debt.”
#COP29
US to adjust nuclear deterrence strategy to meet potential threats from Russia & China – Pentagon
Washington is developing a new version of the B61 gravity bomb and increasing the readiness of its nuclear submarines.
#US
Pakistan seeks ceasefire in deadly sectarian violence
Government officials met with tribal leaders in northern Pakistan on Sunday to attempt to strike a ceasefire in the swathe of Sunni-Shiite violence that has claimed 68 lives since Thursday.
"There have been positive developments in engagements with stakeholders," said the information minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the province where the violence has taken place.
Islamabad fears the death toll will continue to rise as communications in the area are down making accurate news hard to obtain - while the helicopter carrying the government delegation was shot at on Saturday before landing safely.
#Pakistan
Paul Pogba blackmail: 6 - including his brother - go on trial accused of extorting ex-France star
The brother of Paul Pogba, ex-professional footballer Mathias, is among six who face trial from Tuesday charged with attempting to extort $13.5 million from the former Manchester United flop.
Mathias had claimed in a video he released in 2022 that he had “explosive” revelations against his brother, while later accusing Paul of using an evil spell to bewitch French forward Kylian Mbappe.
Paul was kidnapped and held at gunpoint by the others - three of whom were childhood friends of the multi-millionaire - after they complained he had cut them off financially.
#France
Zelensky whines at ‘weak’ G20 leaders over Ukraine conflict position
Ukrainian de-facto leader Vladimir Zelensky was unhappy that the G20 final communique only criticized the “human suffering” in the Ukraine conflict, and didn’t pin the entire blame on Russia.
"Without a clear stance from major countries – the US, Brazil, Asian and African states – agreements with Putin will amount to mere stalling tactics,” he complained - before blaming the lack of his preferred statement for Moscow firing IRBM missiles this week.
Not the escalation of US and European-made missiles fired into Russia? Got it.
#Zelensky #G20
‘Worst pick ever’: John Bolton rages at Trump’s Gorka counter-terrorism appointment
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton insists Hungarian-born ‘conman’ Sebastian Gorka “needs a full FBI field background investigation” before he begins his counter-terrorism position.
He also claimed that up until the appointment of the former adviser to Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination as director of national intelligence was the “worst cabinet appointment in recent American history”.
#US #Trump #Gorka
Mystery drones spotted near three US-run airbases in the UK
The US Air Force confirmed the sightings, but claimed it had not determined whether the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were hostile or not, and refused to comment on whether it had taken direct action to counter their presence.
Among the installations at RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell are USAF F-35A and F-16 fighter jets, and logistics centers.
#UK #US
Very narrow circle knew about ‘Hazel’ IRBM use plans – Kremlin spokesperson
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov explained that only a ‘very narrow circle’ of people was aware of the plans to use the ‘Hazel’ (‘Oreshnik’) intermediate-range hypersonic missile, admitting that he learned about it along with others.
#Russia #Oreshnik
Biden mulled inviting Ukraine to join NATO after Trump's election victory - Bloomberg
The White House apparently decided the likely success of such a public invitation would be too low, and scrapped the idea.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has separately criticized the outgoing administration for taking increasingly reckless steps that are provoking tensions around the Ukrainian conflict.
There's going out with a bang, then there's Kamikaze Joe.
#Ukraine #US #NATO
Gunman shot dead outside Israeli embassy in Jordan - Israeli media
Three cops were reportedly injured in the incident in the early hours of Sunday morning, security forces told Israeli media, before which residents of the Rabiah neighborhood of the Jordanian capital Amman had been warned to remain indoors while the suspect was hunted.
The shooter had apparently fired at a police convoy, with several shots clearly heard through footage posted online.
#Israel #Jordan
❗️DHL plane crashes into homes near Vilnius, Lithuania, sparking fire
Casualties and the cause of the crash are yet unknown.
#DHL
❗️Russian air defenses destroyed and intercepted 23 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight, the Defense Ministry reported
#RussianMoD
Ukraine’s mobilization falls short, undermining frontline morale
According to The Economist, Kiev’s conscription efforts have fallen significantly short of their target, with only two-thirds of planned recruits enlisted.
This shortfall, exacerbated by a lack of qualified personnel and low morale among existing troops, raises concerns about Ukraine's ability to sustain its war effort.
Reports indicate widespread disillusionment, with many soldiers favoring territorial concessions to end the conflict.
#Zelensky
OPCW report aligns with Russia’s warnings on Ukrainian chemical weapons provocation
Russia in October: Ukraine will hand fabricated ’evidence’ of Russia using chemical weapons to the OPCW for an ’independent’ report.
OPCW in November: Behold, our ’independent’ report!
Never saw that coming.
#Ukraine #Russia
Femicide protest: Peruvian women march against gender-based violence
Hundreds of women marched through the streets of Lima in Peru to mark 'International day for the elimination of violence against women.'
The International Center for Transitional Justice estimates 6 in 10 Peruvian women have experienced sexual or physical violence.
#Peru
🚨🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸JIMMY DORE: BIDEN IS TRYING TO START A WAR THAT TRUMP CAN’T STOP
‘Joe Biden and the neocons surrounding him in his administration, Antony Blinken and those types have been escalating war everywhere…we have to rely on Putin to be the sane adult in the room and to show restraint. What it seems like they’re trying to do is start a war that Donald Trump can’t stop.’
-Jimmy Dore on Joe Biden giving the green light for Ukraine to launch long-range missile strikes inside Russian territory
FULL SHOW: https://rumble.com/v5rxave-jimmy-dore-on-ukraine-and-ww3-biden-wants-a-war-that-trump-cant-stop-only-h.html
Hezbollah launches around 160 rockets at Israel, damaging residential building
Some rockets from Hezbollah's barrage were intercepted, but at least one building in Haifa was struck and left at risk of collapse, while several people suffered minor injuries, according to Israeli police.
#Israel #Hezbollah
Thousands of anti-fascist protesters accuse Israel, NATO and Ukraine of war crimes
Thousands of activists from the Antifa movement took to the streets of Madrid on the 49th anniversary of Spanish fascist leader Francisco Franco's death to condemn war atrocities committed by Israel, NATO, and Ukraine.
#Ukraine #NATO #Spain
ICYMI: MXNBC? Musk hints at possibility of buying TV channel
Elon Musk hinted at buying MSNBC after Donald Trump Jr. suggested that it would be the "funniest idea ever," remarking the cost can’t be much since the ratings are in decline.
#MSNBC #Musk
US investor plans to buy Nord Stream 2 to control EU energy supplies
US investor Stephen P. Lynch is interested in acquiring the sabotaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline, pledging to provide the US with control over EU energy supplies.
Energy sovereignty, huh?
#US #EU #NordStream
Several wounded by Lebanon strikes in Israel's Petah Tikva
A Hezbollah rocket attack on the city in central Israel has left a 70-year-old woman suffering from smoke inhalation and a 23-year-old man with light injuries after a car caught fire.
Several buildings were badly damaged, with more people reportedly treated for anxiety and minor injuries.
#Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah
Many ‘psychotic and stupid’ Pentagon officials don’t think of ‘nuclear risks’ – Grayzone reporter
‘I’ve tried to talk to these people [from Pentagon] behind the scenes’ and attempted to understand if ‘they are worried about nuclear risks," Grayzone reporter Liam Cosgrove told RT.
"I think a lot of these guys are kind of psychotic and even more dangerous, I think a lot of them are stupid."
#US #Pentagon
‘RT opens a new view for us in the whole world’ – Emir Kusturica
‘I got to know a side of America that didn’t exist in my thoughts’ – Famous Serbian director Emir Kusturica thanked Russia and RT for providing true images of the entire world and covering the problems of socially marginalized groups.
The director is now hosting RT’s international documentary film festival, ’Time of our heroes’, in Serbian village of Drvengrad, originally built as a film set.
#Serbia #Russia
‘Criminals’: Trudeau hangs own intel officers out to dry
The Canadian PM has publicly slated his own intelligence officials for leaking false stories about New Delhi’s complicity in the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Trudeau told media that “criminals leaking top-secret information to the media have consistently gotten those stories wrong”, branding the report that had claimed Indian PM Narendra Modi and top Indian officials knew about an alleged plan to kill Nijjar as “speculative and inaccurate”.
#Canada #India
2024 has become the deadliest year on record for UN workers – UN Secretary general spox
The Gaza war has tragically made 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers, with over 320 killed, a significant number of whom were UNRWA personnel providing vital assistance, says UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
#UN #Gaza
