Election Season Russia Card: US Media Goes After Musk
The 'tied to Moscow' narrative is becoming a staple of US presidential elections, and this time it targets Donald Trump's ally Elon Musk.
RT’s Marina Kosareva reports.
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Two intensive care children died after IDF raid on northern Gaza hospital - local health authorities
IDF forces had raided the Kamal Adwan hospital - one of only three still operating in the area - Friday, arresting 44 of the 70 medical staff working there; although they withdrew Saturday, only 14 workers were released.
Local health authorities said that since the Israeli attack that knocked out generators, two babies that were in intensive care had died overnight.
Families are seen forced to carry their belongings on foot or by donkey cart through the rubble-strewn streets, escaping from Jabaliya, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun, amidst the intense Israeli operations.
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Deadly Storm Trami devastates Philippines
Clean-up efforts are underway in the Philippines after Tropical Storm Trami left at least 82 people dead in landslides and extensive flooding following extensive flooding since Wednesday.
A further 66 people have been left injured, while 34 more are still reportedly missing. Around 25,000 people have been evacuated from high-risk areas.
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❗️Hungary's Orban congratulates Georgia Dream on election 'victory'
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed the Georgian people "know what's best for their country" by voting for the ruling Georgian Dream party in a congratulatory post on X.
Official results have not been confirmed yet, with some exit polls suggesting Georgia Dream, and others an opposition coalition, has earned a majority of the votes counted so far.
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❗️Georgian Dream supporters celebrate ‘victory’
Preliminary data from the Central Election Commission indicates a 52.98% majority for the ruling Georgian Dream party - whose supporters are on the streets of Tbilisi celebrating (video) - with 68.69% of the ballots counted following a 58.94% voter turnout by 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT).
Georgian Dream said it expects to receive about 90 of the 150 parliament seats.
The Central Election Commission has promised to announce preliminary results by 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT).
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⚡️Georgian Dream gains 56.1% majority - Govt TV channel Imedi
The ruling Georgian Dream party earned about 56.1% of the votes in the parliamentary elections, according to exit polls of the government TV channel Imedi.
The channel's data suggests Georgian Dream is leading by a wide margin, with the Coalition of Changes party gaining 12.6% of the vote, Unity-National Movement 11.6%, and Strong Georgia 7%.
Polling stations officially closed a short while ago at 19:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
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Bolivian cops clear pro-Morales blockade, use tear gas & machinery
Bolivian police free up a road in the center of the country blocked by supporters of former President Evo Morales who seek to prevent his arrest over an alleged relationship with an underage woman.
Protestors have blocked major roads in the country for the last two weeks, which the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade think tank estimates has cost La Paz around $500 million in lost trade.
The allegations relate to an alleged sexual relationship Morales had with an underage girl in 2015, taking her abroad on trips - which prosecutors argue constitutes human trafficking.
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UK intelligence helped Kiev plan attack on Kursk power plant – Russia
British intelligence assisted Ukrainian troops in preparing a planned sabotage of Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant, according to Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations.
International security consultant Earl Rasmussen stated that the West will likely distance itself from such incidents and allow Kiev to take all the blame.
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Rheinmetall boosts profits supports Ukraine with 4 new weapons factories
CEO Armin Papperger says the first of the German defense contractor's four planned weapons plants in Ukraine is already completed, and will produce tanks among other military hardware.
This is the same Rheinmetall which forecast record profits of $10 billion this year.
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Georgia ballot boxes stuffed, smashed
The observer who filmed one disrupter stuffing ballot papers into a box was subjected to physical violence, according to former Georgian Ombudsman Nino Lomjaria, with a criminal case opened into the act of interfering with ballot boxes (video 1).
Meanwhile, at a polling station in the city of Baghdati, voters smashed ballot boxes (video 2).
The turnout for the parliamentary elections as of 12:00 (11:00 Moscow time) was 22.22%.
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Georgia elections: Voting kicks off as voters clash
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has already blamed the opposition for allegedly stoking tensions as footage appeared to show a fight breaking out at a polling station in Zugdidi, but insists authorities will prevent disorder.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze claimed today was a “referendum between war and peace, between immoral propaganda and traditional values, between the past and the bright future of the country."
Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili simply characterized the choice facing Georgian voters as “between good and evil”, insisting that the ruling Georgian Dream party is the “only” choice.
After two hours of voting, the turnout for the parliamentary elections in Georgia was 9.27%.
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‘Hunter’s a bad boy’: Trump hasn’t ruled out pardoning Hunter Biden if he’s reelected — Politico
Trump says regarding Hunter Biden’s pardon, “I wouldn’t take it off the books.” “I happen to think it’s very bad for our country,” Trump said. Hunter Biden and Trump were found guilty of felonies within weeks of each other earlier this year, so the irony is palpable.
“See, unlike Joe Biden, despite what they’ve done to me, where they’ve gone after me so viciously, despite that, and Hunter’s a bad boy,” the former president said.
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🚨ISRAELI PROFESSOR: ISRAELIS DON’T UNDERSTAND THE TRAGEDY OF GAZA
‘I think that one of the problems is that in the Israeli media you don’t get any information, any pictures from Gaza…and the Israelis don’t understand the tragedy that happens in Gaza.’
-Uri Bar-Joseph, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the University of Haifa
FULL INTERVIEW: https://rumble.com/v5j3xid-israel-in-crisis-zionism-has-failed-to-provide-a-safe-haven-for-jews-prof.-.html
❗️IDF announces end of attack on Iran
More than 100 Israeli Air Force fighters took part in the strikes according to the Jerusalem Post, including the latest American F-35 fighters, and they have returned to Israel with no casualties reported.
The Iranian Civil Aviation Authority had closed its airspace until 9am local time. Tehran is ready to launch a “proportionate response”, according to a high-ranking source cited by Tasnim news agency.
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Tourist swallowed by MEGA-WAVE while taking a selfie with his family at popular spot in Bali
A tourist horrifyingly swept away in front of his wife and friends while taking photos at a notorious hotspot in Bali. Nilesh Mukhi, 59, was found Thursday morning, a day after an intense wave swallowed him up at Angel’s Billabong.
It’s a natural infinity pool known as a “deathtrap” according to New York Post. Social media video shows rescuers searching for him.
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Bezos kills WaPo Kamala Harris endorsement
The Amazon chief stepped in and ordered a drafted endorsement of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to be pulled by the paper’s editorial staff, because he wants more conservative readers according to a New York Times report.
Former Washington Post journalist Sewall Chan suggested Bezos was hedging his bets out of fear his business interests could be harmed were Trump to win.
"What an insult to those of us who have literally put our careers and lives on the line to call out threats to human rights and democracy,” Post columnist Karen Attiah cried on social media.
The Washington Post has backed the Democrat’s nominee for the White House in every election since 1976 except 1988, when it endorsed nobody.
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🚨PROF. DAOUD KUTTAB SLAMS WESTERN HYPOCRISY ON ISRAEL
‘The Palestinians don’t have a right to defend themselves. The Iranians don’t have a right to defend themselves. The Lebanese don’t have that right, only Israel has that right.’
-Prof. Daoud Kuttab on Going Underground as West Asia is pushed to the brink of a regional war
FULL SHOW: https://rumble.com/v5k3vs5-israel-out-of-control-international-law-has-been-thrown-in-the-trash-prof.-.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
'Trump promises peace not war': Michigan Muslims endorse Trump bid
"The bloodshed has to stop all over the world, and I think this man can make it happen," local Imam Belal Alzuhairi said on stage at Donald Trump's rally in Michigan.
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❗️Georgia election declared valid by Central Election Commission
The ruling Georgian Dream party has earned 53% of the votes with 70% of ballots counted, the Commission has declared.
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Georgia exit poll confusion: rival sources claim opposition lead
Radio Tbilisi is reporting officials in Georgia are attempting to hold talks with the ruling Georgian Dream party to persuade them to concede defeat, with a private TV channel claiming the opposition coalition have earned a 51% lead according their exit polls.
Voting in Georgia has ended, although polling stations abroad remain open. Preliminary results are expected around 23:00 local time (20:00 GMT), with final results not expected until Sunday.
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G7 finalize $50 billion Ukraine package funded by profits from frozen Russian funds
Leaders of the group’s nations on Friday finalized a package that will see the US pay $20 billion of the loan package in December, the EU matching that, and the remaining $10 billion being split between the UK, Japan and Canada.
Washington agreed this week to fast track its contribution in order to avoid complications linked to the outcome of the imminent US elections, after Donald Trump questioned the scale of the US’ support to Kiev.
The entire package will be repaid by interest from over $250 billion in frozen Russian assets, with the bilateral loans being disbursed over the next three years.
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❗️Georgia's opposition party accused of election interference
Georgian Dream officials have alleged that the United National Movement has orchestrated a group of about 30 people moving around different areas to cause unrest at polling stations, using the opposition party's chats to coordinate.
The TV channel Pirveli is always aware of the group's movements and arrives on site in advance, the Georgia Dream claimed.
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⚡️10 Iranian cops killed in ambush attack
Authorities confirmed the deaths after an attack on a police convoy on the southeast of Iran on Saturday.
According to photos published by HalVash, an advocacy group for the Baluch people of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, two vehicles were attacked with gunshots but apparently no explosives were deployed.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
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India-China border disengagement pictured by satellite
Images taken by US satellite company Maxar show areas in the disputed Himalayan border zone between India and China in Demchok and Depsang Plains being cleared of large structures and military vehicles.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the disengagement by both sides is going smoothly, after he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a historic bilateral meeting at the BRICS Summit in Kazan this week.
Multipolar diplomacy in action.
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Media smoke & mirrors: Israeli sources use old photo to ramp up 'damage', Western outlets claim Iran won't respond - but Iranian agency says it is ready to do so
Major Israeli media outlets, including Channel 12, are passing off footage of the Israeli strike on Iran three years ago as photos of the attack launched in the early hours of Saturday.
Tehran has already said it is ready to respond to Israel, Tasnim reports, but Sky News Arabia has claimed Iran informed Israel through intermediaries that it would not respond to the attacks on Iranian territory.
Several media outlets earlier reported, citing the Iranian army, that two soldiers were killed in the Israeli strike. Iranian media reported that the damage was "minor."
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Israel warned Iran about attacks through third countries - Axios
According to the portal, Tel Aviv demanded that Iran not respond to the attack, threatening otherwise to deliver a more powerful blow.
"The Israelis made it clear to the Iranians in advance which targets they were going to attack and which ones they were not going to attack," the source said.
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Former Abercrombie Boss Jeffries pleads not guilty — Reuters
Mike Jeffries, former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch pleaded not guilty on Friday. Saying charges that he ran an international sex trafficking scheme are false, according to Reuters.
Jeffries, 80, who led Abercrombie from 1992 to 2014, entered his not guilty plea to one count of sex trafficking and prostitution. He will remain free on $10 million bond, but subjected to GPS ankle monitoring.
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XR activists storm HQ of TotalEnergies and get into fist-to-cuffs with police —social media
Many fights broke out as XR activists swarmed the HQ of TotalEnergies in Paris.
Activists were smashing glass and painting graffiti on the doors as police rushed to break up the protest, realeasing tear gas.
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Alleged Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump-Vance — Reuters
Reports of ‘Chinese hackers’ who tapped into Verizon's system to target phones used by people affiliated with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, according to media reports.
The New York Times reported investigators were working to determine what communications were hacked, Trump campaign did not confirm any phones were targeted.
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THIS… just happened: Joe Rogan and Trump 3hr. Podcast coming soon
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