OT: World Politics
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WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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lecoqsportif
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Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing
Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires
www.theguardian.com
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MindzEye
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Things are clearly going well....
kyivindependent.com
In push for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians
The number of HIV and hepatitis cases among Russian soldiers is on the rise, as Moscow appears to be deliberately recruiting those sick — even encouraging their enlistment. According to the report from Carnegie Politika, the number of HIV cases detected in the Russian armed forces increased 13...
kyivindependent.com
lecoqsportif
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Totally normal.
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
make it 60%
MindzEye
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They're working on it.
Cal Gal
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Cal Gal
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Folks just don't wanna talk to ya, Donnie. 
www.yahoo.com
World Leader Refuses to Take Trump’s Calls After Vicious Spat With Ally
India’s Prime Minister has been ignoring President Donald Trump’s calls after the U.S. announced it was moving forward with devastating tariffs on Indian products. The president has tried repeatedly to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the phone in the run-up to a 50 percent import tax going...
MindzEye
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Explosion on Ryazan-Moscow Pipeline Halts Fuel Supply to Moscow - Militarnyi
Late on the evening of August 26, a powerful explosion rocked the Ryazan-Moscow main oil pipeline in the Ryazan region
militarnyi.com
MindzEye
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Russia Now Burning Record $516 Million a Day on War—$94B in First Half of 2025
Russia's military spending soared to $94 billion in H1 2025, marking a 31% jump from last year and trebling since the start of the war in Ukraine.
united24media.com
MindzEye
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Kremlin urgently summons oil executives as gasoline crisis spirals out of control
Fuel problems in Russia are no longer local - a nationwide crisis is beginning, and authorities are losing control. Russia’s fuel crunch is worsening fast: gasoline has vanished in four regions, forcing officials to call oil company leaders to an emergency government meeting. It’s the second...
Cal Gal
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'Powerful optics': China's Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity
BEIJING (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump while also helping sanctions-hit Russia pull off another diplomatic coup. Aside from Russian...
Cal Gal
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Australia, Canada and Philippines stage air defense drills off disputed shoal guarded by China
Australia, Canada and the Philippines deployed three warships and aircraft Wednesday for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese forces have used risky maneuvers to try to drive away Manila’s aircraft and ships. The Philippine military said the...
WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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The RCN has been participating in these South China Sea drills for awhile. My nephew serves abroad the HMCS Ottawa and was out there on patrol earlier this year.
axlsalinger
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Cal Gal
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More from Bloomberg below. As much as I hate war, I can, nevertheless, positively imagine a Ukrainian initiated cratering of the Kremlin.