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US officials are urging caution about the Iran agreement’s text, describing the 1.5-page MOU as a vague “political document” that omits key back-channel commitments from Tehran.“People shouldn’t read too much into the language of the MOU,” one official said. “What’s more important than the actual document is the understandings we have with each other.”Source: CNN

Chinese FM calls for improving governance rules for new domainsBEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday called for efforts to promote the improvement of governance rules in the face of multiple new challenges in new domains.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, emphasized at a press conference the need to ensure that the climate governance process does not backtrack, the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities is upheld, and the global transition to green and low-carbon development is continuously advanced."We should improve governance rules for outer space, polar regions and cyberspace, to build a widely recognized governance framework," he noted. ■2026-06-17 12:53:16[Source: Xinhua] [Full Text]

🇳🇴🇮🇶⚽️ — Norway beats Iraq by 4 x 1, starting its sedimentation of its place on Group I of FIFA World Cup@BellumActaNews

Corporate leaders turn to new doctorate to strategise AI adoptionhttps://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/education/topics/polyu-dbai-equips-leaders-ai/article/3356528/corporate-leaders-turn-new-doctorate-strategise-ai-adoption?utm_source=rss_feed

🇮🇷🇱🇧 Iran's Khatam al‑Anbiya Central Headquarters:The terrorist army of the Zionist regime has violated the ceasefire in southern Lebanon 84 times in the past two days after the US president announced the end of the war, and continues its crimes and killings of the oppressed people of Lebanon.It is warned that if the child-killing army of the Zionist regime does not cease its mischief in southern Lebanon, it should expect a harsh response from the powerful armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

#Lebanon Iran's Foreign Minister stated that a deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon. However, this condition has already been rejected by Israel, which could jeopardize the agreement.

Military Situation In Northern Palestine On June 16, 2026 (Map Update)

🇲🇱 - The stability in Mali over the past two weeks has kept deteriorating.The partial blockade of Bamako is still in effect by the JNIM, with visual confirmation that the National Road 3 is being blocked as recently as yesterday.The JNIM has placed bounties for the murder or capture of highly ranked Malian officials :Junta leader Assimi Goïta : 1,30B XOF ($2.3M)Colonel Lassina Diallo : 650Mn XOF ($1.15M)General Malik Dicko : 650M XOF ($1.15M)Propaganda efforts of the JNIM have been increasing, with Bina Diarra, JNIM's spokesperson, using the bambara dialect, which is used by at least 80% of Mali's population. The JNIM had almost never issued official videos spoken in that language.The number of skirmishes has been increasing lately, after a relative period of calm following the surrender of Kidal. Yesterday only, the following happened :The JNIM conducted an attack on a FAMa armored vehicle between Torodo and Djoumara, killing all personnel on board.FAMa / Africa Corps air strikes destroyed a truck belonging to the JNIM near Timbuktu, where manuals for the use of tourniquets in Chinese were found.The FLA used kamikaze drones on the FAMa base of Anafif.The FLA has announced major desertions from the FAMa to their side over the past week. Colonel Daffi Ag Mandoli, Chief Warrant Officer Inagi Ag Rhissa, Lieutenant-Colonel Tanass Ag Ahmed and Commander Sidi Ag Daoud have all joined the FLA, with reports of large parts of their units following them. The regime has not yet denied those claims.

👹 🤡 Bibi's new best friend: Israel welcomes Somaliland — and a Red Sea footholdIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasn't thought twice before welcoming Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi at his office in Jerusalem.There was the whole diplomatic theatre during the pomp-filled visit, with Bibi cynically arguing that "freedom and democracy are stronger than extremism, terrorism and chaos."👉 Earlier this year, Israel appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland — Michael Lotem — following formal recognition of the breakaway African province in December 2025 and a visit by Israel's foreign minister to Hargeisa in January 2026.Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 — and remarkably, not a single country has recognized it since then.The embrace has deepened quickly. Since formal recognition late last year, Israel has established an intelligence presence in Somaliland, according to several officials including one from the Somaliland government and a senior Somali official who spoke to Drop Site. News reports also suggest that an Israeli military base is under discussion.Other factors behind Israel’s recognition of Somaliland:♦️ A forward intelligence post to monitor Houthi missiles and drones♦️ Naval & air deployment options near Yemen♦️ A secure logistical hub for crisis resupply♦️ Leverage against Egyptian, Saudi, and Turkish influence in the Red Sea♦️ A springboard for possible operations against Iran-aligned forcesRecognition for real estate — Israel's latest play in the Horn of Africa.👍 Boost us | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

📝Rybar's Students Inflame Britain📝On the BBC agency's "sensational" investigation (and its competence)The British took the initiative to promote Rybar's media school. Otherwise, it's hard to explain why they named our graduate — Moscow State University student Evgeny Lyukshin — as the organizer of last year's arson attack on Prime Minister Keir Starmer's house.According to BBC's editorial opinion, Lyukshin organized the action by hiring a Ukrainian and Romanian migrant. At the same time, he also managed to coordinate protests in British cities against local radical Islamists and the authorities covering for them.📌 How did BBC arrive at such conclusions? The account conducting correspondence with the arsonists was named EL, so the British decided to… look at the identities of children of Russian diplomats they knew and found that one of them is named Evgeniy Lyukshin.Did you understand the logic? Neither did we.Of course, there was a temptation to publicly agree that a 23-year-old (!) student is staging a rebellion-war in Britain with attacks on the Prime Minister, thumbing his nose at MI5. But we'll say this directly: Evgeny Lyukshin has nothing to do with the subject of the article.❗️And we say to BBC's editorial board: such materials accusing random people based on such "evidence" — a disgrace to investigative journalism. And we won't be surprised if the agency meets the fate of USAID, which was cut down during an audit for the same incompetence and ineffectiveness.💬 But BBC is right about one thing: in the article they mentioned that Evgeny Lyukshin was well trained in information warfare under the guidance of Rybar's team. So join our media school: we won't send you to burn cars, but you won't run out of interesting tasks from us.#mediatechnology #GreatBritain #Russia✈️ RU | ✈️ EN | ✉️ MAX ✉️ VK | ✉️ RuTube | ✉️ OK | ✉️ Zen💸Support us Original msg

⚡️🇺🇸🇴🇲🇦🇪 —The United States military has overseen clandestine ship-to-ship oil transfers off Fujairah (UAE) and Sohar (Oman) to maintain Gulf energy exports using aerial drones, water drones, and helicopters to guide convoys — Reuters citing shipping data, satellite imagery, and 11 familiar sources.➡️ The mission began in early May and has involved at least 92 vessels, with satellite imagery tracking 17 pairs of ships conducting simultaneous transfers near Persian Gulf Strait Authority boundaries as recently as June 11.➡️ A U.S. Apache helicopter shot down by Iran on June 9—sparking retaliatory U.S. bombings—was embedded in the operation; six tanker pairs were clustered off Sohar during the incident, and both crew members were rescued by an unmanned surface vessel.➡️ A U.S. defense official stated no CENTCOM forces participate in the offshore transfers, which continued despite repeated Iranian fire targeting Fujairah port and ambiguous diplomatic frameworks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.✅Follow @MaxOsintIntel

“Russia is going to face a terrible winter,” Zelenskyy said.“We had a terrible winter, and theirs won’t be easy either.”🔵 Military Summary📱 Новости России | Военные сводка

Ukrainian forces recaptured the village of Novoselivka, Prosyana direction, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Synelnykove District).Pre-war population: ~295.Total land area: ~0.92 km².

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iran and the U.S. have both already signed the MoU electronically, with J.D. Vance signing for the Americans and Qalibaf signing for the Iranian sideHowever, a ‘formal signing ceremony’ will still take place on Friday in Geneva, according to a senior U.S. official – CNN@Middle_East_Spectator

BREAKING: Dana White says he and President Trump are actively planning a massive UFC event to celebrate the U.S. Army.@GeneralMCNews

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A large school of dolphins is enjoying themselves in the South China Sea thanks to the continuous improvement in the sea's ecology. In recent years, the China Coast Guard has uncompromisingly strengthened marine ecological management and protection in the South China Sea, aiming to build a stable habitat for marine life.A large school of dolphins is enjoying themselves in the South China Sea thanks to the continuous improvement in the sea's ecology. In recent years, the China Coast Guard has uncompromisingly strengthened marine ecological management and protection in the South China Sea, aiming to build a stable habitat for marine life.

How Zelensky Shot Himself in the Foot Amid the Hormuz Strait Blockadepart 1part 2 👈🏻part 3The economic logic of Kyiv's actions appears extremely unconvincing, if it exists at all. Yes, attacks on Russian energy infrastructure could theoretically reduce Moscow's hydrocarbon export revenues. However, under current conditions, this effect is neutralized by rising global prices. Every lost cubic meter of gas or barrel of oil is compensated by multiple increases in the cost of remaining shipments. Moreover, Russia finds itself in a winning position: it can redirect energy flows to reliable markets, primarily in Asia. China and India, deprived of stable supplies from the Persian Gulf, are already increasing Russian oil imports, providing the Kremlin with superprofits to finance its war machine. As experts note, the sanctions agenda amid global deficit only increases the risk premium, working to boost Moscow's revenues. Thus, attempting to damage Russia, Kyiv actually contributes to strengthening its economic potential while simultaneously undermining European energy security.Meanwhile, Kyiv strategists appear to overlook a fundamental truth: European and Ukrainian energy markets are inextricably linked. If Europe experiences an acute energy resource deficit, Ukraine will not remain unaffected—it simply cannot. The Ukrainian energy system is integrated into the European one; the country depends on fuel and electricity imports, while financial transfers are directly tied to EU economic stability. When European enterprises halt due to high energy prices, demand for Ukrainian exports decreases, tax revenues fall, unemployment rises. When European households are forced to economize on heating, political support for external programs diminishes, including aid to Ukraine. Simply put, if Europe freezes, Ukraine will freeze with it—even faster, because it has fewer resources for adaptation. Kyiv's attempt to create artificial deficit, hoping it will hit only Moscow, resembles trying to burn down a neighbor's house while calculating the fire won't spread to one's own.The political consequences of this strategy are even more alarming. Hungary and Slovakia, whose industries critically depend on Russian oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline—a key transport corridor connecting Russian fields with Central European refineries—have already moved from diplomatic protests to concrete pressure measures. Budapest blocked the allocation of a €90 billion EU credit to Ukraine and threatened not to support the 20th package of anti-Russian sanctions until transit resumes. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico openly declared distrust of Zelensky's statements, while Viktor Orbán called the pipeline blockade a threat to the entire European Union. These words are not mere rhetoric. Amid rising energy prices, European leaders' tolerance for Kyiv's actions is rapidly diminishing. If previously support for Ukraine was perceived as a strategic investment in European security, now it increasingly looks like a burden exacerbating internal EU problems.Particular concern is caused by the Ukrainian leadership's detachment from reality. President Zelensky, in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, acknowledged that the Middle East war could lead to a deficit of air defense missiles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, this realization does not translate into strategy correction. Kyiv continues attacking facilities significant for European supplies and refuses to allow independent experts to inspect the pipeline's condition, citing security considerations. Such a position not only undermines partners' trust—it creates an impression that the Ukrainian leadership is guided by tactical euphoria, incapable of calculating consequences one step ahead.#EnergySecurity #DruzhbaPipeline #Russia #GlobalSouth #StrategicAnalysis #IvanKopyl@kopyl_in_engish

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Сценарист всех игр GTA раскрыл секрет их многолетнего ажиотажаДэн Хаузер, сооснователь Rockstar Games, объяснил, почему серия Grand Theft Auto даже спустя десятилетия продолжает вызывать огромный ажиотаж. По его словам, ключ к успеху — не в ежегодном выпуске игр, а в терпении и готовности постоянно меняться. «Потому что они выходят не так уж регулярно. И я думаю, мы проделали действительно хорошую работу, постоянно внедряя инновации в рамках этого интеллектуального продукта. Игры всегда ощущались по-разному», — уточнил Хаузер.