Josh Mainka

Belfast based newsgathering Scotsman. Previously London, Doha and Sydney. Has been known to take photos in cold places and wear flak jackets in hot ones 😱

[Russia X @Russia_X1]

A US Air Force KC-135 tanker has disappeared from radar over the Strait of Hormuz after squawking 7700 (General Emergency).

Two H125 helicopters are now lifting off from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to search this

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@AdrianLandonP @RapidResponse47 Dire Straits...

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@DailyLoud The correct nautical term is poop deck..quite apt..

[OSGINT @posted_news]

The area of the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Dubai, UAE is on fire after an attack of Iranian drones.

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@MikeGeeNY00 @Breaking911 Iran has an ageing fleet of fighter aircraft, including 21 Russian (now 19) Sukhoi Su-24 along with Su-22 and antique US F-14 Tomcats, F-5 Tiger IIs and F-4 Phantom IIs from the Shah's time.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Cellphone footage showing an Iranian Shahed-136 striking a high-rise residential building earlier tonight in Bahrain.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Insane footage showing multiple interceptors from a U.S. Army MIM-104 “Patriot” Surface-to-Air Missile Battery launching and downing Iranian ballistic missiles earlier tonight during an attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with at least one ballistic missile seen striking the base, reportedly damaging a clinic on Al Udeid.

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@Kakashii2O12406 That's an old photo of clouds around the tower. The drone hit close to the Burj, but did not hit the tower...

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@dkjain1308 @AKHIL_thereal01 @Voiceofhindus It's a building on the Burj Khalifa Lake https://t.co/8Zr4UrUDik

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@AbebeSamson1 Nonsense. That's fog in an old photo. Drone hit the vicinity of the tower, not the tower itself...

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@malonebarry Fairmont The Palm has just been hit in Dubai.

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@alfah0lic @thinklikekai @BullTheoryio Really? I hope you're being sarcastic!! I was in an hotel full of international press that was hit by an American tank in Baghdad..

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@vsshostak If I tried this I’d never skip again 😳

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@ScottyWitte @Liveuamap “Dislikes conspiracy theorists” 🤡

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@HankPlank2x4 @adamD255143688 @JohnFugelsang Was Trump backstage at this?

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Spent most of the year off of here, but I have been busy 📸

Kicking 2026 off in Spain before heading back to Finland a few weeks later. Happy Hogmanay everyone ❤️

#photography #concertphotography #travelphotography

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@cathsimard_ Have a great day Cath. Onwards and always upwards 😊

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@hughvanlierop25 @STVNews Hotel 🏨

[old toons @oldtoons_]

One of the all time coolest fourth wall break 📺

🎥: Duck Amuck (1953)

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@vsshostak 🤭