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Unverified social media footage and satellite fire-monitoring data indicate that a large fire and heavy smoke erupted at Saudi Aramco's refinery in Riyadh. NASA's thermal monitoring detected elevated heat signatures across the facility as plumes of black smoke drifted across the Saudi capital, sparking widespread claims online of a potential Houthi drone or missile strike. While the incident coincides with sharp cross-border escalations and recent aerial interceptions, neither Saudi officials nor Aramco have confirmed the exact cause, and Houthi military spokespersons have yet to formally claim an operation.
Could this be a new asymmetric strike on critical Gulf infrastructure, or an industrial incident amid heightened alert? Share your thoughts below 👇
#SaudiAramco #Riyadh #MiddleEast #EnergyNews #BreakingNews

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With Seoul holding leverage over humanitarian aid and reconstruction funds, but relying on Kyiv for intel on Pyongyang’s troops, both sides face high stakes.

Should Kyiv issue a formal apology, or is Seoul overreacting to public diplomacy? #NorthKorea #Geopolitics

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🚨 South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has threatened “additional measures” against Ukraine unless Kyiv publicly acknowledges a confidentiality pact and issues an apology.

The dispute stems from Zelenskyy revealing two North Korean POWs were sent to Seoul. 🧵👇 #SouthKorea #Ukraine

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In a direct statement on X, Lee rejected Kyiv’s claim of a “diplomatic misunderstanding,” accusing Ukrainian officials of portraying him as dishonest.

Lee also slammed Ukrainian rhetoric about an imminent inter-Korean conflict, saying it amounts to encouraging war on the peninsula.

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@lucy_neuwirth DOJ should publish all Epstein files

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Vice President JD Vance stepped in to defend Donald Trump over his past associations with Jeffrey Epstein during an appearance on Fox News' Hannity: "When you look at the Epstein files, Trump didn’t just throw him out of the club; he turned Jeffrey Epstein into the local police for being a creep. There was probably no person in the world that Jeffrey Epstein hated more than Trump". Vance pointed to accounts from former Palm Beach law enforcement noting that Trump barred Epstein from Mar-a-Lago and cooperated with investigators early on, arguing that unsealed documents prove Trump actively rejected Epstein rather than enabling him. Critics, however, continue to point to their shared high-society social circle throughout the 1990s and early 2000s before their public fallout.
Does turning Epstein in to local police settle the debate over Trump's past ties, or will the association continue to be a political issue? Share your take below 👇
#JDVance #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein #Hannity #USPolitics

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Amodei held his ground, telling executives that frontier labs must be honest with the public about accelerating capabilities rather than playing down dangers.

Is publicizing catastrophic risks responsible stewardship, or counterproductive alarmism? #MachineLearning #BigTech #FinTwit

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🚨 Tensions flared behind closed doors at the White House on Tuesday as tech CEOs confronted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over his vocal AI risk warnings, per WSJ.

The confrontation followed an East Room lunch with Donald Trump. 🧵👇 #AI #Tech #SiliconValley

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg challenged Amodei in the Roosevelt Room, questioning whether ringing public alarm bells over cyberattacks and job displacement hurts the industry.

Huang has previously called extreme doomsday warnings irresponsible and evidence-free.

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President Donald Trump addressed the disconnect between administration milestones and public polling on the economy: "We have the best economy anywhere in the world. There’s no economy like this economy. The only thing we don’t have is good public relations. We don’t seem to be able to get the word across". Trump argued that headline numbers on employment, domestic investment, and market performance outshine global rivals, maintaining that negative press coverage is preventing everyday voters from seeing the progress. The sentiment mirrors long-running political debates over consumer sentiment, where incumbents argue the economic numbers are fundamentally sound while voters point to stubborn everyday grocery and living costs.
Is the administration's biggest hurdle simply poor PR and media coverage, or are everyday prices driving voters' frustration? Sound off below 👇
#DonaldTrump #USEconomy #Inflation #WhiteHouse #BreakingNews

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A senior European defense official called the explicit written threat the first of its kind since the Cold War.

Is Moscow’s nuclear warning genuine Baltic deterrence, or psychological warfare to deter NATO freedom of navigation? #Defense #Geopolitics #OSINT

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🚨 Russia has formally warned NATO it is prepared to use its "entire arsenal," including nuclear weapons, if the alliance attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, Reuters reports.

The diplomatic note warned of immediate strikes on Western "decision-making centers." 🧵👇 #Russia #NATO

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In the document seen by Reuters, Moscow accused NATO of a “dangerous and reckless course” carrying high risk of direct conflict.

NATO rejected the warning, stating its exercises pose zero threat to Russian territory and urging Moscow to cease its “irresponsible nuclear rhetoric.”

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🇮🇱🇦🇪⚡️ — A photo shows damage to the tail of the #FlyDubai plane as a result of the flight's rapid descent.

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🇮🇱🇦🇪⚡️ — The general consensus now is that one of the pilots attempted suicide by nosediving the plane, after which the second pilot stabbed the first pilot attempting to down the plane.

Israeli passengers also stepped in to stop the plane from crashing. Photo shows one of the Israeli passengers that intervened, with blood on his shirt that belonged to the stabbed suicidal pilot.

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🇺🇸🇮🇶⚡️ — The U.S. and its coalition partners have officially ended Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq following the withdrawal of coalition personnel and equipment from Erbil Air Base.

Iraqi forces will now have the main responsibility for security, suppressing ISIS cells, and addressing pro-Iran militias. U.S. forces will continue to provide training and intelligence support to Iraqi forces.

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Operating from aircraft carriers, the F/A-XX addresses the "tyranny of distance" in the Indo-Pacific, allowing carrier strike groups to stand off beyond anti-ship missile envelopes.

Can carrier aviation remain dominant against modern anti-access missile networks? #Military #OSINT #Tech

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🚨 The Pentagon and U.S. Navy have formally selected Boeing to develop the sixth-generation F/A-XX carrier-based strike fighter.

The program secures Boeing’s clean sweep of both 6th-gen military fighters alongside the USAF’s F-47. 🧵👇 #Aviation #Navy #Defense

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Key operational expectations for the F/A-XX:
• Drastically increased combat radius compared to the F/A-18 Super Hornet
• Native command and teaming with autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs)
• Broadband stealth and next-gen air dominance
• Replaces the Super Hornet & Growler by the 2030s while operating alongside the F-35C

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Speaking from the Oval Office as trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa escalated further, President Donald Trump predicted Canada will soon cave under economic pressure: "I think what's going to happen is, over the next three or four weeks, Canada is going to come to us and they're going to say, 'We're going to get rid of all the tariffs.' We're going to win everything. We even have Lake Ontario is now 'Lake America'". Trump pointed to mounting cross-border duties and his symbolic executive order renaming the shared Great Lake as proof that the U.S. holds the upper hand. However, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and provincial leaders have vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation, insisting Ottawa will not be subordinated in trade talks.
Will economic pressure force Ottawa to the table, or will Canada double down on retaliatory tariffs? Drop your take below 👇
#DonaldTrump #CanadaTariffs #MarkCarney #USCanada #TradeWar