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A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle following the crash shortly, according to a Secret Service statement. The crash appears to have occurred about 305 meters from the White House at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and the south-east corner of the complex, near the Treasury, the Ellipse and the South Lawn. In a statement posted on X, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said there was “no threat to the White House” and “no threat or public safety implications”. “Security protocols were implemented as officers cleared the vehicle and attempted to render aid to the driver who was discovered deceased,” the Secret Service said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was no threat to the White House. In January, authorities arrested a driver who crashed a car into an exterior gate of the White House. The man taken into custody after the crash was believed to have been experiencing mental health issues, according to news reports.

Another batch of the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and other armored vehicles allocated by the US for military assistance to Ukraine has been sent from the territory of Poland to the border of Ukraine. The relevant footage was taken by local residents and shared on social networks. The released footage shows that the military equipment are being transported by trucks.

Forest fires have reached residential houses in the Irkutsk region of Russia. A strong fire broke out in garden areas in Bratsk region. Local telegram channels reported on this. The fire spread to 15 summer houses and farm buildings on an area of 620 square meters. 17 fire engines were involved in the area. Strong wind prevents the fire from being extinguished. A state of emergency has been declared in the area, the population is required to leave their homes and evacuate. No casualties are reported.

Turkey's fifth-generation KAAN fighter has successfully completed its second test flight. The technical details of the tests have not yet been announced. "The flight has not been officially confirmed yet. "Since the first flight on February 21, engineers have been integrating new systems to improve the fighter's software, flight and combat characteristics," TGRT TV channel said. It should be noted that on February 21, the KAAN fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force, which took off from the Murted air base in Ankara, stayed in the air for 13 minutes, the speed was more than 420 km per hour, and the flight height was 2.4 km. The Turkish Aerospace Industry considers the assembly of this second prototype as a pivotal milestone in the aircraft’s ongoing evolution. The impending comprehensive flight tests will not only ask questions but will also provide vital responses. In any such project, the development and testing of a second prototype is always marked as a crucial turning point. In the first stage of the KAAN’s airborne trials, the team will meticulously assess the aircraft’s flightworthiness. This involves judgments on the aircraft’s maneuverability, stability, and control across various altitudes and speeds, ensuring its performance aligns with expectations. Analysts project that the TAI KAAN will host an array of weapons—a mix of air-to-air, air-to-surface, and anti-ship missiles. Additionally, there is the possibility that developers might include an internal gun.

Death toll in floods caused by heavy rainfall and landslides in Kenya have risen to 228, the country’s Interior Ministry reported on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said that further flooding “was expected in low lying areas, riparian areas and urban areas while landslides, mudslides may occur in areas with steep slopes, escarpments and ravines.” The ministry stated that over 164 residents have been injured, while 212,630 have been displaced due to adverse weather. "It's a serious situation and we should not take it lightly," Kenyan government spokesman Isaac Mwaura said at a briefing on the crisis on Sunday. Weeks of extremely heavy seasonal rains, compounded by the El Nino weather pattern, have caused destruction across many parts of East Africa, a region highly vulnerable to climate change. Over 400 people have been killed and several hundred thousand uprooted from their homes in several countries as floods and mudslides swamp houses, roads and bridges.

🔴A combination of Russian, western and other tankers export almost $10 billion of Russian crude from the Black Sea every month. According to Kyiv Post media outlet, that equals the entirety of Russia's defense budget. The publication notes that the oil continues to flow only because the US and western Europe so desire. In essence, the US is protecting Russian oil exports and allowing Russia to fund the war thereby. “Ending this trade would materially degrade Russia's ability to conduct the war. It would also raise oil prices comfortably to $150, and perhaps as high as $200, per barrel. This would push Europe into a steep recession and would similarly punish US consumers. A strike on a Russian tanker would also panic the White House, prompting a swift and desperately needed restructuring of the Price Cap. Ukraine will not win the war without it”, Kyiv Post said. İt is noted that attacking Russian tankers is, of course, a politically risky option. A very risky option. On the other hand, certain defeat at the hands of the Russians is a much higher price to pay. If push comes to shove, the Ukrainians need to shove. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the MAGA Republicans need to decide if they want to own $6 unleaded as the Ukraine vote reaches the House floor. Kyiv Post says that despite US fretting, European gasoline and diesel prices do not appear materially affected by Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries. Overall, oil prices are developing much as expected and against Ukraine's interest. The easiest, though high risk, way to motivate a desperately needed and vastly overdue restructuring of the Price Cap would be an attack on an oil tanker carrying Russian crude in the Black Sea. If the House fails to fund Ukraine and the White House declines to revisit the Price Cap, it might come down to that.

🔴The leaders of the EU and NATO are potentially ready to deploy forces to Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed. Brussels sees the conflict between Moscow and Kiev as its “own” and is failing to consider the risks arising from its ever-deeper involvement, he warned. The mood of EU leaders is “one of war,” Orban told a gathering of his Fidesz Party ahead of the EU Parliament elections. “There is a pro-war majority in Brussels today,” he said, adding that the bloc’s politics “are dominated by the logic of war.” EU politicians are already so invested in the conflict that they fail to see the flaws in their strategy, the prime minister argued. Despite all the “money and weapons, the situation is not improving for Kiev, in fact, it is getting worse. We are one step away from the West sending troops to Ukraine,” Orban warned. “This is a vortex of war that can drag Europe into its depths. Brussels is playing with fire.” Budapest will not let itself be dragged into the hostilities, and “will not enter… the war on either side,” the prime minister pledged, adding that his country “must stand for peace” everywhere, including in “Brussels, Washington, the UN and NATO.” “We don't want war, and we don't want Hungary to become a toy of great powers again,” Orban stated. The idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine has been repeatedly floated by Western leaders. French President Emmanuel Macron first raised it in February, saying “all options are possible.” Macron has since doubled down, stating that there are “no limits” to support for Kiev. His words initially alarmed some NATO allies, who quickly denied having such plans. However, the French leader did receive backing from certain members of the US-led military bloc. In March, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Russia’s military operation in Ukraine requires an “asymmetric escalation” on the part of the West. Warsaw’s top diplomat also called the idea of a NATO presence in Ukraine “not unthinkable.” Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said earlier in April that every NATO member already has military personnel in Ukraine operating as advisers or instructors. Last week, the former UK minister of state for the armed forces, James Heappey, told Sky News that sending NATO troops to Ukraine should be considered. Moscow has warned that deploying NATO troops in Ukraine would bring the US-led bloc to the brink of a full-blown conflict with Russia.

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🔴A total of 11 people are missing after continuous heavy rainfall hit many parts of south China's Guangdong Province in recent days, the provincial emergency management department said. According to Xinhua, the search and rescue operations are still underway, the department said, adding that six of the missing individuals are from Jiangwan Township, Shaoguan City, while the other five are from Dalong Village, Qingyuan City. In the city of Shaoguan in the north of the province, where large areas are flooded and landslides have been reported, rescuers were sent to relocate trapped residents and transport food and other materials. The most seriously affected areas are located along the Bei River, a southern tributary of the Pearl River, which flows from Shaoguan to the Pearl River Delta. The recent heavy rainfall has affected many cities, including Shaoguan, Guangzhou, Heyuan, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan, Meizhou, and Huizhou, resulting in damaged houses, blocked roads, and landslides. Provincial authorities warned that water levels in the Bei River were expected to hit once in a century levels after another flood earlier this month. They later downgraded the warning, saying water would reach once in 50 years levels. İn Guangdong Province, more than 54,000 people have been relocated across the province, with 12,256 people being urgently resettled, the department said. So far, 36 houses have collapsed, 48 houses have been severely damaged, resulting in a direct economic loss of nearly 140.6 million yuan or about 19.8 million U.S. dollars.

🔴From mid-May, a rather difficult situation is expected in Ukraine, including at the front. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, said this in an interview with the BBC, speaking about forecasts. “We are facing a rather difficult situation in the near future, according to our assessment. But it is not catastrophic, this must also be understood. Armageddon will not happen, as many are now starting to say. But there will be problems from mid-May,” he noted. According to him, this also applies to the front. “This is an integrated approach, because the Russians will use an integrated approach. They are carrying out a complex operation. We will not talk about this for a long time, but this will be a difficult period. Mid-May, early June,” Budanov noted. When asked for clarification whether this would also apply to the internal political situation, he answered: “It’s about everything.” Regarding previous rather positive forecasts, in particular, that “the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon be in Crimea,” the head of intelligence said that he never regretted what he said. “I never regret the past. Anything at all. The fact that sometimes the situation changes dramatically - in the end, if you are already talking about my personal words, then our units entered Crimea.” According to Budanov, these are real-time forecasts and “if something turns out a little differently, sorry, this makes its own adjustments.” He also noted that he does not respond to the pessimistic forecasts of the West, in particular, that Ukraine could lose the war this year.

🔴Aerial scouts of the Ukrainian armed forces’ 30th brigade have discovered and targeted the armored combat vehicles and cars belonging to the invading Russian army. The military equipment, which the invaders tried to hide by covering, was blown up and put out of order with the shells fired from the drone. One of the surviving crew members tried to escape by hiding under the debris.

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🔴Israel has carried out a retaliatory military operation against Iran amid growing tensions in the Middle East that threaten to push the region into wider conflict. Iran used air defence batteries in several locations after reports of three explosions close to a military airbase near the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz, Tehran state media said. Besides being a military stronghold, Isfahan is a known centre where uranium is converted for nuclear purposes. Citing concerns that Israel may target Iran’s nuke facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency had already evacuated its inspectors from the nuclear facilities on April 16. U.S. officials have confirmed the strike, adding that President Joe Biden had been forewarned. Israel assured the U.S. that Iranian nuclear facilities near Isfahan would not be targeted, CNN reported. It comes after Iran's retaliatory strike over the weekend when Tehran launched some 300 drones and missiles at Israel in response to the killing of several Islamic Revolutionary Guard commanders at an Iranian consulate in Syria earlier this month. A senior officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that Tehran is capable of striking Israeli nuclear facilities if its own are hit, according to local media. The Israeli nuclear compounds “are identified, and the necessary information about all the targets is at our disposal to respond,” Brigadier General Ahmad Haghtalab of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed. “We have a hand on the trigger to launch powerful missiles and destroy those targets.” The Israeli nuclear industry has a public civilian component as well as a purported military component, the existence of which it neither confirms nor denies. West Jerusalem has an estimated 80 nuclear weapons at its disposal, including 30 gravity bombs and 50 warheads for medium-range ballistic missiles, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

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🔴Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, which began jury selection on Monday, April 15, has topped the week’s news cycle. Two key questions emerge: What is this case really about, and why is the media calling it a “hush money” trial when Trump isn’t being charged for paying off a porn star?

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🔴In this preview episode of FF1S, Ollie, Phill and Terry prepare to welcome back the Chinese Grand Prix, a race we'd forgotten about and have no strong feelings about one or the other. Phill wholeheartedly embraces cliché as he takes a deep dive into the Shanghai International Circuit and the wonders that await us, but only after the team answers your questions in the wake of the Japanese GP. Who would you choose in a game of FMK between the Red Bull power players? And what's up with the Williams Heritage Fleet?

🔴🌙 Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver | Netflix Movie Review 🌌 In this latest installment of Zack Snyder's epic space opera, we delve deeper into the gripping saga that began with Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire. Join me as we explore the highs and lows of Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver, a film that promises action, drama, and intergalactic intrigue. 🚀 Synopsis: After the events of Part One, Kora and her band of warriors find themselves on the moon of Veldt, ready to defend their new home against the tyrannical forces of the Motherworld. Led by the indomitable Kora (Sofia Boutella), our heroes must unite against overwhelming odds to protect their way of life. But with betrayal lurking in the shadows and secrets waiting to be uncovered, the fate of Veldt hangs in the balance. 🎭 Cast: Featuring a stellar ensemble cast including Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, and Anthony Hopkins, each actor brings depth and intensity to their roles, making every moment on screen pulse with energy and emotion. 🌠 Final Verdict: Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver is a worthy addition to Zack Snyder's ambitious sci-fi universe, but it fails to reach the soaring heights of its predecessor. While fans of the franchise will find much to enjoy, others may be left feeling underwhelmed by its lackluster execution. Join me as we journey to the stars and beyond in this epic tale of courage, sacrifice, and the enduring power of hope. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more movie reviews and exclusive content!

🔴Man throws conspiracy theory pamphlets in the air before setting himself on fire outside Trump trial. The man is in a critical condition after setting himself alight outside the Manhattan courthouse while the former US president was inside. Justice Merchan confirmed opening arguments will start on Monday, and the first witness may be called

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