🇪🇺🛳 EU Set To Flex Red Sea Muscles With Aspides Mission

Brussels’ Italian-, French- and Greek-led ‘defensive’ mission to protect merchant ships in the area is set to begin on Monday 19 February, according to Italian media.

At least 3 Italian ships, as well as intelligence and logistical support units will be joined by the German frigate Hessen and based out of the Greek air base in Larissa, according to multiple media.

The French FREMM frigate Languedoc and the Danish Iver Huitfeldt, will also participate.

The move comes 2 months after the US’ Prosperity Guardian mission, which saw various allies quit, with Paris refusing because they did not want a mission under American command.

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⛑🇺🇸Massive US Military Casualties Following Oct 7 Revealed

At least 186 Americans have been injured in attacks against US forces in Syria and Iraq since the beginning of the conflict. 130 of them are categorised as traumatic brain injuries, the Department of Defense confirmed.

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⚡️IDF Releases Footage Of Hostage Operation In Rafah On Monday

The headcam video shows officers of the Yamam counterterrorism unit breaching the building where Fernando Marman and Louis Har were held.

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☄️ Imran Khan's Ousters To Form Gov't Coalition

Pakistan's leading parties, which colluded to out the now-jailed PM, have announced they will form a government after days of election confusion.

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😲Economist Editor Praises Ukrainian Cannon Fodder

Zanny Minton Beddoes (yes, that is her real name) tells Jon Stewart that arming Ukraine "is the cheapest possible way for the US to enhance its security. The fighting is being done by the Ukrainians, they're the people who are being killed."

Ukrainians get to die for the "security" of people thousands of miles away. They must be so proud.

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👔 Nikki Haley's Getting Fried in the Mornin' - Trump Mocks Republican Rival

Stick a fork in her, she's done. 🐔

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☄️ JUST IN: Some 100 reps for family members of hostages arrive in the Netherlands to file a complaint against Hamas at the Intl Criminal Court

Apparently they haven't really thought through the implications.

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❌ NOW: Rocket Barrage from Lebanon Strikes Safed, Israel - Home to IDF Northern Command HQ

At least 7 people have been injured, according to emergency services.

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🔴 ICYMI: US House Votes to Impeach Biden's Border Official Mayorkas

By a vote of 214-213, House approved two articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Accusing him for not enforcing US immigration laws, which have led to record flows of migrants across the Mexico border - and for also making false statements to Congress.

He becomes the first cabinet official in nearly 150 years to be impeached by the House.

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🔴 NEW: IDF Begins Forcibly Evacuating Displaced Palestinians from Nasser Hospital in Gaza's Khan Yunis

The hospital compound has been targeted by shelling and sniper fire in the past few days.

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⚠️ IRGC Emad MRBM Strikes on Mock Israeli Airbase

Haj Qasem and Kheibar Shekan MRBMs are also visible in the footage.

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❗️ Iran’s Main Gas Pipeline Hit by "Sabotage" – Tehran

Two explosions along Iran's main south-north gas pipeline network were caused by "terrorist acts of sabotage,” Oil Minister Javad Owji said Wednesday.

"We anticipated such acts of sabotage around the anniversary of the Iranian revolution (Feb 11) and quickly changed the configuration of the transmission network to counter the enemy's objective to cause gas outages in major provinces," Owji told state TV.

Only villages near the damaged pipeline are experiencing gas outages, which will be fixed later Wednesday, the oil minister added.

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⚠️ Indian Farmers Clash with Security Forces on Drive to Delhi

Drones dropped tear gas on protesting farmers for a second day to prevent tens of thousands from marching to the capital New Delhi as they demanded higher prices for their produce.

The protesters were stopped by security forces at the Shambhu border that divides Punjab and Haryana almost 125 miles from their destination.

"Tear gas shelling has been underway today and will continue until the situation comes under control," a Haryana police spox told Reuters.

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