⚠️ Ukrainians & Israelis Stealing Critical Tourism Industry from Under Sri Lankan Noses - Report

Local businesses and industry stakeholders in the country’s south are under threat from the wave of boutique hotels, restaurants and cafes run by ‘tourists’ from Tel-Aviv and Kiev, the Daily Mirror reports.

Ukrainian tourists are organising excursions for their countrymen - illegally as they don’t obtain licences - leaving local businesses struggling, the outlet states.

Meanwhile, Israelis have scooped up land with 99-year leases, causing demand to skyrocket - once again to the detriment of locals.

Complaints from outraged locals have prompted the Tourism Ministry and Immigration Departments to meet to discuss how to deal with the issue as the problem persists - even after raids by authorities.

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🔴 “Peace is a Dirty Word in Brussels and Washington”

Irish journalist Chay Bowes @irishmaninrussia gives an update from Moscow as 20k NATO troops gather in Romania, close to the Ukrainian border - and NATO countries sign "Defence agreements" with Kiev.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Russian State Atomic Energy Corp to Build Second Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey – Rosatom CEO

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😳 New UK Legislation Granting British Soldiers Immunity from Atrocities Committed During Northern Ireland Troubles Breaches ECHR – High Court

The High Court in Belfast has ruled that a key plank of controversial new UK legislation to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s “Troubles” conflict breaches the European Convention on Human Rights.

In the first court test of the legislation, a 200-page ruling found “no evidence” that it would contribute to reconciliation in the region, as the UK argues. 

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🇪🇬🇮🇱🇵🇸The parties to the conflict in the Gaza Strip will soon agree on a truce and the implementation of a ceasefire.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.

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👀Aaron Bushnell claimed he had secret knowledge of US troops fighting in Hamas tunnels under Gaza - just hours before setting himself on fire in an “extreme act of protest” against Israel (NY Post citing friend)

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🤡 JUST IN: Biden on his way to get his annual physical at Walter Reed

Will he pass? Will he remember the results? Let’s hope the hospital has a working elevator.

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⚠️Washington to Curb Sales of American Personal Data to ‘Countries of Concern’

Biden is set to issue an executive order that seeks to protect individuals’ biometric, genomic, geolocation, health and financial data, as well as certain personal identifiers and sensitive govt-linked information. (FT)

The US will propose rules that designate China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela as “countries of concern,” a senior DoJ official said.

Nice to know personal data is fine for everywhere else though, for the right price...

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🇧🇷💪 BRAZIL'S LULA UNFAZED BY ISRAEL - Brazilian President takes a brave stand (video above) doubles down accusation of Israel committing genocide, despite being pushed to apologize and declared persona non grata in Israel.

Refusing to be bullied like others into retracting his opinion, insists he "will never give up dignity for a falsehood".

I want to say loud and clear that the Prime Minister of Israel is carrying out genocide against women and children. This is a fact - Lula.

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❌ BREAKING: Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history, to step down from role in November

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👀German Warship Mistakenly Fires Two Missiles at US Drone over Red Sea

The 🇩🇪 Navy’s Hessen frigate’s radar incorrectly recognized an UAV circling overhead as hostile - it turned out to be a US Army MQ-9 Reaper UAV.

However, both German SM2 interceptor missiles malfunctioned and fell into the sea. 🤡

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⚠️ Sinwar Tells Hamas Officials in Qatar He ‘Has the Israelis Right Where We Want Them’ – WSJ

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😐 Doctor Deems Biden ‘Fit for Duty’ after Physical

Biden’s annual physical examination identified “no new concerns” about the president’s health, his physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a summary.

“He continues to be fit for duty and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations.”

Perhaps he meant ‘doody’? 💩

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