😳 Two of Hunter’s counts carry maximum prison sentence of 10 years - but POTUS has previously said he would NOT pardon his son

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🇫🇷French Conservatives Seek “Deal” with National Rally

France’s mainstream conservative party is seeking an alliance with Marine Le Pen in an unprecedented embrace of the hard-Right.

Eric Ciotti, leader of the Republicans has now signalled his willingness to enter a govt with Le Pen - insisting their parties “say the same things” and that any opposition between them was “imagined.”

National Rally is looking for allies in case it fails to reach an absolute majority, which would mean it could name the prime minister and make Macron a lame duck – despite the president insisting he will not resign.

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🩸 London Hospital Hit by Cyberattack Asks Clinical Workers for Their Blood

Since the ransomware hack, the hospital has faced major issues with blood supply disruptions, paralyzing operations. (Bloomberg)

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⚡️Germany to Send Several Thousand Strike Drones & 100 Patriot Missiles to Ukraine as Part of Latest Military Aid Package - Reports

Not just Finland making the most of the "testing ground."

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🔥🗣 Pro-Palestine Protesters Interrupt Genocide Joe During Speech on Gun Safety - First Public Appearance Since Hunter's Conviction for Lying & Buying Guns

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🇺🇸🍝 Bidenese Translator: Joe Suggests Taking Down His Govt with F-15s

"If they wanna think to take on government if we get out of line ... guess what? They need F-15s! They don't need a rifle!" He slurs heavily.

Gun control at its finest. Touché Joe, touché.

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⚡️ BREAKING: Hamas turns down Biden’s hostage and ceasfire proposal - Axios

The White House is reportedly evaluating a response by Hamas to the proposal.

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⚠️ UN-backed investigation finds Israel has committed 'war crimes, crimes against humanity' in Gaza since Oct 7

Israel has been responsible for “war crimes of starvation as a method of warfare, murder or wilful killing, intentionally directing attacks against civilians and civilian objects, forcible transfer, sexual violence, torture and inhuman or cruel treatment, arbitrary detention and outrages upon personal dignity,” the independent inquiry concluded.

The commission found that "the crimes against humanity of extermination, gender persecution targeting Palestinian men and boys, murder, forcible transfer, and torture and inhuman and cruel treatment" were also committed.

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🔥 Huge Fire Kills at Least 35 in Kuwaiti Residential Building

Firefighters are tackling a blaze in a large apartment complex in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait.

The cause of the fire is unclear at present. (Reuters)

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💸US to Send Another $1.1BN Patriot Defense System to Ukraine

The critical systems are considered incredibly rare, Pentagon officials refuse to disclose how many are in its arsenal, but one senior military person said that the Army has deployed only 14 of them, in the US and around the world.  

It is by far the most expensive single weapon supplied by the US to Kiev, $400mn for the system and $690mn for the missiles.

The new Patriot system would be at least the second that the US has sent to Ukraine.

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🚗JUST IN: EU to Impose 38% Tariffs on Chinese EV’s

Brussels is pushing ahead with Chinese electric vehicle tariffs, brushing aside warnings from Berlin that the move risks starting a costly trade war with Beijing.

The European Commission notified carmakers on Wednesday that it will provisionally apply 38% of additional duties for Chinese electric cars from July 4 – on top of 10% tariffs on the EV’s.

Brussels said that an investigation into the EV value chain revealed that it was “heavily subsidised in China, and that imports of Chinese [electric vehicles] presented a threat of clearly foreseeable and imminent injury to EU industry.”

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