❗️NATO member states are facing a shortage of air defence systems against ballistic missiles.

Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur told ERR broadcaster Hanno Pevkur about the lack of systems capable of hitting missiles at an altitude of up to 20 km and at a distance of 150 to 200 km.

There is no shortage of systems for short-range missiles, he said.

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🤡 JUST IN: Brian Stelter Announces His CNN Comeback as “Chief Media Analyst”

Remember when Brian lied about Hunter Biden’s laptop - dubbing it Russian misinformation for some election interference?

CNN’s comedy value is about to skyrocket back! 🤡

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💲NEW: US market regulator fines six major ratings agencies - including Moody’s, S&P and Fitch - for “significant recordkeeping failures”

The six agencies were fined a total of more than $49 million "for significant failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications," the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said in a statement.

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🤔 IDF to hold military drills in Nahariya, northern Israel Wednesday - large movement of security forces and Navy ships expected

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📣 US Charges Hamas Leaders for Role in Oct 7 Attack on Israel

Yahya Sinwar is among six members of Hamas’ leadership named in a complaint which was unsealed by a New York court.

The seven charges include conspiracy to murder US nationals, conspiracy to support a foreign terrorist org resulting in death and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction resulting in death.

Two of the charges can be punished with the death penalty, while others carry maximum sentences of life or 20 years in prison.

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💸Japan’s Nikkei closes down by more than 4% in wild session

Japan’s key index has been weighed down by falls on Wall Street and a higher yen against the dollar.

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🚀UPDATE: Some 65 Rockets Rain Down on Northern Israel from Lebanon

Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the strikes.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine plans to hold captured Russian territory indefinitely as part of 'victory plan' to end war - Zelensky

Ze also said he could not discuss whether Ukraine plans to try to seize more Russian territory.

In fact, the AFU does not have enough men, weapons and power, so they cannot 'capture' more Russian territory.

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✅ NEW: Egypt’s Sisi visits Turkey for first time since 2013

President Erdogan was on hand to personally welcome his Egyptian counterpart.

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⚠️ Denmark Arrests Greta Thunberg at Pro-Palestinian Protest in Copenhagen

Activists blocked the entrance to a Danish university cooperating with an Israeli university.

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😳 IDF upgrades rocket alert system via TV to enable effective warnings of larger attacks

New alerts can show more Israeli towns under attack in parallel - the IDF will switch to updated system within days.

Sounds like Israel is planning on expanding the war in the Middle East… 🤔

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💸JUST IN: Switzerland's Zurich Cantonal Bank launches Bitcoin and Ethereum trading

The financial institution is Switzerland’s fourth largest bank.

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⚡️ Jeremy Corbyn Speaks to Al Jazeera about UK Govt Suspending Less Than 10% of Arms Export Licenses to Israel

"There is nothing right about what Israel is doing… they are committing acts of genocide, and we should be acting in accordance with international law.”

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📉 Nvidia shares slump amid reports US is ramping up antitrust investigation

The company’s shares fell 2.4% in after-hours trading, exacerbating a near-10% drop in the regular trading session that slashed its value by $279bn to $2.6tn - marking the largest one-day drop in history for a US company.

Overnight, the US Department of Justice sent subpoenas to Nvidia and other tech companies, in a move that will force recipients to provide information under law. (Bloomberg)

Officials are said to be concerned the company has made it harder for clients to switch to other semiconductor suppliers and is penalising buyers that refuse to exclusively use Nvidia’s AI chips.

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