🇨🇳🇷🇺 Then & Now

Today, China is in Russia for the May 9 Victory Day celebrations.

This footage from 1950 shows Beijing welcoming a Soviet delegation—filmed by Soviet documentarian Vladislav Mikosha.

A 75-year arc of strategic partnership, solidarity, and shared memory.

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🇸🇰🇷🇺Slovak Prime Minister Fico arrived in Moscow to take part in events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory

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🇺🇸 Pope Leo XIV back in February.

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🇮🇳 X Blocks 8,000 Accounts in India Following Government Orders

On May 8, 2025, X (formerly Twitter) began restricting access to over 8,000 accounts in India in response to executive orders issued by the Indian government. The directives, which include penalties for non-compliance, affect a range of accounts, including those belonging to international media outlets and high-profile users.

While X has expressed disagreement with the orders, citing concerns about freedom of expression, the platform stated it is complying in order to maintain operations in the country. The company noted that it is evaluating legal options and encouraged affected users to pursue remedies through the courts.

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🇮🇷 Iran’s IRGC Navy Showcases Another Underground Base, Featuring Advanced Combat and Reconnaissance Drones

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has revealed yet another of its underground military bases in Iran—this time emphasizing its growing fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The facility hosts a variety of drones, including the Mohajer-6 and Ababil-5, both capable of conducting reconnaissance and precision strikes.

Also stationed at the base are Ababil-3 surveillance drones and Bavar-5 loitering munitions—kamikaze drones based on the Ababil-2 design.

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🇷🇺 80 Years Ago

Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army, inspects Berlin after the city’s surrender — May 3, 1945.

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🇷🇺 Russia Expands Explosives Production to Boost Artillery Power

Russia is ramping up the production of high-power explosives for artillery shells at the Biysk Oleum Plant in Siberia, according to a Reuters report.

The plant’s expansion began in 2023 and is expected to be completed by 2025. Once operational at full capacity, the facility will be able to produce up to 6,000 tons annually of RDX (hexogen) or HMX (octogen)—both powerful military-grade explosives.
This significant increase in output is projected to substantially enhance the firepower of Russian forces on the front lines.

Reuters estimates that this volume of explosives would be sufficient to arm approximately 1.28 million OF-29 152mm artillery shells, a common type used by the Russian military.

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🇺🇸 JUST IN: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to begin removing transgender service members starting June 6, per a memo obtained by Reuters.

Troops who do not voluntarily leave will face involuntary separation. Reservists have until July 7.

This follows months of legal wrangling and marks the first mass expulsion order based on gender identity since the Trump-era ban.

No official Pentagon comment yet.

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🇪🇺 YOU WERE THE F**KING ENEMY!!!

You lost—and clearly, you still can't handle it.

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🇸🇰🇷🇸🇷🇺 Fico, Vučić and The Kremlin in the background.

Word is, Kaka Kallas smashed her phone when she saw this video.

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🇷🇺🇷🇺 ISS Russian Crew Marks 80th Anniversary of World War II Victory

The Roscosmos crew brought a replica of the Soviet Victory Banner aboard the station, honoring the memory of those who sacrificed during the war. From their unique vantage point in space, the cosmonauts reflected on the importance of peace and global cooperation.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 Trump, on his social media, is now calling for Zelensky’s 30-day ceasefire and is threatening additional sanctions.

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🇨🇳🇷🇺Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukrainian crisis over a cup of tea in Moscow, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported.


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🇷🇺🙌The building of the residential complex of the permanent mission of Russia to the UN in New York.

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🇷🇺More than 30,000 people took part in the Immortal Regiment march in Vladivostok.

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