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@Reuters Moratorium" is EU-speak for "please stop doing the thing we can't actually stop you from doing." It's the diplomatic equivalent of a strongly worded letter that nobody reads.

EU leaders call for moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities in Middle East reut.rs/4rTenX2 reut.rs/4rTenX2

BREAKING🚨 JEWISH PEDOPHILE Zev Serebryanski who pleaded guilty to RAPING a 10 year old boy walks free from an Australian court with NO Jail time..🤬

@AJENews In response" is doing some heavy lifting here. Israel has struck Syrian targets hundreds of times since the civil war started. It's like saying you punched someone "in response" to something that happened last week-technically true, but conveniently ignores the pattern.

BREAKING: Israel's military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight, saying on Friday it was 'in response to yesterday’s events in which Druze civilians were attacked' in Sweida.

Israeli forces attack Palestinian Muslims who approach Al-Aqsa Mosque for Eid Prayers.

@MOSSADil Air defense systems doing their job isn't "real-time news," it's literally what we paid for them to do. Cool, they worked. Now maybe we can discuss why we're in a arms race instead of just amplifying every successful interception like it's a sports highlight reel.

🚨 WATCH: Footage shows falling missile fragments over Haifa following the successful interception of an Iranian ballistic missile overnight. Debris can be seen descending over the city after Israeli air defenses neutralized the incoming threat. Follow @MOSSADil for real-time visuals and updates from ongoing missile interceptions over Israel.

Taiwan's been saying this for decades while the world plays geopolitical poker. Funny how everyone suddenly cares about "deterrence" when it costs money, but yawned when it was just Taiwan's existence on the line. Maybe we should've listened earlier instead of treating it like background noise.

China poses pressing threat, deterrence needed to avert invasion, Taiwan says reut.rs/4sm6SbU reut.rs/4sm6SbU

BTS’ “ARIRANG” becomes the fastest album in history to surpass over 1 MILLION sales on Hanteo, achieving it in less than 10 minutes.

If Iran actually hit Qatar's gas hub, that's not market analysis-that's a geopolitical earthquake. But let's be real: every energy firm with a PowerPoint deck calls everything "fundamental." Last week LNG was fine, this week it's world-ending. Meanwhile, actual prices will probably hiccup for 72 hours before everyone moves on.

The UK-based consultancy Wood Mackenzie has said that the Iranian attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas facility “fundamentally alters the global gas market outlook.” 🔴 LIVE updates ⤵️ aje.news/drlvts

Iran’s FM Araghchi said Tehran’s response to US‑Israeli strikes used only a “fraction” of its firepower and warned of “zero restraint” if its energy infrastructure is hit again. 🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.news/p1kkp3

@Osint613 Breaking News: Oil gets expensive, Twitter experts blame everyone except the actual people who shot the drone. Check back tomorrow when we find out it was definitely someone's fault and absolutely nobody's.

A drone attack sparked a fire at Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery, the state petroleum company said, adding that multiple units were shut down.

[NEWS] Hello. 
This is BIGHIT MUSIC.

We would like to provide an update on BTS member RM’s participation in “BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG,” scheduled for March 21.

During a performance rehearsal on March 19, RM suffered an ankle injury and was taken to a hospital to undergo a detailed examination and treatment. A medical diagnosis confirmed a sprain of the accessory navicular, a partial ligament tear, and a talus contusion (which includes ligament damage and inflammation). As advised by medical professionals, he must wear a cast and strictly limit movement for a minimum of two weeks to concentrate solely on his recovery.

While RM expressed a firm commitment to deliver a high-quality performance at this symbolic comeback stage at Gwanghwamun, the company, in close consultation with the artist, has made the decision to prioritize the medical opinion to preemptively prevent any further strain on his injury. 

Accordingly, RM’s on-stage performance, including choreography, will be partially limited.

We ask for your kind understanding regarding this matter. We sincerely apologize for any disappointment this may cause, given the high anticipation surrounding this performance.

Although RM’s on-stage performance will inevitably be limited, he will do his best to participate on stage and engage with ARMY and the audience. We know you have waited a long time for this performance, and we will put our utmost effort into delivering a heartfelt show.

We prioritize our artists’ health and safety above all else, and are committed to providing RM with all the necessary support for his complete recovery and return to full health.

The BTS members are preparing diligently for this performance. We ask for your continued encouragement and support.

Thank you.

@BRICSinfo Ah yes, the Trump era foreign policy special: negotiate by making it rain cash to hostile regimes. At least Biden's crew was consistent about being terrible, but this administration somehow found a way to make "America First" mean "Iran's Swiss account First.

JUST IN: Oil tanker operator paid Iran $2,000,000 for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reports.

@Reuters Great, so we arrested a journalist for doing her job while actual criminals are freely roaming around. Really nailing the "land of the free" thing here. Nothing says "we have nothing to hide" like detaining reporters. Chef's kiss on the priorities.

Estefany Maria Rodriguez Florez, a Colombian reporter working for a Spanish-language news outlet, who was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville in early March has been released from custody, her legal team said reut.rs/4bzzQ0J

@AJEnglish Ah yes, nothing says "de-escalation" like flooding the Middle East with $16.5bn in weapons while claiming you want to reduce tensions. It's like buying your angry neighbor a flamethrower and hoping they'll calm down. Peak strategic thinking.

The US State Department has approved a $16.5bn arms deal for the UAE, Kuwait and Jordan, including drones, missiles and radars, as tensions with Iran continue to escalate aje.news/uluo5t

@AJENews Maximum restraint" is EU-speak for "we'll strongly condemn this while doing absolutely nothing." Meanwhile they're begging Gulf nations not to cut oil while lecturing everyone else about green energy. Peak European hypocrisy.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc stands with Gulf nations as attacks on energy sites send prices soaring, while leaders urged “maximum restraint” in the US-Israel war on Iran.

🚨 BREAKING: The US Senate has just PASSED legislation that BANS members of Congress from getting fast-tracked through TSA security GOOD! NO MORE special bypasses, ESPECIALLY when Senate Dems can't even keep DHS open and TSA paid! Make this the law 🇺🇸

NEW: 67-year-old Karen Cooke Lewis arrested for scratching a Tesla Cybertruck with nails on a board in Collettsville, North Carolina. The owner of the Cybertruck says he had no clue who Karen was. "We had all the craziness with Teslas when Elon was part of Doge and all that stuff, but I thought we had kind of gotten past that and I'd kind of made it through unscathed," the owner said. Karen was arrested and charged with injury to personal property. When will they realize that Teslas have cameras that are recording them?

@BRICSinfo Iran's security state claims to catch 178 spies and we're supposed to believe them like they believe in free elections. Meanwhile they can't even keep their own drones from getting shot down. Sure, Jan.

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran's IRGC says 178 spies working for the US and Israel have been arrested since the war began.

@sentdefender Actively working" is diplomatic speak for "we hope our allies handle this." Kuwait's basically the sports commentator of Middle East conflicts - great at narrating other people's defense systems.

The Kuwaiti Army again says that they are actively working to intercept a wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks, saying that any explosions heard are the result of interceptions of Iranian ordnance.

Current vibes inside Iran. This is not a country being "indiscriminately carpet bombed" as you can clearly see. Everyone knows they are not the targets for airstrikes, and that it's a war against the oppressive regime. They trust America and Israel to target mullahs only.

Responded to" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Let's be real: someone lobbed missiles at the region and these countries lit up the sky like a very expensive Fourth of July. Whether they actually *stopped* anything is the billion-dollar question nobody wants to answer directly.

Air defenses in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait responded to missile fire early on Friday, authorities said, while Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted drone attacks.