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2021-05-21 13:02:25 Republicans have accused Biden of creating a "humanitarian catastrophe" on the country's southern border. The main reason is his campaign promises to ease immigration bans.
The White House calls the situation "seasonal."

The problem became "seasonal" as soon as Trump was no longer president. Brilliant. Open / Comment

2021-05-21 11:03:10 BAIDEN WELCOMED A truce
(ACHIEVED UNDER EGYPT'S MEDIATION)

Biden's statement after the unconditional ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas looked rather bleak. No emphasis was placed: "I believe that Palestinians and Israelis alike deserve to live in security and enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy. My administration will continue our quiet, tireless diplomacy in this direction."

"Quiet diplomacy" ended with the peace in the Gaza Strip being achieved through the mediation of Egypt. Cairo realized that he would be the main loser at the celebration of other people's ambitions if he did not try to carry out very real diplomacy. If Turkey began to intervene in the conflict on the Hamas side, it would, of course, bring trouble to Israel, but Egypt would get a pro-Turkish group on its border, which would make it very vulnerable even in its very cramped "backyard." Let me remind you that Egypt and Turkey confront each other in a complex hybrid conflict in Libya.

Meanwhile, even the republican mass media criticize very reservedly. For example Newsmax: "The conflict has shown the limits of the administration's ability to act as a mediator on issues related to Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip." Everyone still cannot believe what happened.

In fact, the conflict showed the administration's utmost impotence as a mediator in the Middle East. And this impotence was actually achieved through the efforts of the administration itself. Open / Comment

2021-05-21 09:54:05 Neither the Palestinian movement Hamas nor the Israeli army report violations of the ceasefire, which came into force 4.5 hours ago Open / Comment

2021-05-21 09:27:04 An airplane without wings for a reliable flight of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Soviet Ruslan as a symbol of Ukraine's achievements. Netizens openly ridiculed the Ukrainian president for choosing the location of the press conference.

The platform on which Zelensky was sitting was installed in front of the An-124 Ruslan aircraft, which Ukraine inherited from Soviet times, the legacy of which the Ukrainian authorities are now fighting so zealously against. Many have found dark symbolism in the lack of engines on the plane.

Next to the platform was the fuselage of another aircraft. It bore the inscription: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine - Reliable Wings." Which, as many have noticed, is very ironic, since, in fact, the wings themselves were not on this blank. Open / Comment

2021-05-21 01:01:13 A pair of Russian Aerospace Forces MiG-29 fighters with additional fuel cans were spotted over Yerevan today.

Recall that this type of aircraft is not in service with the Armenian Air Force. Open / Comment

2021-05-20 23:02:09 2,200 National Guard troops will remain in Washington for security purposes.

The rest will leave the American capital after May 23.

To date, this is the longest and largest deployment of National Guard forces in Washington and D.C. in United States peace history. Open / Comment

2021-05-20 21:02:28 Senator Chuck Schumer: “Even now, five months after he (Trump) left office, the Republican Party is still so afraid of Donald Trump that it seems to be ready to abandon the truth and security of our democracy in the future. "

So the leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, commented on the refusal of the majority of representatives of the Republican Party to vote for the creation of a commission to investigate the storming of the Capitol.

Nevertheless, the majority of votes were cast for the formation of the commission and it will begin its work "in the near future", said Schumer. Open / Comment

2021-05-20 19:02:19 The IDF publishes a video showing attacks on multi-barreled rocket launchers used to launch rockets from Gaza towards Israel. Open / Comment

2021-05-20 17:02:16 UK government will pay senior farmers up to $ 140,000 in retirement fees to help young, eco-active farmers

The UK government will pay senior farmers between £ 50,000 and $ 140,000 (depending on plot size) for retirement. Such payments are part of a massive overhaul of agricultural subsidies to encourage farmers to protect the environment. Open / Comment

2021-05-20 15:03:18 More than six thousand migrants arrived in the Spanish city in a day. The authorities had to use the military.

Illegal migrants from Morocco traveled to the Spanish city of Ceuta by boat or swimming. According to various estimates, in one day from six to eight thousand people crossed the border, of which about 1,500 were minors.

The authorities had to send the military. Armored personnel carriers drove to the beach, soldiers and police used tear gas and batons. The authorities said that adult migrants who arrived illegally would be deported - about four thousand of them have already been sent back. Open / Comment