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Russia starts massive war games with China and other ally states

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The Vostok 2022 train will final till September 7 exhibiting strengthening ties and defence cooperation between Russia and China.

Russia has launched week-long army drills involving forces from China and different nations, an train that reveals rising defence cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they each face tensions with america.

The massive-scale manoeuvres additionally appear to be supposed to exhibit that Russia has ample army may for big drills whilst its troops are engaged in motion in Ukraine.

The Russian defence ministry mentioned the Vostok 2022 (East 2022) train will likely be held till September 7 at seven firing ranges in Russia’s Far East and the Sea of Japan, and that it includes greater than 50,000 troops and 5,000 weapons models, together with 140 plane and 60 warships.

Russian Basic Employees chief, Basic Valery Gerasimov, will personally oversee the drills, which is able to contain troops from a number of ex-Soviet nations, China, India, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua and Syria.

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Members attend the Vostok 22 opening ceremony [File: Russian defence ministry via Reuters]

The defence ministry famous that the Russian and Chinese language navies will “follow joint motion to guard sea communications, areas of marine financial exercise, and help for floor troops in littoral areas” within the Sea of Japan.

Rising cooperation with China

Putin and Chinese language President Xi Jinping have developed sturdy private ties to bolster a “strategic partnership” between the previous communist rivals as they each are locked in a rivalry with america.

China has refused to criticise Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying america is the “fundamental instigator” of the battle by supporting NATO enlargement and placing sanctions on Moscow.

In return, Russia has strongly supported China amid tensions with the US attributable to its Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s latest go to to Taiwan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin in contrast US help for Ukraine and Taiwan, saying each have been a part of alleged American efforts to foment international instability.

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Chinese service members take part in a ceremony opening Vostok 2022 military exercises at a firing ground in the far eastern Primorsky region, Russia, August 31, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS- THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
Chinese language servicemembers participate within the opening ceremony [File: Russian defence ministry via Reuters]

Political analyst Alexander Gabuyev famous: “It’s crucial for Beijing to indicate to the US that it has levers to strain America and its international pursuits.

“The joint manoeuvres with Moscow, together with the naval drills, are supposed to sign that if the strain on Beijing continues it can don’t have any different alternative however to strengthen the army partnership with Russia,” Gabuyev mentioned. “It can have a direct influence on the pursuits of the US and its allies, together with Japan.”

He informed The Related Press the Kremlin, for its half, desires to indicate the nation’s army is highly effective sufficient to flex its muscle elsewhere regardless of the grinding marketing campaign in Ukraine.

“The Russian management demonstrates that every thing goes in keeping with plan and the nation and its army have assets to conduct the manoeuvres together with the particular army operation,” Gabuyev mentioned.

China’s participation within the drills “goals to deepen pragmatic and pleasant cooperation between the militaries of the taking part nations, improve the extent of strategic cooperation amongst all taking part events, and improve the power to collectively reply to numerous safety threats”, Chinese language defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Tan Kefei mentioned final week.

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The train continues a collection of joint battle video games by Russia and China in recent times, together with naval drills and patrols by long-range bombers over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. Final 12 months, Russian troops deployed to Chinese language territory for joint drills for the primary time.

Although Moscow and Beijing prior to now rejected the potential for forging a army alliance, Putin has mentioned such a prospect can’t be dominated out. He additionally famous Russia has been sharing extremely delicate army applied sciences with China that helped considerably bolster its defence functionality.

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Thousands march in Budapest streets in support of Orbán

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A crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Hungary’s capital on Saturday in a show of strength behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a week ahead of the European Parliament elections.

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Tens of thousands took part in a so called ‘Peace March’ in Budapest on Saturday to show their support for Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian government.

Many of the marchers felt that the stakes in next week’s European Parliament elections (and local elections in Hungary) will be higher than ever.

“The whole world is dancing on a razor’s edge, war could break out at any moment. Everyone must speak up and stand for peace,” said one demonstrator.

Orbán’s supporters marched along the Danube River in Budapest from the city’s iconic Chain Bridge onto Margaret Island, waving flags and signs reading “No War.”

Orbán is the longest serving leader in the European Union, having been in power for the last fourteen years. He has focused his campaign for the European elections on the war in Ukraine.

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Critics say his appeals for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine would result in Russia being able to retain territories it has occupied.

In return, Orbán portrays his opponents as warmongers who seek to involve Hungary directly in the conflict.

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Things to know about the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis officer that police describe as an 'ambush'

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota law enforcement on Saturday identified the man who they believe fatally shot a Minneapolis officer in what police are calling an ambush.

Minnesota Public Safety Department spokesperson Bonney Bowman named 35-year-old Mustafa Mohamed as the suspected shooter. He was later shot and killed by another responding officer.

Minneapolis officer Jamal Mitchell was responding to a call about a double shooting Thursday when he stopped to help Mohamed, whom he believed was injured, police have said.

Mohamed then shot Mitchell multiple times, killing him, police said. A local coroner identified Osman Said Jimale, 32, as the third man who died in the shooting. Four others were injured.

Aside from the identities of the slain men, few details have emerged since the shooting. Many questions remain, but here are some things to know.

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WHAT HAPPENED?

Officers responded to a call of a double shooting at an apartment complex in the south Minneapolis neighborhood of Whittier.

As Mitchell was about two blocks from the complex, he noticed individuals who were injured. He got out of his car to provide aid to Mohamed, who then shot the officer, according to police.

“I’ve seen the video, and he was ambushed,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said at a Thursday news conference. “I’m using the term for a reason.”

Another officer arrived and exchanged gunfire with Mohamed, who died despite life-saving efforts on the part of officers, Minneapolis Assistant Police Chief Katie Blackwell said.

That officer had non-life-threatening wounds. Another person, believed to be an innocent bystander, was shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition, Evans said.

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When other officers went to the apartment, they found two people inside who had been shot. One was dead and the other was hospitalized in critical condition, Evans said.

WHO WAS KILLED?

Police so far have provided little information about the suspected shooter, Mohamed, and the other man who died, Jimale.

Mitchell was a father who was engaged to be married. He had been with the department for only about 18 months.

The Minneapolis Police Department posted on Facebook last year that Mitchell and another officer had rescued an elderly couple from a house fire.

On Feb. 7, 2023, Mitchell’s third day on the job, he and officer Zachery Randall responded to a call and found a house on fire, the post said. The officers ran inside and got the couple out before the home was fully engulfed in flames and destroyed.

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“I told him, ‘You’re one of the good guys, Jamal,’” close friend Allison Seed told the Minnesota Star Tribune. “They really needed him.”

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

Exactly what led up to the shooting and the shooter’s motivations are still unknown.

Evans said he believed the shooting was isolated to the two locations and that the people in the apartment “had some level of acquaintance with each other.”

The connection between the two shooting scenes wasn’t immediately clear. Police had said the public was not in any danger.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has said authorities are still investigating and asked people to “be patient with us as we do not know all of the facts yet. We want to make sure that the investigation is completed and we’re doing it the right way.”

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A prominent Samoan author and playright has been charged with murdering the aunt of Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii Democratic Congresswoman, according to multiple reports. 

Papalii Sia Figiel, 57, was arrested Sunday following the death in Samoa of 78-year-old Caroline Sinaviana-Gabbard, a retired former University of Hawaii professor. 

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The victim was stabbed multiple times and beaten with a hammer, local reports said, citing police. Samoa is a country located in the South Pacific Ocean.

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An award-winning author has been charged with murdering the aunt of Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaii Democratic Congresswoman, according to multiple reports.  (Facebook, left, and Ethan Miller/Getty Images, right)

The deadly incident took place on May 25 at Figiel’s home in the village of Vaivase-Uta, which is about three miles from the island nation’s capital city of Apia. Figiel’s property also doubles as the local theater, the New Zealand Herald reports. 

An argument had broken out between the pair before the incident turned violent, Samoan Police Commissioner Auapaau Logoitino Filipo said, according to the publication. It is not clear what sparked the argument. 

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The two women were colleagues and friends, and Gabbard was Figiel’s mentor, according to local media reports.

Sinaviana-Gabbard was Tulsi Gabbard’s aunt and sister of Hawaii state Sen. Mike Gabbard. 

Her family says she was the first Samoan to become a full professor in the U.S., and was an accomplished writer, teacher and environmental activist.

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An aerial view of Main Beach Road in Apia, Samoa, 2021 during a lockdown. Apia is about five miles from where Caroline Sinaviana-Gabbard died.  (Chikara Yoshida/Getty Images)

Mike Gabbard said he was very close to his sister growing up and proud of her accomplishments in life.

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“Caroline was my best friend as a teenager,” Mike Gabbard said in a statement to Spectrum News. 

“She helped me considerably during my rebellious stage of adolescence. She got me hooked on reading, so much so that I followed in her footsteps and majored in English at Sonoma State University in California, then returned to our birthplace, American Samoa, where I taught English in high schools and was a faculty member, guidance counselor and dean at the community college for many years.”

“I love her deeply and wish her well as she continues her journey.”

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Samoa is a country located in the South Pacific Ocean. (Google Maps)

Mike Gabbard went on to say that he forgives the person responsible for her death, but hopes justice will be served and that the person “will be punished to the full extent of the law.”

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According to Spectrum News, Sinaviana-Gabbard earned undergraduate degrees in English and psychology from Sonoma State University, a masters’ degree in folklore from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Hawaii.

She taught Pacific literature at the University of Hawaii for over 20 years before retiring. 

A spokesperson for the lawmaker’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital request for comment. 

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