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🚨 BREAKING: EUROPE’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT SHUT DOWN DUE TO RUSSIAN BOMBING The IAEA has ordered the complete shutdown of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, enhancing safety amid regional instability. Director General Raphael: "I welcome this development, which has been recommended by the Agency for some time, as it enhances the overall safety of the facility.” The transition of all units to cold shutdown marks a significant step in maintaining nuclear safety at one of Europe's largest nuclear power stations. Sources: PT Menu

🚨 META TO SHUT DOWN THREADS IN TURKEY To comply with a Turkish Competition Authority order, Meta announced the temporary suspension of its Threads app in Turkey starting April 29. The suspension affects only Threads; Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp remain unaffected. Meta is committed to minimizing disruption for Threads users in Turkey, offering options to deactivate or delete profiles while preserving data. Sources: Meta Newsroom

🚨 12-HOUR NEWS RECAP 1.⁠ The Israeli opposition leader called Netanyahu an "existential threat" to Israel and wants elections immediately. 2.⁠ Another knife attack took place in Sydney, Australia, when a priest was attacked during a service. The city is still reeling from Saturday's attack in Bondi Junction that killed six people and injured 12. 3.⁠ Iran claims it gave 48 hours notice of its plan to attack Israel. Turkey claims the U.S told Iran to limit its attack. Netanyahu says WTF??? 4.⁠ Lebanon calls for Israel to restrain itself, saying they are not warmongers and Israeli aggression must stop. 5.⁠ Israel has not yet decided on its plan to retaliate against Iran's attack as the international community pleads with them to avoid escalating the situation into a regional war. 6.⁠ Philippine's President has blocked the U.S from building any more bases in the country. 7.⁠ Macron said that the opening ceremony for the Olympics may have to be relocated due to the threat of terrorism from ISIS. 8. RFK Jr claims that the processed food industry is systematically poisoning "this generation of kids." The manufacturer of Lunchables says, hey, don't blame us. 9. Elon said there's "a small chance that AI will kill us all." It seems as if politicians are already doing that. 10.⁠ Elica Le Bon called for people to stop encouraging war between Iran and Israel, saying, "Iranians don't want war with Israel. We want peace with Israel."

🚨🇶🇦🇮🇷BREAKING: QATAR AIRWAYS RESTARTS FLIGHTS TO IRAN “Qatar Airways announces following airport and airspace reopening, that it has resumed its scheduled services to Iran, which include 20 weekly flights to four gateways - Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz and Isfahan.” Source: @qatarairways

🚨🇯🇴🇮🇱JORDAN TO ISRAEL: STOP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! Jordan’s Foreign Minister: “Netanyahu should not be allowed to provoke another confrontation and drag the entire region into an escalation that will harm everyone.” Source: Sky News Arabia

🇬🇧 UK TO UN: IRAN'S ACTIONS DO NOTHING TO BRING PEACE TO GAZA "No one wants to see further bloodshed. The United Kingdom is also continuing to work alongside the international community to stabilize the situation and prevent further escalation. It is vital that all parties exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any action that may heighten tension further in the region." Source: UN Official

🇹🇷🇺🇸TURKEY CLAIMS U.S BLESSED THE IRANIAN ATTACK?! According to a Turkish diplomat, after they gave Washington details of Iran's planned attack on Israel, the U.S asked them to tell Iran any action they took had to be "within certain limits." The U.S denies it received any advance details of Iran's attack. Source: Jerusalem Post

🇮🇱“NETANYAHU HAS BECOME AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO ISRAEL” Opposition leader Yair Lapid called for elections to take place immediately, claiming Netanyahu and his government “have become an existential threat to Israel.” “All that is left of Mr. Security are ruins from Be’eri to Kiryat Shmona, violence by Jewish terrorists who have become out of control, and a complete loss of Israeli deterrence.” Source: Times of Israel

🇦🇺SYDNEY KNIFE ATTACKER WENT AFTER WOMEN As police in Australia discussed their investigation into the attack, which left six people dead and 12 injured, they revealed the attacker appeared to target women. "It's obvious to me, it's obvious to detectives that seems to be an area of interest that the offender had focused on women and avoided the men. The videos speak for themselves, don't they? That's certainly a line for inquiry for us." Source: Reuters

🇮🇷IRAN GAVE 48 HOURS NOTICE BEFORE ATTACKING ISRAEL Officials reportedly briefed Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations of their planned attack on Israel, including its timing, so they could take steps to safeguard their airspace. The information was then passed to Washington, which gave the U.S and Israel notice of the attack. Source: WSJ

🚨🇱🇧LEBANON: WE ARE NOT WARMONGERS Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati: “We are not warmongers, but the Israeli aggression cannot be tolerated anymore, and we do not accept that our airspace is being violated by the Israelis.” Source: Israel News TG

🚨🇮🇷IRAN: WE MADE NO DEALS BEFORE ATTACKING ISRAEL Iran’s Foreign Minister denied claims that they had pre-arranged their attack on Israel with any other nations, claiming it was an independent act. Source: Jerusalem Post

🚨🇩🇪GERMANY: THE MIDDLE EAST IS ON THE BRINK OF ABYSS German Foreign Minister: “The Iranian regime has brought the region to the brink of abyss with its recent attack on Israel. Israel must follow diplomacy to preserve the defensive victory it achieved during the Iranian attack.” Source: Al Jazeera

🚨🇮🇱ISRAEL HAS NO FINAL PLAN TO ATTACK IRAN YET The war cabinet is due to meet at 2:00 pm to discuss how to respond to Iran’s attack, with some reports claiming that they intend to launch a strike this evening. Source: Channel 14 reporter

🚨🇮🇷🇷🇺 BREAKING: IRAN PRAISES RUSSIA FOR SUPPORT The Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Abdollahian praised Russia for supporting Iran's offensive against Israel, and for continuing to stand in solidarity with Iran regarding the agenda to end "occupation and crimes" in Gaza. Source: Al Jazeera

🚨🇵🇭🇺🇸BREAKING: PHILIPPINES BLOCKS U.S FROM BASES Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said that the U.S would not be permitted to build any more bases in the country, “The Philippines has no plan to open or to establish more EDCA bases.” Source: Arab News

🚨🇫🇷 BREAKING: FRANCE MAY SHELTER OPENING CEREMONY IF SECURITY RISK Emmanuel Macron said the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics could move from the River Seine to the national stadium in the event of a security threat. The nature of the security threat remains unclear at this time. Source: AFP

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸BREAKING: IRAN TO U.S - DO NOT CROSS US Iran’s Foreign Ministry: “We worked in a professional manner, and our response to Israel was logical and responsible. We do not want more tension in the region. Our step was necessary and proportionate as a result of the irresponsible behavior of the Zionist entity and the West. The American administration must accept the Iranian response instead of following irresponsible trends.” Source: Al Jazeera

🚨🇬🇧🇮🇱UK: "IRAN'S ATTACK WAS A FAILURE" UK Foreign Minister, David Cameron: "We urge Israel not to escalate the situation with Iran. The Iranian attack was a failure. We already have 400 sanctions on Iran. We put in place a whole new sanctions regime at the end of last year, which is proving very effective. We've sanctioned the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in its entirety, and we'll continue to look at what further steps we can do." Source: Yediot News

🇮🇷🇮🇱ELICA LE BON: "IRANIANS WANT PEACE WITH ISRAEL" "If you had listened to us for the past two years, much less the past 45 years, you'd know that Iranians don't want war with Israel. We want peace with Israel. Iranian people inside Iran have come out and said this over and over and over again. It's you that wants war with Israel. It's your hatred for Israel and your hatred for Jews that's pulling us into a war that we didn't ask for. Have we not suffered enough for the past 45 years that we now have to be used as pawns for your fantasies about war with Israel? Leave us alone. We don't want that. So, if you want to support the Islamic Republic in putting Iranians' lives at risk, and everyone's life at risk, they just killed a 10-year-old Bedouin boy for this. Is that what you wanted? Then just come out and say that. Say you support the Islamic Republic in their continued aggressions that put everybody's lives at risk, but don't say Iran? For two years, we asked him to come out and say, free Iran, and now you want to speak up to put our lives at risk and say, go to war, Iran. You are no friend to the Iranian people for that." Source: @elicalebon

🚨🇮🇱G7 TO NETANYAHU: YOU CAN’T JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT Leaders of the G7 nations agreed they would all privately caution Israel against escalating their retaliation against Iran after each of them expressed serious concerns about it developing into a regional war. Source: RIA

🇺🇦 ZELENSKY: THE WEST NEEDS TO DO MORE FOR ISRAEL AND UKRAINE In a statement on Sunday, Zelensky condemned Iran for attacking Israel and drew a parallel between the two wars. "Israel is not alone in its defense. When Ukraine said the allies cannot turn a blind eye to Russian missiles and drones, it means it's necessary to act and act strongly." Source: Reuters

🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 GLOBAL LEADERS URGE RESTRAINT FOR ISRAEL vs IRAN 🇴🇲 OMAN: "The Ministry emphasizes the position of the Sultanate of Oman, which calls for adherence to international laws and the necessity for the Security Council to assume its responsibility towards maintaining international peace and security." 🇵🇭 PHILIPPINES: "We urge all parties to refrain from escalating the situation and to work towards a peaceful resolution of their conflict." 🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND: "We are deeply concerned that miscalculation on any side could prove disastrous. These unprecedented strikes on Israel only add to an already unstable global environment." Source: CNN

🇺🇸 RFK. JR TALKS ABOUT PROCESSED FOODS BEING OWNED BY PHARMACEUTICAL GIANTS "Shouldn't we be talking about the fact that we have 1,000 ingredients in our food that are illegal in Europe? We are just systematically poisoning this generation of kids. BlackRock owns the processed food companies that are poisoning us, and they own the pharmaceutical companies that are making $4.3 trillion a year treating the chronic disease that's been caused by BlackRock's other companies." Source: The Rubin Report

🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 IDF Removes Remains of Iranian Emad Medium-Range Ballistic Missile from the Sea of Galilee t.co/c3ZOrsPpEV

🇺🇸 PLANE CRASHED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA The plane went down near the Trump National Golf Club around 5.30 PST. The incident was caused by an engine failure. The pilot and his dog were the only ones on board and swam to safety. Source: CBS News

🇺🇸 19 TRAIN CARS DERAILED IN OKLAHOMA A recovery operation is being carried out in Wyandotte, Oklahoma after a BNSF train carrying train ties crashed at high speed, throwing a train car into the yard of a house. Firefighters and drones were used to put out fires and make an initial assessment of the damage. Source: Police Frequency

🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING: FLIGHT OPERATIONS RESUME AT IRANIAN AIRPORTS Airports in the Iranian capital of Tehran have resumed flights at 6:00 a.m. local time on Monday. On Sunday, both of Tehran's airports, Imam Khomeini Airport and Mehrabad Airport, suspended flights after Iran's attack on Israel stoked regional tensions. Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa — currently the only two Western carriers operating international flights to Iran- have suspended flights to and from Tehran through April 18. Source: CNN

🚨🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israeli and Iranian Ambassadors Trade Accusations During Un Security Council Session Israel’s UN ambassador Gilad Erdan: "Iran must be stopped before it drives the world to a point of no return, to a regional war that can escalate to a world war. Action must be taken now, not for Israel's sake, not for the region's sake, but for the world's sake. Stop Iran today." Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani: “Iran is never seeking to contribute to the spillover of the conflict in the region, nor does it to escalate or spread the tension to the entire region." Source: CNN

🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱 SENIOR AMERICAN OFFICIAL GIVE DAMAGE REPORT ON IRAN'S ATTACK At least 9 Iranian missiles penetrated Israeli air defenses and hit two air bases. 5 missiles hit the Nevatim air base, causing damage to a C-130 transport plane. The missiles also hit a runway and storage facilities. 4 Iranian ballistic missiles hit the Negev Air Base Source: ABC NEWS