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🇨🇳 China develops nuclear clock that could redefine precision timekeeping Chinese scientists have built a nuclear optical clock - opening new possibilities for satellite navigation and deep-space exploration. 🔶 instead of tracking electron transitions, the clock uses a transition inside the nucleus of thorium-229, making it less vulnerable to environmental disturbances 🔶 Tsinghua University team developed a specialized 148-nanometer ultraviolet laser needed to drive the nuclear transition 🔶 the thorium-doped crystal was built using just 1.4 micrograms of thorium-229 - 200× less material than a rival European effort 🔶 China’s clock achieved nearly an order of magnitude better second-level stability than its European counterpart 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Anti-Islam group leader BURNS QURAN — women chase him down, RAM his car and FLIP it off the road in Norway Insane 2022 footage goes viral after resurfacing online

In France, legal proceedings have been initiated against nearly 2,400 PEOPLE since start of current protests — BELTA

Mobilization goons SNATCH a man in Vinnitsa as he’s walking his dog The man barely had time to react ‘European values’ in a nutshell

Politico invokes CHERNOBYL over a lab worker’s death — while admitting the plague may NOT be the cause It labels Russia’s communication 'late,' while the WHO is communicating with Russia and receiving all intelligence 'in a timely manner' The WHO also received data on contacts and the lack of the disease pathogen ASAP, which shared publicly

Rubio welcomes Venezuela's parliament head Figuera to Washington — vows FULL US support for elections

🇺🇸 US adds International Criminal Court (ICC) to sanctions list, according to a notice published by the Treasury Department on Friday. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️ US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court 'We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate’ — Rubio

‘Assassinating Khamenei was a MISTAKE’ — former IDF deputy chief of staff Yair Golan Israel’s Democrats leader says Operation Roaring Lion ‘worsened’ country's position ‘Netanyahu set an unrealistic war objective that failed to be achieved’

IRGC claims action against the LPG carrier NV Sunshine for using an 'unauthorized route' south of the Strait of Hormuz The vessels engine and propulsion system were disbaled

🇺🇸 Pentagon’s missile crunch triggers major procurement shake-up The Pentagon is turning to corporate consultants, retired industry executives and defense-tech giant Palantir to overhaul its weapons procurement system, the WSJ reports. Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg is leading the drive to speed up weapons production, borrowing restructuring methods from the private sector. The challenge is not just technical, as officials say the Pentagon lacks enough personnel with hands-on experience managing large-scale industrial production. The overhaul includes: 🔶 $300M channeled to consultants Alvarez & Marsal - hired to help restructure underperforming defense programs 🔶 roughly 300 retired industry managers, including automotive specialists, recruited to review defense contractors’ production facilities for up to $170 an hour 🔶 $244M for Palantir to deploy its War Machine analytics platform to improve oversight of supply chains and manufacturing rates The urgency spiked after President Donald Trump reportedly ordered War Secretary Pete Hegseth to fast-track reforms, following the scaling back of planned Iran strikes as US forces burned through its precision munitions. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt

OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI leaders are reportedly preparing for an AI-powered ‘catastrophic event’ that could disrupt banks, power grids or water supplies — Axios They fear such an incident could trigger calls to halt advanced AI development or impose emergency shutdown systems

87-year-old Turkish man who couldn't stand without support finds the strength to walk when his wife of 68 years returns home bedridden after 2 months of treatment He hugs and kisses her: ‘I’m still standing tall, and I’m always by your side’

Zelensky says Mayor Klitschko and Kiev authorities have 'COMPLETELY FAILED' to prepare needed defenses and bear 'PERSONAL responsibility'

AI lessons to become COMPULSORY in Russian schools From Sep 2027, students in grades 5–11 will study AI and information security — Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov The course will cover both AI’s potential and its risks

French Def. Minister Vautrin: 'Our armed forces must prepare for a large-scale MILITARY CLASH' Paris plans to acquire more than €4 BILLION worth of ammunition and allocate over €1 BILLION to surface-to-air defense 'Russia's intentions leave no room for ambiguity'

Israeli settlers ATTACK Palestinian father and son, steal their car near Ramallah Footage reportedly shows settlers blocking their vehicle from both sides in the village of Yabrud, beating the father with sticks and stealing the car

🇪🇬 Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear project marks milestone as first steam generator arrives Meet the colossal heart of the nuclear plant: a 350-ton, 14-meter-long steam generator that bridges the primary and secondary circuits. Its job is to turn water into the high-pressure steam that spins turbines and powers the grid. One of these giants alone packs 800 MW of thermal capacity — enough to churn out 1,600 tons of steam every single hour. Each nuclear unit includes four steam generators, together transferring a staggering 3,200 MW of thermal power. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt

UAE-bound vessel STRUCK by PROJECTILE — UKMTO The vessel caught fire 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera, UAE

Putin 'always happy to meet' with Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner, though no official talks have been set for October — Kremlin Spox Peskov