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The Casa Rosada, seat of the Argentine government, and the Defense Ministry had to be evacuated this Thursday night due to a bomb threat. After a few calls shortly before 8 a.m., employees of the federal police, together with members of the demolition squad and the fire brigade, took part in a search for explosives with negative results.

The warnings were made through phone calls to 911. However, the threats did not change the President’s agenda, which called for Alberto Fernández to be present at the Ministry of Defense tonight to attend the annual Armed Forces Camaraderie Dinner alongside Minister Jörg Taiana.

“Argentina, our home country, will celebrate four decades of uninterrupted democracy over the next year. What should make us proud is overshadowed by hate speech that is being sown in society to increase division and discouragement,” said the Argentine President in his pre-dinner speech.

The threats come weeks after a man tried to assassinate Argentina Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with a gun outside her home in the upscale Recoleta neighborhood. Fernando Sabag Montiel managed to get close to Kirchner and fire the gun inches from his face, but no bullet came out and the vice president escaped unharmed. Since then, the Peronist government has increased security measures to prevent new threats.

Late last year, the Casa Rosada received another bomb threat. On this occasion, the security operation was in charge of the military house, and after checking the building in front of the central Plaza de Mayo, it was decided not to evacuate the building’s staff.

The portrait of King Charles III. future coins bearing his likeness was unveiled on Friday by the Royal Mint, the body responsible for minting British coins.

This portrait will appear on two coins in a special series celebrating the life of Queen Elizabeth II: one for £5 and one for 50p. They will come into circulation “in the coming months”, likely around December, the Royal Mint said in a press release.

The official portrait that future coins will bear the likeness of Charles III. will adorn, the work of sculptor Martin Jennings, was designed from a photograph and approved by the King.

“It’s the smallest work I’ve ever created,” he comments, saying he’s touched “by the fact that so many people have seen it and held it in their hands.”

“According to tradition, the King’s portrait looks to the left, in the opposite direction from Queen Elizabeth II.” on the portrait that currently adorns the coins in circulation, specifies Royal Mint

The coins with the king’s portrait bear the Latin inscription: “KARL III. DG REX. FD 5 pounds. 2022″ or “King Charles III, by the Grace of God Defender of the Faith” – one of the titles of rulers.

The reverse of the £5 commemorative coin will feature two new portraits of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by artist John Bergdahl in collaboration with the Royal Mint.

“All British coins bearing the likeness of Elizabeth II will remain legal and in circulation. It is historically common to have coins bearing the image of different monarchs in circulation at the same time,” states the Royal Mint, which “has been affixing portraits of the royal family to coins for more than 1,100 years”.

The organization states that there are currently 27 billion coins bearing the effigy of Elizabeth II in the UK and that over time they will be replaced if damaged.

A Russian executive has been found dead on the balcony of his Moscow home – just the latest in a string of “suicides” that seem suspicious.

Pavel Pchelnikov, 52, a public relations manager for Russian Railways, was found dead early Wednesday at his home in the leafy Kolomenskaya Embankment.

He is at least the tenth prominent Russian to die under mysterious circumstances since Putin invaded Ukraine in February.

Pavel Pchelnikov, 52, a railroad PR executive, was found dead in what is believed to be a “suicide” at his home in Moscow.

Pchelnikov was recently on holiday with his family (left) and his death has been branded suspicious, just the latest in a series of “suicides” among Russian executives that are raising questions

Pchelnikov had boasted that he was “the most experienced PR manager in the Russian Railways” and just a month ago went on vacation with his family.

He had uploaded smiling pictures of himself on vacation to social media in the weeks leading up to his death.

A preliminary investigation concluded that Pchelnikov had killed himself, but gave no details and did not explain his motive. A full investigation is underway.

On September 1, 67-year-old oil tycoon Ravil Maganov fell to his death from a sixth-floor window of a Moscow hospital.

A report says that the chairman of Lukoil – Russia’s second largest oil company – was “beaten” before being “thrown out the window”, but this is not officially confirmed.

His company had spoken out against the war in Ukraine.

Curiously, very soon after Maganov’s body was found, Putin arrived at the elite Central Clinical Hospital to pay his last respects to the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, who had died in the hospital.

In July, Yuri Voronov, 61, head of a transport and logistics company for a Gazprom-affiliated company, was found dead in his swimming pool with a leading friend, a top criminologist who warned of unfair play.

Two more deaths of Gazprom-affiliated executives were reported in elite apartments near St. Petersburg, amid suspicions that apparent suicides may have been homicides.

Ivan Pechorin, 39, was executive director of Putin’s Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, responsible for developing Russia’s resources in the Arctic and the aviation industry in eastern Russia

Igor Nosov, CEO of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, also died earlier this year in his early 40s, reportedly of a “stroke”.

Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russian oil giant Lukoil, died after falling out of a window at Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital (pictured with Vladimir Putin in 2019).

Alexander Tyulakov, 61, a senior finance and security official at Gazprom at the level of Deputy Director General, was spotted by his lover the day after the war in Ukraine began in February.

His neck was in a noose at his £500,000 home.

However, he was reportedly severely beaten just before he “took his own life,” leading to speculation he was under intense pressure.

At the same elite Leninsky housing estate in the Leningrad region, three weeks earlier, Leonid Shulman, 60, head of transport at Gazprom Invest, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a pool of blood on his bathroom floor.

43-year-old billionaire Alexander Subbotin, also linked to pro-Kremlin energy giant Lukoil, where he was a top executive, was found dead in May after “taking the advice of shamans”.

One theory is that Subbotin – who also owned a shipping company – was poisoned by toad venom, triggering a heart attack.

In April, wealthy Vladislav Avayev, 51, a former Kremlin official, appeared to have committed suicide after killing his wife Yelena, 47, and daughter, 13.

He had high-level ties to Russia’s leading financial institution, Gazprombank.

Friends have denied reports he was jealous after his wife admitted she was pregnant from her driver.

There are claims that he had access to the financial secrets of the Kremlin elite.

Yuri Voronov, 61, was found dead in August

Two more deaths of Gazprom-linked executives were reported in elite apartments near St. Petersburg, raising suspicions that the deaths could have been murders

Billionaire Alexander Subbotin, 43, a former top executive at energy giant Lukoil, died in May

A few days later, multi-millionaire Sergey Protosenya, 55, was found hanged in Spain after apparently killing his wife Natalia, 53, and their teenage daughter Maria with an axe.

He was a former vice chairman of Novatek, a company also closely associated with the Kremlin.

There were also questions about the death of Putin’s man in charge of developing Russia’s vast Arctic resources, who “fell overboard” to his death from a boat sailing off the country’s Pacific coast.

Ivan Pechorin, 39, recently attended a major conference hosted by Kremlin warmongers in Vladivostok.

The high-flyer was executive director of Putin’s Far East and Arctic Development Corporation.

And in another case, a mobile phone multi-millionaire and his wife were found stabbed to death, with the official version of events raising questions.

The naked Yevgeny Palant (47) and his wife Olga (50), both born in Ukraine, were found with multiple stab wounds by their daughter Polina (20).

Immediately briefing the media claimed the woman took her own life in a jealous rage after Palant said he was leaving her.

However, this has been fiercely denied by the couple’s best friend.

Former Kremlin official and Vice President of Gazprombank Vladislav Avayev, 51, apparently took his own life after killing his wife and one of his daughters in April

Russian gas magnate Sergey Protosenya (pictured), his wife Natalya, 53, and their teenage daughter Maria were found dead at their Spanish villa in Lloret de Mar on April 19

Ukrainian-born multi-millionaire Yevgeny Palant, 47, and his wife Olga Palant, 50, were found stabbed to death at their family home in the Moscow region last week

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War Between Ukraine and Russia The United States announced that it would send 18 of these advanced artillery systems to Ukraine, which helped turn the situation in Kiev’s favour. The French army admits it is suffering from a “hole in the bat” over the matter.

Since the beginning of the summer, they have symbolized the newfound power of the Ukrainian army. Memes honoring them are flooding social media, and their silhouettes (a big truck with artillery tubes) populate t-shirts. The Himars (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), multiple rocket launchers from the American armaments giant Lockheed Martin, have become the emblem of the Ukrainian reconquest, just as the Turkish Bayraktar drones or the Javelin missiles embodied resistance to Russian aggression in the first weeks of the war.

On Wednesday night, Washington announced it would send 18 additional Himars as part of its new $1.1 billion military aid package to Ukraine. Their delivery won’t happen for six to twenty-four months, the Pentagon said, but the effort is significant: It will more than double the number of these sophisticated systems in Kyiv, from 16 today to 34. Their effectiveness stems from “their precise extension to tactical depth,” praises a French military source: The Himars allow the supplied ammunition to strike up to 80 km from the M31 GLMRS (compared to less than 40 km for French Caesars ), with terrible firepower bestowed by the explosions of rocket fire carrying 100 kilos of explosives. Finally, the GPS guidance of the M31 GLMRS makes it very precise despite the distance, aut…

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Putin admits errors in partial mobilization

It’s a horrible reservist change!

Kremlin despot Vladimir Putin (69) admitted mistakes in his partial mobilization. This must be “fixed”, the warmonger told a meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday.

Why: The Kremlin has been under criticism for days. Even leading Russian propagandists loudly complained that the elderly and sick were also being drafted and criticized the sometimes disastrous situation of equipment in the army. The pressure was so high that Putin had to give in and admit his mistakes.

After numerous Russian army defeats on Ukrainian soil, Putin’s plan was to call up 300,000 reservists with military experience. The reality is completely different!

Photos show older men in camouflage, videos show drunks fighting on their way to the front. Parents of large families were taken away, as were people with fatal chronic illnesses. Above all, Putin’s war rage affects members of ethnic minorities, who are transported from peripheral republics to the trenches.

In the middle of nowhere near Mongolia, Russian men are being collected for military service

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Many recruits complain that they are sent to war completely unprepared – without the right equipment and military training. There is no food or medicine. They must fight with ancient weapons.

Those who, according to Putin, were sent to the front by mistake are supposed to be able to return home. The 69-year-old man asked the attorney general to pursue the mobilization violations. “It is necessary to look at each individual case,” Putin said.

Partial mobilization is rejected by many Russians. Putin’s plan sparked the biggest anti-war protests in months, including arson attacks on recruitment offices. In the Republic of Dagestan (Caucasus), the police only knew how to help themselves with a demonstration with warning shots.

Long traffic jam in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania towards the Georgian border

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Those with financial means in Russia booked a one-way ticket after the announcement and left the country for Tbilisi (Georgia) or Istanbul (Turkey). Flight prices exploded in a very short time. Crazy: Some Russians even break bones to avoid being summoned!

Long traffic jams formed on the borders with several countries. More than 100,000 Russians reportedly fled to Kazakhstan alone.

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Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Buddhist temple and dozens of other well-preserved structures and artifacts at one of India’s tiger sanctuaries.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) shared images of caves, temples and other remains found in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the largest state in central India.

“An ASI team has covered nearly 170 square kilometers in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve area over months of months of surveys of the region conducted for the first time since 1938,” the ASI wrote.

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Buddhist temple and dozens of other well-preserved structures and artifacts at one of India’s tiger sanctuaries

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) shared images of caves, temples and other remains found in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the largest state in central India

“An ASI team has covered nearly 170 square kilometers in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve area over months of months of surveys of the region conducted for the first time since 1938,” the ASI wrote

According to ASI, the period of finds includes the reigns of kings Shri Bhimsena, Maharaja Pothasiri, Maharaja Bhattadeva.

Some of the places deciphered in the inscriptions are Kaushami, Mathura, Pavata (Parvata), Vejabharada and Sapatanaairikaa.

“An exploration recorded 26 temples, 26 caves, 2 monasteries, 2 votive stupas, 24 inscriptions, 46 sculptures, other scattered remains and 19 water structures,” the team wrote.

The reigns of these kings are believed to have taken place between the second and fifth centuries, making the ruins around 1,500 years old.

Some of the places deciphered in the inscriptions are Kaushami, Mathura, Pavata (Parvata), Vejabharada and Sapatanaairikaa

“An exploration recorded 26 temples, 26 caves, 2 monasteries, 2 votive stupas, 24 inscriptions, 46 sculptures, other scattered remains and 19 water structures,” the team wrote

Coins from the Mughal and Sharqi dynasties of the Jaunpur Sultanate have also been discovered in the ruins.

“For me, the most amazing find is the remains of the Buddhist structures in the region where a Hindu dynasty ruled,” Jabalpur district chief archaeologist SK Bajpai, who led the team, said at a news conference.

“It suggests religious harmony, but who built these Buddhist structures is not yet known.”

The researchers didn’t expect to see inscriptions from older cities like Mathura and Kaushambi, since these cities are in another Indian state called Uttar Pradesh.

“The names of these towns, which are far from Bandhavgarh, suggest that there were trade links and people from other cities may have made donations, but again, these are conjectures,” a senior ASI official told a news conference at ASI headquarters in New Delhi, according to Newsweek.

“This is the first time ASI has explored Bandhavgarh since it was explored by archaeologist NP Chakravarti in 1938. Many structures there have been documented,” Bajpai said.

“We have reported and documented other structures including ancient caves, temples, Buddhist remains, mathematics, sculptures, bodies of water, wall inscriptions in ancient scripts such as Brahmi and Nagari.”

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US officials are increasingly troubled by the UK’s proposal to cut taxes at a time of crushing inflation, a plan that has caused turmoil in financial markets.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ tax cut plan has drawn criticism from economists and investors, prompting the Bank of England to calm panicked markets with emergency intervention on Wednesday.

The Biden government, including the Treasury, is concerned about the UK’s tax cut plan, an administration official familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday.

The risk for the United States is that problems across the Atlantic could spill over into the global financial system and economy.

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Wednesday criticized Truss’ plan, noting that the British pound has “collapsed” since the proposal was unveiled.

“The policy of lowering taxes while increasing spending is not one that fights inflation in the short term or promotes long-term economic growth,” Raimondo replied to a question at an event hosted by The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution.

Raimondo attempted to contrast Britain’s approach with that of the Biden government.

“We have a different strategy… We take inflation seriously, let the Federal Reserve do its job and monitor deficit spending,” she said. “Investors and business people want leaders to take inflation very seriously. And it’s hard to read that from this new government.”

According to Bloomberg News, which previously reported US officials’ concerns, Biden officials have expressed concern about Britain’s plan through the International Monetary Fund.

The United States is the largest shareholder in the IMF, which this week issued a rare criticism of the UK plan and urged the country’s officials to “reassess” the tax cuts.

“Given the heightened inflationary pressures in many countries, including the UK, we do not recommend large and untargeted fiscal packages at this time, as it is important that fiscal policy does not conflict with monetary policy,” an IMF spokesman said earlier this week.

Truss defended her tax plan, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper last week that her government is incentivizing companies to invest and helping ordinary people with their taxes.

Some US officials have been careful not to directly criticize their British counterparts.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday declined to comment directly on Britain’s economic plan, despite noting that Britain – like the United States – is grappling with “significant inflation problems”.

When asked if she was concerned about disordered markets, Yellen said “markets are working well” and she hasn’t seen any liquidity issues.

But the large swings in the bond and currency markets raise questions about how well the markets are performing.

A day after Yellen’s comments, the Bank of England announced emergency intervention. The central bank pledged to buy UK government bonds “to any extent necessary” to prevent bond markets from collapsing and alleviate “dysfunction” in financial markets.

Devastated cities, millions of people without electricity, but above all a human toll that could be “considerable”: Florida only began on Thursday to measure the considerable damage caused by Hurricane Ian. As images multiply of streets turning into canals of murky water, of boats thrown to the ground like simple toys, of smashed houses, the latest tally in Florida reports at least 12 dead. But it will probably be a lot harder.

The Lee County County Sheriff on Thursday morning mentioned a number that could amount to “hundreds dead,” with thousands of people trapped by the flooding while Ian made landfall a little further south, assuming that. But the official later retracted his comments, stating he didn’t have exact figures. In the case of such natural disasters, the first assessments are often difficult because many people are missing and communication is difficult.

Possibly “the deadliest hurricane in Florida history”

After being downgraded to a tropical storm overland, Ian regained strength until it was classified as a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Ian drove to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia late Thursday afternoon.

“This could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida history,” US President Joe Biden said during a visit to the offices of the federal agency for the management of natural disasters, Fema. “The numbers (…) are not yet clear, but we are receiving initial reports of potentially significant human casualties,” he added, assuring that he wanted to go as soon as possible to the southern American territory of Puerto Rico, an island that recently damaged by Hurricane Fiona.

More than 2 million people without electricity

At a news conference Thursday night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expected a string of deaths. However, the official-elect did not provide a preliminary number, preferring to await confirmation of the results “in the next few days,” the governor also said.

Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday afternoon as a Category 4 (on a scale of 5) hurricane before moving further across the state, bringing with it strong winds and rain.

More than 2.3 million homes or businesses were left without power as of Thursday night, out of a total of 11 million, according to specialist website PowerOutage.