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I had no idea Michael Bolton could sing opera! Luciano Pavarotti & Michael Bolton Sing "Nessun Dorma" #LucianoPavarotti #NessunDorma

Khatia Buniatishvili breathes new life into Schubert’s Ständchen, beautifully transformed for piano by Franz Liszt. Her passionate yet delicate interpretation weaves together tenderness, poetry, and dazzling artistry, making every note feel deeply alive.

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Pakistan tried to threaten Iran and got flattened in seconds. 🇵🇰🇮🇷 🇵🇰 Pakistan: "We are a nuclear power! We can obliterate your entire command center before breakfast!" 🇮🇷 Iran: "You can't even keep your lights on till dinner or pay your power bills. Fire one shot and see if your economy survives till lunch." Pakistan flexed its nuclear warheads. Iran exposed their total financial collapse. Zero mercy—pure psychological destruction. 💣🔥 Tehran is holding the switch.

All I see are a group of talented musicians living life

Best song of 2026! 🥳🥳🥳

Wow!!!! The WaPo and proverbially clueless "officials" just found out that Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive! Guys, watch Transition Protocol, our sources are straight from Mojtaba's inner circle. And if you want scoops, I'll give you a few over a few Martinis here in Shanghai.

Exchange with Jo Yong Won, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, in #Pyongyang. We welcomed the reopening of the #Swiss diplomatic office and discussed developments in the DPRK and the potential for strengthening bilateral relations.

IRGC Dismantles Alleged Foreign Intelligence Cell in Western Iran Iran’s IRGC says it dismantled a two-person team linked to foreign intelligence services in Javanrud. According to IRNA, authorities seized 10 Starlink terminals, 10 Kalashnikov rifles, and 5,000 rounds of ammunition during the operation.

À Pékin, j’ai rencontré Xi Jinping, président de la République populaire de Chine et secrétaire général du parti communiste chinois. Cette rencontre s’inscrit dans la continuité du renforcement de nos relations bilatérales et témoigne de notre volonté de poursuivre une coopération ambitieuse et diversifiée 🇨🇳🇨🇭

Meeting with DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in #Pyongyang. We discussed reopening the 🇨🇭 diplomatic office in a new format, regularising political relations and reestablishing a political #dialogue. We also exchanged views on security on the Korean Peninsula and broader Eurasian security challenges.

Iran CONFIRMS the Arrival of Qatari Mediators in Tehran According to IRNA, the delegation is led by a senior adviser to Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and will hold talks with senior Iranian officials.

Sad to see countries keep complaining about the lawlessness Trump is bringing to the international arena, but when push comes to shove, they not only don't dare to push back; they acquiesce to US pressure. See, for instance, the annual resolution at the UNGA condemning the US's decades-long embargo on Cuba. This resolution gets huge support every year. But this year, the US's strong-arming tactics moved the needle significantly in Washington's direction. Support for the Cuban resolution fell from 165 countries in 2025 to 130 in 2026, while opposition rose from 7 to 17 and abstentions more than doubled, from 12 to 25. Colombia, Slovenia, Trinidad and Tobago and the UAE went from voting for it to voting against it. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Czechia, Ecuador, Lithuania, and Morocco moved from abstention in 2025 to an outright NO vote in 2026. Then these countries went from supporting the resolution to abstaining: Bahrain, Chile, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Montenegro, Netherlands, Palau, Peru, Qatar, South Korea, Solomon Islands. The main common denominator for these states that have abandoned their longstanding opposition to an illegal embargo is their vulnerability to and dependence on the US. As US foreign policy grows more aggressive and unforgiving, the cost of defying it on this vote has become too high. For some of the smaller states, this is understandable given their near-total dependence on the US. But this does not apply to states such as Germany, Italy, South Korea, and the Netherlands. They don't have this excuse. Their failure is beyond embarrassing. Germany is particularly noteworthy. Germany, for the first time, lost a bid earlier this year for an elected seat at the UNSC. This is particularly embarrassing for Germany since it has long sought a permanent seat on the Council. The overarching reason for this failure is the common view that Germany has abandoned international law - it insisted on it in Ukraine, but abandoned it in Gaza, Venezuela, and Iran. Add Cuba to that list. Rather than restoring its standing, Germany dug a deeper hole for itself with this vote.

Celui qui a réalisé ces montages sur le couple #Macron est un génie... Source : instagram.com/tony_pxl?exln=…

Slava Ukraini!