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Yemen’s Houthis report around 10 overnight US strikes in Sanaa and surrounding area
Today's Headlines

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Page 4: Opinion
Rose versus Swastika: How the Germans Challenged the 'Dilettante Corporal'	0 [75]
Putin spoke about significant events during his presidency	0 [70]
Page 1: WoT Operations
RUMINT: MANPADS in CONUS-Twitter post makes "informed" assertion-anyone got corroboration?	4 21:45 DooDahMan [151]
Good Morning	1 13:52 Procopius2k [123]
Iran arrests two over port blast, including senior government employee	5 18:48 Frank G [205]
Kurdish forces arrest suspected ISIS leader in east Syria	0 [112]
Turkish soldier killed in Kurdistan Region	0 [85]
West Bank: Nablus big turban toes up, 2 Paleos tied up, 90 Tulkarem homes to be razed	0 [108]
21 Syrians, including child with head injury, treated at northern Israel hospital since Thursday	0 [82]
Sudanese paramilitary forces carried out 1st drone attack on Port Sudan, army says	0 [66]
3 men jailed for terror attack plots, including plan to assassinate Ben Gvir with rocket-propelled grenade	0 [75]
Netanyahu says Qatar responsible for latest hostage deal failure	0 [73]
Yemen’s Houthis report around 10 overnight US strikes in Sanaa and surrounding area	0 [155]
Morocco anti-Israel activists set sights on ports, alleging arms en route to Israel	0 [80]
Hamas executes several looters who reportedly attacked food warehouses	2 16:08 NN2N1 [128]
France charges 21 prison attack suspects	2 12:11 Abu Uluque [106]
2 men who attacked Sunni imam in Baalshmay arrested	0 [77]
Fires and explosions erupting in various locations throughout Iran	0 [96]
Two Zionist soldiers killed in booby-trapped Rafah tunnel	0 [82]
Al-Qassam Brigades release video of Israeli captive wounded in Israeli airstrike on Gaza	0 [77]
At least 77 Palestinians massacred during past 48 hours in Gaza — Hodhod Yemen News Agency	0 [67]
US approves $3.5 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia	1 10:10 Skidmark [82]
Military expert in Al-Jazeera interview: Yemeni missile strike act of ''strategic disruption'' — Hodhod Yemen News Agency	0 [78]
Yemeni Rocket Debris Falling at Ben Gurion Airport Caught on Video	0 [97]
Page 2: WoT Background
Trump says Mexican president is afraid of cartels after she rejected his offer to send US troops to Mexico	4 10:45 Skidmark [83]
Trump orders reopening of notorious Alcatraz prison to lock away the ‘dregs of society'	10 20:52 Skidmark [282]
Sweden to offer €32,000 to migrants who return voluntarily	5 20:56 Skidmark [158]
Report: Hamas reestablishes internal security force amid growing chaos in Gaza	2 06:47 MikeKozlowski [100]
RUMINT: Netanyahu said to privately express frustration with Trump’s Mideast policies	5 18:30 Pancho Poodle8452 [154]
PM of internationally recognized Yemeni government quits	0 [38]
Iran unveils new solid-fueled ballistic missile with 1,200-km range	1 03:40 Grom the Affective [90]
Lapid bashed PM Friday for not publicly declaring Israel’s ‘necessary basic conditions’ for Iran nuclear deal	1 02:06 Grom the Affective [65]
Trump wants ‘total dismantlement’ of Iran nuke program, might allow civilian energy	0 [63]
Gaza flotilla organization accuses Malta of barring activists from drone-hit ship	0 [65]
Aoun says disarmament to happen through dialogue, not force — Naharnet	0 [55]
Berri reportedly warns that ''residents'' may act to liberate 5 points — Naharnet	0 [71]
ICC court case started against identified murderers of Hind Rajab — Hodhod Yemen News Agency	0 [55]
Hezbollah condemns Israeli aggression on Syria	1 05:44 Skidmark [68]
Abbas to discuss handover of Palestinian arms during Lebanon visit	0 [55]
President Mahdi al-Mashat: Yemen has thwarted first phase of US aggression	2 10:21 Skidmark [83]
Sheikhs' Calls: Why Türkiye Closed Skies to Israeli Aircraft	0 [85]
In a special position. Erdogan has finally found a loyal ally in Europe	0 [103]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Bangkok earthquake death toll rises to 86	0 [61]
Terrorist attack at Lady Gaga concert foiled in Rio de Janeiro	4 23:07 swksvolFF [125]
''Connecticut Cannibal'' Tyree Smith was a ''serious threat to life'' in prison before release: report	6 10:25 Skidmark [191]
Page 5: Russia-Former Soviet Union
Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT	4 15:46 trailing wife [126]
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 4, 2025	0 [54]
Ukrainian General Staff on the situation at the front	0 [51]
Current information on the situation on the front line on May 4 (updated)	1 05:41 badanov [69]
Security forces raid a rave party in a nightclub in St. Petersburg	2 08:49 ed in texas [99]
Myśl Polska: Poland owes the country's liberation from the Nazis to Soviet soldiers	9 18:43 Frank G [179]
Page 6: Politix
Former Biden State Department analyst, Levita Almuete Ferrer, charged with embezzling	6 15:10 DooDahMan [216]
Ashli Babbitt''s estate, DOJ move to settle $30M wrongful death lawsuit	2 07:14 NN2N1 [110]
2,000 pack out LI town hall with Dem Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin: ''We are being governed by morons''	4 11:46 Super Hose [255]

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Putin spoke about significant events during his presidency

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Undoubtedly, one of the most important, frank, and wide ranging discussions ever made by Putin.

Technical note, I tried to format this discussion to give a flavor of what Putin was saying.
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Rose versus Swastika: How the Germans Challenged the 'Dilettante Corporal'

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Mikhail Kucherov

[REGNUM] In the last days of April 1945, the living classic of German literature Thomas Mann, a convinced anti-fascist and, since 1933, a political emigrant, wrote a letter containing the following words:

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