🧵Egyptian Crisis: Last week, a 45-year-old woman was arrested for stealing a packet of hamburgers from a supermarket in Egypt to feed her children.

A legal source told she was released after collapsing in front of the prosecutor — Middle East Eye.

middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-foo… 🧵Egyptian Crisis: According to the source who met the defendant in the Amaryia prosecutor's unit in southern Cairo, he told the prosecutor that his children were hungry and he wanted to prepare food for them — Middle East Eye.

🧵Thread situazione anarchici in Italia 👇👇

150 estremisti fra Torino, Bologna e il Nord-Est, a Milano è massima allerta. Si temono nuove azioni.

Le cellule «attivate» attraverso siti web. Lo zoccolo duro conta almeno un centinaio di persone — CdS.

corriere.it/politica/23_ge… 🧵Nell’organizzazione degli anarchici italiani ci sono i cosiddetti «gruppi di affinità»: cellule formate da pochi militanti che entrano in azione sulla base delle indicazioni che vengono da una serie di siti web «specializzati» — Corriere della Sera.

France: Yesterday evening and overnight the first blockades and occupations were registered against the Borne government's pension reform.

In the morning, new major demonstrations are expected in France, and in particular in Paris. The CGT announces that there are 205,000 protesters in Marseille, 60,000 more than on January 19.

Ongoing demonstrations against the pension reform across the country. Demonstrations have also begun in Paris. A national strike is underway throughout France.

❗️Pakistan: Explosion in a Peshawar mosque.

There would be numerous wounded among the faithful. One side of the mosque collapsed. ❗️Pakistan: A first balance of the explosion in the Peshawar mosque speaks of 17 dead and more than 91 injured.

According to various sources, a suicide bomber may have caused the explosion. Emergency issued in all hospitals in the area.

❗️Unconfirmed reports of explosions on the border between Iraq and Syria, in the area between Al-Bukamal and Al-Qa'im. ❗️Syrian opposition websites report an attack with unidentified aircraft in the Al-Bukamal region on the border between Syria and Iraq — Roi Kais, Kann News.

🧵Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense complex in Iran yesterday, according to US officials and sources familiar with the operation, as the US and its partner in the Middle East seek new ways to control Israel's nuclear and military ambitions of Tehran — WSJ.

https://twitter.com/FrancescComito/status/1619446058286977024

🧵Iranian officials said the country rejected an attempted attack by 3 quadcopters targeting a munitions factory in Isfahan, next to a site belonging to the Iranian Space Research Center, which was sanctioned by the USA for his work on the ballistic missile program — WSJ.

❗️Iranian state media report massive explosion at military facility in Isfahan city.

The causes are still to be clarified. From the first information there would be no people involved. ❗️According to the Iranian Ministry of Defense, the explosion in Isfahan was caused by drones.

🧵West Bank, Nablus Area: Clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in Qasra, south of Nablus. ❗️🧵West Bank, Nablus Area: A driver ran over a group of Israelis in Tapuach, south of Nablus.

There would be 2 injured. The IDF confirmed the attack. The culprit fled and a manhunt is underway.

🧵An Egyptian official concerned about relations with Israel told Al-Sharq Al-Awast newspaper this morning that Egypt is aware that Ben Gvir's "ascent of the Temple Mount was carried out with the blessing of the Prime Minister Netanyahu'' — Roi Kais, Kann 11. 🧵''And that this will affect the Netanyahu government's relations with Egypt and Jordan on the Palestinian issue, but this will not lead to major tensions or difficulties in bilateral relations" — Roi Kais, Kann 11.

❗️🧵Brazil: Massive demonstrations by Bolsonarists underway in Brasilia.

Thousands of demonstrators are right now in front of the Brazilian Congress. ❗️🧵Brazil: Massive demonstrations by Bolsonarists underway in Brasilia.

Thousands of demonstrators are right now in front of the Brazilian Congress.

🧵Ukraine's deputy intelligence chief Vadym Skibitsky said last week that Russia can produce about 30 Kh-101 missiles and 15-20 Kalibr cruise missiles a month, had about 160 Kh-22 missiles in stock and had used about 660 Shahed UAVs (and had a contract for 1,750 of them) — NYT.

https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1612141731650183170

🧵Russia's weekend attacks could signal a new tactic of using fewer high-precision missiles, especially in frontline areas, followed hours later by barrages of exploding drones, General Skibitsky said.

🧵Mexico: Shootings are ongoing in parts of Culiacán, Sinaloa.

The government is said to be looking for "El Nini," the Sinaloa Cartel's hitman leader and chapista. His real name is Néstor Isidro García. ❗️🧵Mexico: Strong operation between military and state police is taking place in the Miguel Hidalgo colony, in Culiacan, where they have sheltered accommodation.

🧵Another echelon with soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces has been transferred to Belarus. Belzhd Live reports that on January 7 at 02:10 (Minsk time) a special echelon with 15 passenger cars passed through the Smolensk station in the direction of Belarus — Motolko Help. 🧵Arrived at the Vitsebsk railway station (Vitsebsk region, Belarus), the cars contained Russian Armed Forces personnel (≈700-800 people). This convoy repeated the route of the previous one which also arrived in Vitsebsk on the night of January 6 and brought about 700-800 people

❗️🧵Bakhmut's Front: According to Wagner's affiliate Gray Zone, Russian troops have reportedly taken control of Pidorodne, northeast of Bakhmut. (Andrew Perpetua's map on the left).

Visual evidence is awaited for confirmation.

https://twitter.com/FrancescComito/status/1611286224160841730

🧵Bakhmut's Front, Pidhorodne: A video was released yesterday of several Ukrainian soldiers who were walking in Pidorodne.

The video (very rare in this area) has been geolocated 48.63470, 38.024126 by Eerik Matero, GeoConfirmed.

🧵Japanese defense officials are weighing a plan to build dozens of ammunition and weapons depots on far-flung southwestern islands in preparation for a potential Taiwan crisis, Nikkei has learned - Nikkei Asia. 🧵Japan has about 1,400 ammunition storage facilities nationwide, but 70% are located in the country's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, more than 2,000 km away from Japanese islands in the East China Sea.

❗️🧵Soledar Front: Thread.

https://twitter.com/FrancescComito/status/1611283734023573508

🧵Ukraine troops in Soledar. Geolocation unknown.

❗️🧵Bakhmut's Front: Northeast of the city, Russian troops would enter southeast of Pidhorodne — Andrew Perpetua and David Batasvhili Map.

Geolocated photos and videos are awaited to confirm the advance on Pidhorodne. 🧵Video of Ukrainian troops in the rubble of buildings in Bakhmut (exact location unknown).

Video posted 1 day ago.

❗️Brazil: Videos are circulating on social media of Federal Traffic Police officers conducting operations on the streets of the Northeast, where Lula leads the voting intentions according to polls. According to CNN's Daniela Lima, the TSE is closely monitoring the situation. ❗️According to preliminary information, the Brazilian police are preventing red-clad voters, who vote Lula, from going to the polling stations.

Moldova: Anti-government protests are taking place in Chisinau.

People demand the resignation of the government and the president, as well as early parliamentary elections. In the crowd, protesters clash with the police. Moldova: Anti-government protests are taking place in Chisinau.

People demand the resignation of the government and the president, as well as early parliamentary elections. In the crowd, protesters clash with the police.

🧵+++ Decreto armi: Ci sono i missili MLRS, versione potenziata degli HIMARS. L’Italia donerà due lanciamissili semoventi corazzati che ne possono lanciare fino a 12 — OPEN. 🧵+++ Proprio quelli che secondo la Russia rischiano di portare all’escalation nucleare. E poi gli obici da 155 millimetri FH70. Consegnati a primavera, l’Ucraina li sta usando nell’offensiva per Kherson — OPEN.

In migliaia da tutta Europa per il maxy Rave party abusivo in un capannone a Modena Nord.

Chiuse le uscite autostradali, i partecipanti intendono rimanere nel capannone fino a Martedì. L'evento 'Witchtek' è stato segnalato ieri sera da polizia e carabinieri che hanno monitorato la situazione. Sul posto decine di auto della polizia locale e delle forze dell'ordine - La Pressa.