⚠️ Russia ahead of other competitors to undertake construction of Turkey’s Sinop nuclear power plant - Ankara

Turkey’s state energy company BOTAS is still purchasing gas from Russia at a special price, Turkish Energy Minister Bayraktar also revealed. (Bloomberg)

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🇺🇦 BREAKING! Verkhovna Rada MP Maryana Bezuhla has been added to the notorious "Myrotvorets" list.

Her "crimes" include:

➡️Deliberate public actions aimed at discrediting the government and administrative bodies of Ukraine.

➡️Deliberate actions aimed at discrediting and demoralizing the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

➡️Obstructing the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

➡️Deliberate actions aimed at dividing civil society in Ukraine.

➡️Deliberate dissemination of information containing state secrets used by fascist Russia to achieve strategic goals during the planning and conduct of military operations against Ukraine and to carry out information-psychological special operations.

Bezuhla has been a critic of the AFU command for a while now, calling out corruption and incompetence of the Ukrainian commanders.

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⚡️ Rare Footage of Iranian State Security Agencies Intercepting Terror Cells of ISIS, Jaysh al-Adl and Other Groups – confiscating smuggled cargo loaded with weapons in the provinces bordering Pakistan, Iraq

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🎯 Europe Eyes Sweden’s Conscription Model to Solve Troop Shortage - Politico

Germany, the Netherlands and others are looking at Sweden’s system which screens over 100k teenagers a year - calling about 25% of those for physical and mental exams and then draft the best-suited to serve between nine and 15 months in the military, whether they want to or not.

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💠Risk of Disease in Gaza’s Khan Younis Reaches Breaking Point as Waste Piles High amid Israeli Siege

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📣’Evacuate Now’: Washington County Emergency Management Agency announces failure of the Nashville Dam - residents in the grey zone are being told to evacuate their homes immediately

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❗️Beijing Props Up Solomon Islands Govt Budget with $20MN Injection

Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele announced the funding after talks with Xi Jinping in Beijing, hailing China’s “transformative” presence in one of the world’s poorest nations.

China has also agreed to fund extensions at Solomon Islands’ only international airport, Manele said, leading work on a crucial piece of national infrastructure.

Another PR loss for Washington.

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🥸 FLASHBACK: Former US Defense Sec Mark Esper Lets Out Freudian Slip that Confirmed Washington’s Intention to Destabilize Europe

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💥 Houthis release footage of USV striking crude oil tanker Chios Lion in the Red Sea on July 15

The unmanned boat attack smashes into the side of the cargo ship and explodes.

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🤡 ICYMI: Former UK PM Boris Johnson Speaks to Near-Empty Room at Republican National Convention

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ℹ️ Boris Johnson urges Trump to stand by Ukraine in one-on-one meeting

“We discussed Ukraine and I have no doubt that he will be strong and decisive in supporting that country and defending democracy,” the bloated former UK PM said.

Johnson has made the case that America’s investment in Ukraine’s defenses represents value for money.

However, this argument faces an increasingly difficult audience among Trump and his Republican allies in Congress, who have argued Europe should be shouldering the burden of the cost.

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💥 JUST IN: Barrage of Rockets Launched from Lebanon - Israel’s Iron Dome Working Overtime Near Mount Meron

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❌ “Most Moral” Army Leaves Autistic Gaza Man with Down Syndrome to Die Following IDF Dog Attack

The Israeli army dog bit into 24-year-old Muhammed Bhar’s chest and arm despite desperate pleas from his mother to onlooking soldiers. (BBC)

The soldiers then separated Muhammed from his family, forcing them to leave at gun point - claiming they would bring a military doctor to treat him.

The family were allowed to return a week later, only to find Muhammed dead on the floor.

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💶 Germany to halve military aid to Ukraine in 2025

Berlin intends to allocate €4bn to the Kiev laundromat next year.

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🤔 Japan to use frozen Russian assets for Kiev

Tokyo is reportedly making the final arrangements to loan $3.3bn to Ukraine using interest from frozen Russian assets. (Kyodo)

The loan will amount to roughly 6% of the G7’s total $50bn package - set to be approved at a meeting in Brazil later this month:

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