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French hospitality: Cardboard beds for Olympics guests
Athletes arriving at the Olympic Village were surprised to find that they would have to sleep on cardboard beds. Not everyone appreciated the eco-friendly approach of the organizers.
"The first night on cardboard beds. Already had a massage to undo the damage," Australian water polo player, Tilly Kearns, wrote on social media.
❗️The Russian forces have liberated the settlement of Ivano-Darievka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
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💬"Look at how the EU treats Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, just for saying they should all be making compromises instead of war," Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
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❗️About 50 foreign instructors were killed as a result of a Russian Iskander strike on the point of deployment of mercenaries in Dergachy, Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Biden joined Kamala Harris' first campaign speech by phone
President Joe Biden called into Kamala Harris' new campaign headquarters when she spoke to staff by phone, but without video.
He was last seen in public on Wednesday, July 17th.
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Dancers refuse dress rehearsal in Olympics protest
With just four days to the Olympics opening, about 150 dancers are protesting against the "unequal treatment" of the artists.
Approximately 300 temporary workers, out of 3,000 hires, reportedly work in "shameful conditions" without compensation. Meanwhile, artists from elsewhere other than Paris are paid for accommodation and salaries.
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🔸Palestinian factions signed declaration to end divisions after talks in China
🔸Biden delegated authorities under REPO for Ukraine to State Department and Treasury
🔸Top Dems deployed cloak-and dagger to oust Biden from race, threatened him with 25th amendment – report
🔸Problems of British Armed Forces far worse than thought — UK Defense Secretary
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Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny made his first speech as the Ambassador of Ukraine to Britain.
In the inaugural note, he specifically called on Western countries to temporarily "give up a range of freedoms for the sake of survival" and the mobilization of society.
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A ceremony was held in the Chinese capital of Beijing on July 23 to conclude the reconciliation dialogue between Palestinian factions; it was attended by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Fatah and Hamas have signed a declaration ending their split and strengthening Palestinian unity.
Fatah and Hamas had earlier signed reconciliation agreements in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011 and 2017 to end a decade-long rift.
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Palestinian factions signed a declaration in Beijing, China, on ending the split and strengthening Palestinian unity, Sputnik correspondent reports.
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Despair is growing among Zelensky's circle because the West is not making clear decisions to increase support for Ukraine, according to Bild.
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❗️Putin's security provided at appropriate level — Kremlin
Security of the Russian president has been strengthened in view of the escalation of tensions in the world and regardless of the assassination attempt on Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.
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A Russian heavy multi-functional reentry marine drone, based on the autonomous boat "Vizir" is to be armed with light missiles, with up to eight launchers on one side, Mikhail Danilenko, managing director of the military-industrial holding, KMZ (Kingisepp Mashzavod), told Sputnik.
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⚡️ Assassination attempt on Trump complicates Biden’s campaign and boosts Trump's merchandise sales, while shooter's motives remain mystery
⚡️ EU foreign ministers plan to boycott diplomatic summit in Budapest after Viktor Orban’s visit to Russia, China
⚡️ US Treasury Secretary admits American habit of currency weaponization spurs de-dollarization
⚡️ Israeli forces reportedly struck Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, killing five
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Stoltenberg declines Poland's offer to intercept missiles over Ukraine
NATO should not be a direct party to the Ukraine conflict, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated, commenting on Poland’s offer to intercept Russian missiles.
The alliance vows to support Ukraine in the conflict by continuing military assistance to Kiev, and contributing to its air defenses, Stoltenberg added.
Moscow has repeatedly slammed Western military supplies to Kiev, stressing that they only fuel the conflict and create risks of escalation, despite having no effect on the ultimate course of the special military operation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow can respond asymmetrically, and deploy weapons to confront NATO member states directly involved in the Ukraine conflict.
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❗️Another Abrams destroyed
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost another Abrams tank to the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Where is Joe Biden?
Netizens on X ramping up a frantic search for Biden.
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Key points by Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov:
on stealing Russian assets:
▪️Europe's theft of Russian assets will not go unanswered. Russia will work out possible legal prosecutions of those involved;
▪️Using Russian assets to help Ukraine is the worst path Europe has taken;
on updated US' Arctic strategy:
▪️Russia takes a responsible position in the Arctic, and works to ensure that the region does not become a "territory of discord";
▪️Cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic contributes to an atmosphere of stability and predictability;
on relations between Turkiye and Syria:
▪️This is very important. Russia is interested in helping Turkiye and Syria establish relations. The issue of organizing contacts between representatives of Turkiye and Syria is on Russia’s agenda.
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WHERE IS JOE BIDEN?
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This is how Ukrainian netizens express “gratitude” to US President Joe Biden:
💬"Biden withdrew US destroyers from the Black Sea and opened the door to Putin"
💬"Biden is an enemy of Ukraine - hidden, insidious"
💬"What should I thank him for? Because he gave us just enough weapons to break through the front?"
💬"Biden, all the good things you've done, are rubbish compared to what you could have done”
💬"Biden is the worst US President... He helped to kill the Ukrainians"
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❗️In Mariupol, two Russian citizens who had planned to set fire to a mosque in Russia's Belgorod region on instructions of the Ukrainian special services, have been detained, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported.
The detainees have confessed; a criminal case has opened against them for the organization of a terrorist attack.
The agency separately notes the crucial termination, of yet another attempt by Kiev, "to incite inter-confessional hostilities" on Russian territory.
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Top Dems deployed cloak and dagger to oust Biden from race, threatened him with 25th amendment – report
Joe Biden had to withdraw from the presidential race late last week after threats by high-ranking Democrats to forcibly remove him from office - the New York Post (NYP) reports, citing unnamed sources.
The well-orchestrated “palace coup” has been in place for weeks, with Biden fighting it “every step of the way”, the sources claimed, referring to “anger, paranoia and frustration” allegedly shown by the 46th US president, as the party elite piled pressure on him.
The top Democrats had threatened to invoke the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution to stop Biden from seeking re¬election, the insiders argued, recalling that the document authorizes the vice president, and members of the Biden administration, to declare the president unfit for service.
According to the insiders, part of the “elaborate” strategy to remove Biden from the presidential race involved permitting him to debate Donald Trump last month.
“That debate was a set-up to convince Democrats that he (Biden) couldn’t run for president,” one source insisted. POTUS’ disastrous performance during the 90-minute event shocked many in his party, prompting them to urge the 81-year-old to withdraw from the race.
Problems of British Armed Forces far worse than thought — UK Defense Secretary
The British military has been facing serious challenges: hollowed-out forces, procurement waste, low morale, recruitment and retention crisis, and veterans who can't access the services they deserve, British Defense Secretary John Healey said in an interview with SkyNews.
After two weeks of being in government, "we now see that these problems are much worse than we thought," Healey revealed.
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Biden delegated authorities under REPO for Ukraine to State Department and Treasury
A memorandum on the delegation of certain functions and authorities, under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, has appeared on the official site of the White House.
The document says that Joe Biden delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of State, part of his powers provided for under the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act. The act supporting Ukraine includes provisions on the confiscation of sovereign Russian assets, according to a White House document.
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Donald Trump foresaw that his potential re-election would be obstructed by all means, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's political director Balázs Orbán (no relation) has said.
Balázs Orbán remembered the dinner during the Hungarian prime minister’s visit to Mar-a-Lago two days before the assassination attempt. There, Trump said that everything would be done to “prevent him from returning and restoring order.”
"But it was already clear that he had such strength and pressure that he would not give his skin away cheaply. Fortunately for us, this is what happened," he said.
🔼Trump's stocks soar after the assassination attempt, gaining more than 100% on pre-market trading.
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❗️Hungarian PM Orban sent EU leaders proposals on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict following his mission to Russia, US and Ukraine, an aide to the prime minister said.
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Mainstream media downplays tremendous losses of Western military equipment in Ukraine - journo
The Western press is concealing information about the real state of affairs on the ground in Ukraine, including the mass destruction of NATO weapons provided to the Ukrainian military, and the loss of Ukrainian soldiers, Irish journalist and entrepreneur Chay Bowes wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on July 15.
"Here, yesterday, another €150 million [$163.4 million] of German taxpayers' money was vaporized in Dictator Zelensky's Ukraine," Bowes continued, attaching a video showing the elimination of the German-made IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system (SAM).
"Russian Iskander missiles completely destroyed the entire complex consisting of an IRIS-T SAM launcher and its TRML-4D radar station - these are the high-tech systems Zelensky is so desperately begging the EUSA for," the journalist pointed out.
"After all, you're paying for it all," the journalist remarked.
Trump says Biden will order the Department of Justice to drop prosecutions against him
The Trump-Biden campaign could become "more civil" per Trump, as he noted Biden was "very nice" during their recent phone call.
The US presidential candidate hailed the work of the Secret Service agents who eliminated the shooter.
"They took him out with one shot right between the eyes," he told the New York Post. "They did a fantastic job. It’s surreal for all of us."
The EU foreign ministers plan to boycott the foreign affairs summit in Budapest next month by organizing its own meeting in connection with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visits to Russia and China, Politico reported, citing EU diplomats.
On Thursday, Politico, citing two EU diplomats, reported that EU countries were considering punitive measures for Hungary, threatening it with "practical consequences," amid discontent over Orban's visits to Moscow and Beijing days after the country took up the EU presidency.
If EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls an official meeting on the same day as the Budapest meeting, the ministers will not be able to travel to Hungary, a source said. Another diplomat told the newspaper that the European Union wants to "send a clear signal" to Hungary that it cannot speak on behalf of the entire bloc.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his diplomatic effort to open up lines of communication to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
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