Hollywood is nervous: Donald Trump's return could change the rules in the movie industry — The Economist
According to the publication, Hollywood is a Democratic territory. Joe Biden raised ~$30 million there during a recent fundraiser with actors such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts. But one of the heads of the world-famous platform predicts that if Trump is re-elected, "he will go after people who create content he doesn't like."
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⚡️Clashes with police and riots take place in Jerusalem. Orthodox Jews came out to protest
Earlier, the country's Supreme Court ruled that orthodox Jews must be drafted into military service (previously they were exempted from the draft).
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⚡️Mass protests have begun in France: people have taken to the streets against Marine Le Pen's party, which is leading in the elections — France 24
According to exit polls, the far-right alliance led by Marine Le Pen's National Rally won ~34% of the vote in the first round of the parliamentary elections. She promised to start fighting migrants in the EU and block aid to Ukraine.
The left-wing New People's Front is expected to come in second with 28.1%, while the centrist alliance of incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will be in third place with 20.3% of the vote.
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The Washington Post Lists 10 Democratic Politicians Who Could Replace Biden in the Race
"The Democratic Party spent much of the 2024 campaign burying its head in the sand over Americans' concerns about President Biden's age and mental acuity. However, it only pulled its head out after Biden's speech at the televised debate, and now even Biden's supporters are asking him to step aside," the article states.
Journalists believe that the most likely candidates are:
📍 Vice President Kamala Harris
📍 Former US First Lady Michelle Obama
📍 Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
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US offers $10 million reward for help in finding 22-year-old Chechen GRU hacker responsible for pre-invasion cyberattack on Ukraine — media
Hackers stole personal data of 13.5 million Ukrainians registered with Diia.
Data from Diia on 13.5 million Ukrainian users were sold for $80,000.
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⚡️ The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.5bn contract to produce 870 missiles for Patriot air defence systems
This is stated in a statement on the website of this branch of the US Armed Forces.
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⚡️ North Korea has accused the United States, Japan and South Korea of creating an "Asian version" of NATO
A statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry, published by the CTAC agency, said the three countries had agreed to hold regular trilateral joint military exercises similar to those of the alliance. It is also mentioned that the agreement to strengthen defense cooperation between these countries resembles NATO's collective defense principle.
The previous day, the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea held the Freedom Edge joint exercise to promote trilateral cooperation and protect stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Korean Peninsula.
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⚡️ Saudi Arabia Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon Immediately — Al Arabiya
Saudi Arabia has issued an urgent call for its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, according to a report by Al Arabiya.
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⚡️ Biden's aides attributed his poor performance at the debate to the late timing of the debate
The debate began at 21:00 local time. According to them, public events with the US president in front of the cameras are usually held from 10:00 to 16:00. Outside that time frame, Biden is more likely to make verbal errors and become fatigued, sources told Axios.
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⚡️NATO Suspects Russia of Mining Critical EU Undersea Infrastructure in the North Sea — The Times
NATO has raised concerns that Russia may have mined critical undersea infrastructure in the North Sea, according to The Times.
"These suspicions stem from data provided by companies operating key oil and gas rigs, pipelines, electricity, and telecommunications cables," the report stated.
The newspaper also noted that over the past decade, more than 160 non-military Russian vessels have been involved in 945 suspicious activities in the North Sea.
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⚡️ Forest fires have engulfed three provinces in Turkey — local media
The highway between the town of Selcuk and the resort of Kusadasi is blocked. Turkish Defense Ministry has sent additional five helicopters to help firefighters.
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❗️Putin will not be satisfied with the conquest of northeastern Ukraine. The only outcome he will accept is the capture of Kyiv," Foreign Affairs quoted a businessman with close ties to the Kremlin as saying
📍The Russian elite, which was against the war, has come to terms with it and is now discussing what conditions for Russia can be considered a victory.
📍"We have to win this war. Otherwise, they will not let us live and Russia will fall," said one of them.
📍If Russia launches a second campaign to capture the Ukrainian capital, it will most likely start from Belarus, as it did in the winter of 2022, which will include the advance of Russian troops near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
📍Many in Moscow believe that this time, with Russia's army strengthened and Ukraine's reserves weakened, their country can win. According to the Russian elite, Ukrainians are simply too tired to mount another fierce defense.
📍The elite in Moscow believe that in order to defeat his real enemies in Brussels and Washington, Putin may feel that he needs to attack a NATO member. This could be Estonia or Latvia.
📍Russian oligarchs are not afraid of a nuclear conflict because they believe that NATO will not dare to respond. In their view, NATO would be gripped by such panic and chaos that it would be unable to do much at all.
📍Such a provocation could be especially useful for Russia in the run-up to the US presidential election.
📍At the same time, some of the elite believe that the war in Ukraine is in Putin's political interests, and that he will continue to fight until the end of his days.
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🫣The Chinese android manufacturer decided to make a move and dispel the doubts of those who believe that the videos from the factory are CGI graphics. It officially showed its robots at an exhibition in Shanghai
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Asians love adrenaline: local water parks organize whole performances of the water element on an epic scale
There, you can literally feel the power of a tsunami in artificial conditions.
Interestingly, not only a team of rescuers, but also a special neural network ensures safety there. This is also commonplace in China.
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The DJI Avata Explorer drone is designed specifically for photographers and videographers. It features a unique control system that moves in sync with your head, allowing it to capture exactly what you see
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⚡️ In Turkey (Kayseri city), locals started burning migrant stores after a visiting Syrian raped a small child — local media
It is reported that several stores were burned and police officers are among the victims.
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⚡️A Chinese Tianlong-3 carrier rocket falls and explodes during a test in Gongyi city, Henan province
This is reported by local media.
The cause of the incident has not yet been named, there is no information about the victims.
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⚡️ North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Towards the Sea of Japan — Yonhap
North Korea has launched a ballistic missile in the direction of the Sea of Japan, according to reports from Yonhap News Agency.
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An airplane of the Israeli airline El-Al got stuck in Turkey
According to media reports, an Israeli passenger airliner made an emergency landing in Turkey to refuel.
Turkey announced that "it will not refuel the plane of the Zionist airline El Al, and passengers are not allowed to leave the plane."
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⚡️U.S. military bases in Europe put on high alert due to terrorist threat, possibly the highest in 10 years — CNN
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⚡️ Syria and Turkey will start a dialogue to improve relations in Baghdad — Al Watan
Baghdad will be the venue for talks between Syria and Turkey to normalise bilateral relations.
According to the newspaper, the upcoming Syrian-Turkish meeting "will be the beginning of a long negotiation process that is expected to lead to political understanding and agreements on the situation in the border areas".
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⚡️The United States has asked the Iraqi government to close airspace to Iranian cargo planes bound for Syria and Lebanon
Washington believes that Tehran has stepped up arms transfers for Hezbollah through Beirut and the borders with Syria.
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😳Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Lybna Jaffrey bared her breasts in solidarity with LGBTQ+ people during Pride Month, NRK reports
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Størk praised her for her actions. "Lyubna is a self-confident, free and wonderful person, and she is happy to attend cultural events across the country. I think she did the right thing."
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⚡️ Tens of thousands of protesters have filled the streets of Tel Aviv — local media
They are calling for early elections and a deal with Hamas to release hostages.
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For the first time in the world, South African scientists have begun injecting radioactive substances into the horns of live rhinos to reduce poaching in the region, CNN reports
The idea is to use radiation detectors already installed at the country's borders to detect horns and detain poachers. Injections will also reduce the value of the growth.
"Every 20 hours in PA, one rhino dies for its horn. They are then sold all over the world and used for medicine or sold as status symbols. This has led to the fact that horns are now the most valuable counterfeit goods on the black market. They are even more valuable than gold, platinum, diamonds and cocaine."
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⚡️ One of China's oldest cities Zhenyuan is going under water — local media
On June 29, Zhenyuan in Guizhou Province was hit by heavy rain: 200 mm of rain fell in 12 hours. The water level of the Uyan River rose to 11 meters in 10 hours, exceeding the historical record by more than 3 meters
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⚡️Biden will leave the presidential race only if his closest family and friends decide to do so — Axios
If Biden stays, it will be because he believes his chances of defeating Trump are higher than Vice President Harris'.
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None of the candidates received more than 50% of the vote: Iran announces the second round of presidential elections
Four candidates took part in the first round of the early presidential election, which was held after the death of Ibrahim Raisi. None of them received more than 50% of the vote, so a second round will be held on July 5, IRNA reports.
Voting results:
📍10.4 million - former MP Masoud Pezeshkian;
📍9.4 million - Security Council member Said Jalili;
📍3.3 million - Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf;
📍206 thousand - former head of the country's Interior Ministry and former Minister of Justice Mostafa Pourmohammadi.
Pezeshkian and Jalili are in the second round of elections.
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Police arrest 100-year-old birthday girl to fulfill her dream
Few of us would ever want to be arrested on our birthday. But in the case of Joan Bickerton, it was different.
The former nurse from Victoria, Australia, who lives in a retirement home, had no problems with the law, but she had long dreamed of being arrested. After learning about her grandmother's wish, local police decided to fulfill her original dream by showing up at a party organized on the occasion of Joan's 100th birthday. The birthday girl was extremely pleased and excited when three constables announced her arrest and gently handcuffed her.
The story of the amazing celebration was widely shared on social media, and people praised the police for their ability not only to fight crime and protect the peace of citizens, but also to give joy.
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⚡️Iran has issued a warning that if Israel attacks Lebanon, it will trigger a "war of annihilation." The Iranian mission to the United Nations stated that such an attack would lead to the "full involvement of all resistance fronts."
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