⚡️ Japan will increase its defense budget to $54 billion next year
According to Kyodo, the reason for this is the threat from China.
The Japanese military plans to use drones to defend remote islands, especially the Nansei chain. It is important to China because of its proximity to Taiwan.
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Famous French actor Alain Delon dies — AFP
The best films of the actor:
📍Samurai.
In the bright sun.
The Sicilian clan.
📍The Pool.
📍Adventurers.
A police story.
📍Red sun.
Borsalino.
📍The red circle.
He was 88 years old
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⚡️ Iran is ready to conduct Russian gas through its territory," Iran's ambassador to Russia said
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⚡️ Iran will delay its response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the politburo of the Palestinian Hamas movement, in Tehran — The New York Times
According to the newspaper, Tehran is giving mediators time to reach a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
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⚡️ US has deployed troops to the Middle East and prepared for “any contingency,” — White House on the possibility of an Iranian attack on Israel
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In Thailand, a 26-year-old Russian tried to rape a cow, but the cow mauled him
The guy undressed and tried to rape an animal tied to a fence, but he failed - the cow pinned the zoophile to the ground and mauled him.
Local residents heard cries for help and the strange behavior of the man. The police arrived and rescued the cow lover, after which they detained him.
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A paralyzed American man has been implanted with a neurochip that converts thoughts into speech with a record 97.5% accuracy
The system works in real time: first, the brain signals are decoded into text, and then pronounced by the man's own voice. This is done by a separate neural network trained on pre-injury recordings.
According to the developers, the technology detects only attempts to speak, so it will not voice random thoughts.
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Pentagon awarded $12.5 billion contract to upgrade infrastructure at all U.S. Air Force bases — U.S. Department of Defense statement
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⚡️Hezbollah and Iran have reduced the alert status of their missile units amid Doha cease-fire talks in the Gaza Strip — The New York Times
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A Lithuanian man stole $122 million from Google and Facebook by sending them fake invoices for payment 😳
He sent invoices from a fictitious firm from 2013 to 2015 and pulled in $23 million from Google and $99 million from Facebook.
The companies didn't understand what exactly they were paying for because of the sheer number of partners and invoices, so they simply sent the money when they saw the name of the fake organization.
The man was discovered and sentenced to five years in prison.
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⚡️ Thailand's Parliament has approved the candidacy of Phetthong Than Shinawatra for prime minister
She became the youngest prime minister in the country's history and the second woman to hold the post.
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⚡️ The U.S. Secret Service has sent some of Biden's security staff to ensure Trump's security, — New York Times
According to the newspaper, such a measure cannot be called standard, it became possible due to a reduction in the number of Biden's trips.
In addition, the Secret Service decided to use bulletproof glass during Trump's campaign speeches outdoors.
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⚡️ Sweden has diagnosed the first case of monkeypox infection detected outside the African continent
This was reported by the Swedish Public Health Agency.
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⚡️ Harris and Trump have agreed to hold a second round of televised debates in October
This was announced by Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler.
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South Korean President Yun Seok-ol proposed to hold talks with the DPRK — Reuters
On the occasion of National Liberation Day, the South Korean president proposed to establish an advisory body with the DPRK to discuss ways to reduce tensions and resume economic cooperation, the agency reports.
He added that such a body would be established “as soon as North Korea takes at least one step towards denuclearization” and noted that dialogue and cooperation could lead to significant progress in inter-Korean relations.
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⚡️ The fire occurred during the dismantling and refitting of the decommissioned aircraft carrier Minsk on the Yangtze River in the city of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu province
No casualties were reported, according to the Xinhua news agency.
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⚡️ The Washington Post claims that Russia and Ukraine were supposed to send their delegations to Qatar for secret peace talks as early as this month, but they were disrupted by the AFU operation in the Kursk region
"Russia did not cancel the talks, they said: give us time," a WP source clarified.
According to the publication, at these talks, the parties planned to reach an understanding on a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict, as well as agree not to attack each other's energy facilities for two months.
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⚡️ The cause of a natural fire in the Karsiyak neighborhood near the Turkish city of Izmir was a picnic fire started by three locals, said Ibrahim Yumakli, head of Turkey's Agriculture Ministry
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Monkeypox is starting to spread around the world — WHO has declared an international emergency and urged people to wear masks
The first cases have been reported in Sweden and Pakistan, while Australia has detected as many as 93 cases since the beginning of June, China has already imposed a number of restrictions and Kazakhstan has purchased PCR tests
The spread has begun in Central African Republic, where more than 15,000 infections have been reported since the beginning of the year, with 524 deaths.
Monkeypox causes itching, fever and painful blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. There is no drug with proven efficacy against the infection yet.
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⚡️ In Izmir, Turkey, forest fires have spread to residential houses
Already 16 houses have burned down. According to local media, 87 houses have already been evacuated due to the danger of fire.
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⚡️ Boris Johnson has called for the Ukrainian armed forces to be allowed to attack Russian territory with Storm Shadow missiles
“It was Britain's Challenger that broke the taboo on sending tanks and encouraged other countries to follow suit. Similarly, Britain's decision to provide NLAW anti-tank missiles pushed other European countries to provide their own deadly weapons,” he wrote.
He also called on Britain's current prime minister, Keir Starmer, to “stop slacking.”
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In China, AI is replacing driving instructors
Driving schools have started using AI to teach driving, replacing traditional instructors. A special screen in the car displays step-by-step instructions with animation, such as how to start the car. If the student makes a mistake, the system immediately points out the shortcomings.
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⚡️U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate James David Vance's plane made an emergency landing at Milwaukee airport — Daily Beast
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The first road with wireless charging technology for electric cars is being built in Norway
This innovation will allow cars to charge directly while driving. Charging will be carried out thanks to induction panels embedded in the road surface. The system will work at speeds of up to 70 km/h.
This project will be an important milestone for Norway, which aims to completely phase out internal combustion engine vehicles and switch to electric vehicles only by 2025.
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Israel is close to achieving military objectives in Gaza — TOI
IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says more than half of Hamas forces have been destroyed in the Gaza Strip. According to the military officer, the Israelis have eliminated 17,000 terrorists in ten months of war.
These losses have severely affected Hamas' ability to regroup. The remaining battalions are almost unable to recover from the fighting.
The IDF has also destroyed dozens of tunnels, a major military challenge for the Israelis. It is not fully known how many tunnels lead to Egypt, from where Hamas smuggles weapons into the Gaza Strip.
The U.S. Security Council spokesman John Kirby also said that Israel has almost destroyed Hamas' military and political capabilities. The US will continue, according to the official, to support the Israelis until the terrorists are completely eliminated.
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⚡️ Trump has refused to tone down personal attacks on Harris
Former US President Donald Trump has rejected calls from members of the Republican Party to tone down personal attacks on his opponent Kamala Harris during his speeches.
"I don't have a lot of respect for Harris. I question her lack of intelligence, and I think she would be a terrible president," he said.
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⚡️ A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck Taiwan
Strong earthquakes have occurred southeast of Hualien city. Recently, there were also magnitude 7.1 earthquakes in Japan. US seismologists are linking the two earthquakes and expressing fears of further larger earthquakes.
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⚡️ Polish President Andrzej Duda knew nothing about plans to undermine the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines — Wojciech Koliarski, state secretary of the Polish presidential office
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The Pentagon is considering sending long-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles to Ukraine — Politico
The Pentagon is working to enable the Ukrainian Armed Forces to launch them, including from F-16s. This will give Ukraine the ability to launch cruise missiles at a distance of more than 370 km from US-made fighter jets, the publication said.
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Google reveals that Iran conducted cyberattacks against Trump, Biden and Harris
According to the corporation's report, the phishing attack targeted nearly 10 people associated with the current president, vice president, and presidential candidate.
Google noted that the cyberattack in May and June was carried out by the Iranian government hacking team APT42, known as Charming Kitten and Mint Sandstorm, trying to hack into personal email accounts associated with Biden, Trump, and Harris.
To do so, the hackers used links embedded in an email or PDF file.
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