⚡Purpose of Biden-financed bio-projects was to create infections that damage agriculture: Russian MoD

👉READ MORE

Raab will not run for new Tory leader, Sky News says

❗US basketball player Brittney Griner has said in a Russian court that she is guilty of smuggling cannabis oil

💬The more weapons the Ukrainians get, 'the more they desire’, the US Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says

📹A wrecked convoy of Georgian mercenaries on the road to the city of Seversk in the DPR

Locals said that several dozen cars and pickup trucks had gathered in the middle of the village in the evening with their headlights on.

The cluster of vehicles received a direct hit. As a result, half a dozen cars were left on the spot. The surrounding houses were not damaged.

When the village was liberated, burnt-out western weaponry was found in the cars, including, for example, a Browning machine gun.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇨🇳"US is the biggest threat to world peace": Beijing condemns MI5, FBI statement as 'irresponsible'

"Facts have shown that the US is the biggest threat to world peace and development. We urge the US intelligence officer to put things into perspective, see China’s development in an objective and reasonable light, stop spreading lies, and stop making irresponsible remarks," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a briefing.

On Wednesday, director-general of the UK's MI5, Ken McCallum, and FBI director Christopher Wray said in a joint statement that China posed an increasing threat in the area of espionage.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗The US has authorized exports of liquefied petroleum gas to Venezuela from 12 July 2023, the Department of the Treasury announced

❗️The Russian Ministry of Defense issued a s statement about the presence of the Ukrainian flag on Zmeiny Island (Snake Island):

After several military failures and a massive retreat of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass, the Kiev regime made an attempt to perform the symbolic act of putting the flag on Zmeiny Island.

At about 5am, Ukrainian soldiers landed on the island from a motor boat and took pictures with the flag.

After that, a Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft launched a missile attack on the island. As a result, several Ukrainian servicemen were eliminated, the rest of them fled.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗All Ukrainians feel "sorrow" at the news of Boris Johnson's resignation, says Zelensky

Ukrainian soldiers showed journalists from state-owned news TV network, France 24, the weapons they had been given by the command:

▪Maxim machine guns

▪Degtyaryov DP-27 light machine guns

Switching to NATO standards, they said?

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗US test of Minotaur II launch vehicle ends in explosion

👉READ MORE

⚡️Biden during trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi King Salman and his leadership team, including Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman - White House

A 10-year-old girl named Veronica, who had two clinical deaths and recovered, was killed by a Ukrainian shell in Donetsk.

‘Godfather' star James Caan dead at 82

900 inmates have escaped prison in Abuja, Nigeria. Hundreds of the escapees are still missing. For such an escape to occur, there had to be a phenomenal concatenation of events: so, how did it happen?

😢🎥Actor James Caan died at the age of 82, according to his family. A post on Caan's Twitter account notes that the actor passed away Wednesday night.

“It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6," reads the post. "The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time."

Caan, who was born in 1940, starred in multiple movies, such as "The Godfather," as well as the film's sequel, "The Godfather II." He played the role of Sonny Corleone. He also starred in "Misery" opposite Kathy Bates, as well as "Elf" with Will Ferrell, and "El Dorado" with John Wayne. During his career, Caan was nominated for several awards, including four Golden Globes, an Emmy, and an Oscar.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📈📉88% of Americans say the U.S. is on the wrong path, the national Monmouth Poll reported. One-third of the country (33%) lists inflation as their top concern, followed by gas prices (15%) and the economy (9%). Abortion was polled at 5%, with guns at 3% and Covid at 1%.

“Economic concerns tend to rise to the top of the list of family concerns, as you might expect, but the singular impact of inflation is really hitting home right now,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. “And most Americans are blaming Washington for their current pain.”

36% of Americans approve of the job that Joe Biden has done as president, with 58% disapproving, while Congress is viewed even worse, with a huge 78% disapproval rating.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⛈🌪⚡️Widespread showers and thunderstorms to turn severe on Tuesday and Wednesday, stretching from the northern Plains to the East Coast.

Hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be possible, while heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding in some northern and eastern areas of the US. The weather service channel assures that every day through Sunday along the periphery of a large dome of high pressure will cause a massive wave of warm air from the Plains to the Southeast.

July is the second-most active month for damaging thunderstorm winds, so it’s not uncommon for severe thunderstorms to form at this time of year.

Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🎾❗️Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday his withdrawal from the semi-finals of the Wimbledon tournament due to a muscle rupture injury in the abdominal region.

"I think it's practically impossible to think of winning two matches at this level with a torn abdominal. Although it hurts, it is what it is," said the tennis player regarding the match he had to face against the Australian Nick Kyrgios for the ticket to the final of one of the most important tournaments of the year.

Nadal says goodbye to his chances of winning the tournament this year and extending his lead over Serbian rival Novak Djokovic in the number of Grand Slam noscripts (among which are the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the United States Open or US Open).

Subscribe to @SputnikInt