⚡️ Nara medical university hospital doctors confirm death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

🇷🇺 🇯🇵 The Kremlin has expressed its support to the nation of Japan following the tragic death of Shinzo Abe:

▪️ The Kremlin is deeply saddened by the death of ex-Japanese Prime Minister Abe and condemns this assassination in the strongest possible terms, Peskov says.

▪️ Abe was a patriot, he defended the interests of Tokyo at the negotiating table and had a good relationship with President Putin, Peskov conveyed.

▪️ President Putin will send a telegram expressing his condolences in connection with the death of former Prime Minister Abe.

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😮 Texas Governor Greg Abbott has authorized his state’s National Guard and the Department of Public Safety to detain migrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry and return them to US-Mexican border entry points.

▪️ The federal government is normally responsible for enforcement of immigration;

▪️ Governor Abbott stressed in an executive order announced on Thursday that while US President Joe Biden “refuses to do his job and enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress, the State of Texas is once again stepping up and taking unprecedented action to protect Americans and secure” the US southern border.

▪️ The governor referred to the US Constitution, which he said stipulates that the country “shall protect each [State in this Union] against [a border] invasion.”

▪️ The US remains in the grip of a migration crisis, with Customs and Border Protection data revealing last month that the number of illegal migrants apprehended on the US southern border hit a third-consecutive monthly record high in May.

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🛢 US Treasury Secretary Yellen will visit Asia next week to pressure the G20 economies to place a price cap on Russian oil, Washington informs.

▪️ Despite international pressure, many countries, including India, have opted to purchase Russian crude at a discounted price.

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📹 A representative of Russian law enforcement agencies addresses the weapons discovered in the possession of the detainees in Kherson.

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⚡️ 'Beergate' no more: Police clear UK Labour leader Keir Starmer of COVID lockdown breach

🐱 Larry the Cat: Netizens chose UK's next PM after Boris Johnson resigns

Videos circulating on social media show Larry wandering around 10 Downing Street in London waiting at the gate of the Prime Minister's Office.
But one BBC video seemed to start the trend, after a reporter covering Downing Street just before Johnson's statement to the media asked the cat, "Are you asking him to resign Larry?"
People now seem to be actually considering voting for Larry as prime minister.

One user said: "Personally I think we should vote Larry as prime minister. He'd do a better job than any Tory..."
"He's all I care about now," said another.

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❌ Canada unveils a new batch of sanctions against Russia, targeting media watchdog Roskomnadzor and its executives, major news outlets and channels including Sputnik, RT, and the TASS news agency.

🇺🇸 US President Joe Biden said he was "stunned" by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's assasination, assured that Washington stands with Japan in its moment of grief.

His statement arrived hours after the US Embassy in Japan commented on the shooting, when the former PM's death had not been confirmed.

🏫 Indian PM Modi rips into British education system, calls for urgent reforms as it was "never part of the Indian ethos"

During the education summit in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Modi claimed that the British provided this education system "to prepare a servant class for themselves to meet their needs".

According to the Indian PM, the entire focus of the British education system was to provide jobs while imparting knowledge and expertise was never promoted.

However, the new National Education Policy aims to transform the system with the main goal to provide a platform for all individuals to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and social, ethical, and emotional capacities.

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“This place is just packed with mines”: Russian sappers are risking their lives in Mariupol for the sake of peaceful life in the city.

The Ukrainian nationalists left an enormous number of mines and unexploded ammunition behind as they retreated.

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🗣 The UN believes journalists should be allowed to work freely in all countries, Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq told Sputnik, after Canada slapped sanctions on dozens of Russian media outlets and TV personalities.

❗️ UK ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announces bid to succeed Boris Johnson

🐴 A young foal has wandered away from the herd and lost sight of his mother.
Watch these good guys help it get back.

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❗️ Russia vetoes UN resolution extending cross-border aid to Syria

❗️ Biden to announce new $400mln military aid package for Ukraine on Friday - Pentagon

📹🇨🇳 Beijing has said that it conducted joint combat exercises and drills around Taiwan recently amid a US senator's visit to the island.

The drills were carried out in response to "provocation" by the US and Taiwan, according to the Chinese Army statement.

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🗣 "End of quote. Repeat the line": US President Joe Biden mistakenly read out the teleprompter's "Repeat the line" when announcing his executive order on abortion, women's health and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

❗️ The US, the UK, and France vetoed a Russian UN Security Council resolution to extend the mechanism that allows cross-border aid deliveries into northwest Syria through Turkey.

A senior US defense rep speaks on the situation in Ukraine:

🔸 US plans to supply Ukrainians with military equipment for months or years ahead

🔸 US, allies discuss providing Ukraine with new coastal defense system

🔸 US denies reports Ukrainians are using HIMARS to hit targets outside the country

🔸 New Ukraine military aid includes four HIMARS units, bringing total to 12

🔸 US to deliver NASAMS missile systems to Ukraine within several months

Good News Friday: Here is a little recap of nice things from this week

🔸 A baby goat from Pakistan has ears long enough to wrap them around its neck several times. The goat's name is Simba and his ears have already grown to 54cm.

🔸 The dog wedding took place in Runcorn, UK, attended by more than 90 dogs and their owners. The happy couple is two Chihuahuas.

🔸 In NYC, Long Island a shark attacked a lifeguard, but everything went well: the lifeguard managed to push the animal away with his bare hands.

🔸 In the UK, British engineers will construct a ground-based system that would warn humans of potentially harmful space weather phenomena.

🔸 Chinese engineers are working hard to create "forest" residential complexes that would not inflict swarms of mosquitoes to devour locals. The complex is dubbed the Qiyi City Forest Garden.

🔸 Metallica's classic hit 'Master of Puppets' returned to glory, topping the iTunes rock chart and scoring 29th overall on iTunes due to the 'Stranger Things' series.