🇺🇸🔎 The CIA's director has issued a warning after a racist symbol was found near a secret facility in Virginia, reports indicate.

The noose, which symbolizes hatred towards African-Americans in the US, was found near a small agency facility located in a building that houses businesses and other organizations.

After the incident, CIA Director William J. Burns issued a warning to the agency’s workforce, the New York Times reported citing people familiar with the matter.

💬 “[The] CIA has zero tolerance for actions or symbols of hatred and treats any such incidents with the utmost seriousness,” said Susan Miller, a spokeswoman for the agency. “Our values and our vital national security mission demand that we uphold nothing less than the highest standards of inclusiveness and safety.”

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⚡️ Russia ready to make every effort to get Ukrainian grain to world market - Kremlin

📹 First video clip from the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, which was shelled by Ukrainian troops the day before.

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⚡️ WATCH LIVE | Vladimir Putin arrives in Tehran for talks and summit with Iranian and Turkish presidents

🇹🇼 China is insisting that US cancel the visit of House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan anticipated in August, considering it an infringement on the one-China principle and warning Washington that it will be solely responsible for all ramifications, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.

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📹 Two long-range Tu-160 aircraft have completed a flight over the Barents Sea.

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🛫 The United Kingdom will unveil a new next-generation supersonic fighter demonstrator aircraft within five years, the UK defense ministry said.

▪️ "A new flying demonstrator will be unveiled within the next five years as part of the UK’s major next generation fighter aircraft programme, the Future Combat Air System (FCAS)," the ministry said in a statement issued on Monday.

▪️ Development of the aircraft is being carried out at BAE Systems’ facility in the northern UK city of Preston, the statement said, adding that hundreds of other companies, including Rolls-Royce, Leonardo UK, and MBDA UK are supporting work on the new fighter and aim to hire an additional 1.300 employees by the end of 2023.

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⚡️ Sunak, Truss & Mordaunt advance to next stage of Tory leadership race as Badenoch knocked out

🇷🇺 Russian President Putin on meeting with his Iranian counterpart Raisi: Bilateral relations are developing at a good pace, trade is at a record high.

🇮🇷 Tehran hopes Putin's visit will become a turning point in bilateral relations - Iran President Raisi.

⚡️ One person injured in suspected stabbing attack in Jerusalem

❗️📹 "You have to go to your country and fix it up": A Polish man tries to explain that Ukrainians need to stop begging and inciting hatred in Poland.

🇺🇸📉The US president's approval rating dropped to 38%, a CNN poll has found.

The poll found that 62% of the public disapproves of Biden’s performance, with frustrations over his handling of the economy and inflation specifically fueling discontent.

The CNN poll surveyed 1,459 adults from June 13 through July 13. The margin of error is 3.3%.

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