❗Ukrainian troops have shelled Zaporozhye thermal power plant - Energodar authorities tell Sputnik

🇺🇸 "This is about regime change in Russia, strengthening NATO and feeding the military industrial complex": Former US Democratic representative Tulsi Gabbard explains what the Joe Biden administration is really trying to achieve under the cover of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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❗Salman Rushdie's attacker in New York is charged with attempted murder, police say

🇦🇫 An Australian academic who was held hostage by the Taliban* for three years returns to Afghanistan to "complete" his journey, meet Taliban soldiers

Australian citizen Timothy Weeks is seen in photos and videos ... embracing Taliban soldiers in Kabul. He said his trip was to "celebrate the first anniversary of the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan".

"I first came to Afghanistan six years ago - as you know - in 2016, and I came here with a dream to learn about Afghanistan. Now I'm coming again to complete my journey," he said.

*An organization under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.

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🇺🇸🇨🇴 Biden’s adviser admits to coups in Latin America, but says US policy has changed

Speaking at the Colombian Business Congress in the city of Cartagena, Juan González spoke about the changes in US foreign policy regarding Latin America.

“Forty years ago, the United States would have done everything possible to prevent the election of Gustavo Petro [at present the president of Colombia] and, once elected, would have done everything possible to sabotage his project," he said.

Today, the US prefers to seek ways to cooperate with any democratic government, González added.

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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's interview with the Wall Street Journal about Russia, Ukraine and China:

▪The US is at the edge of war with Russia and China over issues that Washington helped to create;

▪Previously, the model role for Ukraine would be Finland (when it wasn't in NATO), now it must be treated as a member of the alliance;

▪The settlement on Ukraine will include the preservation of Crimea and part of the Donbass for Russia;

▪The best that can be done now is not to escalate tensions and to create opportunities to settle the conflict

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❓🇺🇸 How many Americans know where Ukraine and Russia are?

A video of a geography quiz filmed in Los Angeles, California has emerged online.

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📊 A study has found that from 1776 to 2019, the US has undertaken almost 400 military interventions, roughly 200 of which took place between 1950 and 2019. Of those 200, more than 100 have taken place during the post-Cold War era between 1991 and 2019.

"The post-Cold War era has produced fewer great power conflicts and instances in which to defend vital US interests, yet US military interventions continue at high rates and higher hostilities," the report concluded.

The study has found that US military interventions "increasingly" target the Middle East and Africa: more than a quarter of the country's campaigns throughout its history

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◾️Teddy Ray, a rebellious voice in the comedy scene, died two weeks after turning 32. Fans of the funny man took to social media to mourn the comic, including “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson, who commented on Ray’s final Instagram post, “Heartbroken. Gonna miss you teddy.”

Stand-up and Emmy winner Katt Williams called the comic “brilliant.” At the same time, “Insecure” creator and television exec Issa Rae shared an image of a white heart emoji placed over a snap of Ray smiling to her Instagram Stories.

“Rest in Power to our longtime creative collaborator and friend, Teddy Ray. Grateful for the energy you always brought to our projects and sets!” read a Twitter post from Rae’s media company.

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🌪🌊💨Experts say that many Californians are alarmed about the announcement that the "Big One," a catastrophic megaflood, is coming to California.

A new study by Science Advances shows climate change has already doubled California's chances of a disastrous flood in the next four decades. And experts say it would be unlike anything anyone alive today has ever experienced.

"A megaflood is similar to the 1,000-year flash flood events seen this summer in the St. Louis area and Kentucky, but across a much wider area, such as the entire state of California, Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA and a researcher involved in the study,

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😱🌊Las Vegas was hit with another wave of flash floods. Iconic casinos and hotels on the Vegas Strip were overtaken by water as people took to social media to share the footage.

The department of FireRescue had the following responses yesterday evening as a result of the heavy monsoon rainfall:

There were three total responses for stalled vehicles in flood waters. All occupants were evacuated safely, with no medical or patient transport required.

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