🤔 Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak have conducted three-hour face-to-face talks amid rumors that they could clinch a deal, according to the Daily Mail.

▪️ The two are the likely contenders in the race to become the UK’s next prime minister and they have yet to declare themselves in the contest to succeed Liz Truss, who announced her resignation on Thursday.

▪️ A new Tory leadership contest unfolds after British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday, admitting that “given the situation”, she “cannot deliver the mandate” on which she was elected by the Conservative Party.

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🇹🇷 Turkey is turning into the major gas hub that foreign countries have hoped for, Erdogan said.

🗣 "If we followed the criticism, then today, like Europeans, we would have to think about how to survive the coming winter. However, Ankara has chosen a different path, and we have no problems with gas," the Turkish president said.

▪️ Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could transfer the volume of gas transit lost due to the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage to the Black Sea region by creating a transport hub in Turkey.

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😤 Kanye West stated he won't be cancelled or silenced amid businesses cutting ties with him, following anti-Semitism allegations against the musician.

🗣 "I ain't losing no money," he told TMZ. "The day I was taken off the Balenciaga site, that was one of the most freeing days."

▪️ West noted that there are attempts to quash his career, saying that the CEO of Endeavour talent agency Ari Emmanuel is asking people to stop doing business with him.

💬 "That's how this town been running for so so long. They'll mute you at all costs", the rapper said, adding that he won't back down. "We here, baby, we ain’t going nowhere."

▪️ At the same time, he pointed out that the backlash only proves his stance on the issue of silencing the dissidents in the industry.

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❗️Rishi Sunak announces he will stand to be the next prime minister

▪️Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he will be standing to be the leader of the Conservative Party and the next prime minister.

▪️In a statement, the former chancellor said he wanted to help "steer the economy through the toughest times" and "unite" the Tory party.

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❗️Ukrainian troops struck a hotel in Energodar where Rosenergoatom employees live; at the time of the strike they were not in the building, local authorities report.

According to the adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom, Ukrainian troops deliberately struck at the hotel where he was supposed to stay with his team.

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❗️ Russia's Shoigu held telephone conversation with France's defense minister: MoD

❗️Russia's Defense Minister and his French counterpart discussed the situation in Ukraine, which has demonstrated a steady tendency towards further, uncontrolled escalation, Russia’s MoD reported.

▪️In addition, Shoigu conveyed his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a "dirty bomb".

❗️According to preliminary data, a military plane fell on a two-story house in Russia's Irkutsk, the governor said

📹 Footage depicting the exact moment the plane crashed in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, Russia

❗️ What is known so far about the military plane crash in Irkutsk, Russia:

▪️ The Su-30 aircraft crashed in Irkutsk, a city in Siberia near Lake Baikal, during a test flight, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) reports.

▪️ The plane crashed within the city of Irkutsk, and fire and rescue units are working on the spot, according to information provided by EMERCOM.

▪️ The area affected by the warplane's impact measured 200 square meters, and included a private two-story residential building, according to EMERCOM.

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📹 More footage from the scene of the military plane crash in Russia's Irkutksk

⚡️Two pilots died in plane crash in Irkutsk, no victims among the population, fire on the ground localized - Ministry of Emergency Situations

❗️Russia Investigative Committee’s latest statements on the military plane crash in Irkutsk:

▪️ A case has been opened to determine whether there was a violation of safety rules in the operation of air transport in response to the Su-30 crash in Irkutsk.

▪️ The crashed Su-30 belonged to the airline and was performing a test without ammunition.

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More footage of the military plane crash in Irkutsk emerged on the web.

📹Footage shows the plane went into a tailspin, after which it fell at high speed and exploded.

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❗️ Russia's Defense Minister Shoigu held telephone conversation with Turkey's Defense Minister: MoD

Shoigu conveyed to his counterpart concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a "dirty bomb".

❗️The fire caused by the military plane crash in Irkutsk has been extinguished, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reports

❗️About 150 houses in the residential district of Irkutsk where the plane crashed are without electricity, Irkutsk region's government press service has said.

😨 The Kiev regime is preparing a provocation related to the detonation of the so-called "dirty bomb" in Ukraine, unnamed credible sources in various countries, including Ukraine, have said.

📌 A "dirty bomb", also known as a "radiological dispersal device," or RDD, combines a conventional explosive with radioactive material. Such a bomb typically uses dynamite or other explosives to scatter radioactive dust or smoke so as to cause radioactive contamination.

▪️ The sources argued that the purpose of the provocation is to accuse Moscow of using weapons of mass destruction amid the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine and launch a global anti-Russian campaign aimed at undermining confidence in Moscow.

▪️ Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned that there can be no winner in a nuclear war, and that it should never be unleashed.

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❗️An improvised explosive device has exploded in Kherson, killing one person, regional authorities told Sputnik.