❗️Air raid alerts declared in almost all regions of Ukraine - local media

🇮🇷 An Iranian man nicknamed the “dirtiest man in the world” has died at the age of 94, Iranian state media reports.

Amou Haji was famous for not having taken a shower in decades. The reason for this was his fear of “getting sick.” However, for the first time in years, local villagers took him to a bathroom to wash up, local media reported. Shortly after, the old man passed away.

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❗️NATO urges Russia to extend grain deal, Jens Stoltenberg says.

Previously, the Russian Defense Ministry said the extension of the export of grain directly depends on the full implementation of the previously reached agreements on the matter.

On July 22, Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey signed a UN-brokered initiative to provide a humanitarian maritime corridor for ships with food and fertilizer exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports. However, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that most of the ships carrying Ukrainian grain have not made it to the world's poorest countries, but wound up in Europe. Moscow has also maintained that the part of the deal concerning Russian food products was not working.

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The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of the launch of a Sineva ballistic missile from a submarine in the Barents Sea during a training session of Russia's strategic forces.

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The Russian Defense Ministry has released another video of the launch of a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile.

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⚡️Air raid alert issued in all regions of Ukraine.

⚡️ Gunmen open fire at worshippers in Iran’s Shiraz, killing 13, wounding 10; two gunmen detained – state media

📹 People are rallying in Vienna to demand the preservation of Austrian neutrality and peace with Russia, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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⚡️At least 15 dead, 40 injured following an attack at the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz, state media reports

⚡️ Ukraine has made a dummy Iskander missile in order to fill it with radioactive material, shoot it down over the Chernobyl NPP zone, and blame it on Russia, a source familiar with the situation says.

Earlier, Russia expressed fears that Kiev may detonate a radiation-spewing "dirty bomb" and blame Moscow for using a tactical nuclear weapon against its forces.

Russia’s nuclear doctrine forbids the use of nuclear weapons of any kind unless the country is attacked using weapons of mass destruction, or faces a conventional attack so severe it threatens the country’s existence. But that fact is unlikely to stop the West from blaming Russia in the event of a false-flag dirty bomb attack, Moscow fears.

❗️People were praying in the mosque when a terrorist opened fire, the chief prosecutor of Fars Province said. Security forces are present at the scene. At least 13 people were killed, with conflicting reports about the number of injured.

Commenting on earlier reports about three gunmen, the prosecutor said there was only one terrorist: 23-year-old Hamed Badakhshan.

🎾 🇷🇸 In an exclusive comment for Sputnik, internationally acclaimed Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic explained why his foundation, which helps children receive preschool education, is important to him.

💬 “This foundation is very important to us, and when we are physically here, we can contribute even more, achieve even more results in our activities. I'm very pleased with the time I spend with my children and all the children who come to me to play sports or to learn. It's the most beautiful thing a person can experience.”

Djokovic believes that early education forms the basis on which children stand for the rest of their lives, and that it is also the foundation of the future of our world.

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🇬🇧 42-year-old Rishi Sunak is making headlines as a sensation after becoming the first person of Indian origin to take over the UK's Tory leadership. But surely, he is not alone on the list of world leaders with Indian background to have held key political roles.

🔸Kamala Harris, US Vice President

Born in California to a family of migrants — a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, Kamala Harris is both the first woman and first person of color to become US vice president.

Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a breast cancer researcher, brought her and her sister Maya up as a single mother after moving to the United States from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to get a degree, although she has also worked as a civil rights activist.

🔸Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius

Hailing from a family of politicians, Pravind Jugnauth has been the prime minister of Mauritius since 2017, leading the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party since April 2003.

Jugnauth was born into a Hindu family of Ahirs. His ancestors hail from India's state of Uttar Pradesh. In the 1870s, his great-grandfather migrated to Mauritius.

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🇺🇸 Another Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II went down last week, with eight of the sleek fifth-gen aircraft lost since 2018.

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⚡️ Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has extended his condolences to the families of the victims after a gunman shot at pilgrims praying at the Shah Cheragh Mosque, saying the attack will not go unanswered, local media reports.