❗️Moscow sees no progress in unblocking Russian grain and fertilizers supplies under the grain deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "As you know, the implementation of the Ukrainian part of the deal has resumed, but at the same time, we still do not see any result in terms of the second part of the package, proposed at the time by UN Secretary-General [Antonio] Guterres and which involves the removal of any obstacles to export routes for Russian fertilizers and grain," Lavrov told reporters during his visit to Jordan.

🇬🇧 🛢 A UK court is expected to rule in the case of Glencore Energy UK Limited - a British subsidiary of Swiss company Glencore, one of the largest commodity traders in the world - for paying millions of dollars in bribes to officials from five African countries in pursuit of lucrative oil contracts.

▪️ The court hearing on Wednesday revealed that bribes worth $28Mln were transported in cash on a private jet to the continent to be distributed in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Ivory Coast for five years up to 2016.

▪️ After the company pleaded guilty to charges of corruption in June this year, the chairman of the African Energy Chamber, NJ Ayuk, said that all Glencore executives involved in the corruption scheme should be held accountable.

🗣 "The African Energy Chamber strongly believes that Glencore’s leaders must be held accountable for their actions. Anything less sends a message that 'bribery is a necessary evil' in such regions of the world as Africa. That is not true. Now is the time to make that reality abundantly clear to corporate leaders who do business here," he said.

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Russia is satisfied that Ukraine has provided written guarantees not to repeat attempts to use humanitarian routes in the Black Sea for military purposes, Lavrov also said during a joint press conference after a meeting with Jordanian counterpart Safadi.

👩‍⚖️Mercedes Wedaa, who worked at Jeff Bezos’ home in the Seattle area for nearly three years, and supervised a team of five to six housekeepers, is suing the Amazon founder. She claims she was subject to racial discrimination by his staff, forced to work long hours without access to a lavatory and was denied rest and meal breaks.

According to Wedaa, housekeeping staff were forced to eat in a laundry room and forbidden to use a toilet in the nearby security room, which meant that they had to climb out of the window to get into the bathroom.

🗣“We’ve investigated these claims, they have no merit, and we’ll defend against them,” Harry Korrell, an attorney who represents Bezos and other defendants, said in an emailed statement

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❗️The latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️The resumption of Russia's participation in the grain deal does not mean it was extended, the deal did not expire yet;

▪️Before making a decision to extend the deal it will be necessary to assess its effectiveness;

▪️Ankara's work on getting written guarantees from Kiev that Ukraine will not use humanitarian corridors under the grain deal for military purpose deserves a high praise.

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⚡️ Russia resumes participation in inspection of ships in Black Sea, 8 ships are now in humanitarian corridor - UN

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🚀🐶 On this day 65 years ago, the first living being, the dog Laika, was sent into space.

👉 The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik-2 with Laika on board was not destined to return to Earth, being expected to stay in orbit for only a week. Unfortunately, due to issues with regulating the temperature, the dog died of overheating between five and seven hours after the launch. Nevertheless, this flight proved that living organisms could exist in a weightless environment.

💭 Vladimir Sychev, a scientist, told Sputnik that dogs had been used for such tests in the past, as they are suitable for ascertaining whether a living organism can survive a rocket launch, and being in orbit. He highlighted that dogs are not used for such experiments now.

🙏 On 11 April 2008, a monument was unveiled in Moscow to commemorate Laika. The monument is made in the form of a rocket, turning into an open palm, on which a bronze dog stands.

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⚡️🇵🇰 Firing reported near ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan's container after it entered Wazirabad city as part of the 'Long March'

At least 4 people are injured, Khan is said to be safe, according to local media.

❗️WATCH: A footage from the firing scene emerged on social media.

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⚡️⚡️Russia has information that London handed over certain number of unmanned underwater vehicles to Kiev - Russian Foreign Ministry

⚡️ Bank of England raises interest rate from 2.25% to 3% – biggest increase since 1980s.

Bank of England also forecasts UK GDP decline in third quarter at 0.5%, economy in recession.

📌Russian Foreign Ministry’s latest statements on summoning British ambassador:

▪️The UK ambassador was summoned to express protest over London's active involvement in training Ukrainian military;

▪️The actions of the UK, similar to those in Sevastopol, could lead to an escalation of the situation and to unpredictable consequences;

▪️The UK ambassador was told that hostile provocations are unacceptable and that such actions should be stopped immediately


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⚡️⚡️⚡️ Glencore ordered to pay £280Mln in African oil bribery case

⚡️🇵🇰 WATCH shocking scenes from Pakistan's Wazirabad, where ex-PM Imran Khan was shot after a gunman opened fire at his container during the much-touted “Long March.”

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️Russian troops repelled all attacks by the Ukrainian Army and foreign mercenaries in the Kupyansk direction, eliminating more than 130 militants and Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, and two Humvee armored vehicles;

▪️The Russian Army repelled an attack by the Ukrainian Army on the settlements of Makeevka, Ploschanka, and Chervonopopovka in the LPR, driving them back to their original positions;

▪️Russian forces eliminated more than 200 Ukrainian servicemen, four tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, and eight cars in the Krasny Liman direction;

▪️Russian troops thwarted an attack in the South Donetsk direction, eliminating about 80 Ukrainian servicemen, three infantry fighting vehicles, and two cars;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 80 Ukrainian servicemen, six armored combat vehicles and seven multipurpose vehicles in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction;

▪️Russian Forces destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-37 radar near the settlement of Dzerzhinsk, DPR;

▪️The Russian Air Force shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter near the village of Kostyrka, Kherson region.

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