👋 Totally blind to protocol, Biden scampered off the set while the cameras were still rolling during a live interview. Unfazed, the anchor told viewers and Biden "don’t go anywhere!"

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⚡️ Iran's full membership in SCO to be formalized at upcoming meeting heads of state of organization, Lavrov says

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📹 Russian Iskander missile hits bridge in Kherson region

Local authorities say 30 Ukrainian servicemen were eliminated in the strike.

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🇫🇷 More than 870 people were detained in France last night amid mass disorder.

The French Interior Ministry reports that about 80 law enforcement buildings and nearly 2000 vehicles were damaged.

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💸 Zaluzhny's hunger for military aid: Ukraine’s top general demands more Western weapons in interview with Washington Post

▪️Zaluzhny said he doesn’t need “120” planes to satisfy his hunger for military aid, but a third of NATO planes currently flying near Ukraine's western border will suffice

▪️Several Western-supplied Leopards have already been destroyed, the general confirms: “And a Leopard on the battlefield is not a Leopard but a target”

▪️General repeatedly makes the argument that unless the West supplies F-16s and more ammunition to Kiev, the counteroffensive is unlikely to succeed

▪️Zaluzhny is "pissed off" about Western officials and military analysts criticizing the slow-paced Ukrainian counteroffensive

▪️The prospects of a nuclear war or a provocation at the Zaporozhye nuclear facility doesn’t faze the Ukrainian top general much: “It doesn’t stop me at all. We are doing our job”

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Papal envoy, Patriarch Kirill Discuss humanitarian steps on Ukraine settlement - Holy See

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the Pope’s peace envoy to Ukraine, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia have discussed humanitarian initiatives that can facilitate a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, the Holy See said on Friday.

The results of Cardinal Zuppi's two-day visit to Moscow will be presented to the pontiff, the statement added.

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📞 🇮🇳 Modi briefs Putin on his visit to Washington 🇺🇸

🤝 The Indian leader also expressed understanding & support for the Russian leadership's decisive actions to protect law & order and ensure stability in the nation in the wake of armed mutiny attempt.

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⚡️ Poland wants to host US nuclear weapons in response to deployment of Russian nukes in Belarus, Polish PM says

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Rights watchdog uncovers new evidence regarding use of anti-personnel landmines by Ukraine in 2022

Human Rights Watch has called on the Ukrainian government to act on its expressed commitment not to use anti-personnel landmines, to investigate its military’s use of these indiscriminate weapons and hold those responsible to account.

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🇺🇸 US trying to recruit mercs willing to fight in Ukrainian ranks amid Kiev's failing counteroffensive

According to Sputnik’s military-diplomatic source in Damascus, the CIA is conducting negotiations in Syria with members of Kurdish self-defense units and the leaders of several local clans.

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

▪️In the Donetsk direction, Russian forces destroyed over 160 Ukrainian troops, three armored combat vehicles, one German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzer, and one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer;

▪️In the Kupyansk direction, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were thwarted. Russian forces destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian troops and two armored combat vehicles;

▪️In the Krasny Liman direction, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were thwarted. Russian forces neutralized up to 50 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, as well as one D-30 and one D-20 howitzer;

▪️In the Zaporozhyie direction, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were thwarted. Russian forces neutralized up to 120 Ukrainian personnel, four armored combat vehicles, a US-made M-777 howitzer, as well as one Msta-B and one D-20 howitzer;

▪️In the Kherson direction, Russian troops neutralized up to 45 Ukrainian soldiers, one US-made M777 artillery system, one Grad MLRS, one Msta-B howitzer;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down one seven HIMARS missiles and nine unmanned aerial vehicles in the LPR, DPR, Kharkov, and Zaporozhye regions.

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📹 Russia's Lancet drone annihilates US-made M777 Ukrainian howitzers

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Russia swipes left on Tinder

The global dating app has announced that it has left Russia for political reasons, but ordinary Russians don't seem too upset

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🇷🇺 Drip check: New all-season Russian military uniform just dropped

The new uniforms are made from ultramodern combined materials, which protect vulnerable parts of the body like joints, and prevents the soldier from freezing or sweating. The set consists of a jacket, pants and a combat shirt, as well as a wind and waterproof suit.

Russian fighters also received new boots – they have a nubuck exterior, mesh on the sides, and a membrane which prevents servicemen from sweating.

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