There is no unity in NATO regarding Ukraine's admission to the alliance, Biden says
Biden believes that China aims to displace the US from its pedestal as the leading economic and military power. In an interview with US media, the president stated that he is certain that the chairman of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, "wants to have the largest economy in the world and the greatest military capabilities," but that he is not seeking war with the US or territorial expansion. He added that he believes in the possibility of establishing working contacts with China that would be beneficial for both countries in the future.
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Biden believes that China aims to displace the US from its pedestal as the leading economic and military power. In an interview with US media, the president stated that he is certain that the chairman of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, "wants to have the largest economy in the world and the greatest military capabilities," but that he is not seeking war with the US or territorial expansion. He added that he believes in the possibility of establishing working contacts with China that would be beneficial for both countries in the future.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, discussed the regional agenda, focusing on recent events concerning Ukraine, including the situation with the return of the "leaders of Azov*" from Istanbul, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
During the conversation with the Turkish foreign minister, Lavrov noted the destructiveness of the course of continuing to supply military equipment to Kiev. The conversation took place at the initiative of the Turkish side.
*Azov Battalion is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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During the conversation with the Turkish foreign minister, Lavrov noted the destructiveness of the course of continuing to supply military equipment to Kiev. The conversation took place at the initiative of the Turkish side.
*Azov Battalion is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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🗣️ On the International Atomic Energy Agency’s approval of Japan’s plan to dump nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean:
“Tokyo Electric is looking at bottom lines and ease and convenience… The International Atomic Energy Agency has signed off on this plan. The IAEA is a lapdog and it's sitting in the lap of Tokyo Electric and the Japanese government,” Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist at Beyond Nuclear, told Sputnik.
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“Tokyo Electric is looking at bottom lines and ease and convenience… The International Atomic Energy Agency has signed off on this plan. The IAEA is a lapdog and it's sitting in the lap of Tokyo Electric and the Japanese government,” Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist at Beyond Nuclear, told Sputnik.
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🎥 Technical support specialists, during the capital repair of units and aggregates in field conditions, carry out the replacement of components that have failed due to intensive use.
To fully restore combat capability, performance tests are conducted, during which crews carry out a complete check of all units and aggregates. The repair of combat vehicles takes no more than four days for military personnel.
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To fully restore combat capability, performance tests are conducted, during which crews carry out a complete check of all units and aggregates. The repair of combat vehicles takes no more than four days for military personnel.
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Campaigners seek Trump's disqualification from 2024 election on grounds of Jan. 6 riots
Two civil rights organizations, Mi Familia Vota and Free Speech for People, are initiating a campaign to persuade state governments to bar former President Donald Trump from running in the 2024 election. They claim that secretaries of state can use their authority, granted by the US Constitution's 14th Amendment, to reject Trump's qualification or eligibility due to his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection that occurred on January 6, 2021.
Beginning on Sunday, the groups will organize a series of gatherings and display banners outside the offices of the secretaries of state in California, Oregon, Colorado, and Georgia.
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Two civil rights organizations, Mi Familia Vota and Free Speech for People, are initiating a campaign to persuade state governments to bar former President Donald Trump from running in the 2024 election. They claim that secretaries of state can use their authority, granted by the US Constitution's 14th Amendment, to reject Trump's qualification or eligibility due to his alleged involvement in the Capitol insurrection that occurred on January 6, 2021.
Beginning on Sunday, the groups will organize a series of gatherings and display banners outside the offices of the secretaries of state in California, Oregon, Colorado, and Georgia.
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BRICS to hold 'face to face' summit in August
The BRICS Summit, which is set to take place in Johannesburg in August, will be held in person, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
The BRICS unites the world's largest developing economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and it is expanding rapidly, both in terms of economic strength and new member states.
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The BRICS Summit, which is set to take place in Johannesburg in August, will be held in person, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
The BRICS unites the world's largest developing economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and it is expanding rapidly, both in terms of economic strength and new member states.
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🇫🇷 France partially bans sale, transportation of fireworks until July 15 to prevent their possible use against police officers during the celebration of the Bastille Day on July 14 amid mass protests in the country, the relevant decree said on Sunday.
On July 6, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin instructed the authorities to step up action against the improper use of pyrotechnic products, in particular their possible use against law enforcement officers during the celebration of the Bastille Day. The measures provide for the mass seizure of pyrotechnics from protesters.
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On July 6, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin instructed the authorities to step up action against the improper use of pyrotechnic products, in particular their possible use against law enforcement officers during the celebration of the Bastille Day. The measures provide for the mass seizure of pyrotechnics from protesters.
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Trump rails against Ron 'sanctimonious' over vote for Yucca nuclear waste site
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been strugging to overcome ex-president Donald Trump's poll lead among registered Republican voters, hoping to snatch up the GOP nomination allowing him to challenge Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 race to the Oval Office. Donald Trump has skewered Ron DeSantis (R) over the support the Florida Governor has shown for a plan to store US nuclear waste at a site deep within Yucca Mountain, in Nevada.
Donald Trump currently boasts 52.4 percent support among potential voters, according to RealClearPolitics average of polls.
Ron DeSantis is seen as trailing the ex-president with just 21.5 percent support.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been strugging to overcome ex-president Donald Trump's poll lead among registered Republican voters, hoping to snatch up the GOP nomination allowing him to challenge Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 race to the Oval Office. Donald Trump has skewered Ron DeSantis (R) over the support the Florida Governor has shown for a plan to store US nuclear waste at a site deep within Yucca Mountain, in Nevada.
Donald Trump currently boasts 52.4 percent support among potential voters, according to RealClearPolitics average of polls.
Ron DeSantis is seen as trailing the ex-president with just 21.5 percent support.
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UK's Boris Johnson splurged £800,000 to 'brand' PM's jet with union flag
Boris Johnson forked out almost £800,000 in taxpayer money to have a union flag painted on the prime minister’s plane, according to a UK report.
During Johnson’s time at 10, Downing Street, the Airbus A321, leased by the British government from charter firm Titan Airways, was specifically spiffed up for the PM, a Freedom of Information request by the Taxpayers’ Alliance has revealed. The Cabinet Office has been accused of attempting to cover up the cost of painting the jet's fuselage and tail.
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Boris Johnson forked out almost £800,000 in taxpayer money to have a union flag painted on the prime minister’s plane, according to a UK report.
During Johnson’s time at 10, Downing Street, the Airbus A321, leased by the British government from charter firm Titan Airways, was specifically spiffed up for the PM, a Freedom of Information request by the Taxpayers’ Alliance has revealed. The Cabinet Office has been accused of attempting to cover up the cost of painting the jet's fuselage and tail.
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NASA sends Ringo Starr’s voice into space for his 83rd birthday
Ringo Starr, the iconic Beatles drummer, has been spreading his message of "peace and love" for years. This phrase has become a trademark of his, as he encourages people all over the world to follow in his footsteps. Ringo Starr turned 83 on Friday, and NASA marked his birthday by sending the Beatles drummer's voice "across the universe." Starr's annual "peace and love" chant was aired to a group of five galaxies known as Stephan's Quintet.
The Deep Space Network (DSN) is a global network of antennas that allows spacecraft to communicate with Earth, such as the Voyager spacecraft, which is currently over 14 billion miles from Earth.
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Ringo Starr, the iconic Beatles drummer, has been spreading his message of "peace and love" for years. This phrase has become a trademark of his, as he encourages people all over the world to follow in his footsteps. Ringo Starr turned 83 on Friday, and NASA marked his birthday by sending the Beatles drummer's voice "across the universe." Starr's annual "peace and love" chant was aired to a group of five galaxies known as Stephan's Quintet.
The Deep Space Network (DSN) is a global network of antennas that allows spacecraft to communicate with Earth, such as the Voyager spacecraft, which is currently over 14 billion miles from Earth.
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🇦🇴🦒 Angolan giraffes return 'home' from Namibia
After travelling over 1,300 km in a long 36-hour journey from a private game farm in central Namibia, 14 giraffes, seven males and seven females, returned to Iona National Park, in southwestern Angola, where the species was historically present.
💬 "It’s great seeing a species back where it should be," Pedro Monterroso, Iona national park manager told media: "It’s a message of hope for conservation in this country."
The move is considered to be the first of multiple translocations to return the giraffes to their historical range. Since the 1990s, the species was thought to be extinct in Angola
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After travelling over 1,300 km in a long 36-hour journey from a private game farm in central Namibia, 14 giraffes, seven males and seven females, returned to Iona National Park, in southwestern Angola, where the species was historically present.
💬 "It’s great seeing a species back where it should be," Pedro Monterroso, Iona national park manager told media: "It’s a message of hope for conservation in this country."
The move is considered to be the first of multiple translocations to return the giraffes to their historical range. Since the 1990s, the species was thought to be extinct in Angola
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🇦🇹 Austrian oil and gas company OMV will continue to buy a major part of its gas from Russia and is not planning to terminate a long-term contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom despite securing alternative contracts from other sources to cover Austria's energy imports needs, OMV Group CEO Alfred Stern said on Sunday.
The Austrian energy giant's chief also said that the issue of possible Western sanctions on Russian gas was "for policymakers to decide" but warned that "eliminating certain sources will also drive price rises," as quoted by the newspaper. Stern added that OMV was not making any plans to exit its long-term supply contract with Gazprom, which had been extended in 2018 until 2040.
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The Austrian energy giant's chief also said that the issue of possible Western sanctions on Russian gas was "for policymakers to decide" but warned that "eliminating certain sources will also drive price rises," as quoted by the newspaper. Stern added that OMV was not making any plans to exit its long-term supply contract with Gazprom, which had been extended in 2018 until 2040.
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Ukrainian counteroffensive headed for ‘disaster,’ ex-US Marine says
“You don’t do probing actions with your best tanks, your best infantry fighting vehicles,” Brian Berletic told Sputnik’s New Rules podcast.
💬 “You do that with forces that are in a certain way ‘expendable.’ And then you follow that up with your best forces to exploit any gains that they might make. They have not been making gains. They’ve been mired in these minefields. And I think what we’re actually watching is a failure to plan for and properly breach these minefields. And it’s being passed off as merely probing actions ahead of the main offensive,” the former Marine said.
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“You don’t do probing actions with your best tanks, your best infantry fighting vehicles,” Brian Berletic told Sputnik’s New Rules podcast.
💬 “You do that with forces that are in a certain way ‘expendable.’ And then you follow that up with your best forces to exploit any gains that they might make. They have not been making gains. They’ve been mired in these minefields. And I think what we’re actually watching is a failure to plan for and properly breach these minefields. And it’s being passed off as merely probing actions ahead of the main offensive,” the former Marine said.
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🇷🇺 Russian troops repel three Ukrainian attempts to attack
A MoD spokesperson told Sputnik that accumulations of weapons and equipment of Ukrainian forces were hit in Avdeevka. Russian crews of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system also hit the area where Ukrainian weapons and military equipment were concentrated in the Soledar-Artemovsk direction and destroyed a Ukrainian warehouse.
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A MoD spokesperson told Sputnik that accumulations of weapons and equipment of Ukrainian forces were hit in Avdeevka. Russian crews of the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system also hit the area where Ukrainian weapons and military equipment were concentrated in the Soledar-Artemovsk direction and destroyed a Ukrainian warehouse.
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🇩🇪🇺🇸 NATO allies want Germany, US to take stronger stance on Ukraine
Other NATO members have been surprised by the "conservative" US and German stance, which does not entail coming up with a "pathway" for Ukraine joining NATO, US media reports.
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Other NATO members have been surprised by the "conservative" US and German stance, which does not entail coming up with a "pathway" for Ukraine joining NATO, US media reports.
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⚡️ Kiev botches attempted S-200 assault on Crimea, Rostov and Kaluga Regions, Russian MoD says
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❗️No casualties, or destruction as result of Kiev’s failed attack using four S-200 missiles against Russia, MoD says:
▪️Russia’s air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian S-200 missiles, and two others were suppressed thanks to electronic warfare equipment;
▪️One of the missiles targeted the Crimean Bridge, while another was directed at a military airfield in Russia’s Rostov Region.
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▪️Russia’s air defense systems destroyed two Ukrainian S-200 missiles, and two others were suppressed thanks to electronic warfare equipment;
▪️One of the missiles targeted the Crimean Bridge, while another was directed at a military airfield in Russia’s Rostov Region.
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📹 Russian T-80BV tank crew wipes out Ukrainian militant stronghold for adjusting fire
An intelligence report disclosed that the stronghold had over 50 Ukrainian militants inside, including sabotage and intelligence groups. The tank fired on the move, thereby boosting the equipment’s survivability during combat operations.
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An intelligence report disclosed that the stronghold had over 50 Ukrainian militants inside, including sabotage and intelligence groups. The tank fired on the move, thereby boosting the equipment’s survivability during combat operations.
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🇰🇷🇯🇵 South Koreans 'panic-buy salt, seafood' amid concerns over Fukushima wastewater dump
The cost of the staple item soaring by about 40% since April, according to the country’s salt manufacturing association. Stores across the country are also said to be stocking up on salt out of concern for a supply crisis.
Seafood is also being snapped up by residents of the country that holds one of the highest production and consumption rates of 'fruits of the sea' in the in the world. There is a similar rush to buy more other sea-based staples, like seaweed, according to South Korean social media.
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The cost of the staple item soaring by about 40% since April, according to the country’s salt manufacturing association. Stores across the country are also said to be stocking up on salt out of concern for a supply crisis.
Seafood is also being snapped up by residents of the country that holds one of the highest production and consumption rates of 'fruits of the sea' in the in the world. There is a similar rush to buy more other sea-based staples, like seaweed, according to South Korean social media.
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🇰🇵🇺🇸 ‘Grave threat to global peace and security’: North Korea calls US's plan to send nuclear submarine to peninsula 'blackmail'
The North Korean Defense Ministry said that the Washington's plan clearly proved that "the situation of the Korean peninsula is coming closer to the threshold of nuclear conflict due to the US provocative military action."
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The North Korean Defense Ministry said that the Washington's plan clearly proved that "the situation of the Korean peninsula is coming closer to the threshold of nuclear conflict due to the US provocative military action."
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