The Russian Investigative Committee said on Sunday that it had opened a criminal case on the shelling of the Zaporozhye region by the Ukrainian troops, which killed Sputnik war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev and injured several other journalists.

The investigators will establish the incident's circumstances and those involved in the attack on the Russian mass media employees, the committee added.

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"If done right, X would become half of the global financial system": Elon Musk ambitious on rebranded Twitter

The billionaire has previously said he wants to turn Twitter (X) into the basis for a WeChat-style "all-in-one app" that combines messaging, payments, and commerce.

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🇯🇵 The Japanese government maintains its position on the need to expand the number of signatories to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in light of the Russian Defense Ministry's statement on the shelling of Russian journalists by Ukraine, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki said Monday.

"We are aware that on July 22, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement on the shelling that injured four Russian journalists, which was carried out by Ukraine with the use of cluster munitions," Isozaki told a briefing.

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🇹🇷 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the situation and possibilities of resuming the grain deal with his cabinet on Monday, a source in the Turkish leader's administration told Sputnik on Sunday.

"The agenda of Monday's Cabinet meeting includes the issue of the grain deal. What can be done now, the available options will be discussed, proposals on the possibility of resuming the Black Sea grain initiative will be presented," the source said.

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🇨🇳 NATO's eastward expansion into the Asia-Pacific region goes beyond the concept of collective self-defense enshrined in the UN Charter, the Chinese embassy in Japan said Monday.

According to the statement, NATO has recently continued to "interfere in the affairs of the Asia-Pacific region, provoking bloc confrontation."

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🇺🇸🇰🇷 The US Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Annapolis arrived in South Korea on Monday, docking at the naval base on Jeju Island, the South Korean (ROK) Navy has announced.

The submarine entered the port to replenish supplies during an operational deployment, with the port call coming against the backdrop of increased military coordination between the United States and South Korea, the ROK Navy said.

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🇷🇺 Kiev’s drone attacks on Crimea and Moscow are the use of terrorist methods by the Ukrainian leadership and intimidation of the civilian population, as these attacks served no military purpose, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russia reserves the right to take tough measures in response to the drone attack on Moscow, the ministry added.

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Monthly production of munitions by Russia's defense industry has exceeded production volumes for entire 2022, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Monday.

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the introduction of a digital ruble

The additional form of the Russian currency will be issued alongside the existing cash and non-cash rubles. The operator of the system through which the currency will function will be the Central Bank of Russia.

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