Governor of Kocaeli Seddar Yavuz: ten people were injured, it is estimated that no one is under the rubble.

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure: There are no incidents on ships in the port due to the explosion.

The BRICS summit will not be limited to the five member countries of the association

The President of South Africa invited the leaders of 67 countries from Africa and the "Global South" to attend.

34 countries have already confirmed their participation. The UN Secretary General and representatives of other organizations are also invited to the events.

Macron, who wanted to take part in the summit, is not among the list of invitees.

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US dollar 'verging on breakdown' hits skids as inflation data nears

Last month, the US dollar index sank below its critical 100-level benchmark, amid reports about the greenback being on the “verge of a decisive breakdown.”

US inflation data is due to be released on Thursday, amid speculation that the country’s core inflation soared by 4.7% on an annual basis last month. Separate reports also suggested that the US Federal Reserve “may need to keep rates higher for longer” in light of a “still-tight labor market.”

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In Belgorod-Dnestrovskiy, Odessa region, a Kiev militant was expelled from a cafe for complaining about Russian music.

In the video published by a journalist, a Russian-speaking woman declares that she is Bulgarian and that she "does not need to be taught" about the Ukrainian language by the soldier. She demanded that he leave the cafe, calling him a provocateur, after which the man who complained was kicked out.

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The next few weeks will see the Ukrainian counteroffensive “run its course”, former IMF economist David Woo has told Russian media

Woo said that he was “really impressed” with the fact that "Russian military technology has literally been going through a revolution every three months" and "the Russians are constantly learning from their mistakes."

He suggested that even though “the Ukrainians are good fighters," Russia will eventually “crush them”. According to Woo, “if Russia crushes Ukraine, that will be the end of American hegemony, as we know.”

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The Republic of the Union of Myanmar completed an international command and staff training on countering terrorism

The training was conducted with the participation of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their dialogue partners. The Russian military delegation was headed by Lieutenant-General Mikhail Nosulev, deputy commander of the Air Defense Forces. In addition to the Russian side, representatives of the military departments of Brunei, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines were involved in the training.

For the first time, modern methods of using aviation, including unmanned aircraft, were worked out with the ASEAN countries and the states - dialogue partners; means of reconnaissance and electronic warfare.

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🇳🇪 Nigerien coup leaders say 2 African countries preparing for military intervention

"Despite the disapproval of the Nigerien people and the peoples of ECOWAS countries, the plan of this war [military intervention in Niger] has been already devised … A preliminary transfer of forces to participate in it has started in two Central African countries," the CNSP said in a statement quoted by the Nigerien Press Agency.

On July 26, Niger's presidential guard ousted and detained President Mohamed Bazoum. The guard's commander, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, proclaimed himself the president of the caretaker CNSP-led government.

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Zelensky Is the Pope’: Vivek Ramaswamy Mocks #US Politicians over #Ukraine Aid

💰 Both US Presidential candidate Ramaswamy and former US President Donald #Trump have questioned Joe Biden on keeping at supplying military aid to Ukraine, amid bribe allegations against Hunter #Biden.

Ramaswamy has suggested that it wasn’t crazy to think that the Biden administration was showering Kiev with billions of dollars in military assistance because of the alleged bribe paid to Hunter.

🗯 “It’s crazier to think it’s totally unrelated, and craziest of all is that the [Republican Party] is playing along as if they’re in on the act,” the Indian-American Republican politic said.

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🗣️ On Biden’s disastrous foreign policy:

“Ever striving for new heights Joe Biden has decided to become the most disastrous foreign policy president of pretty much all time as well. We're looking at potential wars, coups, proxy wars and other military involvement on every continent but Antarctica. And I won't be surprised if we find out that we're at war with penguins or the snow monsters or whatever in Antarctica fairly soon,” Steve Poikonen, national organizer for Action4Assange, told Sputnik.

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📹 British-trained Ukrainian soldiers are ill-prepared and refuse to take an active part in the so-called counter-offensive, a captured Ukrainian soldier told Sputnik.

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🇵🇰 'Cricket Legend, Playboy, Pakistan PM':
Many Shades of Imran Khan

Dive into the riveting journey of Imran Khan, a man whose life is a rollercoaster of triumphs in sports, political challenges, and a polarizing reputation.

🏏 From leading Pakistan to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup to becoming the prime minister, Khan's path is one marked by resilience and controversy.

📹 Watch #SputnikIndia video to learn more about the 'cornered tiger' who battled on and off the field, leaving a lasting mark on Pakistan's history.

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🗣️ On the latest economic numbers:

“It's meaningless if you go to somebody and say 'Ah, the GDP is growing by 2.6%, but your real wages are falling,' which is the case in the United States, 'so you should feel good.' He or she would say 'Why on earth would I care if the GDP is growing at 2.6%, if all the benefit is going to other people?' If the economy was good, as good as Biden claims, it'd be 20% ahead of any rival in the opinion polls. But instead, his ratings are very bad, and that's because people are not better off,” John Ross, author and economist, told Sputnik.

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"More than 3,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in the Middle East, Aug. 6, as part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment," the Naval Forces Central Command said, adding that the reinforcement includes "additional aviation and naval assets."

The Pentagon announced reinforcement plans for its Gulf-stationed fleet in July, citing alleged Iranian threats to international navigation. It said USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall will join USS Thomas Hudner, F-16 and F-35 jets of the US 5th Fleet, whose area of operation encompasses approximately 2.5 million square miles and includes parts of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

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UK could send illegal migrants to tiny South Atlantic island

Successive British governments have struggled to stem the increasing flow of people-trafficking from mainland Europe, which has led to dozens of deaths by drowning at sea. Reception centres and hotels are now overloaded.

The British government has revived plans to house illegally-trafficked asylum claimants on a remote South Atlantic island. Junior Safeguarding Minister Sarah Dines hinted on Monday that former home secretary Priti Patel's three-year-old proposal to house asylum seekers on the tiny Ascension Island could be revived if the Supreme Court rejects the government's appeal against lower court rulings that its deal to resettle asylum-seekers in Rwanda was unlawful.

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🗣️ On political developments in West Africa:

“If you look at, for example, the situation in Niger, right, it's one of the world's largest suppliers of uranium and it supplies it to France and the population lives in poverty. And why? Because France is ripping off Niger and some ruling elites in Niger were ripping off the rest of the population in cahoots with France. So therefore, that's why they got thrown out,” John Ross, author and economist, told Sputnik.

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The West continues providing the Ukrainian Armed Forces with weaponry that they use against Russian troops, but are these weapons effective enough to prevail on the battlefield?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently praised performance characteristics of the US and German air defenses - the Patriot and IRIS-T, respectively - that were earlier supplied to Kiev as part of the West’s military assistance to Ukraine.

Zelensky argued that these systems were proving "highly effective" and had "already yielded significant results" by allegedly downing 65 Russian missiles of various kinds and 178 Russian assault drones.

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