Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who confounded The Walt Disney Company, has announced that she plans to withhold donations to the Democratic Party until incumbent US President Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race following his dismal debate performance, CNBC has reported.

"I intend to stop any contributions to the party unless and until they replace Biden at the top of the ticket. This is realism, not disrespect. Biden is a good man and has served his country admirably, but the stakes are far too high," Abigail Disney said in a lengthy statement to CNBC.

"If Biden does not step down the Democrats will lose. Of that I am absolutely certain. The consequences for the loss will be genuinely dire," CNBC quoted Abigail Disney as saying.

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🇷🇺🇶🇦 Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on SCO summit sidelines in Astana.

Key statements from the discussion:

➖ Relations between Russia and Qatar are developing on a friendly basis

➖ Dialogue is underway on the possible connection of Qatar to the North-South transport corridor

➖ The President of Russia expressed his gratitude for Qatar's efforts towards resolving humanitarian issues in connection with the Ukrainian crisis

➖ Qatar is one of the most effective mediators in the Palestine-Israel conflict

At the end of the meeting, Vladimir Putin invited Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to pay an official visit to Russia.

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💥 Russia strikes British saboteur training center near Odessa

The strikes hit Ukrainian facilities in Chernomorsk, Odessa Region, hitting a port ammunition depot as well as a training center where British instructors were training submarine saboteurs, Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told Sputnik, citing his colleagues in Odessa Region.

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Rishi Sunak confirms he will resign as British Prime Minister

Sunak's ruling Conservative Party suffered a historic defeat in Thursday's election, according to exit polls.

Before stepping down, the current British Prime Minister plans to address the election results at a press conference in London.

According to media reports citing the Electoral Commission, the Labour Party won a majority of seats in Parliament with more than 70% of constituencies reporting.

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The six-year-old girl injured in a drone strike in Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia's Krasnodar Territory has died in hospital, the governor shared

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Hungarian PM Orban did not confirm that he will travel to Moscow to discuss Ukrainian conflict with Vladimir Putin

"Since these steps are of a very sensitive nature, it will be possible to talk about them only after they have taken place," Orban said on Hungarian state radio Kossuth, following his July 2 trip to Ukraine.

According to Volodymyr Zelensky's office, Kiev has rejected Victor Orban’s ceasefire proposal.

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Last night, Russia's Dnepr Battlegroup FPV-drone operators foiled enemy's attempt to transfer sabotage and reconnaissance group to Dnepr's left bank near Kherson, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

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❗️Belarus sees the risk of Ukraine conducting armed provocations on the border — Belarusian General Staff

Belarus would respond to any attempts at provocations together with its allies, the General Staff sad, stressing that it is reinforcing the country's southern border.

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❗️A strike on the location of foreign mercenaries was carried out in the town of Chernomorsk in Odessa Region, underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik

18 militants were killed and about 30 wounded, he said.

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Prevented terrorist attack in Russia's Samara was planned by a local who entered into correspondence with a pro-Ukrainian terrorist organization — FSB

The man was planning an attack on a defense-industrial complex facility. For this purpose, he was engaged in assembling homemade incendiary devices, the Russian Federal Security Service said.

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EU citizens tired of 'support for Ukraine' - poll

Europeans are tired of the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine, a recent poll has shown. It was conducted in May in 14 European countries, and revealed most Europeans believe not in the victory of one of the parties, but rather in a compromise between them.

"Compromise" is expected by 48% of Italians (only 3% of them believe in Ukraine's victory) and even 42% of Britons (despite Boris Johnson's fatal call for "fight until victory", only 8% of Britons believe in Ukraine's triumph).

On average, only 10% of Europeans believe in Ukraine's victory, while twice as many expect Russia's victory.

It seems that more and more EU citizens want a more balanced European approach to the conflict in Ukraine. Almost 41% of respondents believe that the EU should push Ukraine to negotiate with Russia. Only a third of Europeans support the idea of continuing military aid, which would allegedly "help Ukraine regain territories."

At the same time, the majority of Europeans oppose sending their troops to Ukraine (69% of Poles and French, 80% of Germans and 90% of Greeks) and are gradually ceasing to believe in "help Ukraine regain territories."

As this "founding myth" of European Russophobia disappears, the number of Europeans who oppose supplying Ukraine with weapons is also growing. While in some countries (France, Germany and the Czech Republic) the votes on this issue are equally divided, in others (Greece and Italy) opponents of arms supplies to Ukraine already prevail.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters chant "death to America" on Independence Day in the US

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Unidentified persons attacked car with Ukrainian military recruitment office employees near Kharkov

Four people were killed as a result of the drone attack, military expert Andrey Marochko told Sputnik.

Residents of the town of Chuguev, where the accident occurred, were involved, the investigation believes, according to the expert.

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