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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds meeting with Swiss Foreign Minister at his request

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding a meeting with his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis, the Russian delegation said.

“We scheduled this meeting today specifically to make it comfortable for you to attend,” Lavrov specified before the talks began.


The meeting is being held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. It was organized at the request of the Swiss side.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova published a video of the encounter on her Telegram channel.

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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump, Johnson wrote on the X social media platform.

"Great to meet President Trump who is on top form after the shameful attempt on his life," Johnson wrote on X after traveling to the Republican National Convention in the US city of Milwaukee in Wisconsin.


The former prime minister added that he and Trump had discussed Ukraine and expressed his confidence that Trump would be "strong and decisive in supporting that country and defending democracy," should he win the presidential race, even though Trump and his running mate JD Vance publicly share a different opinion on the Ukraine crisis.

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump expressed skepticism towards sanctions while addressing Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.

"I don't love sanctions," Trump said as quoted by Bloomberg News in an interview published Tuesday.


"We are so stupid, what we do. You know, I had no problems with China. I had no problems with Russia. I had no problems with anybody. Because we, at this moment, have a country that has a lot of economic power. We’re losing that power rapidly. Rapidly. We’re also losing our standard—you know, they’re going off the dollar," Trump said, noting the trend towards de-dollarization in the Global South.


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Social media users share footage of missiles purportedly heading towards northern Israel from Lebanon

Around 80 rockets targeted several different areas in northern Israel in three separate waves on Tuesday evening, The Times of Israel reported, adding that the strikes caused damage but no injuries.

According to the newspaper Hezbollah launched the attack on Israel in response to IDF strikes that reportedly claimed the lives of five people, including three Syrian children.

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In his dreams: Biden claims he’s been to the “steps of the mountains” with Chinese president Xi Jinping

"I spent more time with Xi Jinping of China than any other world leader!" the president dubiously claimed at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Ex-White House official indicted for allegedly acting as agent of South Korea - court documents

Former senior White House National Security Council official Sue Mi Terry has been indicted in US court for allegedly acting as an unregistered foreign agent of the South Korean government, according to court documents obtained by Sputnik.

"For more than a decade, Sue Mi Terry, the defendant, who previously served as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency and as a senior official of the White House National Security Council, has worked as an agent of the Government of the Republic of Korea, also known as South Korea," US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said in the indictment.


According to the indictment, the South Korean government directed Terry to advocate for South Korean policy positions, including in published press articles and during media appearances. Terry also disclosed non-public US government information to South Korean intelligence officers, the court document stated.

In return for these actions, South Korean intelligence officers provided Terry with luxury goods, high-priced dinners, and more than $37,000 in covert funding for a public policy program focusing on Korean affairs that Terry controlled, court documents stated.

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In his dreams: Biden claims he’s been to the “steps of the mountains” with Chinese president Xi Jinping "I spent more time with Xi Jinping of China than any other world leader!" the president dubiously claimed at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las…
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“Anyway, I don’t wanna get going”: Biden appears to lose train of thought mid-sentence

“We're gonna cap rent increases at 5% a year so corporate landlords can't ... godge(?) ... Anyway, I don't wanna get going. I'm gonna get very upset,” Biden said suddenly, abruptly changing the subject.


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SpaceX and X (formerly known as Twitter) will move its headquarters from California to Texas after the former adopted another controversial law related to transgender* self-identification at schools, US Billionaire Elon Musk announced on X.

“This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas,” Musk said in an X post.


Musk also added that X will also move their HQ to Austin, Texas.

The “final straw” for Musk became the signing of the AB1955 law by California Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this week which banned public schools from making rules that require parental notification if a child identifies as transgender.

*LGBT has been recognized by the Russian Supreme Court as an extremist movement

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UK soldiers accused of soliciting sex in Kenya after ban prompted by murder of 21-year-old

“Our new Government needs to urgently understand why the policy isn’t working, because the purchasing of sex by soldiers from local women in places where the British Army is deployed is an obvious and appalling abuse of power,” said Emma Norton, the director of the Center for Military Justice.


The UK military has reportedly investigated 24 allegations of soldiers soliciting sex in Kenya since it was banned two years ago, a report from Declassified claims. But this is not the first time British soldiers have been accused of committing sex crimes in Kenya.

Under JSP 769: Zero Tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, which banned the solicitation of prostitutes in 2022, troops were warned that sex workers are “frequently trafficked, coerced or underage”. But in a letter to parliament, written by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), they claimed that they could not find any evidence of “transactional sex” in Kenya by soldiers.

Declassified said they visited Nanyuki a few months after the ban was passed, and asked if it was working. Nanyuki is where the British Army Training Unit (BATUK) is located.

BATUK fell under investigation by the Defense, Intelligence and Foreign Relations committee of Kenya's National Assembly, as of mid-June. One hospitality worker, a barman, said there was “no way” UK soldiers were following that rule. And said that “every night of every week they are going out with girls”.

UK military courts have a terrible track record for handling violence against women cases, as well. Military courts have a 23% conviction rate for rape, while civilian courts have a 70% conviction rate.

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Former US President Donald Trump appeared at the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his ear covered in a bandage just as the day before, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Trump entered to loud applause from the audience and was greeted by his newly-selected running mate JD Vance.

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EU's threats encourage Hungary to put more efforts into peace mission - Szijjarto

The European Union's leadership's threats to boycott and not negotiate with Hungary will not discourage Budapest from continuing its
peace mission to resolve the Ukraine conflict, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told news agency RIA Novosti.

"All pro-war politicians of Europe popped up immediately after this peace mission has been started. And they have threatened us with boycotting, with not negotiating with each other, with neglecting us. But you know, these kinds of attacks do not discourage us from the continuation of the Peace Mission. They encourage us to put more efforts on helping a peaceful solution of this war in Ukraine," the minister said when asked whether the Hungarian presidency of the EU received any threats after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's peace mission.


The Hungarian foreign minister added that Orban's administration is "used to such kinds of attacks."

"So, since we are a patriotic government, we are a government which does not represent mainstream, we are under financial sanctions of the European Union. So, I don't see how they could threaten us more than so far," Szijjarto said.


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EU's threats encourage Hungary to put more efforts into peace mission - Szijjarto The European Union's leadership's threats to boycott and not negotiate with Hungary will not discourage Budapest from continuing its peace mission to resolve the Ukraine conflict…
🇨🇳🇭🇺 China is ready to cooperate with Hungary to contribute to the development of the situation in Ukraine toward a political settlement, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a phone conversation with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto.

"China is ready to cooperate with Hungary to gather more forces in support of peace, raise more rational voices, and contribute to the development of the situation [in Ukraine] toward a political settlement," the Chinese Foreign Ministry quoted Wang as saying.


The ministry added that Szijjarto delivered views on the Ukraine crisis and Hungary's recent efforts on the issue to his Chinese counterpart.

"Szijjarto delivered views on the current environment, the Ukraine crisis in particular, and Hungary's recent efforts," the ministry said.


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An animated parody of the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has gone viral on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu.

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EU's threats encourage Hungary to put more efforts into peace mission - Szijjarto The European Union's leadership's threats to boycott and not negotiate with Hungary will not discourage Budapest from continuing its peace mission to resolve the Ukraine conflict…
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Not the first time a pro-peace politician has been attacked - Szijjarto on Trump shooting

The assassination attempt on ex-US President Donald Trump during his campaign event in the US state of Pennsylvania was not the first time in recent months when a pro-peace and patriot politician has been attacked, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

"This is a crazy world, where such kind of things can happen. You know, this is not the first time in the recent months when a pro-peace and patriot politician is tried to be killed," the minister said.


The Hungarian official recalled the May 15 attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has repeatedly opposed arms deliveries to Ukraine and its accession to NATO.

"In our neighboring country Slovakia, a similar thing has happened when the Prime Minister who represents a pro-peace position and represents a very patriotic approach has been almost killed ... after a Cabinet meeting in the countryside," Szijjarto said.


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Is Donald Trump elites’ last hope to rescue a dying US hegemony?

Host Ted Rall questioned why political elites seem unbothered by the prospect of keeping Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket on Sputnik’s The Final Countdown program, despite mounting evidence of his broad unpopularity.

“I think Trump is the aim, the direction for the empire,” suggested commentator Ryan Cristian. “Whatever the driving force – not Democrat versus Republican – Trump is kind of a selected choice for what's happening next.”


“It is a corrupt system… I will be clear,” he added. “I think they're individuals. I think Pelosi, for example, hates Donald Trump. I think that's very clear. But that doesn't mean that they're not going to be driven to take larger action through lobbying and through other interests when it comes down to real things like war, right?”


Figures within America’s foreign policy establishment have suggested time is running out for the United States to secure its place as the global hegemon, with some suggesting the country must go to war with China within just a few short years. The influential RAND Corporation once warned the bloody showdown must occur by 2025.

With Israel struggling, the Ukraine proxy war stalling and de-dollarization continuing apace, perhaps elements of the Western ruling class are ready to once again take a chance on Trump, fully abandoning the pretense of belief in any rules-based order and brandishing US power in its raw and brazen form.

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🎥 Here’s how Russia’s 'Solntsepyok' incinerates Ukrainian fortifications north of Verbovoye, along the Zaporozhye front

Crews manning the heavy flamethrower systems provide support for the advance by the airborne assault units here. Operating predominantly under the cover of nighttime darkness, the 'Solntsepyok' strikes with ruthless efficiency, ensuring the safety of military personnel while maximizing the element of surprise against the enemy.

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◾️US policy ‘stupid’ & sanctions undermine greenback: Donald Trump on America’s stance towards Russia, China

◾️Hungary’s top diplomat weighs in on assassination attempts targeting Trump, Fico: Patriotic, peace-seeking leaders in the crosshairs

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