❗️As a result of the negotiation process, 95 Russian soldiers who were in captivity were returned from Kiev regime-controlled territory, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. In exchange, 95 prisoners of war were transferred to the Ukrainian side.

UAE provided humanitarian mediation for the return of Russian prisoners of war.

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The Israeli army released 13 detainees from the Gaza Strip this morning, including women and teenagers.

Video: social media

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❗️The total losses of Ukrainian troops in a single day amounted to up to 1,980 militants, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:  

◻️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) lost up to 650 militants, an armored personnel carrier, and three ammunition depots in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone.

◻️ The UAF lost up to 610 militants in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

◻️ Russian air defenses shot down a Hammer-guided bomb and 59 Ukrainian drones.

◻️ The Russian Vostok Battlegroup took more advantageous positions, causing the UAF to lose up to 125 militants.

◻️ The Russian Central Battlegroup improved its tactical position and repelled a counterattack by units of the Lyut assault brigade.

◻️ Russian forces destroyed a UAF rocket and artillery weapons depot.

◻️ The Russian Sever Battlegroup hit three enemy brigades and repelled one counterattack, with UAF losses exceeding 170 militants.

◻️ The UAF lost up to 325 militants and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in the Russian Central Battlegroup's combat zone.

◻️ The Russian Dnepr Battlegroup destroyed three UAF ammunition depots and a military-technical equipment depot.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳⚓️ Footage of the joint Russia-China "Naval Cooperation 2024" exercises has been released

Sailors visited each other's ships and participated in sports activities, with Russian sailors touring the sights of Zhanjiang. The exercises also included meetings between maneuver leaders, working group discussions on various exercise scenarios, and practical action simulations on maps.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of Russian soldiers returning from captivity.

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🎥 Gaza’s people are returning home

Gaza Strip residents are trying to rebuild what is left of their homes, destroyed by the heavy fighting during the IDF operation in the territory.

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🎥 Grammy-winning singer butchers pre-All-Star game American anthem in drunken performance

Four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress sang the national anthem so horribly that the singer was savaged by US netizens.

It was later revealed that the singer had been intoxicated during her performance, a fact she admitted to in a public post on her social media page.

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Joint Belarus-China anti-terror drill heats up in active phase

The active phase of joint Belarusian-Chinese anti-terrorist exercises has kicked off in southwest Belarus
Belarusian and Chinese troops are teaming up to tackle sabotage and reconnaissance groups in action-packed exercises. From capturing areas to seizing facilities, these units show impressive coordination and determination.

Running from July 8 to 19, the training drills are a fantastic opportunity for both nations to exchange expertise, enhance unit coordination and strengthen bilateral relations in military training.

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🎥 Security squeezing out public elbow room

In Paris, 44,000 fences were put up ahead of the Olympic Games "for the sake of security", police say.

The public is literally being squeezed as they are forced to walk either along extremely narrow pathways or on the street itself.

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Financial Trojan Horse: Soros' Open Society Foundations stealthy sneaking into Global South

The George Soros-founded Open Society Foundations (OSF) announced on July 16 they would commit $400 million over eight years "to support the development of green industrial policies that contribute to economic growth in the Global South" under the new Economic and Climate Prosperity program.

What's the initiative about?

◻️ The Economic and Climate Prosperity program will facilitate a shift to clean energy and away from carbon intensive industries in the countries of the Global South, according to Binaifer Nowrojee, president of the OSF. "We need new ideas to create fairer, more just societies," Nowrojee stated.

◻️ To that end, money will be disbursed to "civil society organizations" and "independent economic think tanks" in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast Asia. The OSF's website particularly names Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Senegal, Malaysia, and Indonesia, adding that the first grants will be made later this year.

◻️ The newly-unveiled initiative is the first one after a two-year organizational transformation at the OSF, which is believed to be driven by George Soros's son Alex, who was elected as chairman of the foundation’s board in December 2022. Last year, the grant-making body declared it would practically stop funding projects in the EU, and refocus on support for developing countries.

◻️ Founded in 1993, the Open Society Foundations (OSF) is known for creating a web of branches operating in 120 countries around the world. Some of these nations have seen externally funded violent and bloody color revolts since then. Countries like Russia, Hungary, Myanmar, and others have even expelled the OSF over meddling in their sovereign affairs.

◻️ The OSF's Global South initiative appears to be competing with BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union's (EAEU) endeavors to maintain a just world order and enhance political, trade and security ties with emerging economies.

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