Zelensky admitted that he and the entire world want Russia to participate in the second summit on Ukraine.

"The majority of the world today says that Russia must be represented at the second summit, otherwise we will not achieve meaningful results," Zelensky said.

"Since the whole world wants them to be at the table, we cannot be against it," he told AFP.

In early July, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik, commenting on the topic of a new summit on Ukraine, that Moscow does not accept ultimatums and does not intend to participate in such events. Also at the moment the ban in Ukraine on negotiations with Russia remains a problem and can significantly complicate the peace process.

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❗️Moscow is open to all initiatives to resolve the situation in Ukraine through diplomatic means, but there is no reciprocity from Kiev, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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What did late Hamas leader Haniyeh advocate?

While high-ranking officials in the US labeled Hamas as animals and a terrorist organization, advocating for the total destruction of their infrastructure, what did the late Hamas leader Dr. Ismail Haniyeh call for?

Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike on his residence in Tehran where he arrived to attend the inauguration of Iran's new president. Hamas blamed Israel and the US for Haniyeh's death and said the attack would not go unanswered.

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Russia and China support the results in Venezuela while US and EU ask for recount

Venezuela has been engulfed in protests after the opposition and its Western sponsoring countries refused to recognize the presidential election results.

“There is a maneuver to put an end to the Bolivarian government, but the results are already in sight,” Atilio Boron, political scientist who was invited as an election observer to Venezuela, told Sputnik.

🔻Countries that did not recognize the election results:

- In South America, Argentina, Chile, Panama, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica have expressed their unconformity with the process in elections and do not recognized the results.

🔻Countries calling for a transparent recount of votes:

- With more cautious position, United Stated, European Union, Brazil, Colombia, and UK asked for an impartial recount of votes with transparency. The head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, expressed his “serious concern” that the result announced in Venezuela does not reflect the will of the people.

- The European Union failed to adopt a common statement expressing concern over the presidential election in Venezuela after Hungary vetoed it.

🔻Countries that broke relations with Venezuela:

- Argentina, Chile, Panama, Uruguay, Peru, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic. The Foreign Minister of Venezuela Yvan Gil described the positions of these countries as “interfering” and called to defend Venezuela’s right to self-determination.

🔻Countries supporting the recent election in Venezuela:

- Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, Russia, China, Madagascar, Syria and Iran. President Vladimir Putin expressed his support and highlighted that relations between the two countries “constitute a strategic partnership”. China, congratulated Nicolas Maduro on his reelection and expressed that they will maintain close ties with Venezuela.

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📹 Footage from a new perspective reveals the shooter on the roof in the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump. He is clearly seen near the stage.

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Oh la la! France paid almost €500,000 for a lavish dinner for King Charles III

The high-profile banquet for the UK monarch joined a list of France’s exorbitant expenses that pushed the country over the record high €8 million deficit mark, the French audit report reveals.

In 2023, the Élysée Palace hosted the luxurious feast with a price tag of €475,000, including over €165,000 spent on catering and over €40,000 on drinks alone.

Guests were reportedly served blue lobster, crabs and rose macaroons. This costly reception was not the only one on the list of extravagant presidential events that year.

The audit report also highlights Macron’s poor travel planning skills, as the budget lost over €800,000 due to canceled non-refundable trips last year.

Despite soaring prices for everyday essentials and the ever-growing aid for the Kiev regime, the French office still manages to find room in the state budget for such expensive diplomatic engagements.

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🌪 Terrifying video shows a tornado dragging a trailer in the US

Wind speeds are reported to have reached nearly 100 kilometres per hour in the state of Tennessee. The hurricane was also accompanied by hail, with ice chunks the size of coins falling.

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🇮🇳 More than 160 people have died and 98 are missing due to landslides in the Indian state of Kerala

Rescuers are transporting the injured to medical facilities. Local authorities are still assessing the damage to infrastructure.

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How many Germans approve of decision to greenlight deployment of US long-range missiles on German soil?

Forty-nine percent of Germans believe that Berlin's decision to allow the deployment of US long-range missiles on the country's territory is wrong, a poll conducted by the Forsa Institute for the RTL broadcaster showed.

The report added that 45% of respondents supported the initiative.

At the same time, only 23% of Germans living in the former German Democratic Republic are in favor of the deployment of US missiles, while 74% opposed the decision.

Earlier, the US and Germany said that the US would start deploying "long-range fires capabilities" on German soil from 2026.

Russian President Putin earlier warned that if the United States deploys weapons in Germany, Russia would no longer be bound by the moratorium on deploying medium- and shorter-range strike weapons.

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Iran calls for OIC meeting to condemn assassination of Hamas leader

Acting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani held talks with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, during which he called for an emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to condemn the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

"It is necessary to hold an emergency meeting of the OIC at the level of foreign ministers as soon as possible to condemn the vile act of the Israeli occupation regime and combat terrorist aggression," Bagheri Kani was quoted as saying by the ministry.

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US, EU in ‘critical talks’ to prevent Mideast war after Haniyeh’s assassination – report 

European and American diplomats have conducted urgent negotiations around the Middle East, in a bid to avert the threat of a full-fledged regional war following the July 31 assassination of Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, the Financial Times (FT) reports. 

Wednesday saw “critical talks” in Tehran between Enrique Mora, one of the EU’s most senior diplomats, and high-ranking Iranian officials. In another development, Brett McGurk, the Biden administration’s top official in the Middle East, held discussions in Saudi Arabia.

The negotiations focused on trying to convince Iran to either not retaliate or to stage a symbolic action, unnamed sources told the FT. “Everyone since last night is putting pressure on Tehran to not respond and to contain this,” one insider claimed.

The 62-year-old chief of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, was killed in an airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he attended the inauguration of the new Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Both Hamas and Iran pledged to avenge the killing, blaming Israel for Haniyeh’s death.

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