🚨 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD INJURED IN UKRAINIAN STRIKE DIES - OFFICIAL

💬 "To my deep sorrow, a five-year-old boy who was injured on a beach in Kursk the day before died during transportation to Moscow. The doctors did everything to save him, but the injuries turned out to be too severe — the child had more than 30% of body burns — this is extremely, extremely too much for a small person!" Acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein posted on Telegram.

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🗣The Jewish state renewing its war with Hezbollah is “only a QUESTION OF TIME,” veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.

His key points:

🟠 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sees a window of opportunity to dismantle Hezbollah’s missile/drone capabilities

🟠 Israel CANNOT start the war “without the support and the agreement of the US”

🟠 Netanyahu “can start ANY WAR as long as the Americans, the Germans and the British are supplying Israel with all the weapons it needs”

🟠 Possible response from Hezbollah? The Lebanon-based militant group’s capability “has been damaged, but NOT DESTROYED”

🟠 “There is NO TRUST in the Americans because they are part of the problem and they're not the solution” as “they are taking the side of Israel”

🟠 Superpowers like Russia and China should work within the UN “to stop the Americans allowing the Israelis to do whatever they want”

🟠 There’s a danger of a Middle East map being changed, “with a complete US hegemony over the oil and traffic between West Asia and the rest of the world”

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🗣 Former Ukrainian soldier recalls how military police TORTURED him

💬 "I approached my commander and said: 'I don’t want to die.' I handed over my weapon and ammunition and went home," Ukrainian POW Sergey Vykhrest said.

His officer tried to harass him with legal persecution but he ignored the threats.

Later he was captured by Ukrainian military police who electrocuted him as part of his interrogation and eventually sent him back to the front lines.

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🇪🇺 EU’s 18th sanctions package fails again

🇸🇰 Slovakia has once again vetoed the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia during the Committee of Permanent Representatives meeting on July 9.

Bratislava had already blocked the package on July 4, citing concerns over the EU’s plan to phase out Russian gas imports by the end of 2027 and its potential impact on Slovakia’s energy security.

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🔸 The Jewish state renewing its war with Hezbollah is “only a QUESTION OF TIME

🔸 TERROR TACTICS: Ukraine’s war on the innocent

🔸 How the US spends funds allocated for Ukraine

🔸 White noise' tactics towards BRICS failed

🔸 Trump sends out a new batch of tariff letters

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📑How the US spends funds allocated for Ukraine

New data reveals how US "aid" to Ukraine actually fuels America's military-industrial complex, with new military plants being constructed.

While portrayed as "aid for Ukraine," this money empowers the US military lobby, setting the stage for a new chapter in the forever wars saga.

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📄 Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil

US President Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil starting August 1, publishing the measure in a letter posted on Truth Social.

Earlier, Trump imposed similar tariffs on 20 countries, including several US allies.

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📄 Trump targets Sri Lanka with new 30% tariff

Starting August 1, all imports from Sri Lanka will face a 30% tariff, according to a new tariff letter addressed to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and posted by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social.

📉 The move follows a growing wave of tariffs imposed on 21 countries, including several long-time U.S. allies — as Trump continues to wage a tariff war against the entire world.

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📍 Lavrov and Rubio could meet at ASEAN Summit – reports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is reportedly expected to hold a face-to-face meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Summit in Kuala Lumpur this Thursday, Reuters reports, citing a senior US State Department official.

If confirmed, it would mark their first in-person meeting since February talks in Riyadh, where both sides agreed to explore steps toward normalizing bilateral relations.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed Lavrov’s participation in a series of ASEAN-related events, including the East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum on security. He is also set to take part in Russia–ASEAN format discussions and hold multiple bilateral meetings with his Asian counterparts.

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