🇷🇺⚡- Another shootout reported in Makhachkala, Dagestan region of Russia.

🇷🇺⚡- It's being reported two armed men fired upon a police officer, outside a police station.

🇷🇺⚡- Law enforcement are on site and advised locals to evacuate from the Gadzhiev microdistrict of Makhachkala, Dagestan.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israel and Hezbollah informed the United States that they do not want an all-out war – Financial Times.

🇷🇺⚡️- RIA Novosti correspondents report a "calm" security situation at the center of Makhachkala, and that Russian security forces have taken control of the situation.

🇰🇵🇯🇵⚡- North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile – Japan's Coast Guard.

🇺🇲🇷🇺⚡- US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, had a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Andrei Belousov, for the first time.

🇷🇺⚡- "We received a message from an eyewitness that he "saw an armed man" in Gadzhiev, University Square. Several police squads were immediately sent to the scene, and the area was cordoned off. A thorough inspection of the area and surrounding area was carried out. With the involvement of dog handlers. The information has not been confirmed. Everything is quiet." – Dagestan's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

🇺🇸🦁⚡️- Vivek Ramaswamy has confirmed his attendance at Thursday night's presidential debate.

President Trump has indicated that his VP choice will be present at the debate. As a result, there is speculation that President Trump has picked Vivek Ramaswamy as his VP nominee.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli fighter jets carried out a number of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in the Shebaa farms and southern Lebanon overnight.

⚡️- Julian Assange arrives in Australia

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have recaptured Tikhoe (Kharkov-Volchans'k direction) – both sides confirm.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have successfully counterattacked, capturing several streets in Volchans'k (northern Kharkov direction) – both sides confirm.

Ukrainian troops captured Hoholia street and are now on Korolenka street, north-east. In the west, Ukrainian troops have captured the entire Posad market complex.

Meanwhile, Russian forces have established full control over the cemetery in the north and have captured the entire aggregate plant complex, in the south. Talks of Russian troops being encircled in the aggregate plant are not true.

Russian sources confirm the Russian 9th Motorized Brigade has been relocated from the Donetsk direction to Volchans'k, to help establish stability.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Ukrainian forces have reached the center of Staritsia (Kharkov-Volchans'k direction).

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Ukrainian forces advanced 500 meters, entering the first houses of Glubokoe (Kharkov-Liptsy direction).

🇫🇷🇳🇨⚡- Violent protests have reignited in New Caledonia.

🇰🇪⚡- The death toll during protests against tax increases in Kenya has risen to 23 – Kenyan Medical Association.

🇺🇲🇪🇺⚡- Mark Rutte has been appointed as the next NATO Secretary General.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- The total damages in cost by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, Kherson and the border areas exceeds 734 billion rubles – Russian Investigative Committee.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces risk encirclement in the Vostochna district, south-east Krasnogorovka (Mariinka direction).

The district houses multiple high-rise buildings, which Ukraine has been using to defend the city. This comes as Russian troops made serious advances around the district in the past few days.

Russian forces also advanced greatly in the west, capturing the Suvorova district.

🇺🇦🇷🇸⚡- Serbia says they will not restrict arms sales to Western countries despite being transferred to Ukraine.

"I don't want to prevent companies from selling our ammunition to Spain, Czechia or the US. The production of weapons and ammunition is not something forbidden and immoral, although weapons can be used where there are hostilities," – Milos Vucevic, Serbian Prime Minister.