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North Korea deploys 500 technical and medical troops to Russian-occupied Ukraine

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Stunning new details emerged Friday on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West belonged to its security services — and the children of a Russian couple posing as spies only learned their true nationality on the flight to Moscow.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that a detained couple released in Slovenia —Artem and Anna Dultsev— were undercover intelligence officers commonly known as "illegals." Posing as Argentine expats, they used Ljubljana as their base since 2017 to relay Moscow's orders to other sleeper agents...

Spies' children found out they were Russian on flight to Moscow

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine's government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico's next president in October.

Mexico rejects Ukraine's request to arrest Russia's Putin during visit

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The incursions into Russian territory might allow Ukraine to retake some territory as Moscow shifts its forces, but one expert argued the attack could strengthen Putin, too.

Putin under pressure as Ukraine incursion continues, may give Kyiv bargaining chips in peace talks: experts

War History Online

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 was designed to give the Soviet Union an edge against the West at the height of the Cold War.

After Defecting to the West, A Pilot Revealed the Secrets of the Soviet Union's Biggest Secret Weapon

Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham spoke at the Democratic National Convention about what Donald Trump was like behind closed doors and what led her to leave the White House.

Grisham reveals what Trump is like when cameras are off

The entire world, including Ukraine, wants Russia to join global leaders at a planned second peace summit to end the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has told French media including AFP. With Russian forces gaining momentum on the front and aid from allies ebbing or in doubt, Zelensky has...

Ukraine's Zelensky says he wants Russia ‘at the table’ for next peace summit

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Butler, PA

Newly surfaced video shows Thomas Crooks casually walking around the rally grounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 about 90 minutes before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, offering the clearest visual yet of the would-be assassin that day.

Newly surfaced video shows earliest known footage of would-be Trump assassin at rally

The world’s oldest person, US-born Maria Branyas Morera, has died at the age of 117, her family announced on social media.

World’s oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies aged 117

Business Times

Ukrainian forces launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk province, catching the Kremlin off-guard and prompting widespread panic among Russian officials and media. The bold move, which represents the first time Ukrainian regular forces have crossed into Russian territory, has sent shockwaves through Moscow, leading to an emergency response and raising questions about the stability of President Vladimir Putin's leadership.

Ukraine's Kursk Offensive Sparks Panic in Russia, Exposing Putin's Vulnerabilities

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Insider

The children only learned they were Russian after they boarded the Moscow-bound plane in Ankara, a Kremlin spokesperson said.

Putin greeted children of freed sleeper agents in Spanish as they had only discovered they were Russian on the flight to Moscow, Kremlin says

TheDailyBeast

Until recently, the ground war in Ukraine seemed to have turned in Vladimir Putin’s favor. Despite some real Ukrainian success stories—their use of drones, for example, to threaten the Russian navy or oil industry—on the front lines Russia has launched a series of offensives to push the defenders back. While not catastrophic for Ukraine, they made the prospect of recapturing occupied territory any time soon that much slimmer.Then, in early August, Kyiv’s forces broke through Russian defensive lines in a completely unexpected direction: over the border with Russia’s Kursk region. Ukrainian forces rapidly moved into Kursk, seizing several towns and...

Why Ukraine’s Charge into Russia Is Putin’s Very Worst Nightmare

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the Ukraine army’s incursion into the Kursk region, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region.

Putin says Ukraine's incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Moscow’s eastern offensive

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President Joe Biden told reporters that Ukraine’s advances inside Russian territory have put Moscow in a tough spot, while acknowledging that the U.S. is talking with Kyiv as the incursion continues.

US offers quiet support for Ukraine after Kursk incursion deals Putin a major embarrassment

Civilians with small children in their arms and lugging heavy suitcases fled Monday from Ukraine’s eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army was bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Story by Oliver Farry.

Evacuations continue in Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk as Russia attacks Donetsk region

Two long-horned bees balancing on a flower, a fossilized dinosaur bone viewed through a microscope and a scientist giving a bird drops of medicine were all captured in stunning photographs that formed part of the 2024 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology Image Competition.

Spectacular images of nature’s wonders revealed in photo competition

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Meghan Markle's venture into the lifestyle space has not been met with universal acclaim, particularly from one well-known figure: Martha Stewart. Earlier this year, in March, Meghan unveiled her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The brand immediately drew comparisons to other celebrity wellness empires, particularly that of culinary icon Martha Stewart. However, these comparisons have reportedly struck a nerve with Stewart, who finds them both "irritating and insulting."

Meghan Markle 'Insulted' Martha Stewart as She 'Won't Hesitate to Take Her Down

MOSCOW (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered his army on Monday to "dislodge" Ukrainian troops who have entered Russian territory as authorities said over 120,000 people had been evacuated away from the fighting. Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Russia's western Kursk region last Tuesday, capturing over two dozen...

Putin orders army to ‘dislodge’ Ukraine as over 120,000 flee border

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Modi to visit Ukraine, weeks after Kyiv condemned Indian PM for hugging Putin in Moscow

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Ukraine, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, weeks after he made his first trip to Moscow since Russia launched...

Modi to visit Ukraine, weeks after Kyiv condemned Indian PM for hugging Putin in Moscow

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