The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again. Russia’s United Nations ambassador says he can’t. When asked to respond to the claim from the presumptive Republican nominee, Vassily...

Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia’s UN ambassador says he can’t

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender.

Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war; Kyiv rejects 'ultimatum'

WashingtonExaminer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is drawing up a “comprehensive plan” on ending the war with Russia that he would put forward in a matter of months. Thousands have died since the war started on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia attempted to invade Ukraine, and the two sides appear far apart on a peace […]

Zelensky reveals timeline for ‘plan’ to end war in Ukraine: ‘We don’t have too much time’

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help end the Ukraine-Russia war, but Putin's spokesman said Erdogan could not play the role of an intermediary in the 28-month-old conflict.

Turkey's Erdogan offers to help end Russia-Ukraine war; Kremlin rules him out as intermediary

The Guardian

Hungarian PM, an outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, makes first trip to country since start of Russia’s full-scale invasion

Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for surprise talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy

The Mirror US

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Siriati, 30, was visiting her brother to go to the market together to buy medicine on the morning of July 2 when she was attacked by the huge snake

Horror moment husband discovers missing wife being devoured head-first by massive 30ft python

The Independent

Behind the scenes at the first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the buzzy atmosphere of the spin room descended into horror-struck silence within a first few minutes of the president opening his mouth. While Trump told bombastic lies in front of us, Biden struggled to recall what were obviously canned responses. At one point, a former prominent TV commentator got up from their seat and started pacing back and forth, worriedly. Biden aides and surrogates, who had been in constant communication with each of us throughout the day, fell silent, one by one.When the cameras stopped rolling and...

I was at the Trump-Biden presidential debate and it became very clear what had gone wrong

The New Republic

Donald Trump claimed during Thursday night’s debate with President Joe Biden that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have happened on his watch. Trump claimed that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was so chaotic that it encouraged Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.“When Putin saw that, he said, ‘You know what? I think we’re gonna go in and maybe take my …’ This was his dream. I talked to him about it. His dream,” Trump said. Did Putin actually speak to Trump about attacking Ukraine, or is this Trump being braggadocious? But Trump has made no secret of his close, sometimes subservient relationship with Putin.Trump also blamed Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel on Biden, claiming that Iran was broke during the Trump presidency and couldn’t fund Hamas. Watch Trump’s bizarre recollection here: "You had no terror at all under my administration. ... The whole world is blowing up under him."— Trump hits Biden over the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, arguing they never would have happened if he was president. pic.twitter.com/lAqObQsmHn— The Recount (@therecount) June 28, 2024

Trump Confesses He Spoke to Putin About “Dream” to Invade Ukraine

Moscow and the surrounding region sweltered Wednesday as temperatures soared to levels unseen in over a century, with the state weather monitor warning of dangerously hot nights.  The heatwave has hit the Moscow region as well as the southern and western Kursk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions.
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Moscow hit by heat not seen in over a century

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is accepting public comment, until October 2, on the draft 30×30 Decision-Making Framework for Coastal Waters. The framework is aimed at conserving at least 30% of coastal and marine areas by 2030. The policy is aligned with the Biden administration's 2021 proposal to conserve 30% of all U.S. lands and waters by 2030.

CA taking comment on goal to conserve 30% of coastal waters – critics say harms younger residents

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

China explicitly declared that rare-earth resources belonged to the state, its latest move to consolidate control over minerals needed for the green energy transition. The announcement came after Beijing this year placed restrictions on the exports of gallium and graphite, which are key to the manufacture of semiconductors and electric vehicles, respectively.

China tightens grip on rare earths in race for green energy transition

Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine would need to fully withdraw troops from territories Russia claims to have annexed before a ceasefire could begin - a proposal Ukraine immediately called "offensive to common sense". Its President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has long said Ukraine will not negotiate with Moscow until Russian forces leave...

Putin lays out his terms for ceasefire in Ukraine

The next Republican Party platform will be written behind closed doors. In a break from decades-long precedent, reporters and spectators will not be allowed to watch next week’s party platform committee proceedings in Milwaukee. C-SPAN, which has previously broadcast the committee’s work, was never offered access this year, and told that the three-day meeting will be closed to the press.

In a shift, the RNC will decide its platform behind closed doors

KYIV (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that China would not sell weapons to Russia during a phone conversation between the two men, Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says China's Xi told him he will not sell any weapons to Russia

Over 200 candidates have dropped out of France’s legislative elections in a coordinated push by multiple parties to consolidate support and keep the far right from power. Left-wing parties and the centrist bloc of President Emmanuel Macron are withdrawing candidates from three- and four-way contests to ensure the remaining challenger to the far right in each constituency has the best chance of winning in the second round of polling on Sunday.

How France’s parties are uniting to combat the far right

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on television Friday that almost 700,000 Russians are fighting in Ukraine. “In the zone of our special military operation there are almost 700,000,” Putin said during a televised meeting with decorated participants from the offensive. In December at his end-of-year press conference, Putin gave...

Putin Says Almost 700,000 Russian Troops Fighting in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's very public criticism of China over its relationship with Russia, and cool stance toward a forthcoming peace summit, could backfire. China denied Ukrainian accusations that it was helping Russia to undermine a forthcoming peace summit in Switzerland. Analysts say Ukraine's leadership has risked antagonizing Beijing at...

In slamming China over its stance on Russia and the war, Ukraine might have made a big miscalculation

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has urged Ukraine “to consider a quick ceasefire” during his first visit to the war-torn country since Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion.After crunch talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, during which the two countries pledged to strengthen relations, Mr Orban urged Ukraine to halt fighting and enter negotiations with Russia, adding that the war was having a “very intense effect on the security of Europe”.“We highly appreciate all the initiatives of president Zelensky for the sake of achieving peace,” he said. “I told [the] president that these initiatives take a long time....

Viktor Orban urges Ukraine ‘to consider quick ceasefire’ during first trip to Kyiv

Axios

Russia's military has been "freaking decimated" throughout Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Biden said in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine published on Tuesday. Why it matters: Biden's comments on Russia's invasion come after he and other leaders recently gave Ukraine permission to strike Russian military targets on Russian...

Ukraine has "freaking decimated" Russia's military, Biden says

NewsBreak

‘Chasm’ between how Ukrainians, Europeans view war with Russia ending

There is a gulf between how Ukraine and its allies in Europe view the war with Russia and its likely...

‘Chasm’ between how Ukrainians, Europeans view war with Russia ending

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