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North Korean soldiers have reportedly departed for Russia following reports that the Asian nation will deploy troops in Ukraine to aid Moscow’s forces. An elite military training delegation led by the head of a prestigious military academy in Pyongyang left earlier this week for a “visit” to Russia, according to a report by Reuters.

N. Korean Soldiers Depart for Russia Amid Ukraine War: Report

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday denounced NATO's summit promise to grant eventual membership to Ukraine and said Russia should work towards the "disappearance" of both Ukraine and the military alliance.

Former Russian president Medvedev says Moscow should seek 'disappearance' of Ukraine and NATO

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said Warsaw is considering a proposal from Kyiv to shoot down Russian missiles heading towards Polish territory while they are still in Ukrainian airspace. The proposal was included in a joint defence agreement between the two countries signed during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to...

Poland considers downing Russian missiles over Ukraine

- Advertisement - In an exclusive revelation, the government has confirmed that North Korea has deployed over 500 technical and medical support troops to Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. This deployment occurred even before North Korea and Russia signed a treaty on “automatic military aid” in June, according to TV Chosun....

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

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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According to officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), three former officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), one GDC investigator, and a former Floyd County deputy have been charged for the aggravated assault of an inmate at the Floyd County Jail.

Five Former Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Aggravated Assault Against Inmate

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Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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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

Mali says it has cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, after a military official suggested Kyiv had played a role in deadly fighting near the Algerian border last month. Dozens of Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group were killed in days of clashes with Tuareg separatist rebels and fighters linked to al-Qaeda.

Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner ambush claims

The historic East-West prisoner swap Thursday brokered by Ankara has marked the triumphant return of Turkish diplomacy onto the world stage, despite quarrels with its NATO allies. Months of secret negotiations leading up to the deal "demonstrate the importance of Turkish diplomacy", Ulgen added, with Ankara "stepping in as a facilitator or mediator in conflicts between its neighbours, in particular, between Russia and the West."

Russia prisoner swap: Turkey's diplomatic coup

Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus will serve as Bangladesh’s interim leader after weeks of deadly anti-government protests unseated Prime Minister Sheika Hasina. The 84-year-old economist, a longtime opponent of Hasina, was the top choice of the student protesters who led the demonstrations. They see him as a figure who can unite the country through this period of political transition.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to serve as Bangladesh’s interim leader

British lawmakers want to summon Elon Musk before the UK Parliament over X’s alleged role in fueling the country’s far-right riots, Politico reported. Violent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant attacks have gripped the UK after three children were killed in a knife assault last week. Musk’s social media platform has been accused of spreading misinformation about the attacker’s identity: He was wrongly identified as a Muslim asylum seeker, leading rioters to attack a mosque.

UK could summon Musk over riots

It was a pivotal moment for Ukraine on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched on as two F-16 fighter jets roared overhead. Flanked by another two of the U.S.-made combat aircraft at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Zelenskyy announced that the country's air force had already started operations using the warplanes against Russia.

Ukraine finally sends F-16s into the battle against Russia — but they might not be a game-changer

The London Review of Substacks is a weekly feature in Flagship, Semafor’s daily global newsletter. “To students of technological progress, Bell Labs is a giant.” So notes Brian Potter in Construction Physics, pointing to a dizzying array of technological breakthroughs from AT&T’s research arm, and an astonishing number of Nobel and Turing prizes awarded to its scientists. Perhaps not surprisingly, then, policymakers, writers, and executives often discuss the possibility of establishing a contemporary equivalent. “Unfortunately,” Potter warns, “the conditions that made Bell Labs so successful were highly historically contingent and not the sort of thing that could be deliberately recreated.”

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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Russia has finished drafting 150,000 conscripts into its military, its Defense Ministry said Monday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned he needs more fighter jets and missile defense systems to stop the Kremlin’s renewed battlefront advance. Zelenskyy, whose forces have scrambled to block the Russian offensive following a six-month...

Russia conscripts 150,000 troops as Ukraine says it needs more arms

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Ukraine's military intelligence agency said it destroyed one Su-34 fighter-bomber and most likely damaged two more in the strike on Morozovsk airbase.

Satellite images show long-range strikes destroyed a Russian aircraft that can drop glide bombs, Ukraine says

(Reuters) -Mexico has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Oct. 1 inauguration of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, Russia's Izvestia newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing Mexico's embassy to Russia.

Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has taught NATO a lot about how Russia fights for control of the skies.

Russia's showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it was fighting intense battles against Ukrainian forces that had penetrated its southern border near a major natural gas transmission hub, in one of the largest incursions into Russian territory since the war began.

Ukraine pierces Russian border, triggering fierce clashes

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Mali, Niger cut ties with Ukraine over Russian attack

The military juntas of Mali and Niger have each cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, after they determined that Kyiv was involved in an operation supporting Tuareg...

Mali, Niger cut ties with Ukraine over Russian attack

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