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The European Commission has expressed confidence in the legality of the sanctions imposed in 2022 on Tatiana Navka, the wife of Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, after media reports indicated that she had decided to challenge the restrictive measures.
In addition to the 12 boys and girls, ages 10 to 16, who had been pronounced dead, thirty-four others were wounded as a result of the strike.

According to the Russian officer, the UAV operators are firing at the enemy beyond the settlement to disrupt their logistics and continue Russian offensive towards Slavyansk and Raigorodok

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US diplomats walked out of France’s UN Security Council address after France’s UN Mission compared the US to North Korea

Millions in sanctions-hit country keep absorbing economic shockwaves, with analysts saying trend looks set to continue.

In Orwellian totalitarianism, two plus two can equal five. But with American hegemony, things can be A and not A at the same time. Earlier this month, Washington declared war on the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose very existence, it claims, poses an “intolerable” challenge to America’s sovereignty. But, citing an international maritime law, it also led a coalition of 14 mainly Western countries in issuing a joint statement in support of a 10-year-old South China Sea arbitration ruling.

Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisis UK politics live – latest updates A Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him covering the small boats crisis. Chris Philp, who is his party’s home affairs spokesperson, was being interviewed by the BBC a couple of miles off Boulogne on Tuesday when the warship Flamant passed by. As it did so, a French navy off

Justices barely challenge legal arguments that law is discriminatory and violated Knesset procedure, speak out sharply against Haredi claim in court that Torah 'forbids' enlistment The post High Court poised to strike down law banning Haredi draft-dodger arrest after hearing appeared first on The Times of Israel.

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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has rejected as baseless and unsubstantiated the claims made by Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Aboudi alleging Ukraine's involvement in attacks on Iraqi territory.
Following the brutal assault on a Ukrainian couple in the city of Wrocław, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that violence against Ukrainian citizens damages Poland’s international reputation and serves Russia’s interests.

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Police Scotland has asked drone operators not to fly over the Cairngorms wildfire area, warning that unmanned aircraft could interfere with the helicopter water-bombing operation. Police tell drone pilots to stay clear of Cairngorms fire first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

The Moscow Arbitration Court’s ruling in favor of the specialized finance company, Silicium-2, marks the latest verdict targeting Euroclear over assets frozen by Western sanctions.
Reza Pahlavi: You have to understand the sentiments out there. People in Iran are on the edge of revenge almost. Source: Reuters

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The coming months will mark the most dangerous phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The coming months will mark the most dangerous phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Reza Pahlavi: Regime change has gotten a bad name in the West. Why was it? Because it was so poorly implemented and executed in Afghanistan and particularly in Iraq, where the Republican Guards were sent home—half of them ended up becoming ISIS fighters. I didn't want that to be repeated in the case of Iran. Source: Reuters
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it expressed the “strongest condemnation of the reprehensible drone attacks carried out by Iran-backed militias operating in Iraq."

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are strategic defense partners, but experts say there are limits to how far Islamabad can go in opposing Iran-backed Houthis.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said following the brutal attack on a Ukrainian couple in Wrocław that the recent rise in violence in Poland is linked to the fact that radical groups feel they have political backing. He also addressed Polish President Karol Nawrocki.
Reza Pahlavi: When you look at the Second World War and the Nuremberg trials, they prosecuted the top leaders of the Third Reich. But I don't think it was meant to go after every single soldier that served in the German army. Source: Reuters

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The newspaper highlights inadequate funding for renting top-tier aircraft, poor planning, the conflict in Ukraine, and anti-Russian sanctions that have grounded the Kamov fleet
Q: What qualifications do you believe you have to lead a transitional government in Iran? Reza Pahlavi: If an attorney decides to take a case pro bono, does this mean that he doesn't have a job? I've been doing this voluntarily for free for four decades, right? As my sacrifice for the sake of my country. I could have easily decided back in Cairo when my father passed away... I can pursue, like many others, a life, business, other things... but I decided to stay in it for the sake of my country
Iran-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq are suspected of launching three drones intercepted over Jordan on Monday and Tuesday.

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Scotland's justice secretary had already been told the RAF had no waterbombing helicopters in the UK to send, but he asked anyway and then made a point of the refusal, which is not how military aid between two governments is supposed to work. A request for help that looked designed to be refused first appeared on UK Defence Journal.

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Q: There have been reports, they're kind of anonymous, that you've received funding from Israel and Saudi Arabia. Is that true? Reza Pahlavi: Absolutely false. I have not been a recipient of any governmental or public fund on the outside. Every dime that comes to my campaign comes from private donations of supporters. Hopefully, we'll have more benefactors that give us bigger checks. Source: Reuters
By Timour Azhari and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Oman has won backing from Gulf states for a plan that would let Tehran collect voluntary fees to use the Strait of Hormuz, a Gulf source told Reuters on Tuesday, a path towards ending the disruption to oil trade caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
By Timour Azhari and Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) - Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday. The plan could serve as a basis to end the disruption to trade through the strait caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

US president Donald Trump says there's a good chance a deal can be reached with Iran to end the war. The statement comes after the stopped airstrikes on the Islamic Republic over the weekend. For more on the latest diplomatic effort to end the conflict, here's this report.

Defense hawk Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who strongly backed Israel and Ukraine, died suddenly on July 11 at age 71.
Honoring the Ukrainian military, members of volunteer formations and civilians who were executed or died in captivity, and preserving the memory of their heroism, civic courage and resilience, is Ukraine's daily duty.

Among the measures used by firefighters to battle the flames in the wildfires in southern France is a chemical retardant that is dropped on forests by planes. It is not without its harms to nature and to humans, but firefighters say it is a vital tool in combatting the spread of deadly fires.