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NATO-Ukraine Council to meet for first time on 12 July

The first meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, a new format of cooperation between Kyiv and the Alliance, will take place on 12 July, the second day of the NATO Summit in Vilnius.

“I’m here for my grandchildren”: Just Stop Oil protesters storm Wimbledon court

Two protesters in their 60s stormed a Wimbledon court to demand the UK government halts all new licences and consents for oil, gas and coal.

This July 4 was hot. Earth’s hottest day on record, in fact.

Scientists say the average temperature on Earth was 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit on July 4, the highest since at least 1979 and a sign of the worsening climate crisis.

Canadian Police Just Arrested Influential Neo-Nazi ‘Dark Foreigner’

Nearly two years after VICE News identified a Patrick Gordon Macdonald as an international neo-Nazi propagandist, he has been arrested and charged with terrorism.

Report finds 'deliberate mass killings' of Ethiopians by Saudi security officials along Saudi-Yemen border

New report states large numbers of migrant workers are being systematically killed on a daily basis by Saudi security officials

Pope envoy working on 'mechanism' to return children to Ukraine

Pope Francis' peace envoy for Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, said on Tuesday he is working on a "mechanism" that could ensure the return of children who according to Kyiv have been abducted to Russia.

Kremlin denies China’s president urged Putin not to use nuclear arms in Ukraine | Russia

Xi Jinping reportedly warned Russian counterpart against using such weapons on visit to Moscow in March

Prigozhin arrives in St Petersburg, takes back seized weapons

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC), personally arrived in St Petersburg on 4 July, where the weapons seized during the searches were returned to him. Source: Russian media outlet Fontanka with reference to sources Quote: "On 4 July, at 17:00, a 7-Series BMW and a Land Cruiser with security guards accompanying it drove up to the building of the Federal Security Service Department of St Petersburg and [Leningrad] Oblast on Liteyny Prospekt.

World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan

OSAKA -- A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with c

Macron's call to 'cut off' social media during riots sparks backlash in France

Saudi Arabia says "New oil cuts show teamwork with Russia is strong"

Russia-Saudi oil cooperation is still going strong as part of the OPEC+ alliance, which will do "whatever necessary" to support the market, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told a conference on Wednesday.

US Navy says it prevented Iran from seizing tankers in Gulf - An Iranian navy vessel fired shots during the second seizure attempt. Hawkins did not say how the U.S. Navy prevented their seizure.

DUBAI (Reuters) -The U.S. Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday in the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on ships in the area since 2019. Chevron said one incident involved the Richmond Voyager, a very large crude carrier managed by the U.S. oil major, and that crew onboard were safe. An Iranian navy vessel fired shots during the second seizure attempt, Navy Fifth Fleet spokesperson Timothy Hawkins said.

Russian rouble keeps falling and beats March 2022 records

The Russian rouble continues to fall, dropping below even the record lows of late March 2022 for the first time.

FT: Xi warned Putin against nuclear attack in Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping personally warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the Financial Times (FT) reported on July 5 citing Western and Chinese officials.

Iceland ranks as the most peaceful country in the world while U.S. ranks at 131

Iceland has remained the most peaceful country in the world since the study was first released in 2008.

Kremlin warns of possible 'Catastrophic' Ukraine nuclear plant provocation

Russians die under mysterious circumstances in Mariupol – City Council

Over the past two weeks, eight Russian soldiers were found killed in different areas of occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian authorities said, citing Russian channels on Telegram. Source: Mariupol City Council on Telegram with reference to one of the Russian Telegram channels Details: According to an unnamed Russian officer, who is now located in Mariupol, eight soldiers were found murdered in different parts of the city over the past two weeks: six of them were stabbed, two shot in th

Finnish bank allowed oligarch Rotenberg to withdraw funds just before sanctions took effect

Rotenberg was allowed to withdraw his funds in April 2022, after promising not to transfer them to Russia or Belarus.

Putin tries to legalize 30 Russian paramilitary companies: The crisis in Russia over Wagner’s mutiny has revealed the complex network of troops working in and outside of the country. The Kremlin helped create a system that has now turned against him

The crisis in Russia over Wagner’s mutiny has revealed the complex network of troops working in and outside of the country. The Kremlin helped create a system that has now turned against him