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PrivatBank has added a new service to its ‘Privat24’ all-in-one app. Entrepreneurs can now manage their finances, accounting and mandatory payments directly from their smartphone.
Ukraine has secured the extradition of a member of an organised group suspected of illegally smuggling conscripts across the state border. The man, who had been in hiding abroad for almost three years, was handed over to the Ukrainian law enforcement authorities following his arrest in Germany.
During the war, the Kyiv Metro became a safe haven for thousands of people, so some people wonder why the trains do not remain at the stations overnight. The Kyiv City State Administration has explained what happens in the capital’s underground whilst the city sleeps.
The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces are continuing a large-scale campaign against Russian maritime logistics. Over the course of a week – from 6 to 12 July – Ukrainian drone operators struck 90 Russian vessels of various types in the Sea of Azov.
On the night of 13 July, the United States launched a new series of strikes on Iranian territory. During the operation, the US military deployed attack drones for the first time.
Law enforcement officers in the Rivne region have uncovered a group involved in the illegal acquisition, processing and sale of amber. According to the investigation, the scheme’s participants were making a monthly profit of around 40,000 dollars.
Following fresh US strikes on Iranian territory, Tehran announced attacks on US military infrastructure in the Gulf states. According to Reuters, the US strikes also damaged a railway bridge on a route used for transport between Iran, China and Russia.
The Open Alabuga website has been made publicly available, containing the personal data of over six thousand people who, according to its authors, are linked to the ‘Alabuga’ special economic zone, where Russian military drones are assembled. The Russian authorities and the company’s management have not yet commented on the situation.
On Thursday, 9 July, France and Morocco will face each other in the first quarter-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The match will take place in Foxborough, USA.
On 8 July, the Russian government introduced a temporary ban on diesel fuel exports and announced that it would begin importing petroleum products. The authorities attribute this decision to the difficult situation on the fuel market following damage to a number of oil refineries.
At the Wisdom Summit 2026, the businessman explained why traditional staff motivation and induction systems no longer work.
Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right party “National Rally”, has announced that she will stand in the 2027 French presidential election. Prior to this, the Paris Court of Appeal had reduced the length of her ban on standing for election.
