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General Staff confirms damage to Maikop airfield in Russia
Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff confirms strikes on Maikop military airfield, fire breaks out
Thailand and Cambodia launch talks to end border clashes
Representatives of Thailand and Cambodia begin four days of border talks to end fighting that has claimed more than 40 lives and displaced about 1 million people
Venezuela accuses the US of blackmail over the seizure of oil tankers
At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Caracas accused the United States of blackmail and violation of international law after the seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers and the announcement of a naval blockade
Zidane is close to returning to football and could lead France after the 2026 World Cup
Zinedine Zidane has been named as the future coach of the French national team after the 2026 World Cup. It is reported that the decision has already been made, and an official announcement is expected in the near future
US DOJ finds more than a million new documents in Epstein case, asks for time to review
The US Department of Justice has announced the discovery of more than 1 million additional documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. Their review and publication may take several more weeks
Fury urges Usyk to leave WBC title due to lack of commercial fights
Tyson Fury believes that Oleksandr Usyk should give up the WBC belt, as mandatory defences are not financially attractive. The Briton predicts a vacant title and Agit Kabayel's promotion
Russia mines straits in Kherson region and loses up to 350 soldiers daily in the south
Russian troops are mining the straits in the Kherson region's island zone and trying to maintain observation posts. Defence forces destroy 2-3 enemy boats daily, and Russian losses in the south reach 300-350 people
Secret conversations between Putin and Bush from 2001-2008
The US has released full transcripts of meetings and telephone conversations between Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush. Putin actually asked Bush to admit Russia to NATO and complained about the loss of control over the "artificial" state of Ukraine
Venezuela criminalises seizure of oil tankers after US actions
The Venezuelan parliament has passed a law that provides for up to 20 years in prison for facilitating the hijacking of oil tankers. The decision comes after the US seized two vessels carrying Venezuelan oil and a dispute escalated at the UN
Pentagon: China's rapid military build-up increases US vulnerability
The Pentagon said that China's rapid and large-scale military build-up, including its nuclear arsenal, is making the United States increasingly vulnerable and increasing threats around Taiwan and in the Pacific
Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil and gas facilities: fire in the port of Temryuk and shutdown of the gas processing plant in Orenburg
SSU long-range drones attacked the port of Temryuk in Krasnodar Krai and the Orenburg gas processing plant. Oil tanks covering an area of about 2,000 square metres caught fire, and the technological process at the world's largest gas processing plant was suspended
China calls on the US to lift restrictions on drone supplies and threatens to retaliate
Beijing opposed the inclusion of foreign drone systems in the US blacklist and called on Washington to immediately lift the bans, calling them protectionism and market distortion