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Сьогодні — 21.07.2026
An unusual toilet seat competition was held in Russia
In Stavropol, Russia, a sanitaryware manufacturer ran a promotional campaign that caused quite a stir on social media. Visitors to one of the shopping centres were invited to drink a soft drink from the new toilet bowls, and then take part in another unusual challenge
In Greece, a driver rammed his car into the entrance to a military base
In the town of Argos-Orestiko in northern Greece, a 52-year-old man was arrested after he drove his car into the main entrance to a military base. According to preliminary reports, the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.
The President of Hungary has signed a law providing for his resignation
The President of Hungary, Tamás Szujók, has signed a constitutional amendment providing for the early termination of his term of office. The document marked the final stage of a political process that had lasted several months following an initiative by Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government
The US has refused to join Israel’s strikes against Iran
Israel approached the United States with a proposal to join military action against Iran, but the US administration did not support this initiative
The EU will fund Moldova’s purchase of drone detection systems
The Moldovan Ministry of Defence plans to procure modern air target detection systems, as well as equipment for intercepting drones. Funding will be provided by the European Union
Ukrainian teenagers were attacked in Poland for speaking Ukrainian
In the Polish town of Płock, a grown man attacked two Ukrainian teenagers after hearing them speaking Ukrainian. According to the victims, the man struck the 15-year-old boy and then forcibly pushed him and his girlfriend off the bus
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an oil depot near Moscow and Russian ships
On the night of 18 July, the Ukrainian Defence Forces carried out strikes on a number of military and logistical targets on Russian territory and in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The targets included an oil depot in the Moscow region, ships and support vessels of the Russian navy, and a railway bridge in the Luhansk region.
France has summoned a Russian diplomat over FSB cyberattacks on French institutions
On 17 July, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs summoned the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. This was in response to cyber-attacks which the French authorities link to the activities of the Russian security services
A proposal has been put forward in the US Senate to automatically impose sanctions on Putin
An amendment to the defence bill has been tabled in the US Senate, which would impose new restrictions on Russia should the peace process with Ukraine break down. It was tabled by Republican Senator Steve Daines
Kadyrov called on Russia to launch strikes against NATO countries
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has made further aggressive statements regarding Western countries that support Ukraine. In a post on social media, he called on Russia to take military action against those states supplying Kyiv with weapons and other military aid
Germany is to fund 50,000 attack drones for Ukraine
Germany will fund the production and supply of 50,000 attack FPV drones to Ukraine. This is one of the largest known Western procurements of drones for the Ukrainian army
Shooting at a salsa festival in Toronto: two dead and several injured
On the evening of 11 July, a shooting took place in Toronto, Canada, during the Salsa on St. Clair festival. Two people were killed in the incident and several others were injured
