Biden Praises 'Vice President Trump' During Rambling Post-NATO Presser

"That was rough. After introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Vladimir

Putin - then arriving to his own press conference more than 50 minutes late, a coughing, slurring Joe Biden then called Donald Trump his Vice President as he attempted to show the world what a 'goodest boy' can do. Biden then blamed his staff for his horrendous debate performance last month, telling the audience that he's "catching hell from my wife." Finally, just minutes before this press conference, Biden introduced Zelensky... as Putin!!" ZH

Over 2,500 enemy attacks on settlements recorded in Donetsk region in past day

"In the Donetsk region, police recorded 2,559 Russian strikes on 16 settlements over the past

day, resulting in deaths, many wounded civilians, including children, and a lot of damage to civilian objects. Russia attacked 16 settlements: the cities of Kurakhove, Lyman, Myrnohrad, Siversk, Toretsk, Ukrainsk, the villages of Rayhorodok, Shcherbynivka, Yampil, the villages of Izmailivka, Yelyzavetivka, Kostiantynopilske, Malynivka, Myroliubivka, Novoselivka Persha, and Romanivka." Ukrin

Fighting ongoing on outskirts of Toretsk

"The defense forces of Ukraine keep fighting with the Russians on the outskirts of the town of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast...he enemy is intensely attacking this settlement with aircraft, mainly dropping guided aerial bombs, as well as non-guided aerial missiles." MS

Astronauts are stuck on International Space Station indefinitely after problems with Boeing Starliner

"The two astronauts currently stuck on the International Space Station might not be able to

come down until August, Nasa has said.
They were taken to the ISS on board Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule in June. Even before launch, the spacecraft ran into technical issues, and it has experienced a host of new ones since. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, the astronauts, were supposed to come back after around a week. But engineers have repeatedly delayed their return flight, because of safety concerns about the capsule." MS

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship

"Yemen's Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran, the U.S. military says." MS

Israel identifies 108 UNRWA employees who work as 'terrorist operatives', asks for their dismissal

"Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the United Nations Relief and Works

Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is employing 108 terrorist operatives and directly asked the organization to terminate the staffers immediately.
In recent months Israel has discovered that hundreds of terrorists, members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have been employed by UNRWA in the Gaza Strip, some of them holding high-ranking positions in UNRWA or in Hamas." MS

Ukrainian air defense intercepts five missiles, 11 Shahed drones

"Ukraine's air defense units destroyed five enemy missiles and 11 Shahed 131/136 strike drones that Russian forces launched into Ukraine." Ukrin

Russian army shells 19 settlements in Kherson region overnight

"Russian troops shelled 19 settlements in the Kherson region over the past day, injuring seven people." Ukrin