"It was just another rainy morning in Guangdong. But by 10:17 AM… part of the earth opened up — and swallowed an entire highway. Cars, families, trucks — all gone in seconds.No explosion. No warning. Just… silence. A split in the road, a vanishing act mid-storm — and no one saw it coming. Dashcams went dark mid-frame. One moment: taillights in the rain. The next: headlights blinking from the edge of nothing. The collapse happened near the northern bend of the S12 expressway — a route used daily by commuters, cargo vans, and school buses. Now, a 300-meter stretch of that road has vanished without a trace. And beneath it… a pit so deep that rescue teams still can’t reach the bottom. The storm hasn’t stopped. The cracks are spreading. And somewhere underneath it all — there are still unanswered phones… ringing in the dark." DL
"Austria should be ready to discuss its potential membership in NATO, Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger has said. She acknowledged, however, that joining is unlikely to gain major public or parliamentary support at this stage.In an interview with Die Welt published on Saturday, Meinl-Reisinger spoke about what she described as “an increasingly aggressive Russia,” which she claims is reluctant to conclude a peace deal with Ukraine.
Moscow has maintained it is open to dialogue, but insisted that any settlement must take into account its key security concerns, including that Kiev agree to permanently stay out of NATO.
According to Meinl-Reisinger, “neutrality alone does not protect us.” She explained that Austria should invest not only in “defense capabilities,” but also in military partnerships." RT
"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on July 25 that Budapest proposes "strategic cooperation" with Ukraine instead of full European Union integration, arguing that Kyiv's accession would drag the war into the heart of Europe.
"EU membership for Ukraine would drag the war into the heart of Europe, a risk our families should not have to face," Orban wrote on X. "These times call for calm judgement, not theatrical threats."
The Hungarian leader described Hungary's proposed partnership as "pragmatic, flexible, and rooted in mutual interest — not irreversible integration." KI
"The M1.5-class solar flare has caused significant disruptions in Hawaii, leading to radio blackouts. This flare is part of a larger solar activity that has been observed recently, with scientists warning of more flares in the coming days as the active region intensifies. The flare's impact on Hawaii's radio communications was severe, and it is expected that similar disruptions could occur in other parts of the Pacific region. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued warnings for G1-level geomagnetic storm conditions, which could further exacerbate the situation." wi
"122 clashes between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian invaders on the frontline.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian units repelled nine attacks by the occupiers today. The enemy carried out eight air strikes, dropping 17 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 270 artillery strikes, three of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.Since the beginning of the day, in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy has attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Starytsia and in the Vovchansk area.
In the Kupiansk sector, enemy units carried out five assaults, trying to break through to the positions of our defenders in the areas of Radkivka, Kupiansk, and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, Russian invaders have attacked Ukrainian positions 11 times since the beginning of the day near the settlements of Novyi Myr, Zelenyi Hai, Hrekivka, Shandryholove, Kolodiazi, Karpivka, and Torske.
In the Siversk sector, the enemy attempted to break through twice in the Hryhorivka area.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked the positions of the Defense Forces once.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russians attacked the positions of the Defense Forces in the Toretsk area once.
Since the beginning of the day, in the Pokrovsk sector, Russians have attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 55 times in the areas of Poltavka, Volodymyrivka, Novotorezk, Novoekonomichne, Lysivka, Novoukrainka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Udachne, Kotlyne, Novopavlivka, Oleksiivka, and toward Novopidhorodnie. Fighting continues in five locations." Ukrin
"Yuhang District of Hangzhou, China, residents were overwhelmed by a foul stench the moment they turned on their taps. Some described the smell as resembling a septic tank or a dead rat—others said it was even more disgusting than a pot of spoiled snail rice noodles (luosifen). Within just a few hours, bottled water was completely cleared out of supermarkets, plunging the entire city into a drinking water panic." CO
and no one saw it coming. Dashcams went dark mid-frame. One moment: taillights in the rain. The next: headlights blinking from the edge of nothing. The collapse happened near the northern bend of the S12 expressway — a route used daily by commuters, cargo vans, and school buses. Now, a 300-meter stretch of that road has vanished without a trace. And beneath it… a pit so deep that rescue teams still can’t reach the bottom. The storm hasn’t stopped. The cracks are spreading. And somewhere underneath it all — there are still unanswered phones… ringing in the dark." DL
