"Three people, reportedly including a pregnant woman, were injured on Monday morning inParis after a man went on a stabbing spree in the French capital.
Despite the attacker reportedly claiming that he was motivated by “Allah”, the case is not currently being treated as a terror incident. A source close to the investigation told Le Parisien: “The guy said Allah sent me to kill women.”
A separate report from Le Figaro stated that two of the victims are currently in critical condition, while the third is in serious condition.
The paper cited footage circulating on social media, which appeared to show the suspected knifeman being held down by multiple people. In the video, he is reportedly heard saying: “Allah commanded me”.
Le Parisien reported that the suspect is a 31-year-old male. No further information on his background has been made public at the time of this reporting." Breitbart
"The Russian Armed Forces have continued striking Ukrainian ports used in support of its troops, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
"Tonight, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike Ukrainian ports used for the delivery of cargo for its troops," the statement read.
Russian forces struck two dry cargo ships with drone attacks in the port of Nikolaev while they were unloading military equipment, the ministry added." Sputnik
"A gunman fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on Monday, marking the second time thisyear someone shot at the building, according to authorities.
A single shell casing was found at the scene, and there was damage to the building's facade.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
"The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Canada are open and operating normally, though some routine U.S. citizen services in Toronto are being rescheduled," the consulate said in a statement." msn
"The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on July 27 that it had charged a former top Foreign Ministry official with embezzling Hr 37 million ($1.28 million) in foreign donations intended to support Ukraine.
The funds were subsequently laundered by the official and his alleged accomplices, according to the bureau.
Specifically, the NABU charged Oleksandr Bankov, who served as the ministry’s state secretary from 2020 to 2024, and a former head of Bankov’s office who currently serves as a diplomat.
Bankov was also Ukraine's ambassador to Romania from 2017 to 2020." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit 211 km (131 mi) away from Reykjavik, Capital
Region, Iceland, in the early morning at 5.36 am local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik GMT +0). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD
"The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Masachapa, a town with 5,000 inhabitants in Nicaragua, in 112 km (69 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, 160 km (99 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as light shaking. The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit 120 km (74 mi) away from Maqin County, Qinghai,
China, in the morning at 11.34 am local time (Asia/Shanghai GMT +8). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Estado de Chiapas State, Mexico, late in the evening at 11.35 pm local time (GMT -6). The quake had a shallow depth of 35 km (22 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." Ukrin
"Over the past day, 227 combat clashes took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Ukraine’s missile troops and artillery struck six drone command posts, 10 areas of concentration of manpower, and one command post belonging to Russian forces.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk directions, there were seven combat clashes with the enemy. The aggressor carried out 77 shelling attacks on Ukrainian troop positions and settlements, including two from multiple launch rocket systems.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 10 times toward the settlements of Kozacha Lopan, Petro-Ivanivka, Izbytske, Anyskine, Ivashkyne, Symynivka, and in the area of Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk direction, there were six enemy attacks toward Bohuslavka, Kupiansk, Petrivka, and in the area of Zapadne.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy tried 16 times to break through Ukrainian defenses, attacking toward Drobysheve, Ozerne, Stavy, Lyman, and in the areas of Novoselivka and Novomykhailivka.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy launched 19 assaults in the areas of Kryva Luka, Zakitne, Riznykivka, and toward Ra-Oleksandrivka and Pyskunivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces carried out four attacks toward Malynivka and in the area of Pryvillia.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the enemy carried out 27 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, Ivanopillia, Sofiivka, and toward Dovha Balka, Stepanivka, Toretske, Vilne, and Nove Shakhove.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 34 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, and toward Bilytske, Shevchenko, Novyi Donbas, and Serhiivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy carried out two attacks toward Oleksandrohrad and in the area of Solodke.
In the Huliaipole direction, the invaders launched 11 attacks toward Vozdvyzhivka, Kosivtseve, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, Luhivske, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped one enemy attempt to advance toward Prymorske." Ukrin
