"Pyongyang
has repeatedly carried out missile tests in response to what North
Korea describes
as provocative war games carried out by Japan, South
Korea, and the US. North
Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected the launch of strategic cruise
missiles fired from a patrol ship of his country’s East Sea Fleet." Sputnik
"A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles while
Southern California experiences a historic tropical storm from Hurricane
Hillary. People immediately hit social media to express their disbelief over
experiencing an earthquake at the same time California deals with a
once-in-a-lifetime tropical storm that has sparked a state of emergency." Breitbart
"Russians conducted at least nine searches among representatives of the
Jehovah's Witnesses religious organisation in temporarily occupied
Crimea, and two house arrests were reported.....four followers of the Church of Jehovah's Witnesses to various terms of
imprisonment, accused of participating in the organisation and financing
of an "extremist community". Pravada
"President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will
touch down in Maui as the search goes on
for more than 1,000
people left missing and unaccounted for nearly two weeks since wildfires
devastated the Hawaii island.
Biden will pause his vacation in Lake Tahoe to fly
from Reno, Nevada, to Maui, where he and first lady Jill Biden will take
a helicopter tour of the burned-out areas." Breitbart
"Russia’s Luna-25 automatic interplanetary station has collided with the Moon.....“According to the results of a preliminary analysis… the Luna-25
spacecraft switched to a non-designated orbit and ceased to operate due
to a collision with the surface of the Moon,” Roscosmos said." RT
"The US is not in a position to supply Ukraine with tactical ballistic
missiles in quantities that
could help turn the tide in its
counteroffensive, the Financial Times has reported...... the FT, citing unnamed American officials, claimed that the US simply
does not produce enough tactical ballistic missiles, those which Ukraine
has been asking for, to “make a significant difference on the battlefield.” RT
"As a result of yesterday's missile attack on Chernihiv.....According to him, the strike damaged more than 500 homes in the city -
more than 60 houses located next to the place where the Russian missile
hit." Ukrin
"Armed Forces of Ukraine hit six enemy artillery units in firing
positions, three command posts, and three anti-aircraft defense systems..... the enemy launched 5 missile attacks and 61 airstrikes, carried out 67
MLRS attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas." Ukrin
"President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine together with First Lady Olena
Zelenska kicked
off a visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. "Together with the First Lady and the team, we arrived in the
Netherlands. As always, we will have substantive talks with Prime
Minister Mark Rutte," Zelenskyi noted." Ukrin
"An unmanned aircraft has hit the roof of the central railway station in
the city of Kursk,
shattering several windows and causing a small fire..... Five people were slightly injured by glass fragments...." RT
"Ukraine has once again targeted the Russian capital’s business district,
with at least one drone intercepted and downed near the high-rises of
Moscow...." RT
"Latvia’s defence minister has ordered the army to help guard the
country’s border with
Belarus amid what was described as “hybrid
threats” facing the country and as a reported 96 attempts were made by people to cross the border in 24 hours." AlJazeera
"Belarus criticised Lithuania’s decision to close two of its six border
crossings with the country amid concern about the presence of Russia’s
Wagner mercenary group in Belarus. Minsk said the move was “unfriendly”." AlJazeera
"The US imposed sanctions
on three entities over alleged weapons deals between North Korea
and
Russia. The three – Versor, Verus and Defense Engineering – are linked
to Slovakian national Ashot Mkrtychev, who was sanctioned in March for
attempting to facilitate arms deals between Russia and North Korea." AlJareeza
"The Dutch economy has entered a recession after falling for two consecutive quarters,
Statistics Netherlands (CBS) revealed." RT