Donald Trump expressed confidence that the US Secret Service is aware of who left cocaine in the White House in July, despite the service's latest claims that it was unable to find out how it appeared at the presidential residence

"They know the answer, and so does everyone else!” Trump wrote on his page on the Truth social network, commenting on the completion of the Secret Service investigation into the drug found in the White House.

Earlier, US media reported that the Secret Service found marijuana twice in the White House in 2022, long before cocaine was located in the West Wing.

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The head of the Pentagon said that he used cluster munitions in combat

"I know how these munitions work; I actually used them on the battlefield," Lloyd Austin said in an interview, answering a journalist's question about whether he is aware of the dangers of using this type of weapon.

The US Secretary of Defense did not specify when and under what circumstances he'd used cluster munitions. He participated in US military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Joe Biden signed an Executive Order augmenting Operation Atlantic Resolve in Europe with 3,000 reserve personnel

Operation Atlantic Resolve, which provides combat-credible forces to Europe, will also be newly designated as a contingency operation, Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims said.

The action reaffirms the United States’ commitment to the defense of NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Sims added.

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"Ukraine has lost its sovereignty, it has no money, no military industry; it receives everything from the West" Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said

📹 Russian FM Lavrov and US Secretary of State Blinken at the ASEAN meeting wearing traditional Indonesian shirts

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There were no plans to hold meetings between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US representatives on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial events

"Negotiations were not planned and there were no contacts," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova siad.

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UN says North Korean missile launched on July 12 fell in Russia's Exclusive Economic Zone

Russia has no data confirming that a Korean missile fell in the Russian Exclusive Economic Zone, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the UN statement.

Given the certainty and promptness of the UN in determining the direction of the missile's flight, Zakharova expressed the hope that the organization would soon answer Moscow's question about who is actually shelling the Zaporozhye NPP.

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US officials involved in the drafting of the final statement of the NATO summit in Vilnius considered scaling back the “invitation” for Kiev to join, The Washington Post reported, citing six people familiar with the matter

The Ukrainian leader’s public rebuke of the alliance stunned those assembled at the summit venue, an exposition hall on the outskirts of the Lithuanian capital, leaving the US delegation “furious,” according to one official familiar with the situation.

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📹 Kamikaze drone operators are actively trained in one of the Black Sea Fleet’s training centers

👀 Have a look at footage showing their training process

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⚡ Three people were injured in a car explosion in a residential area of the Russian city of Belgorod, the governor says

❗️ LIVE NOW: Chandrayaan-3, India's Third Lunar Mission, Embarks on Its Journey 🚀

The mission, if successful, will make 🇮🇳Bharat the fourth country, after the United States, Russia, and China, to make a soft-landing on the Moon🌑

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A drone crashed in the Russian city of Kurchatov; no one was injured and critical facilities were not damaged, the Kursk Region governor said

▪️ An aircraft-type drone that exploded near a residential building in the city Kurchatov fell a few kilometers from the Kursk NPP.

▪️ The head of Rosatom assured that all measures to ensure the safety of Russian nuclear power plants had been taken, and "the situation is under control."

▪️ Earlier, in April, a drone attack on the Kursk NPP was repelled by air defense forces.

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WATCH: The Indian Space Research Organisation (#ISRO) launches #Chandrayaan3 Moon mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota 🚀

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Kremlin on drone attack attempt in Kursk Region: Air defense systems work, measures taken

War on wokeness: Russia bans sex-change operations

The lower house of the Russian Parliament has approved a bill banning gender reassignment in Russia.

Duma Chairman Volodin shared statistics on a "monstrous trend" as he said "there have been 50 times more gender reassignment operations in the United States over the past 10 years."

"This is the path leading to the degeneration of the nation. For us, this is unacceptable," Volodin added.

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📹 The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an enemy P-18 radar station in the Kherson region with a Lancet loitering munition

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🇷🇺🇵🇱 The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Polish Ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski on Friday to notify him about the closure of the Polish Consular Agency in Russia' Smolensk

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Ukrainian militants shoot out a civilian's car and then left their bodies in the forest near the city of Ugledar, DPR

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🇧🇷 The Global South is Kiev’s and NATO’s latest bet in a quest for manpower to feed the long-term war, Brazilian journalist Lucas Leiroz told Sputnik. Extensive propaganda efforts are being aimed not just at the groups sympathetic to Kiev – such as extremists, neo-Nazi networks and neo-fascist movements – but also at ordinary people who are being seduced with propaganda and promises of Ukrainian citizenship.

He added that the real situation on the front differs from the picture painted by media: Ukraine has no advantage, it is losing the war, a lot of Ukrainian soldiers are being killed and Brazilians risk sharing their fate.

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📹 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system crews destroy Ukrainian armored vehicles and fortified positions in the zone of the special military op

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