🇳🇪 Niger rebels ask West Africa's Guinea for help, reports say

Niger’s chief negotiator Moussa Salau Barma thanked the Guinean government for its assistance and urged it to increase support in light of the challenges faced by the putschists, Guinean broadcaster RTG reported.

Guinea was the first country to back the Nigerien military after it toppled French-backed President Mohamed Bazoum in late July and appointed a transitional government.

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🇷🇸 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that he will not sign any laws on marriages for same-sex couples or non-binary genders as long as he is the head of state.

"I will not sign a document recognizing any gender other than male and female, or gender fluidity, when a person says they feel male or female at different times," Vucic said on air of Serbian TV.

"As long as I am president, this [legalization of non-binary genders and marriages for same-sex couples] will remain prohibited," Vucic said, adding that Serbian society is traditional.

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🇩🇪 Germans see Scholz as a weak leader, poll shows

According to the survey results, only 21% of respondents believe that Scholz gets his way on important political issues. At the same time, 73% note that the chancellor is not inclined to this.

Respondents are also critical of the way the chancellor communicates. According to the poll, 72% consider it fair to say that Scholz, more often than other politicians, does not give specific answers to questions in political interviews. Only 19% believe that this accusation is untrue.

The survey was conducted on August 9-10 by Wahlen. 1061 randomly selected respondents who have the right to vote were polled. The survey is representative of the entire German population.

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🇩🇪 Michael Kretschmer, Minister President of the eastern German state of Saxony, warned that Germany risked an escalation by supplying Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles, which can strike into the Russian territory.

"Germany used to have a responsible, smart and balanced foreign and security strategy. Are we really OK with the prospect that German rockets could strike Russia? I am definitely against deliveries of cruise missiles," he said.

Speaking to press, Kretschmer said that the federal government had repeatedly crossed its own "red lines" by supplying Kiev with heavier weapons than was originally planned.

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⚠️ Warning: Disturbing footage

IRNA has published a video of the terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh mosque in Shiraz.

🇫🇷 France has completed the military training of 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers so far this year, which was its goal for 2023, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in an interview out Sunday.

"The Ukrainian counteroffensive requires a new generation of soldiers, who need to be trained. In August, we met the goal we set ourselves for the year — to train 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers, split up between France and Poland," he told press.

Lecornu said in July that 5,200 Ukrainians had completed training by France, including 1,600 in Poland. He estimated at the time that 7,000 would be trained by the end of this year.

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🇺🇸 Prosecutors in the US state of Georgia claim they have evidence to prove that ex-President Donald Trump’s legal team had a role in the 2021 voting system breach in Coffee County, media reported Sunday.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will seek charges against more than a dozen people when she presents the case before a grand jury next week, media cited sources as saying. She reportedly has texts and emails implicating several of those people in the computer breach in the rural Georgian county.

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What does the US import from Ukraine?

Before and in the months following the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine was often mentioned in the media as the recipient of US financial and military assistance. Despite this aid, there are a considerable amount of goods that the United States imports from Ukraine.

So how many commodities does Washington purchase from this Eastern European country? And what are they exactly?

👉 Check this Sputnik's article to find out

🇬🇧🇸🇪 The UK Foreign Office on Sunday warned UK citizens of a growing threat of terrorist attacks in Sweden and noted that such attacks could happen in places that are frequently visited by foreigners.

"Terrorists are very likely to try and carry out attacks in Sweden. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by foreigners," the ministry said.

Several Quran-burning demonstrations have taken place in Denmark and Sweden in recent months. Most Muslim countries have condemned the demonstrations, and some have summoned the Swedish and Danish ambassadors to issue letters of protest.

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📹 Combat work of Russia's Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems in the zone of the special military op

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia has held its highest number of joint military exercises with China in the past decade

Russia and China have held at least 45 joint military drills, 20 having been exclusively bilateral exercises, Chinese media reports.

Military cooperation between China and Russia was not affected by the coronavirus pandemic and is being strengthened within the framework of joint work in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

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