Problems of British Armed Forces far worse than thought — UK Defense Secretary

The British military has been facing serious challenges: hollowed-out forces, procurement waste, low morale, recruitment and retention crisis, and veterans who can't access the services they deserve, British Defense Secretary John Healey said in an interview with SkyNews.

After two weeks of being in government, "we now see that these problems are much worse than we thought," Healey revealed.

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Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny made his first speech as the Ambassador of Ukraine to Britain.

In the inaugural note, he specifically called on Western countries to temporarily "give up a range of freedoms for the sake of survival" and the mobilization of society.

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Top Dems deployed cloak and dagger to oust Biden from race, threatened him with 25th amendment – report

Joe Biden had to withdraw from the presidential race late last week after threats by high-ranking Democrats to forcibly remove him from office - the New York Post (NYP) reports, citing unnamed sources.

The well-orchestrated “palace coup” has been in place for weeks, with Biden fighting it “every step of the way”, the sources claimed, referring to “anger, paranoia and frustration” allegedly shown by the 46th US president, as the party elite piled pressure on him.

The top Democrats had threatened to invoke the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution to stop Biden from seeking re¬election, the insiders argued, recalling that the document authorizes the vice president, and members of the Biden administration, to declare the president unfit for service.

According to the insiders, part of the “elaborate” strategy to remove Biden from the presidential race involved permitting him to debate Donald Trump last month.

“That debate was a set-up to convince Democrats that he (Biden) couldn’t run for president,” one source insisted. POTUS’ disastrous performance during the 90-minute event shocked many in his party, prompting them to urge the 81-year-old to withdraw from the race.

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🔸Palestinian factions signed declaration to end divisions after talks in China

🔸Biden delegated authorities under REPO for Ukraine to State Department and Treasury

🔸Top Dems deployed cloak-and dagger to oust Biden from race, threatened him with 25th amendment – report

🔸Problems of British Armed Forces far worse than thought — UK Defense Secretary

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❗️In Mariupol, two Russian citizens who had planned to set fire to a mosque in Russia's Belgorod region on instructions of the Ukrainian special services, have been detained, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported.

The detainees have confessed; a criminal case has opened against them for the organization of a terrorist attack. 

The agency separately notes the crucial termination, of yet another attempt by Kiev, "to incite inter-confessional hostilities" on Russian territory.

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Dancers refuse dress rehearsal in Olympics protest

With just four days to the Olympics opening, about 150 dancers are protesting against the "unequal treatment" of the artists. 

Approximately 300 temporary workers, out of 3,000 hires, reportedly work in "shameful conditions" without compensation. Meanwhile, artists from elsewhere other than Paris are paid for accommodation and salaries.

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Biden joined Kamala Harris' first campaign speech by phone

President Joe Biden called into Kamala Harris' new campaign headquarters when she spoke to staff by phone, but without video.

He was last seen in public on Wednesday, July 17th.

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❗️About 50 foreign instructors were killed as a result of a Russian Iskander strike on the point of deployment of mercenaries in Dergachy, Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Key points by Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov:

on stealing Russian assets:

▪️Europe's theft of Russian assets will not go unanswered. Russia will work out possible legal prosecutions of those involved;

▪️Using Russian assets to help Ukraine is the worst path Europe has taken;

on updated US' Arctic strategy:

▪️Russia takes a responsible position in the Arctic, and works to ensure that the region does not become a "territory of discord";

▪️Cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic contributes to an atmosphere of stability and predictability;

on relations between Turkiye and Syria:

▪️This is very important. Russia is interested in helping Turkiye and Syria establish relations. The issue of organizing contacts between representatives of Turkiye and Syria is on Russia’s agenda.

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💬"Look at how the EU treats Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, just for saying they should all be making compromises instead of war," Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

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