🗣 Former Ukrainian soldier recalls how military police TORTURED him

💬 "I approached my commander and said: 'I don’t want to die.' I handed over my weapon and ammunition and went home," Ukrainian POW Sergey Vykhrest said.

His officer tried to harass him with legal persecution but he ignored the threats.

Later he was captured by Ukrainian military police who electrocuted him as part of his interrogation and eventually sent him back to the front lines.

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🇪🇺 EU’s 18th sanctions package fails again

🇸🇰 Slovakia has once again vetoed the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia during the Committee of Permanent Representatives meeting on July 9.

Bratislava had already blocked the package on July 4, citing concerns over the EU’s plan to phase out Russian gas imports by the end of 2027 and its potential impact on Slovakia’s energy security.

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🔸 The Jewish state renewing its war with Hezbollah is “only a QUESTION OF TIME

🔸 TERROR TACTICS: Ukraine’s war on the innocent

🔸 How the US spends funds allocated for Ukraine

🔸 White noise' tactics towards BRICS failed

🔸 Trump sends out a new batch of tariff letters

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📑How the US spends funds allocated for Ukraine

New data reveals how US "aid" to Ukraine actually fuels America's military-industrial complex, with new military plants being constructed.

While portrayed as "aid for Ukraine," this money empowers the US military lobby, setting the stage for a new chapter in the forever wars saga.

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📄 Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil

US President Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil starting August 1, publishing the measure in a letter posted on Truth Social.

Earlier, Trump imposed similar tariffs on 20 countries, including several US allies.

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📄 Trump targets Sri Lanka with new 30% tariff

Starting August 1, all imports from Sri Lanka will face a 30% tariff, according to a new tariff letter addressed to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and posted by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social.

📉 The move follows a growing wave of tariffs imposed on 21 countries, including several long-time U.S. allies — as Trump continues to wage a tariff war against the entire world.

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📍 Lavrov and Rubio could meet at ASEAN Summit – reports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is reportedly expected to hold a face-to-face meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Summit in Kuala Lumpur this Thursday, Reuters reports, citing a senior US State Department official.

If confirmed, it would mark their first in-person meeting since February talks in Riyadh, where both sides agreed to explore steps toward normalizing bilateral relations.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed Lavrov’s participation in a series of ASEAN-related events, including the East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum on security. He is also set to take part in Russia–ASEAN format discussions and hold multiple bilateral meetings with his Asian counterparts.

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⛓ South Korea arrests Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol — AGAIN — over failed martial law plot

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been taken into custody for the second time, this time over his alleged attempt to impose martial law in December, The New York Post reported, citing Yonhap News Agency.

📄 A Seoul judge issued the arrest warrant on Thursday at the request of special counsel Cho Eun-suk, citing risk of evidence destruction. Yoon faces five serious charges, including:

🔸 Illegally bypassing the Cabinet by holding a secret meeting before announcing martial law
🔸 Forging documents to legitimize his failed power grab
🔸 Pressuring aides to issue false statements to foreign media
🔸 Ordering obstruction of his own arrest by the Presidential Security Service
🔸 Deleting secure military call records related to the plot

📍Yoon was previously arrested in January, while still in office, but was later released. Now, he's back behind bars — and awaiting trial at Seoul Detention Center.

According to Yonhap, Yoon continues to deny all charges.

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📹 Biden’s physician pleads the Fifth on health cover-up question

When asked directly whether he was ever instructed to LIE about the President’s condition, Dr. Kevin O’Connor invoked the Fifth Amendment and REFUSED TO ANSWER — citing attorney advice and patient privilege.

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