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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US sanctions four ICC officials โ€“ State Department

๐Ÿ‘‰ According to the statement published by the US State Department, the designations target officials โ€œdirectly engaged in any effort by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person without consent of that personโ€™s country of nationality.โ€

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWe will continue to hold accountable those responsible for the ICCโ€™s morally bankrupt and legally baseless actions against Americans and Israelis,โ€ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X.


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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ด Bolivia should stay with BRICS, not join 'DECLININGโ€™ Western bloc โ€“ president

๐Ÿ—ฃ Bolivian President Luis Arce said it is in his countryโ€™s best interests to remain part of Mercosur and join BRICS, which he called โ€œan emerging bloc that, in my opinion, will be the winning bloc.โ€


๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œIt is no longer in our best interests to be part of the old, declining bloc of the United States and Europe,โ€ Arce added.

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๐Ÿณ๏ธ Poland's army faces โ€˜MAJOR PROBLEMS with supplies and repairsโ€™ โ€“ Polish General

๐Ÿ—ฃ โ€œIn case of war, the route from Korea to Poland may take TWO MONTHS. So what โ€“ weโ€™ll WAIT TWO MONTHS to fix a broken tank until the war is over?โ€ Polish General Andrzej Tuz, former commander of the 12th Mechanized Brigade, admitted on the podcast Fronty Wojny that Warsawโ€™s reliance on foreign equipment may be fatal in case of war.

According to the Polish news agency Onet, Polandโ€™s arsenal is a patchwork of South Korean K2s, American Abrams, German Leopards, and leftover Soviet T-72s. Tuz mocked the absurdity:
๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWith so many platforms, we need a SEPARATE repair team for each.โ€


๐Ÿคก NATOโ€™s tank zoo in Poland โ€” a logistic nightmare waiting to collapse.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Russia launches Bion-M No.2 spacecraft into orbit with 75 mice and 1,500 flies on board - Sputnik correspondent

๐ŸŸ  The mission aims to study how living organisms adapt to flights in high-latitude orbit, where radiation levels are a third higher than on the ISS. Results will help develop protection methods for future crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ Israelโ€™s Defense Minister officially approves operation to seize Gaza City Israelโ€™s operation aimed at the full capture of Gaza City will last until 2026, with 130,000 reservists deployed at its peak, reports Israeli Army Radio. ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
โ—๏ธ Netanyahu orders Gaza City op timetable to be shortened โ€“ PMโ€™s Office

๐Ÿ‘‰ The Prime Ministerโ€™s Office said Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to accelerate plans to seize Gaza City and defeat Hamas "strongholds."

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US skips UNSC statement on 2008 war

For the first time since the five-day war of 2008, Washington did not join a joint declaration at the UN Security Council condemning Russia.

At the August 19 session, several members โ€” including the UK, France, Slovenia, Denmark, Greece, and incoming member Latvia โ€” issued a joint statement. The US was not listed among the signatories โ€” a first in 17 years.

Georgiaโ€™s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze earlier admitted that the actions of Tbilisiโ€™s leadership in 2008, under Mikheil Saakashvili, triggered the conflict.

The five-day war began when Georgian forces launched a massive artillery strike on Tskhinval, the capital of South Ossetia, followed by a ground assault with tanks and infantry. Russian peacekeepers were killed, and residential areas were destroyed.

Russia intervened to protect its citizens and peacekeepers, forcing Georgia to halt its offensive within days. Later, both the EUโ€™s investigation and the European Court of Human Rights confirmed that it was Georgia, not Russia, that initiated the war.

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โ—๏ธ Netanyahu orders Gaza City op timetable to be shortened โ€“ PMโ€™s Office ๐Ÿ‘‰ The Prime Ministerโ€™s Office said Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to accelerate plans to seize Gaza City and defeat Hamas "strongholds." ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿšจ IDF begins invasion of Gaza City โ€“ reports

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œOur forces already control the outskirts of the city,โ€ IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin said, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post, adding that about 60,000 conscription letters will be issued this week, with another 20,000 later this month.


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๐Ÿ’ฅ ISRAEL ESCALATES IN LEBANON: 10 AIRSTRIKES HIT COUNTRY'S SOUTH IDF bombs Hezbollah infrastructure sites as Lebanon's government struggles to disarm in the militant group. ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐Ÿ“น IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon โ€“ statement

The Israeli Defense Forces said it struck โ€œterrorist infrastructure, weapon storage facilities and a rocket launcherโ€ in southern Lebanon, calling their presence a violation of past understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThe IDF will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel,โ€ the statement added.


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ Iran & Belarus vow stronger ties, reject Western unilateralism โ€“ reports

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk, where both sides underlined their refusal to accept US and European โ€œunilateral policies,โ€ Tasnim News Agency reported.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "Iran and Belarus believe they can stand up against the countries that seek to induce others with sanctions, and that they can overcome sanctions and problems by working together," Pezeshkian emphasized.


He added that frameworks such as the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS provide solid ground for expanding cooperation.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Lukashenko described Belarus as a โ€œreliable partnerโ€ for Iran, stressing: โ€œWe can discuss all topics of interest and areas of cooperation, and elevate our relations to the highest levels.โ€


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๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 'On equal basis': Russia agrees to joint Ukraine security guarantees with China, US, UK, France - Lavrov ๐Ÿ‘‰ More statements by the Russian foreign minister: โœ… Russia sees growing US recognition of the need to address the root causes of the crisisโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿšจ Trump expects 'Europe to take the lead on Ukraine' โ€“ Vance

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThe United States is open to having the conversation, but we're not going to make commitments until we figure out what's going to be necessary to stop the war,โ€ US Vice President JD Vance said.


He emphasized that "Europeans are going to have to take the lion's share of the burden. It's their continent. It's their security.โ€

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Putin & Trump held phone call half an hour ago โ€“ Ushakov Trump briefed Putin on his talks with Zelensky and European leaders, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told Sputnik. ๐Ÿ”น Both presidents voiced support for direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainianโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ โ€˜Putin looks out for the interests of Russiaโ€™ โ€“ JD Vance

US Vice President JD Vance said he had spoken with Vladimir Putin by phone several times, describing him as โ€œsoft-spoken,โ€ โ€œvery deliberate,โ€ and โ€œvery careful.โ€

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๐Ÿ”ฅ 1.7 MILLION UKRAINIAN CASUALTIES: RUSSIAN HACKERS CRACK UKRAINIAN GENERAL STAFF DATABASE ๐Ÿ“The KillNet group hacked the Ukrainian general staff's database containing information on 1.7 million killed and missing Ukrainian servicemen. ๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWe can confirm, ofโ€ฆ
โŒ๐Ÿ’ธ Seven budgets just to pay the dead?

If the leaked figure of 1.7 million Ukrainian military losses is confirmed, Kiev would owe families of the fallen over 25.5 trillion hryvnias ($630+ billion), Sputnik found.

Thatโ€™s more than three times Ukraineโ€™s GDP and equal to seven entire state budgets โ€” money Kiev simply doesnโ€™t have.

At $360,000 promised per dead soldier, Ukraine has literally dug itself into a financial black hole. Without Western cash handouts, even pensions and salaries are barely covered โ€” let alone payouts for the mountains of people Zelensky keeps sending to the front.

๐Ÿคก Kievโ€™s business model: fight to the last man, then send the bill to Uncle Sam.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Putin & Trump held phone call half an hour ago โ€“ Ushakov Trump briefed Putin on his talks with Zelensky and European leaders, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told Sputnik. ๐Ÿ”น Both presidents voiced support for direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainianโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€˜I want to talk to the guy. I'm going to talk to the guyโ€™ โ€“ Vance quotes Trump on calling Putin

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œYou had a lot of the Europeans saying, โ€˜no, no, no, there needs to be proper vetting and the teams have to prepare the phone call and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,โ€™โ€ Vice President JD Vance said, mocking Europeans.


Zelensky's back-up squad still failed to prevent the Putinโ€“Trump call.

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๐Ÿ” Thousands of killed Ukrainian troops under draft age, Russian hackers reveal

๐Ÿ—ฃ Among 1.7M reported Ukrainian war dead, many killed between August and November 2023 were just 19โ€“24โ€”younger than the official draft age of 25, according to documents obtained by the KillNet group.

โš”๏ธ This age group is technically only eligible for service under contractโ€”including the heavily advertised Ukrainian โ€œsweet dealโ€ program for those 18โ€“24.

๐Ÿ”Š Earlier, KillNet announced that it had hacked the Ukrainian general staff's database containing information on 1.7 million killed and missing Ukrainian servicemen.

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๐ŸšจIsrael destroyed over 1,000 mosques, attacked 3 churches in Gaza โ€” Palestinian official

"More than a thousand mosques have been destroyed in the Gaza Strip. Three Christian churches and a number of religious schools have been attacked," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' adviser Mahmoud al-Habbash said, adding that dozens of mosques have been attacked by the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank.


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๐Ÿ”ฅ Kim Jong-un meets North Korean top commanders who participated in Russia's Kursk liberation

๐Ÿ”Š The North Korean leader stated that the countryโ€™s army proved itself, solidifying its title and reputation as "the strongest in the world," KCNA reports.

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