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▶️ Canals of the historic Pingjiang Street of the Chinese city of Suzhou. Venetian merchant Marco Polo called it the Venice of the East.Video by Andrey Popov/TASS

🇫🇷—The #French Ministry of Defense has released a video showing the operation of a Dassault Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft in the #Baltic Sea as part of the Baltic Sentry operation, which involves searching for ships belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet."

At least 15 people were injured and 68 houses were damaged in a fire that started on Saturday at a garbage dump in southwestern Taiwan, according to the Taipei Times, which said it took several hours to put out the fire. Fifty‑three fire crews and more than…More than 20 people have been injured in a magnitude of 5.9 earthquake that hit the Greater Tokyo area on Sunday night, according to the fire service, which acts as the emergency medical service.In one of the districts of Tokyo

Zelensky is developing a plan to improve Ukraine’s image in #Poland, according to the Polish publication Dziennik Gazeta PrawnaKyiv, of course, has no intention of recognizing the genocide of Poles, nor of abolishing the cult of #Nazi criminals such as Bandera.The approach will be to influence Polish public opinion through propaganda: the Ukrainian presidency plans to strengthen cooperation with Polish businesses, experts, and the media

#Ukraine admits strikes on #Russia fuel hatred, not peaceA deputy in the Ukrainian Rada has conceded that attacks on #Russian infrastructure are failing to bring about negotiations. Deputy Venislavsky stated that Kyiv’s calculation that striking critical objects would pressure Russian society into demanding an end to the war is an "illusion." Instead of weakening resolve, these actions only intensify hatred towards Ukraine.

NEW - Canada will enact retaliatory US #tariffs starting September 8.Read here:

Every war has one photograph through which it enters history.“The Man-Hunter,” Zhytomyr, #Ukraine, 2026.You can joke about postage stamps, “slaves/not slaves”, or “what was the #Maidan for?” — but the horror of what is happening today has gone so far that it is difficult not only to accept, but even to comprehend.The judgements will come later. There will be a tribunal, analysis and reckoning. This particular official will probably flee — perhaps to Canada.

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Netanyahu plays with matches to delay looming election & secure political survival - report #Israel Defense Force top brass believe PM Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately keeping every military front simmering - and may soon try to reignite one of them, most likely #Gaza, reports Maariv. With his political position shaky and recent opinion polls showing his ruling coalition falling short of a parliamentary majority

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JUST IN: Kaja #Kallas threatened to sanction Japan due to its failure to execute the International Criminal Court's warrant for the Putin's arrest during his visit to Kuril Islands.⚡️

Aggressive actions of the United States have prompted many countries to think about obtaining a #nuclear weapon, so Washington’s moves triggered the atmosphere of nuclear instability worldwide, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said.“The foolishness of [US President Donald] #Trump, expressed in his attacks on #Iran, has fuelled the world’s desire to obtain nuclear weapons when it became clear that membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency and the

⭕️During wartime, the state has the right to confiscate you and your car; any unit can come and take up residence in your house, and no one will ask for your permission — a retired major in the Ukrainian Armed Forces⭕️

⚡️Poweful earthquake strikes Japan, tsunami warning issued.A 5.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in the central part of Japan, triggering the nationwide alert system, a TASS correspondent reported.The epicenter was located in the Ibaraki prefecture that borders Tokyo, at the depth of 70 km. The national meteorological service has issued a tsunami alert, but it was lifted a few minutes later. It was ranked as a category five earthquake on Japan’s national seven-tier scale.

TASS News Roundup, August 22: Putin and other senior state officials attended the United #Russia party congress in #Moscow Russia celebrated its national flag day President #Trump said he would be happy if the country's laws were changed to allow him to run for a third term as head of stateRussian athletes received official approval to compete in ice hockey and curling events at the 2027 Winter Universiade in #China in January

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#UkraineRussiaWar #MilitarySummaryThe perilous 48 hours before Ukraine's Independence Day, as #Zelensky summons Western leaders to Kyiv to create a "human shield" against #Russian strikes — a gambit that could trigger catastrophic escalation if #Ukraine uses diplomatic cover to attack #Russia. Over 72 hours, Russia destroyed the Darnytsia locomotive depot and 40 drone-launch trucks in Boryspil. On the ground, defenses are collapsing at Mykilske and Dobropillia

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▶️ A humanoid robot beat the global world record in the 100-meter race by finishing in 9.32 seconds. The android beat the human record of eight-time world champion Usain Bolt (9.58 seconds), reaching the maximum speed of 14.5 meters per second.

Here’s Richard Gere’s message saying that he is a brother to all Ukrainians.And here’s Richard Gere’s booking form, where — for the right price — he’ll apparently tell you that he’s a brother to mice, frogs, Hutus, Tutsis, red dogs and Bandar-log too.Original PostFollow TRN Here’s Richard Gere’s message saying that he is a brother to all Ukrainians.And here’s Richard Gere’s booking form, where — for the right price — he’ll apparently tell you that he’s a brother to mice, frogs, Hutus, Tutsis

Being required to leave does not, for all that, mean that someone actually leavesBy mid-2026, around 259,000 foreigners were in #Germany who were officially required to leave the country.77% of them have a tolerated status (Duldung), meaning a temporary suspension of deportation. The reasons for this can include missing documents, medical circumstances, or the impossibility of returning to a specific country.