(2022-07-25). FSB foils Ukraine op. to hijack Russian Air Force aircraft. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has disrupted a Ukrainian military intelligence operation, supervised by NATO special services, to hijack Russian Air Force aircraft, the FSB's Center for Public Relations (CPR) said.
(2022-07-25). Russia, Iran and Turkey Hold Tehran Summit While the Paranoid West Views It Suspiciously. transcend.org 20 Jul 2022 – Despite political discards, they met and shared their differences to cooperate for change and future-making. Why can't the US, NATO and the EU do the same to end the military confrontations and agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine? The Teheran summit demonstrated that Putin and Raisi could engage with the West in dialogue to stop the acceleration of military conquests and perpetuated political animosities.
(2022-07-25). The Multipolar "Iran-Russia-Turkey Troika" Overshadows "Unipolar Joe Biden" in West Asia. transcend.org 20 Jul 2022 – The Tehran summit uniting Iran-Russia-Turkey was a fascinating affair in more ways than one. Their Presidents convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria and wholesale rejection of the "war on terror" exceptionalist unipolarity that once ruled West Asia, as key talking points.
(2022-07-25). Mozart Concerto No 3 (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Elisey Mysin is a child prodigy born in Stavropol, Russia. In 2022 he celebrates his 12th birthday.
(2022-07-25). Red Theory: Against Sakai on settler colonialism and the national question in the U.S. fightbacknews.org As we have seen in our previous article, capitalism's origins are largely based upon "primitive accumulation" – the theft of land and resources during the colonial period. This theft helped to jumpstart the original accumulation of capital. In the U.S. this began with settler colonialism, whereby colonizers from Europe settled in the Americas, bringing with them terrible violence and oppression of indigenous and other oppressed peoples. | The
(2022-07-25). Extradition treaty with Belgium to be discussed in Iran parl. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — An extradition treaty between Iran and Belgium has been approved by Iran's Council of Ministers (Cabinet) and has been transferred to the Parliament to discuss it.
(2022-07-25). Dag Hammarskjà∂ld (29 Jul 1905 — 18 Sep 1961): Second UN Secretary-General. transcend.org Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjà∂ld was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 10 Apr 1953 to 18 Sep 1961 when he died in a plane crash in the Congo. He was born on 29 July 1905 in Jonkoping, Sweden. An authority on literature whose translations of poetry were widely admired, Dag's journal of personal and spiritual reflections was published posthumously as Markings in 1963.
(2022-07-24). Ukraine fires 25 mines, large-caliber shells at Donetsk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired four times at Donetsk from 155 mm caliber guns and 120 mm mortars overnight, an official in DPR's mission in the Joint Center for Ceasefire Control and Coordination, said on Sunday.
(2022-07-24). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 24, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 28th Mechanised Brigad in Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Zhovtnevoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kurakhovo with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Novodanilovka with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 5 Ukrainian drones near Korobki, Pyatikhatka in the Kherson region, Topolskoye i…
(2022-07-24). Russian Odessa Brigade Ready For Offensive In Southern Ukraine. southfront.org 
The Odessa Brigade of Russian forces has completed combat coordination in the Kherson region. Russian servicemen claimed that offensive actions will begin in the near future in the Nikolaev and Odessa directions.Odessa citizen Igor Markov, who was the leader of the Ukrainian 'Motherland' party, now head of the Odessa Brigade claimed: "The Odessa Brigade has been formed and completed combat coordination. In the near future, together with the allied forces, we will begin the liberation of…
(2022-07-24). US & EU Hindering Russo-Turkey Efforts to Solve Food Crisis, Mediate Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova On July 22, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine signed documents aimed at resolving the problems of supplying food and fertilizers to world markets and ensuring safe maritime corridors for Ukrainian grain. The Joint Coordination Center will make sure that Kiev does use the grain shipments to import weaponry. "The signing of the grain agreement…
(2022-07-24). Kastous Kalinovski: The Alliance of Neo-Nazis and Christian Democrats. libya360.wordpress.com Laurent Brayard Kastous Kalinovski is a regiment composed of Belarusians that was formed recently. It is the result of an alliance of early neo-Nazis, who came to fight in Ukraine in 2014-2015, with political dissidents from the Young Front, led by ex-presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, now in exile. The veterans of the ATO operation and…
(2022-07-24). Hungary's Orban Says US-Russia Peace Talks Needed to End Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com Hungarian President Viktor Orban on Saturday "A new strategy is needed, which should focus on peace negotiations instead of trying to win the war," Orban said during a speech in Romania. He said that only talks between the US and Russia "can put an end to the conflict because Russia wants security guarantees" that only Washington can give. | In the months leading up t…
(2022-07-24). Russia Says Its Attack on Odesa Port Only Hit Military Targets. news.antiwar.com Russia on Sunday said that "In the seaport in the city of Odesa, on the territory of a shipyard, sea-based high-precision long-range missiles destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse with Harpoon anti-ship missiles s…
(2022-07-24). Sergey Lavrov: US/UK/EU "Using Food for Geopolitical Adventurism is Unacceptable & Inhumane" libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Statement Regarding Agreements on Transporting Ukrainian Grain from Black Sea Ports and on Promoting Russian Exports of Food and Fertilisers, Moscow, July 22, 2022 A ceremony for the simultaneous signing of two documents on maritime shipping of Ukrainian grain and the export of Russian agricultural products — Initiatives for the safe…
(2022-07-24). Congressional Delegation in Kyiv Wants US Military Advisors Sent to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of House lawmakers After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Reps. Michael Waltz said he supported sending military advisors into Ukraine to oversee weapons shipments and help with intelligence and logistics. "It could be contracted, it could be civilian, but it co…
(2022-07-24). Russia destroys Ukrainian warship, warehouse with US missiles. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The Russian Navy's strike on the port in Odesa destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship, as well as a warehouse where naval Harpoon missiles, supplied by the US, were stored, the Russian Defense Ministry has stated.
(2022-07-24). Russian Strike On Odessa Port Destroyed Ukrainian Warship, US-Supplied Harpoon Missiles (Video). southfront.org 
MEDITERRANEAN SEA — SEPTEMBER 14, 2017: Russia's Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino submarines fire the Kalibr cruise missiles from the eastern Mediterranean to hit Islamic State militants' bases in Syria. Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defence Ministry Press Office/TASS | The July 23 missile strike on the port of Odessa destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship as well as a warehouse where Harpoon anti-ship missiles, recently supplied by the US, were stored, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 24. | The MoD added t…
(2022-07-24). EU sanctions on Russia failed: Hungarian PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The European Union needs a new strategy on the war in Ukraine as sanctions against Moscow have not worked, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.
(2022-07-24). EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission's energy department, said.
(2022-07-24). Nicaragua's President Ortega: US/EU waging war to stop multipolar world. multipolarista.com At the Sandinista Revolution's 43rd anniversary, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said the US and Europe are waging wars to prevent "multipolarity." Quoting Che Guevara, he added "imperialism cannot be trusted"
(2022-07-24). A breakthrough for the French left? canadiandimension.com 
La France Insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon at the inaugural convention for NUPES. Photo by Hugo Rota. | In a world heading toward more wars, economic crisis, climate catastrophe and the resurgence of the far-right, any success for the left is good news. So the results of the second round of elections for the French National Assembly will have been welcomed not only in France but far beyond its frontiers. | The setback for the newly-elected president Macron is well-deserved. His first five years in power have led to growing inequality, with the poorest sections of society suffering the most; his taxation…
(2022-07-24). How the US is Killing its Principal Competitor the EU. journal-neo.org 
It will hardly be a revelation for anyone that the United States, being historically the "stepchild" of Europe from where the mass-scale population of the New World began, has always manifested a jealous attitude towards their Alma Mater. This process has especially aggravated in the recent decades when America entered the path of severe competitive …
(2022-07-24). How the US is Killing its Principal Competitor — the EU. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov It will hardly be a revelation for anyone that the United States, being historically the "stepchild" of Europe from where the mass-scale population of the New World began, has always manifested a jealous attitude towards their Alma Mater. This process has especially aggravated in the recent decades when America entered the path of…
(2022-07-24). Africans Decry Europe's Energy Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org Europe, one of the largest consumers of Russian gas, is scrambling to find African alternatives as Russia threatens to permanently turn off the taps. | Russia's gas supply to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was halted for routine maintenance last week, and there are concerns that Russia may not restart it. Moscow has already cut natural gas supplies to Poland, Finland, and Bulgaria, which refused Russia's demand to pay in rubles. The Bavarian Industry Association forecasts that Germany could lose almost 13 percent of its economic performance in the latter half of this year if Russian gas stops flowing. | F…
(2022-07-24). How Russo-Turkish-Iranian Talks May Help Fix Regional Problems, Set Stage for Global Transformation. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Blinova Jul 20, 2022 | Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Tehran on July 19 to take part in the trilateral Astana meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts. The leaders are due to discuss strategic economic and political cooperation, including tackling the food crisis and further de-dollarization. | "The [Putin visit to Iran] is quite important in every sense in the geopolitical, geo-economic, and other aspects," explained Dr. Kerim Has, a political analyst of Russian and Eurasian affairs. "It is the first foreign visit of President Putin out of post-Soviet territory after February…
(2022-07-24). Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Cells In Eastern Homs After Deadly Attack On Syrian Troops. southfront.org 
On July 23, ISIS terrorists attacked a checkpoint of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the outskirts of the town of al-Sukhnah in the eastern countryside of Homs. | The terrorists targeted the checkpoint with machine guns, killing two soldiers of and wounding at least three others. At around the same time, other cells of ISIS were reportedly targeting positions of the SAA in al-Sukhnah and in the nearby al-Amour mount. | The attack provoked a fierce response from the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS),…
(2022-07-24). Iran, Russia clinch win-win MoU worth $40bn to boost coop. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The Chief Executive of Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC) called signing a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and Russia as an example of a win-win deal.
(2022-07-24). Lavrov calls for respecting Syria territorial integrity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stressed the need to preserve Syria's territorial integrity.
(2022-07-24). Russia Asked SDF To Hand Over M4 Highway In Northeastern Syria To Damascus. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Russian Military Police service members are in Syria. | The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had refused a Russian request to withdraw its fighters from a section of the strategic M4 highway in northeastern Syria and hand it over to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the al-Mayadeen TV reported on July 24, citing a source familiar with the issue. | The M4 is the spine of transportation in the northeastern region. The highway links Aleppo with Raqqa and al-Hasakah."Russian forces asked the SDF to evacua…
(2022-07-24). Iraq's anger against Turkey snowballing. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — A deadly Turkish attack on a civilian resort in a tourism city in Iraqi Kurdistan has unleashed Iraqi wrath against Turkey and laid bare the tenuousness of Turkish influence in Iraq.
(2022-07-24). European Central Bank walking a tightrope as rate-hiking cycle commences. ecns.cn Delivering on its commitment made at the June meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday increased interest rates by 50 basis points, the first rate hike in 11 years by the bank that is on track to normalize its monetary policies.
(2022-07-24). Sunday 7/24: A conversation with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IWVD0_5wRgOdhBc89guDgw…
(2022-07-24). In Video: New Rocket Attack Targets Turkey's Zaylkan Base In Northern Iraq. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | Late on July 24, a salvo of rockets targeted a base of the Turkish military located near the town of Zaylkan in Bashiqa district in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh. | The Islamic Resistance — Iraq Ahrar Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it targeted the base with several Grad 122 mm rockets. The pro-Iranian faction released a video showing the rockets being fired at the bas…
(2022-07-24). Turkey asked Barzani to travel Baghdad to calm situation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — An Iraqi source revealed that Turkey has asked the prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to travel to Baghdad regarding the situation after the recent attack in Duhok's Zakho district.
(2022-07-24). Germany sees alarming shortage in medicine: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The media reported about the shortage of medicine in Germany, among the powerful countries in the field of pharmaceuticals, due to the lack of raw materials.
(2022-07-24). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…
(2022-07-24). Turkey establishes new military base in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — In continuation of the Turkish military activities in the north of Iraq, Turkish forces on Sunday established a new military base in the area.
(2022-07-24). Turkey again targets northern Syria with artillery, mortars. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Turkish forces once again targeted areas in northern Syria with artillery and mortars.
(2022-07-24). Greece hit by wildfires as authorities work to evacuate areas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Two strong forest fires are raging in Greece – on the island of Lesbos and in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in the country's north-east.
(2022-07-24). Turkish base on Iraq-Turkey border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — News sources on Sunday reported that a Turkish military base located on the borders of Iraq and Turkey was targeted with several fixed-wing drones.
(2022-07-24). Safety tips to prevent heat-related illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Parts of Europe are experiencing a heat wave that is causing emergency situations for millions of residents. And, in the United States, many parts of the country are grappling with temperatures that remain unseasonably high. Heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke can be life-threatening and often prevented. Heat exhaustion Heat exhaustion can happen when your body becomes dehydrated and loses too much water and salt, as a result of high temperatures and humidity. Those most at risk…
(2022-07-24). UN Security Council to discuss Turkey's attacks on N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, the UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency session next Tuesday to discuss the Turkish attacks on northern Iraq.