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They hit Western regions and then Kyiv.

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UK ordered 72 RCH-155 155MM SPGs from KNDS/Rheinmetall for €1.15 billion with delivery 2028-2030.

This comes """only"" 2 years after they were selected.

Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered former Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak held in custody with an alternative bail of ₴140M. NABU and SAPO said he was notified of suspicion in a case involving an organized group accused of laundering ₴460M during an elite construction project near Kyiv. The qualification is Part 3 of Article 209 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.

Andriy Yermak said he does not have ₴140M for bail but has enough acquaintances and friends who may help cover it. He denied all accusations, said he remains in Ukraine and has nothing to hide. Yermak said he did not prepare for this and will appeal the High Anti-Corruption Court’s decision to place him in custody with an alternative bail.

🇱🇻⚡️- Evika Silina, Latvia's Prime Minister has announced she will resign, that will trigger a collapse of her coalition government.

Latvian elections were scheduled for sometime around October 3rd later this year

Could be that some in the government want to hold elections earlier like what happened in Germany in 2024 where the government collapsed around half a year before regularly scheduled elections should have taken place

Okay I was wrong I just googled Latvian law a bit and it seems unlikely this will result in new elections early due to the fact that when presidents dissolve the Latvian parliament a popular vote is held and if the population is not okay with it he gets removed from office, so they are rather scared to do so.

Shout-out to Latvia this is actually a pretty decent law that prevents the president from power tripping, in theory

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USAF will boost availability of KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft by 20% long term and 6% short term from current 60%.

Plan is to:
Reduce time between retrofits from 13 to 7 years.

Repurpose 5 early aircraft disassemble 3 inoperable and make 2 into test aircraft injecting spare parts into the fleet.

Contract Boeing to maintain aerial refueling system for 5 years because its most detrimental to availability rates.

Great leader Emomali Rahmon left today to give Xi some time to interact with less important world leaders like Trump, his eminence is truly too humble

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No more Syrians in Europe.

The Belgian consulate in Israel refused to renew the passport of a settler who resides in an illegal settlement in the occupied West Jerusalem.

Annabelle Herciger-Tenzer an Israeli-Belgian citizen who lives in the illegal settlement of Pisgat Zeev complained about the decision saying: "I’ve been living in Pisgat Zeev for more than 20 years…suddenly, this emotional homeland is rejecting me. And for what? Not because, God forbid, I committed a crime, but because I live in Jerusalem"

She additionally said she feels like her "emotional homeland" slapped her in the face.

Statement from the consulate to her: "After reviewing our population registry records, we found that you reside in a settlement that is not recognized under international law, to which Belgium is committed. Therefore, it was not possible to register you at this address in the population registry of the Belgian consulate in Jerusalem. Accordingly, we hereby inform you that you are no longer registered with this mission.”

Bitches be living in an ILLEGAL settlement and ask what crimes they committed

Wtf do they think the word illegal means

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Russia is building a “full-fledged partnership” with Afghanistan’s Taliban government, — apparently not dead Shoigu

Trump Mobile's T1 Phone is finally shipping after nearly a year of delays.

It's a $499 gold Android phone with Trump branding, a Snapdragon 7-series chip, 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, and a 50MP triple camera system.

It appears to be a rebranded Chinese-made device with U.S. final assembly bolted on.

Israel has already formally complained to Belgium and released a statement

Israeli foreign ministry: "The decision by the Belgian government is disgraceful and hypocritical, and in practice discriminates between citizens on the basis of their place of residence. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the Foreign Ministry conveyed their protest to the Belgian authorities, and reciprocal consular measures have also been taken,”

Where exactly the hypocrisy is supposed to be I don't quite see but oh well

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MQ-9A Reaper is being integrated with APKWS II to combat other drones.