🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have recaptured Obukhovka, Kursk region, Russia.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces advanced over 3km westwards, just north of Ukrainsk – Kurakhovo direction.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇹🇼⚡- In a joint statement, Blinken and Lammy reaffirm their "commitment to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and freedom of navigation and overflight of the South China Sea".

🇺🇸🇮🇱 - 23 years later, the true culprits of the attack - Israeli and American Jewry - remain at large.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Economic damage from Ukrainian incursion into Kursk estimated at $1 billion – Russia's Governor of Kursk.

🇷🇺⚡- BRICS 'Security Meeting' has kicked-off in St. Peterburg, Russia.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- "Our support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence remains unchanged. The return of Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law," – Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Current situation in Kursk:

Russian forces counterattacked, recapturing 11 towns so far - 183 sqkm of area.

Fierce battles are ongoing south of Olgovka towards Liubimovka, inside of Uspenovka and west of Pokrovskiy.

The complete Russian control of Borki is not true, both sides have confirmed Ukrainians are held up in the church (Tserkov-Ikony), in the north of the town.

Ukrainian forces still control 864.3 sqkm.

Ukrainian sources write reinforcements are heading to Kursk, which indicates Ukraine is definitely not planning on withdrawing from Kursk.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the Nevelskoe pocket, Kurakhovo direction – Ukrainian sources confirm.

Total area Russian forces captured: 19 sqkm.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russian forces have captured 330 sqkm of area in just the Pokrovsk-Kurakhovo sector since the Ukrainian Kursk incursion began.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have recaptured Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov's family estate in the Kursk region, Russia.

Russia's counter-offensive continues as new drone footage shows Russian paratroopers landing east of Snagost, who were then supported by Russian armored vehicles, at 51.35307, 34.96788.

Slightly north, Russian forces closed the Durovka pocket, which consists of large farms and several estates, one allegedly belonging to the family of Pavel Durov.

🇺🇸⚡️- Donald Trump on Truth Social says he wont do a rematch debate against Harris

🇺🇸⚡️- Joe Biden put on a "Trump 2024" hat while visiting firefighters in Pennsylvania.

🇬🇧🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- The UK has given Ukraine permission to fire Storm Shadows missiles deep into Russia – The Guardian.

🇺🇸⚡️- Pew Research poll shows Donald Trump increasing his support with every Religious group compared to 2020. Notably his support among Evangelicals is higher than ever while a clear majority of Catholics now support him

🇵🇪⚡️- Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru, has died at the age of 85.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Russell to return to the United States, both of which were called to the Middle East some weeks ago fearing an imminent Iranian retaliation against Israel.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- US envoy Amos Hochstein to make another visit to Israel, reiterating to Israeli political leadership not to escalate tensions in the north and refrain from invading Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Everyone in the United States and Israel realizes that a war with Hezbollah could lead to a multi-front war." -Israel Channel 12, center-left anti-Likud outlet.