All electric public transport in Kyiv has come to a standstill, local media report.

Metro trains, escalators, trolleybuses and trams have stopped operating due to a loss of external power supply.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:

Our embassy reports fuel shortages even in Moscow, which is always prioritized for supplies.

Moreover, serious sources report that Ukraine has already damaged about 50% of Russia's refining capacity.

So where will the surpluses for export come from?

Slovakia and Russia are resuming the exchange of military attachés for the first time in four years, following an agreement between Prime Minister Robert Fico and Vladimir Putin in May.

The previous Russian attaché was expelled in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and was implicated in an espionage and disinformation scandal.

Source: Pravda Ukraine

Trump Turns to Russian Diesel to Lower Fuel Prices Ahead of Midterms

Trump says Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 metric tons of diesel to U.S. and global markets, as Washington eases sanctions amid soaring fuel prices and Ukrainian criticism.

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Houthi Missiles Disrupt Saudi Flights Ahead of Investment Summit

Houthi missile attacks on Saudi airports have killed three people, destroyed a passenger aircraft, and disrupted international flights, threatening the kingdom's tourism and investment plans as companies consider evacuating employees.

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Trump:

I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back, including the final 28, both living and dead, had hundreds of hostages, from countries all over the World, released and sent back home, won a war in Venezuela, and captured the violent dictator who so viciously ran that country, and stopped the number one state sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon — AND MUCH MORE!

Yet, with all of that I, or the United States of America, did not get the Noble Peace Prize. WOW!

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner threatened to cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine if Kyiv continued striking Russian oil refineries despite repeated requests from Trump to stop, a Ukrainian official told Axios.

A U.S. official denied that any such threat was made, saying the envoys instead stressed that Washington provides Ukraine with intelligence and munitions and that Kyiv should avoid actions that harm American consumers.

Source: Axios

The U.S. reportedly urged Israel to launch a unilateral strike on Iran during talks over the past two weeks, rather than carrying out an American or joint operation.

Washington wanted Israel to bear the political risks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, believing a strike could hurt Trump politically but benefit Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s elections.

Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir warned U.S. officials that such an attack would likely force Israel to postpone its elections. Washington has reportedly dropped the demand for now.

The proposed strike was driven by intelligence indicating that Iran is rapidly rebuilding its drone and ballistic missile production capabilities despite months of U.S. and Israeli attacks.

Source: Maariv

Germany’s Entry Into GCAP Could Delay UK's Fighter Program by Years

Industry figures say a full German partnership could push Tempest back by at least one to two years, depending on Berlin’s demands for design and production work.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has scheduled simultaneous presidential and legislative elections for September 11, 2027, postponing parliamentary elections originally set for November 28, 2026.

The decree cites Israeli military operations, settlement expansion, movement restrictions and security challenges in Gaza and the West Bank as obstacles to free and fair elections.

The postponement aims to allow national dialogue and create conditions for inclusive elections across Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

EU's Kaja Kallas:

Suspending sanctions on Russian diesel provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war.

This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won’t.

On Monday, EU Foreign Ministers intend to approve the biggest set of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s war machine since the start of the war.

Hitler Mussolini Wins Peru Mayoral Race

A candidate named Hitler Mussolini Simeón Flores has won a narrow mayoral contest in Peru’s Andes, attracting international attention to an election decided by just 25 votes.

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The Trump administration is offering migrant children as young as 5 years old $3,000 to voluntarily leave the U.S.

The program expands an earlier $2,500 offer for unaccompanied minors aged 14 and older.

Lawyers say some children are being pressured to decide immediately, sometimes without legal representation, potentially giving up their asylum rights.

Source: Bloomberg

India Detains ‘Cockroach’ Leader As Election Protests Crackdown Continues

Abhijeet Dipke was taken from a plane in New Delhi as authorities deployed more than 20,000 security personnel to block protests over 130 million voter roll deletions.

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Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked again on Saturday, two days after three Saudis, including a pilot, were killed in an earlier attack.

Regional officials said the airport was evacuated and air traffic halted, while residents reported explosions.

The airport has faced repeated attacks since Saudi Arabia launched a major offensive against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Source: AP

Ukraine’s General Staff reported a third kamikaze drone strike on the Samara oil pumping station in Russia’s Samara region.

French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

The mentality of European leaders is rotten with Atlanticism. They continue to think that the old world still exists.

The old world died with tariffs.

Free and undistorted competition and neoliberalism, which dominated the late 20th and early 21st centuries — all of that is over.

Training Canceled for Budget Cuts. Now British Army Lacks Tank Commanders

Budget-driven training cancellations have left the British Army short of qualified tank commanders, potentially keeping a third of its Challenger 2 fleet out of action.

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French Presidential Candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon:

With Trump, there is only one thing to discuss: business. It is pure imperialism, and that is the path the U.S. has chosen.

And don't think it's just Trump because he's violent and crude. Biden had the same strategy: rebuilding a North American fortress where American industry could grow behind tariff barriers.

They don't give a damn. They impose sanctions and lift them whenever it suits them. And now they're going to do business.

That's why it's not Trump's strategy that's the problem — it's the European strategy that's pathetic.

Riyadh Airport Evacuated After Suspected Houthi Strike

Witnesses described panic and injuries at Riyadh’s international airport as flights were diverted or canceled, and a diplomatic source blamed a Houthi missile.

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