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🚨🇷🇺 Russia's FSB shows footage of Khabarovsk resident's arrest on charges of spying for New Zealand The suspect voluntarily contacted New Zealand intelligence, part of the Five Eyes alliance (US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ). Footage depicts operatives tackling him to the ground, swiftly handcuffing him, and reading the charges to him before escorting him into a black minibus. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨🇮🇱 Netanyahu vows to oppose US demands for withdrawals on three fronts – report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ministers before leaving for the US that Washington is demanding "a series of withdrawals on the three fronts – Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon," Channel 13 reported.

💬 "I intend to stand on my hind legs and oppose. I will tell them no," he said.

The report comes as the cabinet approved the entry of the Trump-initiated International Stabilization Force into Gaza – a move Netanyahu supported despite his tougher rhetoric. Israel will hold the Yellow Line ( the demarcation line that divides the Gaza Strip, separating the areas controlled by the Israeli military from the rest of the territory) and will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed, officials stressed. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 Houthis strike three Saudi oil tankers in past two days - report "Over the past 48 hours, the Yemeni armed forces have struck three Saudi oil tankers," a Yemeni source told Al Mayadeen. Sixteen Saudi vessels had turned back, unable to transit the Houthi-controlled Bab al-Mandab Strait in the past six days, beginning July 20, it added.

💬 "Since Yemen imposed the blockade, not a single Saudi oil tanker has passed through the Strait in either direction," the source stated.

The ban on Saudi shipping, imposed on July 20, remains in effect, according to the source. The Houthis announced the blockade in response to Saudi control over Yemen's airspace for 12 years, and after Sanaa airport was shelled as an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation was landing. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨🇰🇵 North Korea's nuclear status 'final and irreversible' - Kim Yo Jong North Korea's nuclear capabilities will be continuously strengthened, Kim Yo Jong – a senior official of the Workers' Party and sister of leader Kim Jong-un – said in a statement broadcast by the Korean Central News Agency. "Regardless of what anyone says, the DPRK's status as a responsible nuclear state is final and irreversible. Our nuclear power will be continuously upgraded without pause." 👉 Her remarks came after an ASEAN forum called for denuclearization – which she dismissed as a "foolish dream." "No legally binding paper can change our constitutional status," she said.

💬 "Nuclear deterrence is a reliable shield for our sovereignty and the best guarantee for protecting state power", Kim Yo Jong emphasized.

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🔥🇨🇳 China creates alloy that survives 2,400°C Researchers at China’s Xian Jiaotong University have developed a tantalum-based alloy that retains its strength at temperatures where most metals soften or fail, the SCMP reports. 🔸 The alloy withstands temperatures of up to 2,400°C and it could be used in aerospace, hypersonic vehicles and nuclear reactors 🔸 Scientists stabilized tantalum with a new boron-assisted oxidation process that prevents strengthening particles from breaking down under extreme heat 🔸 It delivers twice the tensile yield strength of conventional tantalum alloys at 2,000°C 🔸 The same manufacturing approach could also be applied to other ultra-high-temperature metals, including niobium-tungsten alloys If the technology scales beyond the lab, it could enable the next generation of engines, hypersonic systems and other technologies designed for extreme environments. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian gas giant Gazprom sets new daily delivery record to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline

📑 "The new record – the third since the start of this year – was set on July 25," Gazprom said.

The deliveries are part of a long-term agreement between Gazprom and China's CNPC. The Power of Siberia pipeline, stretching roughly 3,000 kilometers (1,800 miles), began operations in late 2019. With a design capacity of 38 billion cubic meters per year, it reached its maximum contractual level on December 1, 2024. Total deliveries for 2025 amounted to approximately 38.8 billion cubic meters. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Industrial facility hit in Dnepropetrovsk Region, fire reported A Ukrainian industrial facility in Sinelnikovo, Dnepropetrovsk Region, was reportedly hit, with a fire breaking out at the site. The same site was reportedly hit again roughly an hour later, reigniting the blaze. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Dangote refinery secures $2.5B in a major African energy independence push The private placement is the largest publicly disclosed private investment in Africa, signaling strong investor confidence ➖ The funds are to be allocated to the expansion of Dangote's Lekki refinery, which aims to double its capacity by 2028 ➖ The upgrade targets 1.4 million bpd, up from 650,000 ➖ The Lekki facility is already Africa's largest refinery, supplying fuel domestically and to neighboring countries The initiative comes amid a growing push by African nations to move from raw material exports to local processing, added value, and greater technological independence. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇨🇳🇷🇺 Russian and Chinese physicists develop breakthrough technology for molecular photography

🔊 “The laser pulse is comparable to a camera flash, which allows for sharper images when photographing an ultrafast process. Our development allows us to calculate the parameters needed to minimize the chances of blurry images,” Skoltech researcher Elizaveta Lipkova said.

The new laser is capable of generating pulses lasting several dozen or several hundred attoseconds — one quintillionth of a second. 🟧 Attosecond lasers can photograph electron motion inside molecules in real time, rather than just the movement of atoms 🟧 Allows scientists to observe the earliest stages of chemical reactions 🟧 Helps researchers study electron structure 🟧 Accelerates the development of new pharmaceuticals, catalysts, and materials The new laser technology will reduce the need for resource-intensive trial-and-error calculations, will accelerate the development of similar lasers, and will enhance the quality of the images they produce. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

⚔️ Iranian lawmaker warns Ukraine over attack on Iranian vessel Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Ebrahim Azizi warned that any attack on Iran carries a cost, pointing to the US, Israel and now Ukraine.

💬 “Ukraine, too, may soon come to understand that Iran does not let actions go unanswered,” Azizi wrote on X.

The warning comes after Iran condemned a Ukrainian attack on its commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, which killed one sailor and wounded another person. The statement also comes amid continued US aggression against Iran, with Tehran repeatedly warning that it will defend its sovereignty, security and national interests. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

😍 'I can't believe it' – Italian stunned by Moscow subway's perfect cleanliness An Italian tourist visiting the Russian capital was so impressed by the immaculate condition of the metro that he nearly licked an escalator handrail, shows a video gone viral on social media. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔥 “The U.S. has been significantly weakened by the war with Iran” — Rep. Massie Rep. Thomas Massie slammed US aggression against Iran, saying the US has depleted missile defenses, drained oil reserves, sacrificed service members, raised consumer prices, increased debt and neglected domestic needs.

💬 “All for Israel,” he wrote.

The statement comes as the US continues violating the latest ceasefire while failing to force Iran into submission. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇷 Iran says defense comes first as US “betrays diplomacy” again — foreign ministry spox

💬 “This memorandum of understanding leaves no room for ambiguity and cannot be interpreted in different ways. What the United States did was a blatant and egregious violation of various provisions of this agreement, and for the third time, diplomacy has been betrayed,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told Fars News.

Baghaei said the US is exchanging messages, but Iran’s priority is defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity and people against US war crimes.

💬 “This time as well, after signing the memorandum of understanding, which was personally signed by the President of the United States, they violated the same agreement,” he stressed.

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📹🇱🇾 Protests escalate in western Libya amid deteriorating public services — reports Tripoli and several cities along Libya’s western coast witnessed growing protests over deteriorating public services, with calls to shut down government institutions and main roads, local media reported. The Souq Al-Jumaa movement announced the closure of several state institutions starting at midnight, while the Ain Zara movement also joined the protests. In Janzour, demonstrators blocked the coastal road at Gate 17 with earth barriers. Youth groups from western coastal cities also announced the closure of the Mellitah Oil and Gas Company, while the Zawiya movement joined the protests. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 WATCH: Russian Su-34 fighter jets pound Ukrainian positions Footage released by Russia's Defense Ministry shows successful hits on Ukrainian temporary deployment points and UAV command posts in Raigorodok and Dobropolye in the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as in Kiyanitsa in the Sumy region The strikes were carried out using FAB-250 and FAB-500 aerial bombs. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔸 Putin: Navy plays crucial role in Russia's nuclear arsenal 🔸 Iran pauses retaliatory strikes as US stops its attacks   🔸 Araghchi tells Lavrov Ukraine's attack on Iranian vessel will not go unanswered 🔸 Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying Russian and US crew lands in Kazakhstan 🔸 Russia continues hammering Ukrainian naval logistics 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔥🇷🇺 Russian engineers make radar systems see with surgical precision A new antenna array from Penza-based NIKIRET eliminates false signals and boosts target detection accuracy — without moving a single part. 🔸 The system uses a phased array with electronic beam steering — no mechanical rotation needed 🔸 Waveguides and phase shifters shape a narrower, cleaner beam 🔸 This reduces side-lobe interference, a major flaw in conventional radars 🔸 Lab tests confirm beam scanning across a 90-degree sector Sharper radar means better early warning, more reliable air defense, and smarter target tracking. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨🇪🇺 EU sanctions ground Spain's Russian-made firefighting copters amid massive wildfires—French politician

💬 “These idiotic sanctions are definitely a real problem for people in European countries, who need to know how the EU is sacrificing them for stupid Russophobic ideology,” the leader of the French right-wing Les Patriotes party Florian Philippot wrote on X.

Russia’s Kamov Ka-32 helicopters are considered particularly effective for firefighting missions given their high payload capacity, good maneuverability, and strong performance in hot conditions and at high altitudes, Philippot added. Earlier, Spain declared a national emergency over the ongoing wildfires after more than 60,000 people were evacuated from the capital, Madrid, and the neighboring province of Avila, as firefighters struggled to contain the blazes. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇳🤝🇮🇩 'New heights for India’s defence sector': PM Modi on India-Indonesia BrahMos & Astra agreement 🟠 India is advancing in defence production, exports and cooperation with friendly nations, Modi said 🟠 A major BrahMos and Astra agreement was announced during Modi’s Indonesia visit earlier this month 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 Russian forces hit two bulker vessels delivering Ukrainian military cargo near Nikolayev The attacks are part of Russia's ongoing campaign against Ukrainian ports and maritime infrastructure. Russia has repeatedly warned that civilian ships used for military logistics will be treated as legitimate targets. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt