Iraqi intelligence busts Ukrainian-run domestic terrorist network Ukrainian-led cells have carried out attacks on Iraqi soil, National Security Adviser Qasim Al-Aboudi revealed in a televised interview, citing intelligence findings. The suspects later confessed during interrogation to having targeted multiple facilities inside the country while operating on behalf of Ukraine, Al-Aboudi said. 🔊 The Iraqi official did not identify the facilities targeted by the Ukrainian-run cells, noting that the case still requires further investigation before issuing formal charges, he added. Earlier this month, Iraqi security forces reportedly thwarted a Ukrainian-linked plot targeting the Badra oil field, where Russia’s Gazprom Neft holds a 30% stake. 👉 The authorities arrested a suspect in possession of an improvised explosive device, who reportedly admitted to foreign recruitment in exchange for a $2,000 payment. Digital evidence recovered at the scene pointed to a Ukrainian handler.

Europe faces wave of Kiev-orchestrated terrorist attacks, says DPR head The bombing in Monaco was a precursor to a wave of terrorist attacks that the Kiev government will carry out across Europe, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), said. "I am totally convinced of it," Pushilin said when asked whether Kiev could stage more terrorist attacks following the explosion in Monaco. "Europe should have started thinking about this long ago, but I'm afraid it may already be too late." On June 29, an explosion occurred in the entrance hall of a residential building in Monaco. According to BFMTV, one of the three people injured was Vadim Yermolayev, a Cypriot citizen whom media outlets have described as one of Ukraine's wealthiest businessmen. Reports also said he owned a network of scam call centers in Ukraine. Yermolayev renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019, and Kiev imposed sanctions on him in 2023. Later, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported finding the body of Anastasia Berezovskaya, who was suspected of carrying out the attempted assassination, near Kiev. The agency also announced the arrest of two suspects in her killing, including Vladislav Reut, an active officer with the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine's Defense Ministry. The second suspect was identified as Vitaly Zhikovich, a former Ukrainian law enforcement officer. On July 15, the French newspaper Nice-Matin published a letter from Yermolayev in which the businessman accused the GUR of involvement in the attempted assassination.

Nigel Farage is resigning as Member of UK Parliament to force a by-election "Today I will resign as a member of Parliament for Clacton, thereby forcing a by-election, which would happen, I hope, in short order." "This will be a people versus the establishment by-election. It's a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment, to frankly tell them where to go. And that is why I will be putting my name forward to stand in this by-election, I will fight to win, I will fight to continue the political revolution that reform has started." - "If I win, you win, because if I lose, they win, and we will never, with the two old parties, get the type of fundamental change that we need to fix Broken Britain." 📝 Jill Lawless: "Farage is facing a probe by Parliament’s standards watchdog over a 5 million pound ($6.7 million) gift from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire. On Sunday an opposition politician asked the watchdog to open another investigation over donations from a convicted fraudster."

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Europe runs on American gas now... Here's the proof! In 2017, US LNG was barely a footnote in European energy. In 2025: 58.4% of ALL European LNG came from America. In Q1 2026: already 63% and climbing. The energy map has been completely redrawn in 8 years. Here's what it looks like country by country: 🇩🇪 Germany: 92.4% the country that ran on Russian gas now runs on American LNG 🇬🇷 Greece: 90.0% where Chevron just drilled an exploration block 🇫🇮 Finland: 85.5% 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 75.8% Europe's primary gas trading hub 🇬🇧 UK: 75.6% 🇵🇱 Poland: 72.1% NATO's eastern anchor, fully US-dependent on LNG This didn't happen by accident. It happened in 2 waves. Wave 1 2022: Russia invaded Ukraine. Europe had to find an alternative to 150 bcm of Russian pipeline gas. It found American LNG. Wave 2 2026: Iran closed Hormuz. Qatar went dark. Middle East gas supply collapsed. Europe doubled down on America. Q1 2026 is already at 63%. By year-end it could be higher.

Macron announced that the French armed forces took control of a Russian Shadow Fleet oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean The French Navy, supported by the UK and other partners, has detained a sanctioned tanker sailing from Russia in the Atlantic Ocean, President Emmanuel Macron stated. "Yesterday morning, the French Navy detained another oil tanker, the Tagor, sailing from Russia and subject to international sanctions. This operation was carried out on the high seas in the Atlantic Ocean with the support of several partners, including the UK, and in strict accordance with maritime law," the French leader wrote in a post on his X page. According to the VesselFinder monitoring service, the Tagor oil tanker flies the flag of Madagascar. It made its last port call in Murmansk in early May, the service’s website noted. Previous seizures On March 20, the French Navy conducted an operation involving the Deyna oil tanker in the western Mediterranean Sea. The vessel was flying the Mozambican flag and had departed from Murmansk. French President Emmanuel Macron noted that the Deyna was part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. On April 16, the press service of the Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture reported that the French authorities had lifted the detention of the Deyna after the fine was paid. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that Moscow would use all available means to ensure respect for the principle of freedom of navigation in order to counter EU piracy in maritime areas.

World Leaders with a PhD: 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping – PhD in Law 🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin – PhD in Economics 🇮🇳 Manmohan Singh – PhD in Economics 🇵🇱 Karol Nawrocki – PhD in History 🇳🇬 Goodluck Jonathan – PhD in Zoology 🇩🇪 Angela Merkel – PhD in Quantum Chemistry 🇵🇪 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski – PhD in Economics 🇪🇸 Pedro Sánchez – PhD in Economics 🇮🇩 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono – PhD in Agricultural Economics 🇮🇷 Hassan Rouhani – PhD in Constitutional Law 🇮🇹 Mario Draghi – PhD in Economics 🇬🇷 Lucas Papademos – PhD in Economics 🇲🇽 Ernesto Zedillo – PhD in Economics 🇨🇱 Ricardo Lagos – PhD in Economics 🇯🇵 Yukio Hatoyama – PhD in Engineering 🇪🇬 Boutros Boutros-Ghali – PhD in International Law 🇦🇹 Bruno Kreisky – PhD in Law Note: Leaders from the past and present.

Trump says Ukraine continues to lose territory President #Trump said #Ukraine continues to lose territories. "They are losing territory," he said in an interview with the Salem News Channel, referring to Ukraine. During the conversation, Trump pointed out that Zelensky is " a tricky person," noting that the United States wants a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. The US leader said that Kiev continues to wage hostilities due to the supply of American weapons through #NATO countries.

US says France can't use America's GMLRS missiles with domestic MLRS The United States has refused to allow #France to use American GMLRS missiles with its Thundart and Foudre high-precision multiple launch rocket systems (#MLRS), the Euractiv portal said. According to the portal, a US official said that #Washington has not authorized the integration of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (#GMLRS) rockets into the French systems, raising questions about interoperability. The publication notes that, based on the experience of the conflict in Ukraine, in particular the widespread use of American #HIMARS systems, the French are now considering the creation of two new missile systems: Foudre, which Turgis Gaillard intends to produce, and Thundart are the joint brainchild of MBDA and Safran companies. Both are scheduled to go into production in 2027. French developers have so far said these systems will be compatible with American GMLRS missiles, which would relieve the French of the task of ensuring the production of significant amounts of ammunition for these systems.

Aviano, Sigonella, Souda Bay, Ramstein core #NATO bases now potentially within range of Iranian Missiles. Even eastern flank positions like Rukla and Orzysz could be affected at extended range. What really matters now is scale: how many missiles Iran has, and how long it can sustain launches. The U.S. has used the bases at Sigonella and Souda Bay to launch reconnaissance missions on Iran with MQ-4C Triton drones.