Vladimir Putin received North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui at the Kremlin and thanked her for Pyongyang’s support in the war against Ukraine. According to Russian state media, he emphasized that Russia will not forget North Korea’s support and the efforts of North Korean military personnel.
In Ukraine, it's becoming increasingly difficult to find enough soldiers, and this mobilization crisis is increasingly turning violent. Heavy casualties are being suffered on the front lines, but tensions are also rising in the rear among recruits, draft dodgers, military personnel, and civilians who are tired of the war. This is according to reports by France24 and BBC News.
Donald Trump has admitted that his new Air Force One, an aircraft he received from Qatar last year, is being temporarily grounded for additional upgrades. According to Trump, the plane will need to be modified again within about a month to upgrade it “as much as possible.”
On Sunday, protests took place in Tirana for the fiftieth consecutive day against a controversial real estate project on the Albanian coast. The protesters are now not only demanding that the plans be halted, but are also calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
The mutual attacks continue.
While he himself seemed to be carefree as he watched the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in New York, Donald Trump’s forces struck Iran mercilessly not long after.
Tesla plans to ramp up production again at its factory in Grünheide near Berlin. The American manufacturer is seeing rising demand for its electric cars and therefore wants to build more vehicles this year, hire more people, and use the site to serve new markets.
Russia is increasingly returning to cash. Since the beginning of this year, 1.56 trillion rubles in cash has been put into circulation—the sharpest increase for that period in years, excluding the COVID-19 pandemic. This is reported by The Moscow Times and BBC News, based on figures from the Russian central bank.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is looking into whether the city’s police department can arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he attends the UN Summit in September. In an interview with The New York Times, Mamdani said he is discussing the matter with the city’s legal team.
A dark day for the German mountaineering community.