3:41 pm | A Russian drone appears to kill a Ukrainian police officer during an evacuation
According to information received from Kiev, a Ukrainian police officer was killed in a Russian drone attack during an evacuation operation near the front. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko said on the Telegram application that a police car was hit by a drone as it was heading to evacuate civilians in Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region in the northeast of the country. One of the two police officers in the car was killed and the other was injured.
According to the information, the drone used is an FPV-controlled drone. The abbreviation FPV stands for „First Person View” and describes a variant of the drone in which the missile can be controlled remotely from the pilot’s first-person perspective using camera technology.
The Russian army launched a ground attack on the Kharkiv region on May 10. More recently, according to Moscow, it has advanced further into the besieged city of Vovchansk. Since the beginning of their attack, Russian forces have been able to control several sites in the area on the border with Russia. The Ukrainian authorities evacuated several thousand people from the region.
Updated 12:23 | Russia wants to change the borders of the Baltic Sea
Russia seeks to change its borders in the Baltic Sea. This comes out of the government bill. Accordingly, it concerns the maritime borders around the Russian islands in the eastern Gulf of Finland and the area around the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. The Ministry of Defense points out that there were errors in mapping during the Soviet era. They do not correspond to current cartographic coordinates.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said that Russia had not contacted Finland about this matter. It was not clear whether there were already discussions with other Baltic Sea neighbours.
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen called on Russia to adhere to United Nations conventions and international maritime law. Finland is a member of NATO.
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, Michael Biden, previously warned of Russia’s ambitions for power in the Baltic Sea. Vladimir Putin’s goal is to control the Baltic Sea. Biden said he was sure the Kremlin chief was monitoring Gotland. He also warned of a serious disaster caused by old Russian oil tankers in the Baltic Sea: „Russia could cause an environmental disaster on our doorstep and make it look like an accident. The consequences for the environment would be devastating.”
12:18 pm | Poland buys an American air defense radar system
Poland buys an American radar system to monitor its northeastern border. Defense Minister Vladislav Kosiniak-Kamysh said that a similar agreement worth $960 million had been signed. “Poland will be the second country in the world to use this system.” Under the contract, Poland will receive four balloons that will be installed on Poland’s eastern and northeastern borders to support Poland’s air defense and coastal surveillance system.
11:44 am | Sweden offers another $1 billion aid package to Ukraine
Sweden wants to support Ukraine with military aid totaling the equivalent of 6.5 billion euros by 2026. The government in Stockholm has decided on a three-year framework within which this money will be divided equally between 2024 and 2026. The government explained that the aim was to increase Swedish support for Ukraine and improve the long-term perspective. The support provides financial and financial assistance to purchase military equipment.
05:00 AM | Zelensky: The situation in Donetsk is „very difficult” and Kharkiv is stronger
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the situation on the front in eastern Ukraine in the Donetsk region as very difficult. Zelensky said in his video message, which he distributed on Tuesday evening, that most of the fighting took place in the Kramatorsk, Kurakhov and Pokrovsk directions in the Donetsk region. On the other hand, the Ukrainian armed forces in the Kharkiv region were able to defeat the occupiers. Zelensky said after a meeting with the military leadership that the results are noticeable.
Zelensky also said that during the so-called Ramstein Formula meeting with the United States at its helm, the Western allies were once again briefed on the urgent needs for defense against the Russian invasion. Ukraine needs anti-aircraft defense, tank technology and artillery.
01:40 am | Baerbock supports Pistorius’s call for increased aid to Ukraine
According to a media report, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Green Party) supports Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ (SPD) call to increase aid to Ukraine by €3.8 billion this year. “I completely agree with the Minister of Defense on this matter, and not only with him, but also with the Minister of Interior,” Birbuk told Bild newspaper and other media in Kiev on Tuesday evening. Burbock traveled to Ukraine for a visit on Tuesday.
“We need a security budget,” she continued, justifying her demand by the fact that “we have never in our lives witnessed the European peace system, and our European continent, being exposed to such a challenge on our doorstep.”
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In an interview, Reinhold Messner, 79, settled scores with his sons. Now the son of the mountaineering star is coming forward – and revealing new details.
Updated as of July 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM: Reinhold Messner caused a stir in an interview last weekend. The mountaineering legend described, among other things, the early inheritance of his sons as “one of my biggest mistakes”. The 79-year-old revealed that “the question of who got more was the main focus”. But now son Simon responds: “It’s unfortunate and sad.” Bavaria Radio His father’s accusations.
He himself greatly values the inheritance he received from his father: two mountain farms in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and he always passed this on to his father. „That’s why I fundamentally don’t understand this accusation,” says Simon Messner. He sees no similarity between the inheritance and the break in the family, which happened gradually and had other causes, says Simon Messner. Father Reinhold did not want to comment further on this topic.
After inheritance dispute: Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner 'on the brink’
First report dated July 21, 2024: Bolzano – Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner turns 80 in September. But things don’t always go well for Messner, especially in his old age – he recently drew attention to himself with a thoughtful Instagram post in which he wrote: “I’m coming to the end.” Now the 79-year-old is talking about the circumstances in his family. In an interview with Pharmacy Journal Miser gives insight into his relationship with his children, which was strained by his decision to leave the majority of his assets to them in his will before his death.
Reinhold Messner talks about the biggest mistake of his life – the 79-year-old was 'on the edge of the abyss’
“One of my biggest mistakes was leaving them the majority of my assets in my will before I died,” Meisner says of his children. “They don’t understand that everything was a gift and don’t appreciate my generosity.” This is very disappointing to him, especially compared to his childhood, when there was nothing to bequeath but respect and gratitude.
Meisner explains to Pharmacy Journal “We were a big family, with many brothers and sisters, and we took care of our parents when they were old. For me, it was the opposite. The moment I distributed my material inheritance to my children and my wife, the family collapsed. The question of who got more was at the forefront and I was on the edge of the abyss when I was 75 years old.
Reinhold Messner
September 17, 1944
Brixen (South Tyrol)
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
Climbing Mount Everest Without Oxygen
Asked if he would like to improve the relationship again, Meisner replies, “What parent wouldn’t want to?” He stresses that each person should find their own path rather than following in the footsteps of others: “Everyone should do it. Follow their own path, go their own way.”
’I’m Coming to the End’: Reinhold Messner’s Fans Worried
Recently, Messner caused concern among fans with his Instagram post: “I’ve reached the end, this is reality,” the mountaineering legend used the words to say. Messner’s post caused great concern among some fans.
“I leave with a clear conscience and the knowledge that I was a good person, did my best, was a loving father, a good friend, and a good brother,” Meisner continued in his post. “Now it’s time to live my last dreams and love the people who mean the most to me, but most importantly, gratitude.”
Many years after his climbing career ended, Messner remains one of the world’s most famous mountaineers. He was the first person ever to climb all eight-thousanders. However, in his native South Tyrol, a different Messner has been in the spotlight in recent months: his younger brother Hubert Messner, 71, a former pediatrician who also took part in numerous expeditions, recently became health minister for the northern Italian region.
Recently, there was also a fuss about the Guinness World Records being stripped of Reinhold Messner’s record. The mountaineer spoke of „conspiracy theories”.
’Symbolic’ Consequences – EU Moves Ministerial Meeting From Budapest to Brussels
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Hungary, led by Viktor Orban, has held the presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1.
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There is still a lot of anger in Brussels about Viktor Orbán’s “peace mission”: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wants to ban Budapest from the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers. But the shot could backfire.
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DrThe European Commission is drawing further conclusions from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s unilateral actions: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that upcoming meetings of foreign and defence ministers will be held in Brussels – not in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Borrell said after a ministerial meeting in Brussels that he had taken the decision after a majority of ministers spoke out against Hungary and wanted to impose „symbolic” consequences on the country. According to Borrell, 25 foreign ministers condemned Orban’s behaviour. The Hungarian received support only from Slovakia.
But Borrell has also been heavily criticised for his uncoordinated move to cancel the Budapest meeting. “Spain does not support a boycott in the EU,” Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel called the idea of a boycott “nonsense”. Bettel said he would rather go to Budapest and express his opinion to the Hungarians. Germany, France and the Netherlands have also voiced opposition to Borrell’s proposal.
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In Brussels, it cannot be ruled out that Borrell’s boycott campaign will ultimately backfire: several ministers are now said to be staying away from the Brussels meeting on 28-30 August in protest.
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Hungary has held the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union since the beginning of July. Immediately after that visit began, Orbán made a surprise visit to Ukraine, Russia and China on a self-proclaimed “peace mission.” He also met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump. His meetings have drawn criticism from EU member states.
The European Commission had already reached its first conclusions a week ago. A Council spokesman had said that no commissioners would be sent to informal meetings of the Hungarian Council Presidency, but only senior officials. The decision was taken by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. There will also be no customary inaugural visit by the Commission to the new Council Presidency.
After Biden’s withdrawal from the US election campaign, Vice President Harris appears to be the new Democratic nominee. The Trump camp and the Republicans have already adjusted their strategy.
While US President Joe Biden is widely respected by Democrats for his decision, the reaction from Republicans seems somewhat different.
The crowd began to boo when Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, declared at a rally in Ohio: “Joe Biden is out of the race.” In his hometown of Middletown, the newly elected Vance has now thrown himself into the campaign.
That has changed dramatically for the Republican Party as a result of Biden’s withdrawal. So they are immediately adopting a new strategy and portraying the planned change of candidates as undemocratic.
Republicans make serious claims
Vance, for example, rails against the supposed Democratic elite who, in his view, were pulling the strings in the background: “Now to nominate someone else because George Soros and Barack Obama and a few elite Democrats decided behind closed doors to prioritize the Democrats.” Joe Biden is out “This is a threat to democracy. It’s not the Republican Party that fights for democracy every day.”
House Republican Leader Mike Johnson goes a step further. On CNN, he says that in some states you can’t just change the nominee. 14 million people voted for him in the primary — and Biden’s withdrawal now renders their votes invalid.
In the US states of Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada, there are already regulations on how to conduct a candidate swap, but since Biden has not yet been formally nominated, it probably won’t help that Republicans go to court much.
The second strategy directly targets Biden’s likely successor, current Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump, who is running for the White House as a Republican, has already made a pitch at a campaign event in Michigan..
Trump, who mispronounced her name, says he just calls her „Laughing Kamala.” „You can tell a lot from her amazing smile,” the 78-year-old said. „She’s crazy.”
But the attacks are not limited to the personal level: Trump and Republicans are also blaming Harris on the political level — for everything the Biden administration has done.
Just an hour after he announced he would not run for re-election, the first TV ads came out: Harris was accused of covering up Biden’s supposedly poor health.
The short ad reads: “Kamala knew Joe couldn’t do the job, so she did it.” What they achieved was an invasion of the border, soaring inflation, and the death of the American dream.
Attack Surface When It Comes to Immigration
The immigration issue in particular could make Harris vulnerable to Republicans. As vice president, President Biden has tasked her with immigration policy.
“She didn’t do her job,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said on Fox News. “Harris is a failure.” Abbott said Americans should reject her at the ballot box in November.
It remains unclear whether Kamala Harris will actually run as a Democrat. Republicans are certainly preparing for that.
