Poland is to send Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days. Polish President Andrzej Duda said literally within the next few days, Poland will hand over four aircraft to Ukraine in full working order while the rest are being prepared, serviced. It makes Poland the first NATO member country to fulfil the Ukrainian government’s increasingly urgent requests for warplanes.
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The EU Sanctions Tajikistan : “Paper Tiger” or “Snow Leopard”
European Parliament members have strongly condemned ongoing repression by the authorities of Tajikistan against journalists, activists and protesters in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). A history of violence escalated extending several years, following confrontational events in November 2021 and May 2022 where dozens of civilians were killed. The European Parliament has since passed a resolution on 7 July 2022. European deputies called on the Tajik government to “put an end to repression against the residents of GBAO”.
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At least 11 Palestinians were killed by Israeli military forces
At least 11 Palestinians were killed Wednesday during a rare daytime raid by Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank that also left more than 100 injured. Israeli authorities said Wednesday’s operation in Nablus targeted three suspects planning attacks in the immediate future.
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Russian Shelling Kills Civilians In Zaporizhzhya
Russian shelling of Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhya killed at least several civilians, as Moscow pressed on with its assault on Bakhmut, piling up formidable pressure on the Ukrainian defenders of the city in the eastern Donetsk region. The number of Russian offensive actions repelled by Ukrainian defenders increased more than twofold compared to the previous 24 hours, with over 170 attacks in the east and northeast.
