Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed the governor of Ardahan Province, Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli, following controversy over his cycling outfit. The governor came under fire after photos surfaced showing him cycling in tight leggings and athletic wear. The incident has sparked fierce criticism in Turkey.
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 escalating into violence. 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, 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 must be modified again within about a month to upgrade it “as much as possible.”
On Sunday, protests took place in Tirana for the 50th 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 Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign.
The mutual attacks continue.
While he himself appeared to be carefree as he watched the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in New York, Donald Trump’s forces struck mercilessly in Iran not long after.
Tesla wil de productie in zijn fabriek in Grünheide bij Berlijn opnieuw opvoeren. De Amerikaanse fabrikant ziet de vraag naar zijn elektrische wagens stijgen en wil daarom nog dit jaar meer auto’s bouwen, meer mensen aanwerven en de site inzetten voor nieuwe markten.
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.