Russia is now launching a new type of cheaply-made drones to identify air defense systems and act as decoys, Andrii Cherniak, a spokesperson of Ukraine's military intelligence, told Reuters in an interview published on July 26.Elsa Court (The Kyiv Independent)
Not a single Black voter in a new poll expressed support for Donald Trump.A statewide survey of 600 Michigan voters conducted for WDIV/Detroit News between Monday and Wednesday found zero support for Trump among Black voters, while 82.Travis Gettys (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
The 59th Brigade is deployed near Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast, a front-line town under heavy pressure by Russian forces.The Kyiv Independent news desk (The Kyiv Independent)
Vivian Wilson, the trans daughter of Elon Musk, said in her first public interview that he was an absent father who harassed her as a child for being feminine.David Ingram (NBC News)
The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.
Netanyahu's visit to Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, comes a day after meetings in Washington with Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running against Trump.Associated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
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The Glassworker is the country's first hand-drawn feature film, but could it inspire others?Bertin Huynh (BBC News)
KOSA is a censorship bill that won’t make kids safe. Instead, it'll put all internet users at risk, especially youth. If you believe in a free and open internet, tell your lawmakers to reject #KOSA!Fight for the Future
Ukrainian air defenses shot down 20 of the 22 drones launched by Russia at targets in four of its regions early on July 26, the air force said.RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service (RFE/RL)
A Russian man suspected of being behind a car bombing that left two people wounded in Moscow on July 24 has been extradited from Turkey and has arrived in the Russian capital, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said on July 26.Current Time (RFE/RL)
A noted member of the banned Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) Muhammadali Faizmuhammad died in a prison infirmary at the age of 65, his relatives told RFE/RL on July 26.RFE/RL's Tajik Service (RFE/RL)