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Russian government says that Security Service agent was going to blow up Aksyonov

Pravda Ukraine The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has said that the Security Service of Ukraine was preparing an attempt to kill a Kremlin protege in Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, but the recruited Russian had been arrested. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/3/7409600/

Overloaded courts: Does Israel have too many lawyers?

Jerusalem Post There are about 820 lawyers per 100,000 people in Israel, and according to the Council of Europe in 2020, European states had an average of 164 lawyers per 100,000 inhabitants. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-748650

Russia Claims to Foil Assassination Attempt on Crimean Governor

Moscow Times Law enforcement officials offered limited information about the detained suspect, only disclosing that he was a Russian national born in 1988. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/07/03/russia-claims-to-foil-assassination-attempt-on-crimean-governor-a81715

FSB thwarts Ukrainian saboteur’s attempt to blow up head of Crimea’s automobile

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the FSB, the Ukrainian agent arrived in Crimea in June and began preparing to stage a terrorist attack, planning to blow up the car of the head of the region https://tass.com/defense/1641713

U.S. dollar closes lower on Taipei forex market

Taipei, July 3 (CNA) The U.S. dollar fell against the Taiwan dollar Monday, shedding NT$0.004 to close at NT$31.131. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202307030009

Western arms donors ‘sobered’ by Kiev’s hardware losses in counteroffensive — newspaper

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that the rapid, massive losses of Western military equipment by the Ukrainian armed forces “cost human lives and money” https://tass.com/world/1641711

US congressional delegation arrives in Taiwan

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A US congressional delegation, headed by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, visited Taiwan on June 27-29 https://tass.com/world/1641709

Israeli raids on Syria match with regime’s brutal nature: MP

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Syrian lawmaker says all Israeli aerial assaults on the Arab country are consistent with the ‘brutal nature’ of the regime known for its ‘bullying’ approach. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/03/706360/Syria-lawmkaers-Israel-raids-brutal-nature

Former head of Ukrainian Security Service in Crimea to stand trial for high treason

Pravda Ukraine Oleh Kulinich, the former head of the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic (AR) of Crimea, is to stand trial. Source: press services of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Quote: “In April 2023, SBI officers concluded an investigation for…

BRICS core principles appealing to majority of countries, Russian envoy says

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Natalya Styopkina, while, “the collective West is losing its dominant role in shaping a modus operandi for the international community,” imposing its so-called rules-based order, momentum has been growing across the globe to build a fairer, multipolar world order https://tass.com/politics/1641705