Politics Marianne Belenkaya 20 July 2024 On July 22, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in Washington with Joe Biden, and the main topic of their negotiations will be a possible deal with Hamas. The question of the ceasefire actually split Israeli politicians and society.

Local residents blocked Ivan Golubets Street in Anapa, protesting against a three-day power outage. This was reported by local Telegram channels "Vyacheslav Revun - Photo with Soul" and "Max Anapsky" . They note that a police squad was called to the scene, and utility workers began installing a new transformer at the substation immediately after the protest began.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for 25 years, congratulated Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on the fact that he has been in power for 30 years. And he expressed hope for the continuation of "close joint work." His words from the congratulatory telegram are quoted by Interfax.

Residents of the Rossinsky microdistrict blocked one of the streets of Krasnodar due to daily power outages. The city's mayor, Yevgeny Naumov, came to this spontaneous rally and promised not to go anywhere until the problem was solved. A video of the mayor's conversation with residents was published by the Telegram channels "Beware, News" and "Krasnodar and the Region" .

A global outage in Microsoft software on July 19 affected 8.5 million devices (less than 1% of computers) running the Windows operating system, the company reported on its blog. The failure of CrowdStrike's cyber-attack blocking system occurred the day after it was updated on July 19, causing problems for computers around the world.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump held telephone conversations. "I spoke with Donald Trump to congratulate him on his Republican nomination for president and to condemn the shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. I wished him strength and absolute safety in the future," Zelensky said .

Spanish law enforcement officers have detained three suspects in connection with hacker attacks against government agencies and strategic sectors of the kingdom and other NATO countries that supported Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, Diario de Sevilla reports , citing a statement from the Spanish Civil Guard. They were detained in the cities of Seville, Manacor and Huelva. Searches were conducted in the houses of the defendants, documents and computer equipment were seized.

Volodymyr Zelensky stated that all versions of the murder of former Verkhovna Rada deputy Iryna Farion are being investigated, including the version of Russia's involvement. "All available surveillance cameras are being processed, witnesses are being interviewed, and the territory of several districts is being examined. All versions are being investigated, including the one leading to Russia," Zelensky said.

This week, Ukrainian social networks continued to discuss problems in the Ukrainian Armed Forces command. In particular, new complaints ( 1 , 2 ) appeared about the commander of the 59th separate motorized infantry brigade, Bohdan Shevchuk, who throws soldiers into suicidal attacks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces command responded by sending a working group to the brigade to clarify the circumstances of the losses.

State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulev threatened Agency journalist Andrei Zatirko and other independent journalists with the fate of Russian officer Maxim Kuzminov, who was killed in Spain after hijacking an Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with the local publication Vechorka, which was brought to the attention of Agency.

In the Rostov region, Ukrainian drones attacked several objects at once, including the Millerovo military airfield, where a fire started. There were also reports of possible nighttime arrivals near the settlement of Dolotinka, and explosions thundered in the area of ​​the oil depot. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Krymsky Veter".

The Insider News July 20, 2024 Russian activist Vladislav Arinichev, accused in Russia of “public justification of terrorism” (Article 205.2) for anti-war videos on YouTube, has declared a dry hunger strike in a refugee camp in Croatia after he was denied international protection. Croatian authorities officially explained the refusal by saying that Arinichev is included in Russia’s “list of extremists and terrorists” and, accordingly, poses a threat to Croatia’s security.

Bishkek has spoken critically about the statement by media manager Tina Kandelaki, who accused the Kyrgyz authorities of Russophobia in connection with the demolition of the building of the Museum of Military Glory named after General Panfilov. "The Kyrgyz Republic is a sovereign state. The decisions taken by the authorities are based on the interests of the Kyrgyz people.

The strike left dead and wounded. The number is being clarified. The IDF confirmed the attack and said it would provide details of the special operation later. The IDF said in a statement that fighter jets struck Houthi military targets in the Hodeida port area in Yemen "in response to hundreds of attacks carried out against Israel in recent months." Israel has launched a direct attack on Yemen for the first time, The Times of Israel notes .