In the Moscow region, during a severe thunderstorm, lightning struck a group of people on the central square of the Patriot Park, near the Temple of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. One person died, three more were injured, RIA Novosti reports . Lightning struck around 2 p.m. It hit an umbrella under which two men were walking in the park, Shot reports . Both were hospitalized in critical condition. One of them later died.

The Olympic Games organizing committee assured that they did not want to offend anyone with the scene of the "Last Supper" involving drag artists. This was stated at a briefing by the Games organizing committee's communications director Anne Descamp: "Of course, there was no intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think Thomas Jolly wanted to celebrate the tolerance of society, these were his words, and judging by the audience figures, this goal was achieved.

A letter addressed to French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin was found at a postal sorting center in the Côte d'Or department. The letter contained black powder, and preliminary tests revealed traces of plague, Franceinfo reports . The Pasteur Institute is conducting additional tests. The author and the sender's motives have not yet been established. The prefecture of Côte d'Or believes that this could be a "false positive". Le Parisien writes that the letter is offensive.

On July 22, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington to discuss a potential deal with Hamas. The issue of a ceasefire has created deep divisions among Israeli politicians and society. Even the families of the hostages are divided: some align with the protest movement, while others support continuing the military operation and oppose pressuring the government, believing it benefits Hamas.

Nine prisoners who had signed contracts with the Ministry of Defense escaped from a training ground in the Korocha District (Belgorod Region). One of them was convicted of murder, another of causing grievous bodily harm, and the rest of them were convicted under more lenient articles. This was reported by the Pepel publication, citing descriptions received by the Shebekino police departments.

British driver George Russell, a Mercedes driver, was disqualified after winning the Grand Prix at the end of the 14th round of the Formula 1 World Championship. The reason for the disqualification was the weight of the car, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) writes . As reported by the FIA ​​after the race, Russell's car initially met the minimum weight of 798.0 kg.

The French prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into an incident of racism. During a group stage match of the Olympic football tournament between the national teams of Paraguay and Israel, some people in black clothes, whose faces were hidden under masks, began chanting anti-Israeli slogans. The organizing committee of the Games condemned such actions. Police have also launched an investigation into death threats against three Israeli athletes.

POLITICS Prisoners' Dilemma: Negotiations with Hamas on hostages and ceasefire split Israel, raise talk of early elections Marianna Belenkaya 28 July 2024 On July 22, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington to discuss a potential deal with Hamas. The issue of a ceasefire has created deep divisions among Israeli politicians and society.

Irina Teksler, wife of Chelyabinsk Region Governor Alexey Teksler, opened the "Bushuevsky Festival" dedicated to decorated weapons in Zlatoust with words about how happy she is with the rain in the Chelyabinsk Region. The statement was noticed by the Telegram channel "Chelyabinsk of the Future": "We are probably not very happy with the weather, but what real Uralian could be scared by such rain, such bad weather.

The Insider News July 28, 2024 In northern Mali, near the border with Algeria, the Tuaregs, a local tribe fighting for the independence of Azawad , reported a successful attack on the Malian Armed Forces and the Wagner PMC fighters accompanying them. According to their information, dozens of Wagner fighters and Malian soldiers were killed or wounded, which is confirmed by video from the scene. Several Russians were also captured.

Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in the Kursk region on the night of July 28, acting governor Alexey Smirnov reported . According to him, no one was hurt, but three fuel tanks caught fire. The fire on one of them has been extinguished. The oil depot is located in the Kursk region, which is located in the central part of the region, Smirnov wrote.

The children's funeral will take place on July 28, with farewells to them taking place on a soccer field. The IDF blamed Hezbollah for the attack. "Hezbollah has crossed all the red lines, Israel is approaching the moment of a full-scale war with Hezbollah and Lebanon," said Israeli Foreign Minister Katz. Hezbollah itself denied involvement in the strike. The Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemned the strike and called for a ceasefire.

If the US deploys long-range weapons in Germany, Russia will consider itself free from the moratorium on the deployment of its medium- and short-range missiles, Vladimir Putin said at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg. According to Putin, important Russian state and military facilities will be within the range of the American missiles deployed in Germany. The missiles' flight time will be about 10 minutes, he noted.

Five-time world champion French swimmer Leon Marchand won gold in the 400m individual medley at the Paris Olympics, setting an Olympic record. Marchand, 22, clocked 4 minutes 2.95 seconds. In doing so, he broke the record (4 minutes 3.84 seconds) set by American Michael Phelps at the 2008 Games. Marchand also holds the world record for the same distance - 4 minutes 2.50 seconds, which he set in 2023 and also broke Phelps' record.