German and Dutch intelligence services have gathered evidence that Russia is widely using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, Reuters has reported . According to findings released on July 4, Russian forces have been dropping choking agents from drones in order to force Ukrainian soldiers out of their trenches and expose them to enemy fire. “We can confirm Russia is intensifying its use of chemical weapons,” Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans told Reuters .

The Foreign Ministry’s statement emphasizes that blows on the diplomatic representatives of foreign states violate international law, in particular the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations of 1961. On the night of July 4, Russia inflicted a massive blow to the cities of Ukraine. As a result, 23 people were injured in Kyiv, fires arose in different areas of the city. In addition, Armenia sent a note to the Russian Embassy, ​​reports Radar Armenia.

Manufacturers of souvenirs, clothing and gift products throughout Russia were faced with mass claims for using popular phrases on their products. As the New tab found , one company is behind most complaints - the Kazan LLC “Gifts in bulk”, which registers with trademarks well -known expressions like “I love you”, “I need”, “there is no reason not to drink” and even the words “nothing”, “apple”, “cherries”, “beloved”, “bomb” and “Yuzhny”.

US Prosecutor General Pam Bondi sent letters to 10 American technological companies, including Google and Apple, with assurances that they will not be persecuted for ignoring Tiktok, approved by Congress and supported by the US Supreme Court. The letters were published on Thursday after filing a claim for freedom of information by the Google shareholder Anthony Tan, reports Huffington Post.

The Reuters news agency published an open letter signed by 11 Russian political prisoners. In their appeal to foreign leaders, they call for assistance in securing the release of those persecuted on political grounds, as well as for an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. The Insider cites the letter in full: “We, Russian political prisoners, appeal to all international leaders who care about the suffering of people for their beliefs.

The National Anti -Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches from the former Minister of Defense of the country Alexei Reznikov. This was reported by "Ukrainian Pravda" with reference to informed sources. According to the interlocutors of the publication, the ex-minister found "the left phone and something else." Zn.ua, citing his own sources, writes that Reznikov seized the phone and some documents.

From July 4, the White House will begin to unilaterally notify trading partners about new tariff rates for their export to America, Donald Trump said before the upcoming deadline (July 9) to conclude new trading transactions with the United States, reports Financial Times.

The police in St. Petersburg detained a man who wrote “I love you” on banners of a street photo exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. A criminal case was brought against him, and the girl, who was dedicated to the inscription, was forced to explain to the camera. According to Fontanka, the detainee is a 23-year-old young man from the Volgograd region.

The European Commission’s current measures offer only temporary relief. From 2025 to 2028, defense spending will be excluded from the EU’s deficit rules, but after that, countries will be required to rebalance their budgets. Economists warn that high debt levels also mean high interest rates, which could force future governments to raise taxes or cut pensions.

At the end of May, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — a centralized body for distributing aid — began operations in the Gaza Strip. But its first days were marked by deadly incidents. People seeking help came under fire and were attacked, with the death toll reaching into the hundreds. The enclave is experiencing a severe shortage of drinking water, basic food, and medicine.

On the new official map of the Vonsan-Kalma resort located on the coast of the Japanese Sea in the DPRK, only 6 out of 17 hotels were noted, which were planned to be built to open the resort, which took place on June 26. Most likely, the rest of the hotels were never commissioned. This was reported by NK News, specializing in the news from North Korea. On the map published by the State Publishing House of foreign languages, 11 hotels have no names.

India is going to introduce duties on some American goods in response to raising US tariffs for cars and auto components, despite the attempts of the two countries to conclude an intermediate trading agreement, Bloomberg reports . US duties will affect Indian imports of $ 2.9 billion per year, which will lead to duties of $ 723.75 million.

The US Department of Defense has suspended the supply of weapons to Ukraine, citing “insufficient reserves”. However, according to NBC News with reference to three American officials, the military command established that assistance would not lead to the depletion of the arsenals of the United States and would not cause damage to the combat readiness of the army.

Around noon in the Czech Republic there was a large -scale shutdown of electricity, which affected the capital of Prague and other cities, write Novinky.cz and Idnes . Blackout spread to Liberetsky, Severchesh, East -Cheshsky and Middle Cheries, as well as part of Prague. The cities of Ust-Sna-Labem, Counted-Coolov and Liberes also remained without light. The metro stopped working in Prague, the movement of most tram and bus lines stopped, shopping centers closed .

German scientists discovered an unusual cause of death of prehistoric fish - they were suffocating, trying to swallow the Behemnites, ancient cephalopods similar to squid. Dr. Martin Ebert and Dr. Martin Kölbl-Ebert studied the remains of about 4.2 thousand fossil specimens of the Tharsis Rod from Late Juris in the Zolnhofen basin in Germany. All the fish found were immature individuals. The study is published in the journal Scientific Reports.