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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had proposed to Wagner Group fighters that a senior mercenary known as Sedoi, which means "grey hair" in Russian, command them instead of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Russian oil exports from western ports are set to fall by some 100,000-200,000 barrels per day next month from July levels, a sign Moscow is making good on its pledge for fresh supply cuts in tandem with OPEC leader Saudi Arabia, two sources said on Friday, citing export plans.

Chinas "whole-of-state" approach for spying with the use of state and non-state players poses the "greatest risk" to the UK, warns the House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee. It asserts that China has successfully penetrated every sector of the UKs economy due to its size and national imperative to dominate the world as a technological and economic superpower.

A series of oil supply disruptions across the globe has helped push Brent crude prices above $81 a barrel for the first time since April.

Belarus said on Friday that fighters from the Wagner mercenary group were instructing its soldiers at a military range southeast of Minsk, the first indication that at least part of a deal to end a mutiny in Russia may be being implemented.

At least two people have died in flash floods in southern Russia and one woman died in a wildfire in the Urals region, state news agencies reported on Thursday, in this summer's latest severe weather events.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had detained a transgender man and LGBT activist on suspicion of treason for allegedly donating money to support the Ukrainian army.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he and his Polish counterpart had agreed at a summit in Warsaw on Thursday on a plan for Poland to buy additional South Korean weapons.

Its a big day for us here at Channel 3000 and WISC-TV -- Channel 3000 launched 25 years ago today on July 13, 1998.

Ukraine's foreign partners pledged over 1.5 billion euros ($1.68 billion) in military aid for Kyiv while attending a NATO summit this week, Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Thursday.