The Ukrainian nationalists standing in Russia’s way on the eastern front

Monday, July 25, 2022

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The Ukrainian nationalists standing in Russia’s way on the eastern front, two are dead and five wounded in a shooting at Los Angeles park and Myanmar's junta is condemned for the execution of four democracy activists.

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Teren, a member of the Carpathian Sich battalion, walks through a destroyed building at the frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

WORLD

Barely a kilometer from Russian positions defending the captured eastern city of Izium, Ukrainian and foreign fighters hunker in a dank basement. Artillery rains down on them most nights, shaking loose the plaster and filling the air with dust. At the sharp end of efforts to stop the Russian army's progress in eastern Ukraine are the Carpathian Sich battalion, a unit of Ukrainians and foreign nationals.

Myanmar's military junta has executed four democracy activists
accused of helping to carry out 'terror acts,' it said, sparking widespread condemnation of the Southeast Asian nation's first executions in decades.

China's population has slowed significantly and is expected to start to shrink ahead of 2025, the state backed Global Times reported, citing a senior health official.

The number of Australians admitted to hospitals with COVID hit a record of about 5,450 on Monday, official data showed, as the spread of highly contagious new Omicron sub-variants strains the healthcare system nationwide.

Roads emptied and people were ordered to stay indoors in parts of Taiwan, including its capital Taipei, for an air-raid exercise as the island steps up preparations in the event of a Chinese attack.

Emergency personnel carry a stretcher following a shooting at Peck Park, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 24, 2022 in this screen grab taken from a handout video. Cat Le Day/Handout via REUTERS

U.S.

Two people were shot dead and five others wounded by gunfire at Los Angeles park after a shooting broke out at an informal car show in the community of San Pedro, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Firefighters deployed air tankers, bulldozers and hand crews to battle a fast-moving wildfire just west of Yosemite National Park that suddenly and unpredictably grew into one of the largest fires of the year, forcing thousands of evacuations.

The panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol plans to push its investigation further in the coming weeks, interviewing additional members of Donald Trump's cabinet and his campaign, as well as U.S. Secret Service members, the committee's vice chair said.

A man accused of trying this week to stab Republican U.S. Representative and New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin was arrested on Saturday on a federal charge of assaulting a member of Congress using a dangerous weapon, authorities said.

The far-right media personality known as 'Baked Alaska' pleaded guilty in federal court to a single misdemeanor charge stemming from his role in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp's logo is seen at the entrance to their "smart building" in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, Israel December 15, 2019. Picture taken December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

BUSINESS & MARKETS

U.S. chipmaker Intel said it will produce chips for Taiwan’s MediaTek, one of the world's largest chip design firms.

Toyota has canceled some orders of the Harrier sports utility vehicle due to production disruption caused by the COVID lockdown in Shanghai, the Nikkei business daily reported.

European Union countries are seeking to soften the bloc's plan to require them to use less gas as Europe prepares for a winter of uncertain supplies from its main gas supplier Russia.

Sterling held around the $1.20 level versus the U.S. dollar as traders worried about the outlook for the British currency after recent dismal data before a widely expected U.S. interest rate hike this week.

China will launch a real estate fund to help property developers resolve a crippling debt crisis, aiming for a warchest of up to $44 billion in a bid to restore confidence in the industry, according to a state bank official with direct knowledge of the matter.

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