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Dopo un weekend instabile, la nuova settimana si apre all’insegna della stabilità atmosferica, con tempo più soleggiato su gran parte d’Italia e temperature in aumento. Tuttavia, all’orizzonte si intravede un
26.7 percent of people in Japan said they had used generative AI.
The figure roughly tripled from the previous year, but it fell far short of China, where AI usage stood at 81.2 percent. The figure for the United States was 68.8 percent.
People in their 20s were the top users of AI in Japan, with 44.7 percent utilizing the technology. This was followed by people in their 40s and 30s.
49.7 percent of Japanese companies were planning to use generative AI.
Chinese makers of air conditioners have witnessed explosive growth of exports to Europe, Southeast Asia and North America so far this year as record-setting heat waves have scorched the northern hemisphere since June against the backdrop of climate c…
Ad blockers, the digital shields that nearly one billion internet users deploy to protect themselves from intrusive advertising, may be inadvertently exposing their users to more problematic content, according to a new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
The study, which analyzed over 1,200 advertisements across the United States and Germany, found that users of Adblock Plus's "Acceptable Ads" feature encountered 13.6% more problematic advertisements compared to users browsing without any ad blocking software. The finding challenges the widely held belief that such privacy tools uniformly improve the online experience.
Adblock Plus, the most popular ad blocker on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Android and iOS. Block pop-ups and annoying ads on websites like Facebook and YouTube.
Admittedly this is a chat app, so there's little to do. But still, it could stretch out a little bit more, maybe open the conversation info panel on the right
I have no issue with the text size, I have an issue with enormous empty space around the text. It's fine if it's not perfect on a 21:9 display, but this wouldn't look good even on a 16:9 display.
I'm also fine with the text not taking up the entire width, I aggre that it's less readable. But I think the window (not the text, the window) could utilise the width better.
I say that the messages could be a little more spread out (i.e. my massages could be a little to the right while other's a little to the left) and just like the left sidepanel appears and disappears when the window is too thin, more sidebars could appear to the right when the window is very wide.
These are all design choices though, not technical limitations of the gdk. I'm no expert in it though. Is it possible it's missing the tools that make building those other design features easy?
AFAIK one of these are technical limitations, it's just design choices. But in my experience, the design choices made following the gnome design guidelines tend to make apps with tiny faces
No, I want it to utilize the space a little bit more, this wouldn't look good even on a 16:9 display. Which is a shame because when windowed it looks really good.
Admittedly this is a chat app, so there's little to do. But still, it could stretch out a little bit more, maybe open the conversation info panel on the right
I don't mean to be pedantic, but why do people shit on DEs? I don't like KDE, but I'll never say an ill word about it. The whole point of Linux and open source in general is that we have choice. If you don't like gnome, that's fine, move along to your interface of choice. Come on, there are better things to argue about.
The issue with Google's personalised search results is, imo:
Not only is it not opt-in, but you can't even opt out of it. Personalised search results should be opt-in and disabled by default.
The data kept on you is used to sell you ads
The data kept on you will be handed over to state entities fairly easily
Given those three problems, how feasible would it be to self-host a search engine that personalises your results to show you things that are more relevant to you? Avoiding issues 1 & 2 as you're self-hosting so presumably you have made the decisions around those two things. And issue 3 is improved as you can host it off-shore if you are concerned about your domestic state, and if you are legally compelled to hand over data, you can make the personal choice about whether or not to take the hit of the consequences of refusing, rather than with a big company who will obviously immediately comply and not attempt to fight it even on legal grounds.
A basic use-case example is, say you're a programmer and you look up ruby, you would want to get the first result as the programming language's website rather than the wikipedia page for the gemstone. You could just make the search query ruby programming language on any privacy-respecting search engine, but it's just a bit of QoL improvement to not have to think about the different ways an ambiguous search query like that could be interpreted.
Self hosting search engines is very hard. The scraping, indexing and storage requirements are immense. You could definitely self-host a front end (with your QoL improvements), but the back end search engines (Bing/Google/etc) will be able to track you all the same.
None that im aware of. There are webscrapers, and I guess you could just webscrape and dump the results into a postgres db and use it to index. But I'm guessing you'll eventually want something more tuned/custom? But even if it existed, there is the discovery problem. How do you find the sites to scrape? Bing and google both let site operators submit urls, but that isn't gonna scale to self-hosting.
The two first are NLnet funded and the second one is one of the best developed despite it uses Java in contrast to Rust. I see the developer taking the development very seriously.
That's a good point, I forgot that stuff like SearXNG are only frontends so in order to add personalisation to them you'd have to modify your queries to Bing/Google/etc I assume, rather than do what Google etc do with whatever algorithm they use for providing search results.
Self-hosting a search engine is unfortunately not feasible given the amount of data and power required for it. Not to mention access to the data (crawling yourself or using another index).
For privacy and customization there is Kagi, which is amazing and very customizable, but requires a paid subscription. You are a customer rather than the product, though.
I know I’m not exactly hitting the mark, have you looked at kagi? You can personalize the weighting of results from certain sites. You can also add lenses which will let you drive results to forums, programming, academia, etc.
To me it was a bit like reliving the early days of google with the don’t be evil mantra still in tact.
Let me also say, it appears to be privacy respecting.
It has been good for me so far. If someone sees a reason I should run away from this, please let me know why and what we all should use instead, I’d appreciate it!
Kagi's an interesting one. The main reason why I don't go with it is because you'd have to have an account, de-anonymising you. I know they have their "privacy pass" feature but that seems to essentially rely on trust that they aren't tying your private searches to an account. And also $10/month for a search engine is just pretty steep for my budget.
I fully respect if it’s just not in the budget for you. A company has to make money somehow. I’d rather pay than get ads or worse let them collect and yet worse sell my data. Also, you can use a burner email and vpn if you want to add an extra layer of obfuscation in there for privacy.
I really hope I don’t come off as a shill for them. It’s one of the few companies I actually really like.
I also run proton family, and really like the product offering. Their leadership gives me anxiety though. Promos and sales are only for new customers and standard pricing is a bit steep, but you do get multiple services.
Also, you can use a burner email and vpn if you want to add an extra layer of obfuscation in there for privacy.
It's still all tied to one account. They could say, for instance, the same person searched for "beans", "onions", and "rice", as opposed to not being tied to an account where those 3 searches could have come from 3 different people. Of course, a search engine like DDG is only promising to not track you to try figure out if those 3 searches came from the same person, but various anti-fingerprinting measures could make it infeasible for DDG to do that. For a paid search engine, you'd have to pay for a new account per search if you didn't want it tied to any other searches, if you don't trust that Kagi isn't logging searches (which you shouldn't, because you shouldn't rely on trust for any threat model).
I really hope I don’t come off as a shill for them. It’s one of the few companies I actually really like.
Don't worry, I get where you're coming from and I most certainly think some people have a use-case for it.
Solar energy experts in Germany are putting sun-catching cells under the magnifying glass with astounding results, according to multiple reports.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems team is perfecting the use of lenses to concentrate sunlight onto solar panels, reducing size and costs while increasing performance, Interesting Engineering and PV Magazine reported.
The "technology has the potential to contribute to the energy transition, facilitating the shift toward more sustainable and renewable energy sources by combining minimal carbon footprint and energy demand with low levelized cost of electricity," the researchers wrote in a study published by the IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.
The sun-catcher is called a micro-concentrating photovoltaic, or CPV, cell. The lens makes it different from standard solar panels that convert sunlight to energy with average efficiency rates around 20%, per MarketWatch. Fraunhofer's improved CPV cell has an astounding 36% rate in ideal conditions and is made with lower-cost parts. It cuts semiconductor materials "by a factor of 1,300 and reduces module areas by 30% compared to current state-of-the-art CPV systems," per IE.
I'm not sure what to think about the Fraunhofer institute in general. They have made some nice discoveries/inventions in the past, such as audio compression algorithms and such. That is why i hyped them for a bit.
But they really disappointed me with their writings on solar panels in the past few years.
They said that the efficiency of solar panels today is too low to deploy them widely in practice, which is simply not true. They tried pushing Perovskite solar cells for no reason.
I'm not sure what to think about this article's idea. On one hand, adding lenses to solar parks makes them significantly more complicated and therefore expensive to build. Also, if the parks have complicated physical forms, they're more susceptible to wind, and that could damage them.
On the other hand, yes, adding lenses means you need fewer actual solar panels for the same amount of energy harvested.
I'll therefore put it in the category of inconclusive inventions, together with the idea of adding a motor to the solar panels so they can track the sun. That would also make the solar panels more efficient, but also more complicated and more prone to mechanical failure.
It does. Also seems weird nobody thought of a magnifying glass before.
But its also the beauty in science. Now somebody else thought about it, and they might work harder to fix the next problem: Heat.
If that gets better now, solar panels will increase in output even more. There are so many technologies going into one product, and each field have its own experts.
Scientists have detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves, using the US National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) LIGO Hanford and Livingston Observatories.
After managing hundreds of WordPress sites over the years, one thing is clear: the core is solid – it’s the outdated, poorly written plugins that open the doors to attacks. At OSDay 2025, I attended a talk that confirmed this and shed light on a massive b
One of the reasons I’m always so happy to attend conferences and technical events (the real ones – not the flashy, sponsor-driven ones designed just to sell products or services) is because I get to meet amazing people and always come away having learned something new.
I’ve been using WordPress since 2006 and have been managing hundreds of installations from a sysadmin perspective. Over time, I’ve noticed a clear pattern: most hacks and compromises happen through plugins or outdated installations. And often, these installations (and plugins) become outdated because they’ve been patched together so messily that updating them becomes nearly impossible – especially when the PHP version changes.
To mark the launch of the BSD Cafe Journal, I’d like to share the link to a particularly interesting talk by Maciek Palmowski: “How we closed almost 1k plugins in a month — the biggest WordPress bug bounty hunt.”
What struck me right away was how much his analysis of WordPress security aligned with what I’ve seen over the years: WordPress, out of the box, is reasonably secure. It’s the plugins – often old, unmaintained, or poorly written – that make it vulnerable.
I highly recommend watching his talk. It’s definitely worth your time.
This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right — for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.
So I’m happy to announce a new service: The BSD Cafe Journal.
What is The BSD Cafe Journal?
At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.
The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles — a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafés to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed — all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.
What it’s Not
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like Vermaden’s.
It’s not an aggregator.
What it Is
A place where authors can write original content.
A space to share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere.
A platform to publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.
Our Guiding Principles
The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general.
No hype: Sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not.
No drama, no politics: The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal — never judged, offended, or excluded.
Why WordPress?
The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons:
It’s portable (runs well on all BSDs).
It has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.).
And — last but not least — it supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.
Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.
The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy — all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.
Getting Involved
Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.
Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call to action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge — the Journal is waiting for you!
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a transformative feature of the battlefield.
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Pubblicità progresso: mantengo una comunità chia
Pubblicità progresso: mantengo una comunità chiamata Videogiochi Liberi, nella quale si parla appunto di videogiochi non proprietari (e li si gioca 😁).
Sarebbe carino ricominciare ad organizzare delle serate dove nerdare in compagnia, quindi vi lascio i link per chi fosse interessatə! Le due piattaforme sono collegate, ma per l'esperienza completa consiglio Matrix, la prima (ci son varie stanze).
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Just link to the archive.is please. I always click your links and end up doing it myself, only to find you've placed it within the content of the post.
I used to do that and people complained archive wasn't working with their adblockers, so settled on linking the original and dumping archive in the body.
Someone have context if we haven’t seen the new superman?
Also I want to scream a million times. Israel isn’t Judaism and Judaism isn’t Israel! Mixing that up is problematic because you’re confounding anti-zionism (a settler colonial state project committing genocide) with anti-semitism.
I haven't seen it, but I think it's pretty apparent in the trailer. Superman is supermaning, and modern powers, both real and fictional, don't like that.
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
I can’t actually watch videos especially trailer types with lots of movement due to a disability. So was wondering if anyone had a text based interpretation.
If only words had meanings and you could look up what those meanings were.
I would LOVE It if even ONE 'radical' movie, TV show or video game ever came out. But it never will because Hollywood and Game companies are all Capitalists who only allow the mildest of critiques.
My bad, if a post doesn't have a giant /s sign it's bound to be taken literally. Somebody blames the Jews' vabal, the Jews blame the radical Left, the radical Left blames capitalism (they are right, though)
Wait, I'm confused. Why, again, is an empty area in an image of a town fascist? I agree that cities are populated, but I guess I've looked at too many architectural drawings to ever notice that aspect of solar punk images.
Solar-punk feels like of like an inversion of socialist realism to me. Socialist realism celebrates the worker as creator with muscles straining, tools in hand, actively building the world. Labor is heroic, collective, and visibly transformative. The aesthetic screams: WE made this. On the other hand, solar-punk envisions society after the work is done with comfortable citizens enjoying green tech built by unseen hands. The aesthetic whispers: Look what grew while no one was laboring.
Maybe it's because I'm a person who regularly builds things from gardens to furniture to electronics to software, but I always thought of solar punk societies as worker-centered (farmers, mechanics, bakers, machinists, carpenters, etc.). I looked at solar punk as a tool to broaden the imagination of people who can't currently imagine a world structured in a way other than what it currently is; to show them a different kind of society that is sustainable.
Solarpunk itself isn't a problem, really. The issue is that it, as an aesthetic-focused movement, easily falls into utopianism. Ie, thinking of a perfect society, and trying to directly create it. This is counterposed to scientific socialism, analyzing the trends and trajectories of existing systems to figure out how to best steer development towards a better future. Utopianism is an utter failure, historically, while scientific socialism has resulted in many lasting socialist societies with great achievements for the working class.
Solarpunk cannot stand on its own. It can be a great supplement to solid leftist theory and practice, but without that it becomes daydreaming and utopianism. Imagining a better world does little to implement it, and without that theoretical backing, it can actually be taken advantage of by reactionary movements like ecofascism, just like cottagecore got taken over by tradwife fetishism.
Exactly, the recognition of the central role of labour in society has to be part of any genuinely socialist aesthetic. Solar-punk sells a vision of a comfortable society while ignoring the labour that underpins it, how things are created is left entirely up to your imagination. Thus, solar-punk aesthetic becomes equally compatible with people enjoying the fruits of their own labour or a society built on slavery.
I definitely think it can be combined with socialist realism, and serve as good art for a coherent socialist party to use as agitprop. Clearly the ideas resonate, and fascists will just use it freely if we don't.
I agree that it can act as a complimentary vision to socialist realism, and the critique is of what's missing rather than anything being inherently wrong with it.
Successful exploitation requires a combination of specific conditions. An attacker must first gain physical access to a target eUICC and use publicly known keys," Kigen said. "This enables the attacker to install a malicious JavaCard applet."
If an attacker has physical access, they can do whatever the fuck they want with the device. All bets are off.
If I had physical access to a server, I could just fucking drop in my own hard drive full of malware if I wanted to. It doesn’t matter how good the security software/firmware is on the server, when I can physically remove that software/firmware and substitute my own. That doesn’t mean every single server is “exposed to malicious attacks” as is colloquially known.
The full story link is dead, and my guess is that it should be pointing here. The story is about how embedded contents that appear in DuckDuckGo enables Google to track the user. The study they have done is here. This is unfortunate as DuckDuckGo still relies on Google to deliver parts of its contents, but DuckDuckGo offers plainer search engine too. This has happened before, so I believe it.
It's better to read the study rather than the article written about it. The study isn't much longer, is easy to read (not written at an academic level of English) and has a lot of graphs and images to help convey the key information.
I have been trying to use Marginalia and Stract whenever I can but they need to index more technical websites, which are my may source of search engine use.
Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists as Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue the ongoing genocide of Gaza and the West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli government has murdered close to 60,000 Palestinians.... The bloodshed coincides with a ban on international media and a calculated extermination campaign to assassinate the limited number of people left to document and expose Israel’s atrocities.
“In Gaza, a camera is a threat,” Ghazaleh said. “When you witness the truth, you become a target.”
The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide
Neha Madhira July 3 2025, 6:00 a.m.
Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists as Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue the ongoing genocide of Gaza and the West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli government has murdered close to 60,000 Palestinians.... The bloodshed coincides with a ban on international media and a calculated extermination campaign to assassinate the limited number of people left to document and expose Israel’s atrocities.
“In Gaza, a camera is a threat,” Ghazaleh said. “When you witness the truth, you become a target.”
Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists as Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue the ongoing genocide of Gaza and the West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli government has murdered close to 60,000 Palestinians.... The bloodshed coincides with a ban on international media and a calculated extermination campaign to assassinate the limited number of people left to document and expose Israel’s atrocities.
“In Gaza, a camera is a threat,” Ghazaleh said. “When you witness the truth, you become a target.”
The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide
Neha Madhira July 3 2025, 6:00 a.m.
Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists as Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue the ongoing genocide of Gaza and the West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli government has murdered close to 60,000 Palestinians.... The bloodshed coincides with a ban on international media and a calculated extermination campaign to assassinate the limited number of people left to document and expose Israel’s atrocities.
“In Gaza, a camera is a threat,” Ghazaleh said. “When you witness the truth, you become a target.”
Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists as Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue the ongoing genocide of Gaza and the West Bank. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli government has murdered close to 60,000 Palestinians.... The bloodshed coincides with a ban on international media and a calculated extermination campaign to assassinate the limited number of people left to document and expose Israel’s atrocities.
“In Gaza, a camera is a threat,” Ghazaleh said. “When you witness the truth, you become a target.”
The 21st century is turning out weirder than we thought. For the entire history of art, for example, tools could be used and abused and would work more or less well, but generally helped the wishes and skills of the user. They did not plot against us. Now they can – and do.
Take the painter's palette. A simple, essential, and harmless tool – just don't lick the chrome yellow, Vincent – affording complete control of the visual spectrum while being an entirely benign piece of wood. Put the same idea into software, and it becomes a thief, a deceiver, and a spy. Not a paranoid fever dream of an absinthe-soaked dauber, but the observed behavior of a Chrome extension color picker. Not a skanky chunk of code picked up from the back streets of cyberland, but a Verified by Google extension from Google's own store.
This seems to have happened because when the extension was first uploaded to the store, it was as simple, useful, and harmless as its physical antecedents. Somewhere in its life since then, an update slipped through with malicious code that delivered activity data to the privacy pirates. It's not alone in taking this path to evil.
One wonders what might be different if making a living wage didn't usually involve deceit of some form.
Welcome to The BSD Cafe Journal! This platform is an extension of the BSD Cafe, born from a long-held vision to create a central, multi-author space for the BSD and open-source communities. Just like the traditional Italian cafés (called “bar”) where peop
Welcome to The BSD Cafe Journal! This platform is an extension of the BSD Cafe, born from a long-held vision to create a central, multi-author space for the BSD and open-source communities. Just like the traditional Italian cafés (called “bar“) where people gathered to read the news and chat, our Journal aims to be a vibrant hub for reading, sharing, and staying informed.
What You’ll Find Here
The BSD Cafe Journal is dedicated to providing original, educational, and insightful content on a regular basis. You can expect:
News and Updates: Stay current with the latest happenings in the BSD and Open Source worlds.
Tutorials and Guides: Learn new skills and deepen your understanding.
Technical Articles: Dive into detailed explanations and analyses.
Author Contributions: Our writers will share original articles, link to their own blog posts (but not only), and offer unique perspectives.
This isn’t an aggregator, nor is it here to replace your favorite personal blogs or newsletters. Instead, it’s a complementary space where authors can contribute high-quality content that informs and connects our community.
Positivity and Constructive Discussion: We aim to build up, not tear down. Supporters, not haters.
Promoting BSDs and Open Source: Our focus is on the advancement and sharing of knowledge within these communities.
No Hype, No Drama, No Politics: We steer clear of trends, conflicts, and divisive topics. Our goal is to unite, not inflame.
Respect, Tolerance, and Inclusivity: Everyone is welcome here. We strive to create an environment where readers and contributors alike feel respected, never judged, offended, or excluded.
Our Platform: WordPress and the Fediverse
We’ve chosen WordPress for its robust features, including excellent role management for contributors and authors, its portability across BSDs, and crucially, its ActivityPub support. This means:
Individual Author Identities: Each author can have their own identity within the Fediverse and be followed directly.
Follow the Journal: You can also follow the entire Journal to get all our updates.
We encourage original content, but also welcome links to relevant articles published elsewhere. For example, the founder will link technical posts from ITNotes when they’re published. Our aim is a content-rich, ad-free, privacy-respecting news site under the BSD Café umbrella.
Join the Conversation!
Content coordination for authors happens in a dedicated, private Matrix room. We also have a public Matrix room (matrix.to/#/#bsdcafejournal:bs…) where you can discuss ideas, provide feedback, and share suggestions with the community.
The success of the Journal depends on its contributors. If you enjoy writing, explaining, and sharing your knowledge, we invite you to join us! The Journal is waiting for your unique voice.
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Who knows, maybe in the future... AI will replace us, and we'll all gather at the "real" BSD Cafe to talk about the 'good old days of technology', just like the pirates in Monkey Island at the SCUMM Bar, drinking coffee and eating Tiramisu (instead of Grog).
Russian drones kill 1, injure 9 in Sumy Oblast amid attack on civilian, critical infrastructure — More Russians will fall from Windows — Russia’s summer offensive has fallen far short of expectations –North Korea supplied Russia with 12 million rounds of
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A building is seen on fire after a Russian missile strike hit the city of Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 12, 2025. (Vincenzo Circosta / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Trump says US will sendPatriot missilesto Ukraine. “We will send them Patriots, which they desperately need, because (Russian President Vladimir) Putin really surprised a lot of people. He talks nice and then bombs everybody in the evening,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 13.
Russia’s summer offensive has fallen ‘far short of expectations,’ Zelensky says. Moscow’s ongoing summer offensive has not reached the Kremlin’s expectations as Ukrainian troops continue to thwart Russian attacks on various regions, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on July 13.
Russia launched over1,800 droneson Ukraine in one week, Zelensky says. Over 1,200 glide bombs and 83 missiles of various types were also launched on Ukraine in the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 13.
Pro-Ukrainianpartisansdestroy car used by Chechen unit in occupied Mariupol, Atesh claims. “We send greetings to the kadyrovtsy,” the group wrote, referring to the notoriously ruthless troops named for Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.
SBU claims liquidation of Russian agents responsible forkilling officerin Kyiv. The alleged Russian agents were killed during a shootout in an SBU special operation on July 13 in Kyiv Oblast, according to the agency.
North Korea supplied Russia with12 million roundsof 152mm shells, South Korean intelligence estimates. The report estimated that North Korea could have provided Russia with around 28,000 containers containing weapons and artillery shells to date.
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Ukraine war latest: German-funded long-range weapons to arrive in Ukraine by late July; NATO chief to visit Washington on July 14
Ukraine will begin receiving hundreds of domestically produced long-range weapon systems by the end of July under a German-financed agreement, German Major General Christian Freuding told the German ZDF news channel.
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The trident, known in Ukrainian as tryzub, is instantly recognizable as the central element of Ukraine’s modern coat of arms. But beyond its official role, the tryzub has taken on profound symbolic meaning in recent years amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian droneskill 1, injure 9in Sumy Oblast amid attack on civilian, critical infrastructure. A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast on July 13 killed one person and injured nine others, Governor Oleh Gryhorov reported, amid a larger attack on the region’s critical infrastructure.
Russian attacks across Ukrainekill 8, injure 21over past day. Deadly attacks on civilians were reported in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kherson oblasts, according to regional authorities.
International response
‘Thegame is about to change‘ — Republican Senator Graham expects influx of US weapons shipments to Ukraine, ahead of Trump’s ‘major’ announcement. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said in an interview with CBS News on July 13 that he expects an influx of U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine to begin “in the coming days,” as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to make a “major statement” on the war in Ukraine on July 14.
NATO chief to visit Washington on July 14 as Trump prepares ‘major statement‘ on Russia. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will visit Washington on July 14-15, the military alliance’s press service announced on July 13. The visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump previously said he intends to make a “major” announcement on Russia on July 14, potentially signifying a major policy shift on the war in Ukraine.
Balkan countries release joint statement supporting UkrainianNATO accessionafter summit. The joint summit declaration was released by Ukraine and the Croatian government on July 12.
Over $4 billion in new funds pledged forUkraine’s reconstructionafter Recovery Conference, ministry says. Ukrainian officials signed agreements, memorandums, and joint statements on raising funds totalling 3.55 billion euros ($4.15 million) following the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 on July 10-11 in Rome, Ukraine’s Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories announced July 13.
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Russia denies Putin pushed Iran for ‘zero enrichment‘ nuclear deal. Western countries and Israel suspect Tehran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapon, a claim Iran denies, defending what it calls its “non-negotiable” right to develop a civilian nuclear program.
Russia scales uppropaganda operationsacross Africa, Ukrainian intelligence says. By the end of the year, Russia Today plans to launch broadcasting in Amharic for an audience in Ethiopia, HUR said.
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After 13 years of marriage, I re-entered the dating scene as a widow — with zero luck.
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