The World Today In Ten Bullets
President Zelensky of Ukraine said that Russian forces have gained ground in Ukraine east in recent days. This comes as President Putin of Russia is set to meet with President Trump on Friday.
Inflation rates in the U.S. stayed the same for the month of July. People thought that inflation would have gone up with all the tariff news however this was not the case.
China said it would halt communication with the president of the Czech Republic after he met with the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is Tibet's spiritual leader, who the Chinese Government says is a separatist.
The United Nations(UN) officially condemned Israel's attack on a group of Journalists which resulted in the death of all six. Israel justified its attack by saying it had targeted one of the six journalists because he was allegedly a Hamas member.
Following President Trump's announcement that he would temporarily take over the police in Washington DC for 30 days, a surge in law enforcement has been seen around the DC area.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with his counterpart in Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the upcoming meeting between President Trump and President Putin of Russia on Friday.
President Trump announced that he would move to nominate a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following the firing of the former head. The new nominee is E.J. Antoni, an economist.
Investigators uncovered that Russia in some capacity is responsible for the hacking of a computer system which keeps track of Federal Court documents. It's been reported they may have even gained access to highly sensitive records.
The Philippines strongly condemned China after one of its vessels was chased by a Chinese Coast Guard ship. As the Chinese Coast Guard ship was chasing the Philippines ship the Chinese ship collided with one of its own battleships in the area.
A South Korean court ordered the arrest of the former president's wife. The former president who was impeached is currently still detained by South Korea police.
