Vladimir Putin’s visit to one of the most worshiped Orthodox monasteries in the country, the one on the Valaam Island in Russia’s northwest, has made headlines for reasons far from religious. “A mysterious passenger” was spotted in the president’s car.

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People are starting to return to the Iraqi city of Mosul after the government declared victory over Islamic State in the area on Monday. However, one of the most difficult tasks could still lie ahead as most of Mosul has been devastated by nine months of fighting. The UN says it will take billions of dollars and years to rebuild the city.

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The nuclear submarine K-150 ‘Tomsk’ has launched a supersonic cruise missile P-700 Granit amid naval drills in Russia’s Far East, successfully striking a ground target.

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One of the largest icebergs ever recorded has been created after breaking free from an ice shelf in Antarctica. The more than 1 trillion metric ton mass of ice calved sometime between July 10-12 and is now adrift off the coast. The carving took several years. The footage dates back to February 2017.

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A joint center on Syria was one of several matters agreed by Putin and Trump during their first encounter on the sidelines of the G20 summit last week.

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The Hungarian government has launched a countrywide anti-migrant poster campaign depicting George Soros.

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Over 5800 civilians may have been killed by Iraqi and US-led coalition forces in the last four months during the battle for Mosul. That’s the latest estimate from human-rights organization Amnesty International. Lise Grande, the deputy special representative of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, joins RT to discuss this issue.

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A large fire spanning nearly 1,000 square meters broke out at the tractor manufacturing division of St. Petersburg’s Kirov factory at around midday. Two helicopters have been dispatched to the scene, according to the city’s emergency ministry.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tweeted he advised Donald Trump Jr to release the email chain related to his meeting with a Russian lawyer before the story hit the media.

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1.6-meter king cobra was retrieved from a bedroom in China by police officers and a snake expert. The snake was then released inro the wild.

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The Putin-Trump handshake at the G20 is now part of history. While their meeting appeared to go well – both presidents said so – moving forward on this bilateral relationship is problematic at best. Are the U.S. and Russia destined to be enemies?
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The US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile defence system successfully shot down a simulated intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) during a test over Alaska on Tuesday, the US Missile Defence Agency (MDA). Photos and video released by the MDA captured the test, which sources said was the first of its kind. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8hlc

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Irish Republican and Sinn Fein flags and banners were burnt alongside effigies and posters of high-profile Republican figures in Belfast, Tuesday, on ‘Eleventh Night’. Flags of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIL/ISIS) and the European Union were installed on the bonfire and burnt as well.

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Two topless FEMEN activists disrupted a concert by US film director Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Tuesday. The two women, who had tags condemning Allen written over their chests and backs, stormed through the stage in the middle of the band’s performance and repeated chants against sexual abuse.

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A huge fire has broken out on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius volcano near Naples. The blaze was fast approaching the town of Torre del Greco on Tuesday afternoon. Tourists and residents have been evacuated from the area. The Italian Civil Protection Agency called the fire outbreak in the Vesuvius National Park one of the ‘most critical situations,’ as reported by the Local. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8hla

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The names Trump and Russia never seem to be out of the headlines, but now it’s the president’s son that the spotlight’s turning on. It all concerns a meeting he held with a Russian lawyer during his father’s election campaign. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8hkd

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Over 5,000 civilians may have been killed by Iraqi and US-led coalition forces in the fight to liberate Mosul from ISIS. For more on the situation in Mosul, RT is joined by Farhan Haq the deputy spokesman for the security general of the UN.

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The issue of Mosul’s liberation has been touched upon by the Russian Foreign Minister. It came during an informal summit of OSCE.

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Belgium’s ban on the full-face niqab in public doesn’t violate any rules, that’s according to a decision by the European Court of Human rights. The ruling comes after two Muslim women tried to get the move legally overturned.

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Spain has seen a sharp rise in migrants arriving from Africa this year – between January and June, up to 6,500 landed in the country, compared with 8,000 arrivals in all of 2016.

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Violent clashes have erupted outside the Libyan capital. According to the country’s health ministry, the shooting left at least 4 people dead, civilians among them, and dozens injured.

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Practical launches of the Tochka-U tactic missile complex
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un celebrates ‘ICBM’ launch at concert

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The White House says it continues to view Russia as a threat. That’s despite the US president’s ‘tremendous’ meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit, where they discussed a cybersecurity deal.

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Some 5800 civilians may have been killed by Iraqi and US-led coalition forces in the last four months during the battle for Mosul. That’s the latest estimate from human-rights organization Amnesty International. RT discussed the dire situation in Mosul with Maulid Warfa, from the Iraqi branch of UNICEF, he’s about 80 km away from Mosul now, in Erbil.

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