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• A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk resulted in 13 deaths, according to local authorities. • In Yemen, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels targeted a government-held port on the Red Sea coast.

• Former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly expressed dissatisfaction with Iran's Guardian Council multiple times over the disqualification of Ali Larijani from the 2024 presidential election. • According to Larijani's son, judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei resisted these pressures, leading to a ruling that exposed individuals who fabricated a case against Larijani.

• A Ukrainian drone commander informed AP that strikes on Crimea could increase sevenfold if Western funding were delivered more rapidly. • In the U.K., comedic candidate Count Binface, known for wearing a garbage can on his head, is running for a Parliament seat.

• A former Thai Member of Parliament shot and killed a local government official on Monday during a financial dispute in Nonthaburi province. • The attack occurred in broad daylight outside a government building; the suspect was subsequently arrested and confessed to journalists at the police station.

• A former Member of Parliament in Thailand opened fire on a senior provincial official and his driver, leaving both victims seriously injured. • The perpetrator admitted to the shooting, though the specific motive for the attack has not yet been detailed.

• Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang shot and killed local government official Thongchai Yenprasert in Nonthaburi. • The fatal shooting was reportedly triggered by a financial dispute between the two men.

• The Modi government has agreed to a comprehensive parliamentary debate regarding the police action taken against student protesters on July 20. • Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to deliver the government's official response during the proceedings to address the controversy.

• Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir entered the final phase of its assembly elections on Monday amid heightened security measures. • The voting process is taking place following weeks of violent protests and reports of a crackdown by Islamabad-backed forces in the region.

• A gunman, identified as a former member of parliament, was arrested after killing a former colonel and wounding a driver at a government office near Bangkok. • This incident marks the second shooting in Thailand within three days, sparking widespread concern over public safety and violence.

• Chalong Reawraeng, a member of Thailand's House of Representatives, allegedly shot ex-police officer Thongchai Yenprasert and his driver at a government office in Nonthaburi province on Monday. • Local media reports confirm that Thongchai died from his injuries, while provincial police chief Major General Dejrapee Kongdee confirmed the suspect has been detained.

• Former Thai MP Chalong Riewrang was arrested by Nonthaburi police after allegedly shooting a local official and a driver. • The incident occurred in Nonthaburi province, located north of Bangkok, and was confirmed by police chief Dejrapee Kongdee.

• The New Stack explores a shift in evaluating non-deterministic AI coding agents, arguing that they should be graded on their actual output rather than as conversational chatbots. • The proposed methodology utilizes executable contracts and detailed scorecards to measure the functional success of the code produced by these agents.