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A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack
Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia’s biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the two countries’ border, local officials and the company said Friday. Ukraine has regularly hit targets in the distant Urals this year and has even struck a Russian oil refinery in western Siberia, […]
A gunman kills a Mexican social media influencer during a livestream
MEXICO CITY | A gunman killed a social media influencer during a livestream in Mexico’s volatile northwestern state of Sinaloa, authorities said Wednesday, a public killing that underscored ongoing violence targeting social media personalities in the Latin American nation. The influencer, César Gastélum, was killed on Tuesday night in the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan, […]
Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation
Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after a July Fourth boat trip with friends to an island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. None of the three appear to know Wells, his family or […]
Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump’s helicopter approached
WASHINGTON | It’s not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday afternoon in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision near the busy airport. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the […]
Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees ‘new quality’ of threat
BERLIN | A drone with explosives was found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and the device was defused, authorities said Wednesday, in an incident that the country’s top security official said posed a “new quality of danger.” Both the runways at the major freight hub were closed and several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted […]
Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals
MEGARA, Greece | Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, did not return home when the remaining containment lines were lifted Wednesday in the wake of a wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas near Athens. The pup was one of hundreds of pets and wild animals rescued by volunteers this week during the […]
Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages, disrupting response as deaths top 1,800
BUNIA, Congo | Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicenter of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record staged protests Thursday to demand payment for their wages, abandoning several health facilities even as aid workers warn that the disease is still spreading at an alarming rate. Confirmed cases in the outbreak, meanwhile, reached 3,973, including […]
Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record
ROME | Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe, setting a national temperature record in Austria, fueling wildfires in France and disrupting energy and transport systems across the continent. The extreme weather has pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in […]
2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah
BEIRUT | Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an explosion in southern Lebanon, Israel’s military said Thursday, the first Israeli deaths since a shaky truce between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began nearly two months ago. Four other soldiers were seriously wounded, the military said. An Israeli military official, who spoke on condition […]
Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine | Ukraine hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscow’s wartime economy and embarrass the Kremlin. The repeated strikes have caused fuel shortages and rattled Russians. Ukrainians, meanwhile, are enduring regular barrages that Kyiv’s depleted air defenses […]