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Fresh U.S. strikes hit Iranian military sites as Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, while the Pentagon confirmed additional American service-member deaths tied to attacks in Iraq and Jordan.
Ukrainian officials reported casualties in an overnight strike on Kyiv; separate U.S.-mediated talks may resume, but no ceasefire has been agreed.
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44 stories in this desk.Bulgaria says aerial and maritime drones struck two commercial vessels in its Black Sea economic zone, sinking one and setting the other on fire.
A localized pause in fighting is allowing technicians to repair external power infrastructure serving the Russian-occupied nuclear plant.
A localized pause in fighting is allowing technicians to repair external power infrastructure serving the Russian-occupied nuclear plant.
Explosions were reported in Kyiv and other cities during an overnight assault that continued into daylight, as Ukraine faced renewed pressure on its limited air-defense interceptors.
Hamas says it accepted a U.S.-announced framework for disarmament and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, but Israel has not formally responded and major implementation disputes remain.
Spain’s Interior Ministry estimates about 50,000 people entered Ceuta from Morocco, while the city’s president put the figure at 60,000. Officials say 37,500 had returned voluntarily as the reported death toll rose to 57.
Local authorities said 51 people have been confirmed dead and 10 remain missing after the July landslide in southwest China. Search teams ended land operations while other recovery work continued.
NATO says a Russian cruise missile crossed into Poland during the overnight barrage, and Ukrainian officials raised the preliminary civilian toll to at least 10 dead and more than 50 injured.
Ukraine said long-range drones hit refineries in Ryazan and Yaroslavl, extending a campaign aimed at Russia’s energy revenue and military supply chain. Damage claims remain contested.
European authorities said more than 300,000 people had been displaced as aircraft and crews reinforced national responders in France and Spain.
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