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Updated as stories are published17 killed as Russian missiles and drones strike Kyiv region
Russian missile and drone strikes killed 17 people and wounded 44 in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight into Wednesday,…
Survivors and firefighters confront Spain’s worsening wildfire threat
Spain is confronting renewed wildfire fears after recent fires killed 14 people in Almeria, forced more than 1,500 evacuations and…
Michigan Democrats Await Result in Tight El-Sayed-Stevens Senate Race
Abdul El-Sayed held a narrow lead over Congresswoman Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary after Tuesday’s voting, but the…
US-Japan Yen Intervention: What Happened and What Comes Next
The United States and Japan carried out coordinated foreign-exchange intervention on July 31, 2026, after the yen weakened beyond 163…
What to know about today’s planned Falcon 9 lunar impact
A four-tonne upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to hit the Moon at about 06:35 GMT…
Infantino faces mounting pressure as FIFA staff break ranks
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s abandoned plan to raise $4.2bn by selling a minority stake in a new World Cup commercial…
Appeals court revives Biden-era clean-energy grants, for now
The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, that the Environmental…
Iran-Oman Talks Show Progress on Strait of Hormuz Shipping
The United States says negotiations involving Oman and Iran have made progress toward an arrangement for safer shipping through the…
SpaceX reports a smaller-than-expected loss after IPO
SpaceX reported a $541 million loss, or 9 cents per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, in…
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