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Russia fires record 728 drones, 13 missiles at Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine, July 9 (AP): Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 missiles, the Ukrainian air force said Wednesday, in the latest escalation amid mounting Russian aerial and ground attacks in the more than three-year war.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the...

Netanyahu ‘reaffirm’ hostages release, defeat of Hamas in Trump talks

JERUSALEM, July 9 (AFP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he discussed efforts to release hostages held in Gaza and the ongoing military campaign to defeat Hamas during talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump.The meeting on Tuesday was the second in 24 hours between the two...

More than 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods

HUNT, (United States), July 9 (AFP): More than 160 people remain unaccounted for after devastating floods in Texas, the state governor said Tuesday, marking a dramatic increase in the number of missing from a tragedy that has so far claimed 109 lives.Four days after flash floods roared through several Texas...

Indian workers go on a daylong nationwide strike against Modi's reforms

NEW DELHI (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of workers across India went on a nationwide strike on Wednesday in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to privatize state-run companies and other economic reforms, partially disrupting public services and manufacturing.A coalition of 10 major trade unions that represent laborers and...

Five crew rescued from commercial ship attacked in Red Sea

DUBAI, July 9, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Five crew aboard a commercial vessel attacked off the rebel-held Yemen coast were rescued, a maritime monitor reported Wednesday, with Filipino authorities earlier saying all but one of the 22 crew were citizens."Search and rescue operations commenced overnight" following the attack earlier this week,...

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

WASHINGTON, Jul 9 (AP): The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according to two senior officials and a cable sent last week to all embassies and consulates.The warning came after the...

France wildfire shuts down Marseille airport, halts trains

MARSEILLE, July 8 (AFP): A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior minister said.Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France, fanning out at speed due to wind and parched...