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Russia Strikes Kyiv With Missiles and Drones a Day Before NATO Summit; Casualty Counts Vary
Overnight missile and drone strikes hit residential and other sites in Kyiv on July 6, 2026, with early death tolls ranging from about 7 to 15, as President Trump prepares to meet President Zelenskyy at a NATO summit in Turkey.
Venezuela Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 235; U.S. Deploys Rescue Teams and Partially Eases Sanctions
A 7.5-magnitude mainshock and a 7.2-magnitude foreshock struck northern Venezuela on June 24, 2026, triggering a large U.S. aid response and renewed debate over whether American sanctions are blocking effective disaster relief.
Russia Cites Unverified Anchorage 'Understandings' as Ukraine Peace Talks Remain Deadlocked
The U.S.-imposed June 2026 deadline has passed with no deal. Russia keeps citing disputed commitments from the August 2025 Trump-Putin summit in Alaska while refusing direct talks with Zelensky. No party has agreed on a ceasefire or a political framework.
Iran Says Four Tankers Hit Mines on Hormuz Routes It Calls Unauthorized; U.S. Says the Main Shipping Lanes Are Clear of Mines
Iran has not named the ships, and no independent source has confirmed the four mine strikes. A separate tanker, the Louise 1, was confirmed hit by explosives that a small boat attached to its hull off Oman.
Russian Drone Kills at Least 14 at Dnipro Train Station; Zelensky Says Forces Have No Order to Halt Refinery Strikes, Contradicting WSJ Report
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources, that Kyiv quietly paused strikes on Russian refineries after pressure from Trump envoys. Zelensky says his forces have no such order, and a Ukrainian drone maker claimed a refinery hit hours after the report.
UN General Assembly Votes 130-17, With 25 Abstentions, to Call for End of U.S. Embargo on Cuba; Support Is Lowest Since 1995
The 34th annual resolution passed easily but drew 35 fewer yes votes than in 2025, after a U.S. lobbying campaign and a floor confrontation between Ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuba's foreign minister.
Marine Le Pen Opens 2027 French Presidential Campaign in Orléans as Curfews Remain in Several Cities
Le Pen spoke on October 25 to a crowd organizers put at 8,500, nearly 3,000 police were on duty, and an Ipsos-BVA-Cési poll put her first-round support at 32% to 33.5%. Her run rests on a July 2026 appeals ruling that kept her embezzlement conviction but shortened her ban from office.
Gunman Kills One and Wounds Five in Drive-By Shooting Near Paris; Antiterror Prosecutors Investigate a Racist Motive
A 39-year-old man is in custody after a 15-minute shooting in Trappes and La Verrière, which President Macron called a "racist terrorist attack"; the 70,000 police France is deploying this weekend were ordered for nationwide protests, not because of the shooting.
Gunmen Kill at Least Eight and Wound Dozens at a Funeral in a Greek Orthodox Church in Jordan's Karak
King Abdullah II called the Friday shooting a terrorist attack and vowed the "harshest retaliation." No group has formally claimed it. Officials say they know the suspects' names but have not released them.
Kim Jong Un Enters China at Dandong via New Yalu River Bridge, Seoul Says; South Korean Official Reports Meeting With Premier Li Qiang
South Korean officials and Yonhap say North Korea's leader crossed into China on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Neither Beijing nor Pyongyang had confirmed the trip in early reports. It comes ahead of China's Korean War anniversary on October 25 and the November APEC summit in Shenzhen.
Russia Fires 21 Ballistic Missiles at Kyiv, Three With Cluster Warheads, Zelensky Says, Hours After Putin Agrees to Resume Talks After Nov. 10
Zelensky says two people died and 34 were hurt in Russian attacks across 12 regions overnight; Kyiv officials reported 1 dead and 24 hurt in the capital. Russia says it hit defense plants. The strike followed a Putin–Witkoff meeting at which Russia freed American Stephen Hubbard.
Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case in Abuja in Woman Who Arrived via Uganda; 44 Contacts Being Traced as Kenya Reports Ninth Case
Uganda says the patient was not infected there, while Nigeria says the source of exposure is still under investigation. The case adds a major West African air hub to an outbreak that began in Congo in May, and it raises questions about U.S. travel screening, which does not currently cover Nigeria.