Unbiased headline news – Ukraine has destroyed a Russian submarine and struck a Russian airfield, amid a wave of long-range attacks on Russian targets, officials reported.
Russia claimed that Ukrainian drones also targeted an apartment building, resulting in one fatality. The increase in attacks since July coincides with Ukraine’s push for allies to permit the use of long-range missiles against Russia. Western allies, especially the U.S., have so far been hesitant, concerned about potential escalation from Moscow.
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Western nations including Italy, Britain, France, and the United States have urged their citizens in Lebanon to depart due to rising tensions.
Israel has been conducting strikes on Lebanon for months to target Hezbollah, an armed political group formed to resist Israeli occupation in the 1980s. Thousands of Lebanese civilians near the border have been displaced. After enduring a civil war in Lebanon, Hezbollah continues to oppose Israeli actions in the region.
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The assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who played a central role in Gaza ceasefire efforts, has “ignited the fire of resistance,” according to a statement from the Palestinian militia, potentially dimming hopes for an end to Israel’s conflict.
Hamas leaders held urgent meetings following Haniyeh’s assassination and agreed on several points, including that his death was a significant loss for the Palestinian people and “free people worldwide.”
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With support from Democrats, increased engagement from younger and Black voters, and women believing she’d better represent their interests, Vice President Kamala Harris has shifted the 2024 presidential race.
She now has a 1-point lead nationally, a position President Biden never held (he was down by 5 points when he exited the race). Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied in key battleground states. Looking ahead, voters emphasize the importance of the coming weeks.
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A 5-year-old boy died and another child was injured when a bounce house they were playing in was lifted 15 to 20 feet by the wind during a baseball game Friday night, officials in Maryland stated.
The bounce house was situated in the right field stands of Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, Maryland, during a game between the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs and the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. A second child sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, officials reported.
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A teenage girl, nine months pregnant, and an 18-year-old man were hospitalized Friday night after their tent was struck by lightning in Indiana, officials said.
The unidentified victims were inside their tent at their residence in Country Squire Lakes, Indiana, when the lightning strike occurred, according to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. First responders transported the pair to a hospital where they were listed in serious but stable condition.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum seekers, which resulted in injuries to at least 10 police officers.
The Prime Minister denounced the attack as “far-right thuggery,” as additional violence erupted across the country following a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead and many others injured. In a statement from 10 Downing Street, the prime minister vowed that authorities would “do whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice” and assured that justice would be swift.
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its stake in Apple by nearly 50%, according to financial documents filed Saturday after technology stocks suffered a downturn.
The value of Berkshire Hathaway’s Apple holdings fell from $174 billion in December 2023 to $84 billion in June, as indicated in Berkshire’s second-quarter earnings report. The number of shares held by the Omaha-based conglomerate decreased from 790 million to 400 million.
