A Russian attack on Kyiv killed a 12-year-old child and wounded at least 10 people, according to the city's mayor, who confirmed strikes hit the Podilskyi and Obolonsky residential districts. Fires broke out and residential buildings sustained damage across both areas. No further details on the weapon type or timing of the strike were provided in available reporting. The attack adds to a pattern of Russian strikes targeting civilian infrastructure and populated neighborhoods in the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv has faced recurring aerial bombardment throughout the war, with residential districts repeatedly absorbing damage alongside critical infrastructure. The targeting of densely populated zones raises continued pressure on air defense coverage over the capital. International partners supplying air defense systems to Ukraine will be watching the frequency and reach of strikes on Kyiv as a measure of both military escalation and the adequacy of current defense assets.
Iranian armed forces attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, briefly halting traffic through the waterway. The strike threatens a fragile US-Iran arrangement and could push shipping insurance costs and oil prices higher.
The US has struck Iran, with President Trump citing an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz as justification. The action raises immediate risks for global oil flows through one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints.
The US struck ten Iranian targets on the second consecutive day of military action, putting a fragile ceasefire under serious pressure. The escalation raises immediate risks for Gulf shipping, global oil supply, and regional stability.
Venezuela's twin earthquakes, magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5, have killed at least 164 people and injured 971, interim president Delcy Rodriguez confirmed Thursday. The quakes are the country's strongest since 1900, collapsing buildings across Caracas and prompting a state of emergency, with the death toll expected to rise as
