Russia hits Kyiv with more missiles and drones, causing fires and injuring at least 10
In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescue workers were working at a residential building in Shevchenkivskyi District, after falling debris caused a fire on the top floor of an apartment building.
Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Administration, said there were fires in at least five other districts at residential buildings, cars, warehouses, office and other non-residential structures.
He said three of the injured had shrapnel wounds.
Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses with major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones. The previous night, it fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks.
Russia's army has also launched a new drive to punch through parts of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where short-handed Ukrainian forces are under heavy strain.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was 'not happy' with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hasn't budged from his ceasefire and peace demands since Trump took office in January and began to push for a settlement.
Trump said Monday that the U.S. would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington paused critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. On Wednesday, the U.S. resumed deliveries of certain weapons, including 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity so they could provide details that hadn't been announced publicly. It's unclear exactly when the weapons started moving.
___
___
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Business Insider
33 minutes ago
- Business Insider
Canada would suffer the most economic damage under Trump's tariffs, new Yale report shows
The US's second-largest trading partner may be bearing the brunt of President Donald Trump's tariffs. A new report by The Budget Lab at Yale University shows that the Trump administration's tariffs would shrink Canada 's long-run economy by 2.1% after taking inflation into account, more than the impacts on other countries in the world. This figure is up from the previous estimate of a 1.9% long-term damage to Canada, and doesn't take into account Trump's threats to impose a 35% tariff on Canada from August 1. On Truth Social, Trump published a letter to Canada on Thursday, accusing the northern neighbour of having "financially retaliated against the United States." Though Canada is not subjected to the 10% base tariffs, the northern neighbour already faces a 10% tariff on potash and energy, a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum, and a 25% tariff on automobiles. Canada also exports around three-quarters of its goods to the US. The US-Canada relationship has also suffered due to the tariffs and Trump's repeated comments that Canada should become the 51st state of America. Many Canadian retailers and consumers are turning to locally sources goods over US imports. In response to Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote on X that he remains willing to collaborate with Washington, DC, and said he is "building Canada strong." "The federal government, provinces, and territories are making significant progress in building one Canadian economy," wrote Carney. "We are poised to build a series of major new projects in the national interest. We are strengthening our trading partnerships throughout the world." After Canada, the Bugest Lab report shows that the US ranks second in terms of estimated GDP loss due to Trump's tariffs. While China's economy is expected to contract by 0.2%, the US economy is expected to be 0.4% smaller in the long run and 0.8% smaller in 2025 alone. US households, the report says, will also see an income loss of $2,500 due to tariffs. Clothes and footwear would become disproportionately more expensive by as much as 39% in the short run, and prices are expected to stay up in the future.
Business Insider
42 minutes ago
- Business Insider
Stock Market News Review: SPY, QQQ Drop on Renewed Tariff Fears; Powell Resignation Rumors
Both the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) closed the Friday trading session in the red as tariff fears returned to the market. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. President Trump has slapped Canada with a 35% tariff, effective August 1. The steep rate is a step above Canada's reciprocal tariff of 26% announced on April 2. 'If Canada works with me to stop the flow of Fentanyl, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter,' said Trump. In an X post, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada would continue its efforts to stop the spread of the deadly drug. Additionally, Trump is considering imposing a blanket tariff of 15% or 20%, up from 10%. He reiterated his belief that the tariffs won't increase inflation and cited all-time highs in the stock market. U.S. yearly tariff revenue has surpassed $100 billion for the first time, with three months still remaining in fiscal year 2025. Tariff revenue was $27.2 billion in June, bringing the yearly total to $113 billion. The monthly average tariff revenue in 2024 was $7.2 billion. On top of that, the U.S. recorded a $27 billion surplus in June compared to $71 billion deficit a year ago. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi on Friday at the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Both parties concluded that the meeting was 'positive, pragmatic, and constructive.' They also agreed that a meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would be beneficial for both countries. The U.S. and India are also making trade progress with the U.S. considering a less than 20% baseline tariff on imported Indian goods, according to Bloomberg. India doesn't expect to receive a tariff notification letter and believes that the U.S. will announce the deal, said people close to the situation. The timing of the announcement remains unclear. Finally, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte issued an eye-catching statement near the market close. 'I'm encouraged by reports that Jerome Powell is considering resigning. I think this will be the right decision for America, and the economy will boom,' said Pulte. However, there are no confirmed reports that Powell intends to resign.
CNBC
an hour ago
- CNBC
Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing President Donald Trump's administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown. The plaintiffs include three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens, one who was held despite showing agents his identification. The filing in U.S. District Court asked a judge to block the administration from using what they call unconstitutional tactics in immigration raids. Immigrant advocates accuse immigration officials of detaining someone based on their race, carrying out warrantless arrests, and denying detainees access to legal counsel at a holding facility in downtown LA. Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said in an email that "any claims that individuals have been 'targeted' by law enforcement because of their skin color are disgusting and categorically FALSE." McLaughlin said "enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence" before making arrests. Judge Maame E. Frimpong also issued a separate order barring the federal government from restricting attorney access at a Los Angeles immigration detention facility. Frimpong issued the emergency orders, which are a temporary measure while the lawsuit proceeds, the day after a hearing during which advocacy groups argued that the government was violating the Fourth and Fifth amendments of the constitution. She wrote in the order there was a "mountain of evidence" presented in the case that the federal government was committing the violations they were being accused of. Immigrants and Latino communities across Southern California have been on edge for weeks since the Trump administration stepped up arrests at car washes, Home Depot parking lots, immigration courts and a range of businesses. Tens of thousands of people have participated in rallies in the region over the raids and the subsequent deployment of the National Guard and Marines. The order also applies to Ventura County, where busloads of workers were detained Thursday while the court hearing was underway after federal agents descended on a cannabis farm, leading to clashes with protesters and multiple injuries. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the recent wave of immigration enforcement has been driven by an "arbitrary arrest quota" and based on "broad stereotypes based on race or ethnicity." When detaining the three day laborers who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit, all immigration agents knew about them is that they were Latino and were dressed in construction work clothes, the filing in the lawsuit said. It goes on to describe raids at swap meets and Home Depots where witnesses say federal agents grabbed anyone who "looked Hispanic." ACLU attorney Mohammad Tajsar said Brian Gavidia, one of the U.S. citizens who was detained, was "physically assaulted ... for no other reason than he was Latino and working at a tow yard in a predominantly Latin American neighborhood." Tajsar asked why immigration agents detained everyone at a car wash except two white workers, according to a declaration by a car wash worker, if race wasn't involved. Representing the government, attorney Sean Skedzielewski said there was no evidence that federal immigration agents considered race in their arrests, and that they only considered appearance as part of the "totality of the circumstances" including prior surveillance and interactions with people in the field. In some cases, they also operated off "targeted, individualized packages," he said. "The Department of Homeland Security has policy and training to ensure compliance with the Fourth Amendment," Skedzielewski said. Lawyers from Immigrant Defenders Law Center and other groups say they also have been denied access to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown LA known as "B-18" on several occasions since June, according to court documents. Lawyer Mark Rosenbaum said in one incident on June 7 attorneys "attempted to shout out basic rights" at a bus of people detained by immigration agents in downtown LA when the government drivers honked their horns to drown them out and chemical munitions akin to tear gas were deployed. Skedzielewski said access was only restricted to "protect the employees and the detainees" during violent protests and it has since been restored. Rosenbaum said lawyers were denied access even on days without any demonstrations nearby, and that the people detained are also not given sufficient access to phones or informed that lawyers were available to them. He said the facility lacks adequate food and beds, which he called "coercive" to getting people to sign papers to agree to leave the country before consulting an attorney. Friday's order will prevent the government from solely using apparent race or ethnicity, speaking Spanish or English with an accent, presence at a location such as a tow yard or car wash, or someone's occupation as the basis for reasonable suspicion to stop someone. It will also require officials to open B-18 to visitation by attorneys seven days a week and provide detainees access to confidential phone calls with attorneys. Attorneys general for 18 Democratic states also filed briefs in support of the orders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were already barred from making warrantless arrests in a large swath of eastern California after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in April.
