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Photos this week: July 17-24, 2025
A man stands at the broken windows of his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, July 21. Residents of Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities faced another sleepless night on Sunday as Russia launched 450 missiles and drones overnight into Monday, Ukraine's Air Force said. The majority were shot down, the Air Force said, but 23 struck across three locations and debris from intercepted missiles landed in 12 areas. Efrem Lukatsky/AP A machine gun and flak jacket, belonging to a Ukrainian serviceman, hang on a wall near the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar on Tuesday, July 22. Chasiv Yar is on the front lines of the country's war with Russia. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces/Reuters People gather in Folkestone, England, to dance to Kate Bush's 1978 hit song 'Wuthering Heights' on Sunday, July 20. They wore red dresses to re-enact Bush's iconic music President Donald Trump, second from left, tours the renovation site of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 24. He was joined by US Sen. Tim Scott, left, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, right. The long-simmering clash between Trump and Powell was on full public display during the tour. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Children in Sanaa, Yemen, react as protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, show solidarity with Palestinians on Friday, July 18. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Lovely Jean Baptiste, a 16-year-old who was shot in the mouth by armed gangs, poses for a portrait Thursday, July 17, at the Argentine Bellegarde School, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Claraens Siffroy/AFP/Getty Images Mario Barrios, left, tries to avoid a punch from Hall of Fame boxer Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight title bout in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 19. Pacquiao, 46, was making his first appearance in the ring in nearly four years. He fell just short of taking the title of Barrios, who retained the WBC belt with a majority draw. John Locher/AP Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers, right, celebrates with teammates after he hit a walk-off home run to defeat the Kansas City Royals on Friday, July 18. He hit two homers in the Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos, Philippines, on Tuesday, July 22. The church flooded due to heavy rain from Typhoon Wipha, but she and her fiancé pushed through with their wedding anyway. Aaron Favila/AP This aerial photo, taken on Tuesday, July 22, shows surfers swimming past waves in the Atlantic Ocean near Carcans, France. Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images Dylan Mortensen gets a hug after speaking at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 23. Kohberger, who murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kyle Green/Pool/AP Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert speaks to his audience on Monday, July 21. It was his first night back on 'The Late Show' since the shocking news that CBS is canceling it. The network, citing financial pressures, said the cancellation will take effect in May 2026, the normal end of the broadcast TV season. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Getty Images Scottie Scheffler hugs his wife, Meredith, and their son, Bennett, after he won the Open Championship in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Sunday, July 20. It's the fourth major title for Scheffler, the world's top-ranked player who also won the PGA Championship earlier this season. Oisin Keniry/R&A/Getty Images Crime scene tape cordons off part of the area where a Bangladeshi Air Force jet crashed into a school in the capital of Dhaka on Monday, July 21. At least 27 people, mostly children, were killed, according to officials. Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images Aidan Keen and Mark McGlaughlin rest at Neebel Park in Hartley, Iowa, on Sunday, July 20. They were taking part in the first day of RAGBRAI, or Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. See last week in 32 photos. Ayrton Breckenridge/The Register/Imagn Images
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5 days ago
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Photos this week: July 17-24, 2025
A man stands at the broken windows of his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, July 21. Residents of Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities faced another sleepless night on Sunday as Russia launched 450 missiles and drones overnight into Monday, Ukraine's Air Force said. The majority were shot down, the Air Force said, but 23 struck across three locations and debris from intercepted missiles landed in 12 areas. Efrem Lukatsky/AP A machine gun and flak jacket, belonging to a Ukrainian serviceman, hang on a wall near the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar on Tuesday, July 22. Chasiv Yar is on the front lines of the country's war with Russia. Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces/Reuters People gather in Folkestone, England, to dance to Kate Bush's 1978 hit song 'Wuthering Heights' on Sunday, July 20. They wore red dresses to re-enact Bush's iconic music President Donald Trump, second from left, tours the renovation site of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 24. He was joined by US Sen. Tim Scott, left, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, right. The long-simmering clash between Trump and Powell was on full public display during the tour. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Children in Sanaa, Yemen, react as protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, show solidarity with Palestinians on Friday, July 18. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters Lovely Jean Baptiste, a 16-year-old who was shot in the mouth by armed gangs, poses for a portrait Thursday, July 17, at the Argentine Bellegarde School, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Claraens Siffroy/AFP/Getty Images Mario Barrios, left, tries to avoid a punch from Hall of Fame boxer Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight title bout in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 19. Pacquiao, 46, was making his first appearance in the ring in nearly four years. He fell just short of taking the title of Barrios, who retained the WBC belt with a majority draw. John Locher/AP Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers, right, celebrates with teammates after he hit a walk-off home run to defeat the Kansas City Royals on Friday, July 18. He hit two homers in the Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos, Philippines, on Tuesday, July 22. The church flooded due to heavy rain from Typhoon Wipha, but she and her fiancé pushed through with their wedding anyway. Aaron Favila/AP This aerial photo, taken on Tuesday, July 22, shows surfers swimming past waves in the Atlantic Ocean near Carcans, France. Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images Dylan Mortensen gets a hug after speaking at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, July 23. Kohberger, who murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Kyle Green/Pool/AP Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert speaks to his audience on Monday, July 21. It was his first night back on 'The Late Show' since the shocking news that CBS is canceling it. The network, citing financial pressures, said the cancellation will take effect in May 2026, the normal end of the broadcast TV season. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS/Getty Images Scottie Scheffler hugs his wife, Meredith, and their son, Bennett, after he won the Open Championship in Portrush, Northern Ireland, on Sunday, July 20. It's the fourth major title for Scheffler, the world's top-ranked player who also won the PGA Championship earlier this season. Oisin Keniry/R&A/Getty Images Crime scene tape cordons off part of the area where a Bangladeshi Air Force jet crashed into a school in the capital of Dhaka on Monday, July 21. At least 27 people, mostly children, were killed, according to officials. Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images Aidan Keen and Mark McGlaughlin rest at Neebel Park in Hartley, Iowa, on Sunday, July 20. They were taking part in the first day of RAGBRAI, or Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. See last week in 32 photos. Ayrton Breckenridge/The Register/Imagn Images
Toronto Sun
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine
Published Jul 21, 2025 • 4 minute read Firefighters work in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 21, 2025. Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / AP Photo Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, only hours before the U.K. and Germany are to chair a meeting to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The attack killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a drone struck the entrance to a subway station where people had taken cover. Videos posted on social media showed the station platform engulfed by smoke, with dozens of people inside. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said the station had to be ventilated in what he called an 'enhanced mode.' The heaviest strikes hit Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a kindergarten, supermarket and warehouse facilities caught fire. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Kyiv on Monday and visited some of the damage. The hourslong drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight into Monday underscored the urgency of Ukraine's need for further Western military aid, especially in air defense, a week after Trump said deliveries would arrive in Ukraine within days. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The virtual meeting will be led by British Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. Healey said U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO leader Mark Rutte, as well as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, will attend the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Moscow has intensified its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate as Russian drone production expands. In an shift of tone toward Russia, Trump last week gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions. At Monday's meeting, Healey was expected to urge Ukraine's Western partners to launch a coincidental '50-day drive' to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to fight Russia's bigger army and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the U.K. government said in a statement. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Trump's arms plan, announced a week ago, involves European nations sending American weapons to Ukraine via NATO — either from existing stockpiles or buying and donating new ones. The U.S. president indicated discussions were partly focused on advanced Patriot air defence systems and said a week ago that deliveries would begin 'within days.' But last week various senior officials suggested no transfers had yet taken place. NATO's Grynkewich told The Associated Press on Thursday that 'preparations are underway' for weapons transfers to Ukraine while U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said he couldn't give a time frame. Ukraine wants American-made Patriot missile systems Germany has said it offered to finance two new Patriot systems for Ukraine and raised the possibility of supplying systems it already owns and having them replaced by the U.S. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But delivery could take time, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested, because 'they have to be transported, they have to be set up; that is not a question of hours, it is a question of days, perhaps weeks.' Other Patriot systems could come thanks to Switzerland, whose defence ministry said Thursday it was informed by the U.S. Defense Department that it will 'reprioritize the delivery' of five previously ordered systems to support Ukraine. While Ukraine waits for Patriots, a senior NATO official said the alliance is still coordinating the delivery of other military aid — such as ammunition and artillery rounds — which includes aid from the U.S. that was briefly paused. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Zelenskyy said Saturday that his officials have proposed a new round of peace talks this week. Russian state media on Sunday reported that no date has yet been set for the negotiations, but said that Istanbul would likely remain the host city. The Kremlin spokesman said Sunday that Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority. Ukraine also fires drones at Moscow The overnight Russian barrage of Kyiv began shortly after midnight and continued until around 6 a.m. Residents of the capital were kept awake by machine-gun fire, buzzing drone engines and multiple loud explosions. It was the first major attack on Kyiv since Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, arrived in the city last Monday. Russia halted strikes on Kyiv during his visit. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Russia's Ministry of Defence said its attack used drones and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. It said that the barrage successfully targeted airfield infrastructure and Ukraine's military-industrial complex. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 426 Shahed and decoy drones overnight Monday, as well as 24 missiles of various types. It said 200 drones were intercepted with 203 more jammed or lost from radars. Four Ukrainian planes 'unintentionally penetrated' Romanian airspace for several minutes but did not pose a threat to national security or civilian lives, Romania's Ministry of National Defence said. It said the brief incursion occurred as Ukraine took measures to move military aircraft away from airfields in western Ukraine amid the Russian bombardment. Ukraine, meanwhile, continued to deploy its domestically produced long-range drones. Russia's Ministry of Defence said that its forces shot down 74 Ukrainian drones overnight, with almost a third of them destroyed close to the Russian capital. Twenty-three drones were shot down in the Moscow region, the ministry said, 15 of which were intercepted over the city itself. — Novikov reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Associated Press writer Stephen McGrath in Bucharest, Romania contributed to this report. Toronto & GTA Canada Toronto & GTA Football Editorial Cartoons
Irish Examiner
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv
Russia has unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, only hours before the UK and Germany are to chair a meeting to discuss US President Donald Trump's plans for Nato allies to provide Ukraine with weapons. The attack killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a drone struck the entrance to a subway station where people had taken cover. A bus stop damaged by a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Videos posted on social media showed the station platform engulfed by smoke, with dozens of people inside. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the station had to be ventilated in what he called an 'enhanced mode'. The heaviest strikes hit Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a nursery, supermarket and warehouse facilities caught fire. The hours-long drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight into Monday underscored the urgency of Ukraine's need for further Western military aid, especially in air defence, a week after Mr Trump said deliveries would arrive in Ukraine within days. The virtual meeting will be led by British Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. Mr Healey said US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and Nato leader Mark Rutte, as well as Nato's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, will attend the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group. Moscow has intensified its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate as Russian drone production expands. In a shift of tone towards Russia, the US president last week gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions. A man near the broken windows in his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) At Monday's meeting, Mr Healey was expected to urge Ukraine's Western partners to launch a coincidental '50-day drive' to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to fight Russia's bigger army and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the UK Government said in a statement. Mr Trump's arms plan, announced a week ago, involves European nations sending American weapons to Ukraine via Nato – either from existing stockpiles or buying and donating new ones. The US president indicated discussions were partly focused on advanced Patriot air defence systems and said a week ago that deliveries would begin 'within days'. But last week various senior officials suggested no transfers had yet taken place. Gen Grynkewich told The Associated Press on Thursday that 'preparations are under way' for weapons transfers to Ukraine while US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker said he could not give a time frame. Germany has said it offered to finance two new Patriot systems for Ukraine and raised the possibility of supplying systems it already owns and having them replaced by the US. But delivery could take time, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested, because 'they have to be transported, they have to be set up; that is not a question of hours, it is a question of days, perhaps weeks'. Other Patriot systems could come thanks to Switzerland, whose defence ministry said on Thursday it was informed by the US Defence Department that it will 'reprioritise the delivery' of five previously ordered systems to support Ukraine. Firefighters work at a destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) While Ukraine waits for Patriots, a senior Nato official said the alliance is still co-ordinating the delivery of other military aid – such as ammunition and artillery rounds – which includes aid from the US that was briefly paused. Mr Zelensky said on Saturday that his officials have proposed a new round of peace talks this week. Russian state media on Sunday reported that no date has yet been set for the negotiations, but said that Istanbul would probably remain the host city. The Kremlin spokesman said on Sunday that Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority. The overnight Russian barrage of Kyiv began shortly after midnight and continued until around 6am. Residents of the capital were kept awake by machine gun fire, buzzing drone engines, and multiple loud explosions. It was the first major attack on Kyiv since Mr Trump's special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg arrived in the city last Monday. Firefighters work in a destroyed apartment building in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Russia halted strikes on Kyiv during his visit. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 426 Shahed and decoy drones overnight into Monday, as well as 24 missiles of various types. It said 200 drones were intercepted with 203 more jammed or lost from radars. Ukraine, meanwhile, continued to deploy its domestically produced long-range drones. Russia's Ministry of Defence said that its forces shot down 74 Ukrainian drones overnight, with almost a third of them destroyed close to the Russian capital. Twenty-three drones were shot down in the Moscow region, the ministry said, 15 of which were intercepted over the city itself.
South Wales Argus
21-07-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv
The attack killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi district, a drone struck the entrance to a subway station where people had taken cover. A bus stop damaged by a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Videos posted on social media showed the station platform engulfed by smoke, with dozens of people inside. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the station had to be ventilated in what he called an 'enhanced mode'. The heaviest strikes hit Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, where a nursery, supermarket and warehouse facilities caught fire. The hours-long drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight into Monday underscored the urgency of Ukraine's need for further Western military aid, especially in air defence, a week after Mr Trump said deliveries would arrive in Ukraine within days. The virtual meeting will be led by British Defence Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. Mr Healey said US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and Nato leader Mark Rutte, as well as Nato's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Grynkewich, will attend the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group. Moscow has intensified its long-range attacks on Ukrainian cities, and analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate as Russian drone production expands. In a shift of tone towards Russia, the US president last week gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to a ceasefire or face tougher sanctions. A man near the broken windows in his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) At Monday's meeting, Mr Healey was expected to urge Ukraine's Western partners to launch a coincidental '50-day drive' to get Kyiv the weapons it needs to fight Russia's bigger army and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the UK Government said in a statement. Mr Trump's arms plan, announced a week ago, involves European nations sending American weapons to Ukraine via Nato – either from existing stockpiles or buying and donating new ones. The US president indicated discussions were partly focused on advanced Patriot air defence systems and said a week ago that deliveries would begin 'within days'. But last week various senior officials suggested no transfers had yet taken place. Gen Grynkewich told The Associated Press on Thursday that 'preparations are under way' for weapons transfers to Ukraine while US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker said he could not give a time frame. Germany has said it offered to finance two new Patriot systems for Ukraine and raised the possibility of supplying systems it already owns and having them replaced by the US. But delivery could take time, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested, because 'they have to be transported, they have to be set up; that is not a question of hours, it is a question of days, perhaps weeks'. Other Patriot systems could come thanks to Switzerland, whose defence ministry said on Thursday it was informed by the US Defence Department that it will 'reprioritise the delivery' of five previously ordered systems to support Ukraine. Firefighters work at a destroyed apartment building after a Russian attack in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) While Ukraine waits for Patriots, a senior Nato official said the alliance is still co-ordinating the delivery of other military aid – such as ammunition and artillery rounds – which includes aid from the US that was briefly paused. Mr Zelensky said on Saturday that his officials have proposed a new round of peace talks this week. Russian state media on Sunday reported that no date has yet been set for the negotiations, but said that Istanbul would probably remain the host city. The Kremlin spokesman said on Sunday that Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority. The overnight Russian barrage of Kyiv began shortly after midnight and continued until around 6am. Residents of the capital were kept awake by machine gun fire, buzzing drone engines, and multiple loud explosions. It was the first major attack on Kyiv since Mr Trump's special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg arrived in the city last Monday. Firefighters work in a destroyed apartment building in Kyiv (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) Russia halted strikes on Kyiv during his visit. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 426 Shahed and decoy drones overnight into Monday, as well as 24 missiles of various types. It said 200 drones were intercepted with 203 more jammed or lost from radars. Ukraine, meanwhile, continued to deploy its domestically produced long-range drones. Russia's Ministry of Defence said that its forces shot down 74 Ukrainian drones overnight, with almost a third of them destroyed close to the Russian capital. Twenty-three drones were shot down in the Moscow region, the ministry said, 15 of which were intercepted over the city itself.
