Russian and Ukrainian media report that General Alexander Chayko, commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, was the target of the explosion that struck a restaurant in central Moscow on August 1. According to a source who spoke with The Kyiv Independent, the attack was reportedly aimed at Balzi Rossi, an Italian restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square where a private event was taking place that evening.
Four people, including a child, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian resort town of Gelendzhik on the Black Sea, according to Russian authorities. Ten others were injured in the attack, which, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region, targeted civilian infrastructure.
The British right-wing populist party Reform UK presented a striking migration plan on Monday.
Are you on vacation in France and in the mood for a refreshing swim in the ocean or a cool lake? Make sure you don’t take a dip in a body of water where swimming is prohibited. The fine has been significantly increased as of Sunday, August 2.
A leading Chinese medical university, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, is investigating the death of a young girl in an experimental gene-editing trial conducted last year at its affiliated Xinhua Hospital and led by a prominent expert, Qiu Zilong.
Mattia Maestri, a 13-year-old Italian boy who fell into a coma nine years ago after eating contaminated raw cheese, has died. His father announced the news. Since the incident in June 2017, his father has been campaigning for more warnings on the packaging of products made from raw milk or young-aged cheese.
Italy has placed almost all of its major cities under the highest “red” heat alert: a new heat wave caused by a subtropical anticyclone from North Africa is ravaging the Southern European country.
Due to the protracted war with Iran, U.S. stocks of Patriot and THAAD missiles are rapidly dwindling. The Pentagon is therefore pinning its hopes on defense startups in Silicon Valley, now that traditional suppliers like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are unable to scale up production. In late June, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth convened about fifteen top executives from companies such as Shield AI, Anduril, CoAspire, and Castelion with a clear message: “Solve it.”
Elon Musk has lost nearly half his fortune in six weeks. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth fell from a peak of about $1.33 trillion in mid-June to roughly $684 billion by the end of July. Despite the setback, he remains by far the richest person in the world. Moreover, his net worth is still greater than that of the second- and third-richest people combined.
This coming Sunday, Kinepolis will screen the blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in a Ukrainian-dubbed version at several of its Belgian locations. The initiative comes in response to a request from the Ukrainian community in Belgium, which has grown since the Russian invasion in 2022.