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Ukraine says it destroyed one Russian military jet, damaged four in Crimea

4 Aug 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s domestic security service said on Monday that it destroyed one Russian jet fighter and damaged four other military aircraft during an overnight drone strike on Russian-occupied Crimea. In a statement, it said it had struck a military aviation depot, “completely” destroying one Su-30, damaging another, and also damaging three Su-24 jet bombers. …

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One person killed after bus collides with train in Russia’s Leningrad region

4 Aug 2025

(Corrects headline, paragraph 1 after railway administration says one person killed, not two, 11 injured, not 10) (Reuters) -One person was killed and 11 others injured when a bus collided with a freight train in Russia’s Leningrad region, the regional railway administration said on Monday. “The driver of the … bus entered the crossing in …

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Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel halts airstrikes, opens permanent humanitarian corridors

4 Aug 2025

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas said on Sunday it was prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver aid to hostages it holds in Gaza, if Israel meets certain conditions, after a video it released showing an emaciated captive drew sharp criticism from Western powers. Hamas said any coordination with the Red Cross …

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Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at railway station in Volgograd region, Russia says

4 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack damaged a power line and sparked a fire at a railway station building in Russia’s southern region of Volgograd overnight, the regional administration said on Monday. An unexploded drone fell on railway tracks near the Archeda train station, the administration of the region said on the Telegram messaging app, citing …

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Russian attack kills three in Zaporizhzhia region, governor says

3 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -A Russian attack killed three people in southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Sunday, the regional governor said, as Moscow’s forces press on with their slow advance westward along the 1,000-km (620-mile) front line with Ukraine. Governor Ivan Fedorov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the three people were killed in the daytime strike on …

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Amsterdam Pride parade blends celebration and protest in LGBTQ+ show of solidarity

3 Aug 2025

By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Milan Berckmans AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Around 80 colorful pride boats sailed through Amsterdam’s World Heritage canals on Saturday in the finale of a week-long celebration in the city that stood in stark contrast to recent crackdowns on LGBTQ+ rights in fellow EU member state Hungary. While the flotilla is not political, …

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Russian firefighters extinguish Sochi oil depot blaze after Ukrainian drone attack, authorities say

3 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack caused two oil tanks to catch fire at an oil depot in Sochi in southern Russia but the blazes were later extinguished, local authorities said on Sunday. Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the surrounding Krasnodar region, said more than 120 firefighters were deployed. The Russian defence ministry said its air …

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Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts

3 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave heights were low, but warned people to move away from the shore. The Pacific Tsunami Warning …

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Pope Leo exhorts crowd of million Catholic youth to spread their faith

3 Aug 2025

By Joshua McElwee ROME (Reuters) -Pope Leo celebrated the largest event yet of his nearly three-month tenure on Sunday, encouraging a crowd of more than a million Catholic young people gathered in a field on the outskirts of Rome to spread their faith. Amid shouts of “Viva il Papa” (Long live the Pope) from young …

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