Regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said that four children were among those wounded in the blasts, which severely damaged 25 landmarks across the city. They included the historic Transfiguration Cathedral.
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President Biden to visit Maine on Friday
While his itinerary here is unclear, the Biden administration has been promoting support for resilient local economies.
4 missing after record-breaking downpours along Canada’s Atlantic coast cause flooding
Two children and two adults went missing after the vehicle they were traveling in got stuck underwater, Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokeswoman Cindy Bayers said, noting three other occupants were able to escape safely.
‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
After a feverish drumbeat propelled forward by a mushroom cloud of memes, the most anticipated day on the year’s movie calendar finally arrived as ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer.’
Hundreds of thousands march in Israel; former security chiefs beg Netanyahu to halt legal overhaul
The marchers were welcomed in Jerusalem by throngs of cheering protesters before they set up camp in rows of small white tents outside the Knesset, or parliament, ahead of Monday’s expected vote.
Biden campaign hits DeSantis over slavery curriculum in Florida
The curriculum dispute marks the latest back-and-forth Biden and his campaign takes on DeSantis, who’s positioned himself as an anti-‘woke’ campaigner in the 2024 election.
Dive team deployed after helicopter crashes into Alaska lake; all 4 on board presumed dead
A rescue and recovery dive team was deployed Saturday after a helicopter with a pilot and three state workers crashed in a large lake on Alaska’s North Slope,
Family expresses gratitude after body believed to be missing girl found; search for boy continues
Family members also expressed ‘continued gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of love, support, and concern from the community and from people around the country as rescue workers have worked tirelessly to find Mattie and Conrad.’
2,000 people including tourists evacuated as a wildfire rages on the Greek island of Rhodes
In previous days, the wildfire was confined to the island’s mountainous center, but aided by winds, very high temperatures, and dry conditions, it spread Saturday toward the coast.
Thousands protest mob assault of women who were paraded naked in remote Indian border state
The leaders of religious and women’s groups addressed the nearly 15,000 protesters, who also called for the firing of Biren Singh, the top elected official in the state where more than 130 people have been killed.