Explosions were heard in Volgograd overnight, while the glow from a fire was seen near the Volgograd oil refinery and Kaustik chemical plant. The cause of the fire remains unclear.

Kyiv authorities have closed the Pivdennyi and Paton bridges in both directions and restricted traffic towards the right bank on Metro Bridge following the Russian attack on 2 October.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,520 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv overnight, hitting the Pivdennyi Bridge again and damaging a 25-storey residential building in the Darnytskyi district.

A Russian military Mi-8 helicopter has crashed in the Anna district of Voronezh Oblast, killing three people, according to Astra. The information has not been officially confirmed.

Advocacy group that pushed for the legislation says 9,000 children are married in California every year California has outlawed child marriage, joining 17 other US states where the taboo practice is also banned. Under past state law, minors of any age could obtain a court order for marriage with the

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Ukrainian candidate Anton Symkovych has been elected to the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture for 2027-2030, marking the first time Ukraine has had a representative on the body.

The New York Times—which played a critical role in dampening skepticism of the "Global War on Terror"—rationalized the violence the US unleashed after 9/11.

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Good “was killed on a public street” while “watching masked, armed men terrorizing her community,” one lawsuit states.