Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday has killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens

Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, ⁠according to ⁠a Reuters witness. A few non-residential sites caught fire, ​Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a Telegram post, as most regions of Ukraine issued air raid alerts.

Poland scrambled fighter jets after a suspected Russian Kh-101 missile entered its airspace during a massive barrage of over 70 missiles and 280 drones.

The blitz expanded Russia's almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities, including the capital of Kyiv where tens of thousands spent the night sheltering in subway stations, as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv's critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses.

Jordan's air defenses have shot down five missiles launched from Iran. This happened Thursday morning, according to the state-run Petra news agency. The U.S. military had earlier announced a

There were more U.S. strikes on Iran overnight after President Donald Trump promised to retaliate for Iranian attacks on U.S. forces. Fox's Doug Luzader has more.

Iran fired missiles at a base housing U.S. forces in Jordan after a pause in attacks that began Friday, signaling the renewal of hostilities. “At 5:45 p.m. ET today, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.

Jordanian air defences intercepted five missiles launched from Iran on Thursday morning, the state-run Petra news agency reported. This followed a "heavy wave of strikes against Iran" by the US military,

UEFA and its 55 European member nations voted unanimously on Thursday to boycott ⁠the ⁠World Cup and all FIFA tournaments in protest at world ⁠soccer's governing body's plan to sell a stake to external investors.

UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions,” the European soccer body said after an urgent online meeting of its 55 member nations.

The 55 members making up European soccer governing body UEFA unanimously voted Thursday in support of a boycott of future men’s and women’s World Cups in reaction to global soccer governing body FIFA’s plan to inject private money into its competitions.

The governing body of football in Europe has threatened to boycott World Cups if plans go ahead to sell a stake in its competitions (Image: Getty) Programme

France, Spain and Greece battled major ⁠wildfires on ⁠Thursday as soaring temperatures, parched vegetation and powerful winds extended ⁠a summer of deadly fires, mass evacuations and mounting disruption across Europe.

Firefighters are battling wildfire flames that have displaced thousands and destroyed communities across Europe. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio spoke with fire crews and locals in the Bordeaux region of France about their efforts to protect the area.

Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations in the Gironde region.

Firefighters in southwest France are fighting against a mega-fire four times the size of Paris. Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.

Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content. The platform allegedly failed to take down videos

Australia's ⁠internet regulator said on ⁠Thursday it had begun legal action against ​messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts. The office ‌of the eSafety Commissioner ‌said it had begun action after Telegram failed ⁠to remove ⁠videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings.

Australia is taking Telegram to court over its alleged failure to remove "pro-terror" material, including video of the Christchurch shootings, the country's eSafety commissioner has said. Julie Inman-Grant,

Australia takes legal action against Telegram for its alleged failure to remove pro-terror posts :: Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety

When the Houthis targeted ships during Israel’s war in Gaza between 2023 and 2025, traffic through Bab al-Mandab roughly halved. Now the strategy will be more potent. Since war in Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz,

Riyadh seeks partners to safeguard shipping in Red Sea as strikes on energy tankers expand, pushing oil prices higher.

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Yemen's Houthis said they fired ballistic missiles at a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, stepping up enforcement of a newly declared maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.