Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least two people in regions along Russia's Volga River overnight, hitting targets including a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, regional officials said on Sunday.
Under a blazing summer sun, a chef poured oil into huge pots set up on a street in the Crimean town of Massandra, preparing to serve dozens of people queuing for a hot meal after Ukrainian attacks cut power to their own kitchens.
The agency said a tanker traveling 21 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman, reported Friday “seeing a large splash and explosion in close proximity to the vessel.”
Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) said Friday that passage through the Strait of Hormuz "is not possible" and is the waterway is therefore altogether closed for commercial traffic.
Chinese foreign ministry disputed a report from Reuters that Beijing is preparing to help Iran replenish its defenses in the war against the U.S., with a spokesperson claiming that China wants to bring an end to the conflict.
"This is the Islamic Republic matching its deeds with its words," he said. "That means a more risk-tolerant, more confident, perhaps less capable, but more dangerous Iran in the Middle East."
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