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Severe tornadoes swept through parts of Kentucky and Missouri, leaving at least 25 people dead and causing extensive damage.
A series of powerful tornadoes struck the U.S. Midwest, specifically Kentucky and Missouri, resulting in the loss of at least 25 lives and significant injuries. Kentucky officials reported 18 fatalities, while Missouri recorded seven deaths.
Missouri officials reported that tornadoes damaged 5,000 buildings, destroyed roofs, and brought down power lines. Kentucky also reported severe injuries, with efforts underway to locate survivors in hard-hit zones. National Weather Service data showed the tornado touched down near Forest Park in St. Louis, causing structural damage, including the partial collapse of Centennial Christian Church, where one person died.
Officials noted that tornadoes also affected neighboring Illinois, with the risk of additional severe weather stretching eastward to the Atlantic coast.
Authorities warned the death toll could rise as search and rescue efforts continued in affected regions.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Serbia's Aleksandar Vučić has conceded defeat after a student-led protest movement took the majority of seats in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
Russian strikes hit several parts of Ukraine overnight, injuring at least six people and targeting energy and port infrastructure, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile attacks had resumed.
Israel's election appeared headed for a prolonged political standoff on Tuesday after exit polls suggested neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main challenger, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, had secured a clear path to a parliamentary majority.
Nearly two years after the 20 October 2024 parliamentary elections, Iraq’s Kurdistan Region remains without a cabinet. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 39 of 100 seats and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 23, leaving neither able to govern alone.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States days after losing the presidential election to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Portugal's parliament on Tuesday to demand action on the country's worsening housing crisis and to protest recent police operations targeting housing activists, as lawmakers opened debate on the government's proposed 2027 budget.
Israel's election appeared headed for a prolonged political standoff on Tuesday after exit polls suggested neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main challenger, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, had secured a clear path to a parliamentary majority.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged gas producers to boost global supplies and invest in infrastructure, while signalling potential energy cooperation with U.S. partners during a major gas summit in Moscow on Tuesday.
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