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  Ukrainian drones strike same site twice in three days Refinery lies within Moscow's ring road, only miles from Kremlin Attacks have symbolic as well as economic impact Ukraine tries to show war's tide is turning; Moscow denies that MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - The blast was so powerful that the huge disc-shaped lid of an oil storage ​tank was launched into the sky over Moscow like a frisbee. Evading Russian air defences, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in southeast ‌Moscow on Thursday for the second time in three days, igniting a fierce blaze that spewed out clouds of black smoke.

  A dam in Mississippi is being monitored for potential failure, officials said Thursday, as the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season , moved through the Gulf of Mexico region, pounding states with life-threatening flash floods. A flash flood emergency was issued for Anchor Lake Dam, located near the city of Carriere, in southern Mississippi and areas downstream on the East Hobolochitto Creek on Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. "The Anchor Lake Dam remains in a caution status," the Pearl River County Office of Emergency Services said in a statement Thursday. "There is the potential for the dam to experience structural issues, including possible failure or overflow." Emergency personnel are monitoring the situation closely, it said. The National Weather Service had earlier reported that the Anchor Lake Dam had failed, citing local emergency management, though it later issued an update t...

  An 18-year-old tourist died Wednesday after falling from a runaway horse carriage in Central Park, police said. Police confirmed the death to New York City ABC station WABC , which reported the man was visiting the city with his family. The Central Park Conservancy identified the victim as Romanch Mahajan. The Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing the carriage horse drivers, said in a statement the carriage driver was "at least at arm’s length from his horse to take a photo of his passengers in the carriage," when the horse took off "for unknown reasons." The carriage clipped the wheel of another carriage and toppled, according to TWU Local 100 Administrative Vice President Alexander Kemp. Mahajan was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after he fell from the horse around 2:47 p.m., police said. He later succumbed to his injuries, according to police The horse had only been in the park six weeks, Kemp said. An inv...

  President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal. Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations concluded. On Sunday, Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had reached a "great deal." The memorandum of understanding was read to reporters on Wednesday, and the U.S. and Iranian presidents signed it that day, a White House official said. Trump signs MOU with Iran while dining at Versailles: White House President Donald Trump on Wednesday physically signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that ends the war, a White House official confirmed. "On Sunday, the MOU was signed digitally by Vice President Vance and...