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  "This is a just response to Russian attacks and a response to the prolongation of the war, which needs to be ended," Zelenskyy added. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Counter-Disinformation Center operating as part of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said that the Moscow refinery is one of the country's largest, with a refining capacity of around 11 million tons of oil per year. The plant, he said, accounts for some 40% of Moscow's "Even though Putin has deployed almost all of the key air defense and missile defense systems to Moscow, this doesn't save the Russians. Putin is not a guarantee of safety for Muscovites," Kovalenko wrote. Russia's Defense Ministry said the attack on Moscow was one element of a larger wave of overnight strikes. The ministry claimed that Russian forces downed at least 172 Ukrainian drones overnight into Tuesday morning. Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, announced flight restrict...

  2 killed in BASE jumping incident in Utah, including Two people were killed in a BASE jumping incident in Utah, including an extreme athlete who performed with Madonna during the 2012 Super Bowl, authorities said. The incident occurred Sunday in a remote area of Mineral Bottom in Grand County, according to the local sheriff's office. Deputies from the Grand County Sheriff's Office, emergency medical services personnel and two helicopters responded, authorities said. Two men died from their injuries at the scene, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office -- an approximately 50-year-old man, whose name was not released, and Andrew "Andy" Lewis of Moab.  The sheriff's office did not release additional details on the BASE jumping incident. ABC News has reached out to the office for further comment. BASE jumping is a dangerous recreational sport that involves parachuting to the ground after jumping from a tall fixed object. BASE is an acronym for the types o...

  8 dead after Air Force B-52 bomber crashes shortly after takeoff in California Eight people are dead after an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber on a "routine test mission" crashed shortly after takeoff and burst into flames at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, the base said. The crash was deemed unsurvivable based on a review of footage, according to Col. James Hayes, deputy commander for the 412th Test Wing at the base, calling it a "horrible tragedy." "We lost eight great Americans," he said during a press b The crew was a mix of uniformed military, government civilians and government contractors, Hayes said. The names of those on board will be released 24 hours following next-of-kin notification. The incident was reported at about 11:20 a.m. local time. Emergency response personnel are on scene, and officials are working to account for all personnel," the base said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, a process th...

  California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating him as well as his wife, and claimed that President Donald Trump is "coming after me because I'm considering running for president." Newsom, a Democrat, did not specify exactly what the Department of Justice was allegedly investigating him for, but indicated his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom is among the targets. "In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees," Newsom said in a video post on social media. "Not because they found a crime, because they're simply trying to find one." Newsom said in the video that the Department of Justice was rooting through "years and years of random documents" and "demanding records" in what he described as a fishing expedition. Newsom claimed he learned recently that Trump and the administration are also coming after his wife in order to get at him. ...

  President Donald Trump arrived in France on Monday to meet with top global superpowers at the annual G7 summit. Held in Évian-les-Bains, France, from June 15 to 17, this is the president’s fifth time attending the conference in person and comes amid heightened global turmoil, with the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine expected to loom large over the summit’s economic and geopolitical agenda.  This is the first time the G7 leaders are meeting in-person since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, which has now reached its 15th week and continues to impact the global economy, with increases in fossil fuel and oil and gas prices. The war had caught U.S. allies off guard and some were unwilling to heed the president's requests for help, which has created tensions between Trump and some G7 leaders. There is expected to be a focus on the Middle East, with Trump scheduled to participate in bilateral meetings with Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to a senior administration ...

  President Donald Trump arrived in France on Monday to meet with top global superpowers at the annual G7 summit. Held in Évian-les-Bains, France, from June 15 to 17, this is the president’s fifth time attending the conference in person and comes amid heightened global turmoil, with the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine expected to loom large over the summit’s economic and geopolitical agenda.  This is the first time the G7 leaders are meeting in-person since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, which has now reached its 15th week and continues to impact the global economy, with increases in fossil fuel and oil and gas prices. The war had caught U.S. allies off guard and some were unwilling to heed the president's requests for help, which has created tensions between Trump and some G7 leaders. There is expected to be a focus on the Middle East, with Trump scheduled to participate in bilateral meetings with Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to a senior administration ...

  Former President Barack Obama is sharing his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran, saying recently that he is skeptical that real progress will be made. Obama spoke with “ Good Morning America ” co-anchor Robin Roberts on Saturday, one day prior to Trump’s announcement that the United States and Iran had reached a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. naval blockade. The exact points of the deal remain unclear. A senior administration official told reporters Friday that it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lead to "the dismantling" of Iran's nuclear program and the U.S. getting Iran's highly enriched uranium. described at the time of withdrawal as the “worst deal ever.” In the interview Saturday, ahead of the new deal being announced, Obama told Roberts that he was “doubtful” any deal with Iran put forward by the Trump administration would be “significantly different” from the 2015 deal that his administration put in pla...