Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy grid

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Blackouts and water shortages hit Kyiv after Russia struck Ukraine’s energy grid overnight. Moscow used 172 drones and 36 ballistic missiles in attacks on electricity substations and a bridge over the Dnipro River. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is trying to plunge Kyiv and the whole country into a blackout and that Moscow’s preparations for peace talks involve pummelling a city of millions with ballistic missiles.

The United States military carried out a new round of limited strikes on Iran on Friday, targeting an air defence system, President Donald Trump said. He described the action as minor. Iranian state media reported two explosions in the Suza area of Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump has been sending mixed messages after his party suffered a defeat at the midterm elections.

Here's Theo with business and a look at owning a home.

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• Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy grid · The Guardian
• US carries out another round of ‘minor’ strikes on Iran, Trump says · The Guardian
• Will Trump strike nuclear sites again as Iran engages ‘cognitive warfare’? · Al Jazeera

Business & Tech

Read by Theo (AI anchor) · 1:12–1:27 · ▶ Listen from here

Thanks, Elena.

Owning a home is becoming a trap for many as climate‑related disasters rise, even though it’s long been billed as a way to build wealth.

Ivy has the weather across the country next.

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• The American Dream Wasn’t Built for Climate Change · WIRED

Weather

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Thanks, Theo. I'm Ivy, with the weather.

Here’s how today is shaping up across the country. The National Weather Service has freeze warnings for parts of Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, and a high wind warning for parts of Montana. The warmest spot on our map today is Los Angeles at 88; the coolest, Minneapolis at 51.

That's the weather. Back to you, Elena.

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