MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. – The Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park in California continues to grow in size, but thanks to a relentless attack by fire crews from the ground and air, its spread has been slowed. The Oak Fire has forced thousands of residents from their homes and flames have destroyed at least 55 structures. Fire officials say of those structures, about 25 are homes, HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TV The latest on the Oak Fire burning in California....

The attack was reported by Mikhail Razvozhayev, head of the local Russian administration in Sevastopol, Crimea, which was captured and then annexed in 2014. “Early this morning, [Ukraine] decided to spoil Navy Day for us,” he posted. “An unknown object flew into the yard of the fleet headquarters, according to preliminary data, it was a drone. Five people were injured, they are employees of the fleet headquarters, there were no casualties....

Russia is ‘running out of steam’ in its invasion of Ukraine, the head of MI6 has said. Richard Moore, head of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, made the remark while retweeting a Ministry of Defense briefing saying: “The Kremlin is getting desperate.” He then states that Vladimir Putin’s forces have lost “tens of thousands of soldiers” and are using “Soviet-era weapons,” adding: “Russia will not win this unjust war.” Ukraine’s foreign ministry claimed in its latest update that 40,670 Russian soldiers have been killed and nearly 4,000 armored personnel carriers have been destroyed....

The indictment of Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov reflects what US officials say are the Russian government’s ongoing efforts to interfere in the US political process, shape public opinion and sow discord and dissent on hot-button social issues. In that case, authorities say, Ionov has for about the past decade recruited political groups in Florida, Georgia and California and led them to spread pro-Russian talking points. He also paid for members of the group to attend government-sponsored conferences in Russia, as well as a protest in the US against social media efforts to suppress online support for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the indictment says....

In a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, dozens of relatives are demanding help to locate their children, siblings and spouses after different departments and ministries reportedly provided mixed information about whether the soldiers are still alive, missing or dead. “We demand to find our relatives, to add them to the lists of prisoners of war who are missing. Search work is not being carried out, since they are in the status of missing,” the families wrote in a Tuesday letter obtained by the American-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE)....

“She couldn’t keep quiet,” says her partner Sonya Subbotino. “Sasha had friends in Kyiv. She was teaching kids at the Ukrainian summer camp how to make movies and act. She was really scared for them.” It was shortly after the bombing of the theater in Mariupol. A customer at the supermarket reported her to the police. Image: Ms Skochilenko ‘couldn’t keep quiet’ says partner Sonya Subbotino She has since been remanded in custody, accused of spreading false news about the Russian armed forces....

A person holds a combination of American and Canadian flags at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial before a march in a demonstration, part of a convoy-style demonstration that participants are calling “Rolling Thunder,” in Ottawa, Friday, April 29, 2022 .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang The sacrifices of Canadians who fought and died for democracy and freedom during the Korean War were honored during a small ceremony last week at the National War Memorial....

After four televised debates with audiences largely made up of swing voters, the leadership candidates finally faced off with members of the Tory party who will choose Britain’s next prime minister. The two-hour event in Leeds was the first of 12 to be held across the country before voting closes on September 2. Tory accuses Sunak of ‘backstabbing Johnson’ – live updates Here’s a rundown of the biggest talking points....

Comment Spanish prosecutors have asked for more than eight years in prison and a fine of about $24 million for Shakira for alleged tax fraud, as authorities move forward with their long-running case against the Colombian pop star. Shakira’s legal woes began in 2018 when Spanish authorities accused her of evading 14.5 million euros, or nearly $15 million, in taxes between 2012 and 2014 — a three-year period during which she claimed she had not yet officially moved to Spain....

Schlaflose Nächte für Bauherren in Österreich: Die Zinsen steigen! Vielen Menschen, die vor der Krise einen variablen Zins vereinbart und mit der Bank unterzeichnet haben, geht die Lust aus. Denn: Die monatlichen Zinsen, die Sie an die Bank zurückzahlen müssen, sind plötzlich viel höher, als Sie sich eigentlich leisten können. die zinsen steigen Wie berichtet, hat die EZB den Leitzins erst im Juli nach fast einem Jahrzehnt Nullzinspolitik auf 0,5 % angehoben (zum Vergleich: 2008 waren es 4,25 %, 2014 0,05 % und dann null)....

Driving the news: Gaetz said at a student summit the event in Tampa, Florida, “nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb,” according to the report. After Gaetz made the Twitter comment, Olivia Julianna tweeted, “Matt Gaetz — alleged pedophile — has said that it’s always the ‘odious.. 5’2 350 pound’ women that ‘nobody wants to impregnate’ who rally for abortion.” She added, “I’m actually 5’11. 6’4 in heels....

Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of ​​28 Ellington St. at 7:25 Wednesday afternoon and found the boy with “serious, life-threatening injuries,” according to Officer Andre Watson, a department spokesman. The boy was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Watson said. His age was not immediately released. Homicide detectives are currently processing the scene and no arrests have been made, Watson said....

The settlement — worth up to $4.25 billion — followed a series of blistering trials and previous settlements in individual cases across the country over the past year. Although much less well known, Teva, an Israeli company, and its subsidiaries produced far more prescription opioids during the peak years of the crisis than big-name opioid makers like Johnson & Johnson. Production of both generic and brand-name painkillers has reduced the output of Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, the drug directly linked to causing an avalanche of overdoses and deaths....

Sources tell CNN the committee is negotiating terms for a possible interview with former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe. Given the classified nature of Ratcliffe’s former role, there are unique issues for the two sides to resolve. The panel will also interview former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as soon as this week and speak with former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvey on Thursday. Several former Cabinet officials are known to have already met with the committee, including Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, Deputy Defense Secretary Chris Miller and Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen....

The Chinese social video app said the attempt was rejected because the account would have violated its guidelines. Bloomberg reported that in April 2020 a message was sent to Elizabeth Kanter, TikTok’s head of government relations for the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and Israel, creating a “Chinese government entity that is interested in joining TikTok but will not wanted to see it openly as a government account, as the main purpose is to promote content that shows the best side of China (some kind of propaganda)....

Former President Donald Trump has suggested that the proposed prisoner swap between Russia and the United States that would return jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for a Russian arms dealer “doesn’t look like a very good trade.” “He knew you don’t go in there loaded with drugs and he admitted it,” Trump said on the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show. “I guess he admitted it without too much force because it is what it is, and it certainly doesn’t seem like a very good trade, does it?...

Rising tensions between the U.S. and China have led to diplomatic spats and dangerous military encounters, but where U.S. and Chinese troops are closest to each other, they are getting along, the outgoing commander of U.S. Africa Command said Thursday. . Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti is the only permanent US military base in Africa. It is also just a few miles from a Chinese People’s Liberation Army base, China’s only overseas military outpost....

“Thank you for responding to our request for information by submitting your response to the House Investigative Report. As a result of our review, you will be allowed to return to work on this date (July 28, 2022),” wrote Hal Harrell. the Superintendent of the Uvalde Unified Independent School District; “As we discussed today, by mutual agreement, you will continue to serve the District in an administrative capacity. Thank you for your assistance as we work through the transition,” Harrell wrote....

So soll es im Karibik-Staat Sankt Vincent und die Grenadinen bald zu einer Abstimmung über den Verbleib von Queen Elizabeth II. als Staatsoberhaupt kommen. Der aktuelle Premierminister des Landes, Ralph Gonsalves (75), schlug ein nationales Rendum vor, in dem darüber abgestimmt werden soll, ob die Queen durch einen eigenen «exekutiven Präsidenten» ersetzt werden soll. Erster Versuch bereits 2009 Dies sei eine Gelegenheit, «die nationale demokratische Aufgabe zu vollenden», sagte er gemäss «Times» in einer Rede vor dem Parlament des Landes....

Zsuzsa Hegedűs, one of Orbán’s longest-serving advisers, has known the prime minister since 2002 and described her relations with him as friendly. But in her resignation letter – published by Hungarian news agency hvg.hu on Tuesday – she said she had grown increasingly uncomfortable with Orbán’s “illiberal turn” in recent years. Orban has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his political platform since 2015 and often uses far-right language, but his speech on Saturday – in which he railed against “race mixing” – was extreme even by his standards....