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Army man, Javaid Ahmad Wani, went missing from his native village Asthal in Kulgam district of southern Kashmir on Saturday evening. Wani is part of the 3-JAKLI and is posted in Ladakh. He was on leave for over a month since June 29 to celebrate Eid ul Azha with his family, and was scheduled to fly back to Leh on Sunday and join the duty on Monday.

One drone targeting Moscow was shot down on the city's outskirts and two others were «suppressed by electronic warfare» and smashed into an office complex early on Sunday, the Russian defence ministry said, adding that there were no injuries. Moscow and its environs, lying about 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the Ukrainian border, had rarely been targeted during the conflict in Ukraine until several drone attacks this year. Following the attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that «war» was coming to Russia. «Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia — to its symbolic centres and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process,» Zelensky said on a visit to the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk.

BEIRUT (Reuters) -At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the mainstream faction Fatah fought against rival groups that support Islamists, security sources said.

The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian grain silos and ports have left farmers with few options to export their grain — and all of them are getting more expensive

A judge has approved a $15 million settlement in a lawsuit against a convenience store that sold beer to Alex Murdaugh's underage son

Kerala's investment-friendly ecosystem makes the state an ideal offshore destination for the companies in the US taxation industry, Minister for Law and Industries, P Rajeeve, has said. Inviting America's taxation and accounting firms to set up their offices in the southern state, Rajeeve highlighted the quality of Kerala's human resources in the domain, backed by vibrant education and skilling ecosystem.

Paddy farmers in east India will likely receive a long-awaited spell of monsoon showers between July 30 and August 2 as the India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for this region and for north-east India. East and north-east India, the only regions facing rainfall deficiency of 25% two months into the four-month monsoon season (June-September) are likely to receive precipitation of 115.6 to 204.4 mm long period average (LPA) from 30 July to 2 August depending on regions, the weather bureau predicted on Sunday.

Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, the Russian authorities said. The incident has left one person injured. One of the four airports around Moscow was closed for traffic temporarily post the attack.

A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand has killed at least 10 people and wounded scores

Federal regulators have approved plans to load radioactive fuel into a second new nuclear reactor in Georgia

Opponents of offshore wind projects are suing New Jersey and the Danish wind energy developer Orsted over a lucrative tax break the state approved for the company

A judge has approved a $15 million settlement in a lawsuit against a convenience store that sold beer to Alex Murdaugh's underage son

Sweden's mining firm Boliden has been exempted from paying 89 million euros, or about $98 million, in compensation for the cleaning of a toxic sludge spill that occurred in 1998 in southern Spain

grain across the southern Ukrainian steppe and away from the shards of three Russian cruise missiles that struck the unassuming metal hangars. The agricultural company Ivushka applied for accreditation to export grain this year, but the strike in mid-July destroyed a large portion of the stock, days after Russia abandoned the grain deal that would have allowed the shipments across the Black Sea without fear of attack. Men shirtless and barefoot, with blackened soles from ash, swept unburnt grain into piles and awaited the loader, whose driver deftly steered around twisted metal shrapnel, bits of missile and craters despite his shattered windshield.

LeBron James, known for his incredible talent on the basketball court and being considered one of the greatest players of all time, expressed his joy and gratitude for his son's recovery in an emotional video posted on Instagram. He described Bronny as a «man of many talents» and assured him of unwavering support every step of the way.

Fireflies – alternatively known as lightning bugs in much of the United States – are neither flies nor bugs. They’re soft-winged beetles, related to click beetles and others. The most dramatic aspect of their biology is that they can produce light; this ability in a living organism, called bioluminescence, is relatively rare. I’m an entomologist who does research on, and teaches about, the ecology and biology of insects. Recently, I’ve been trying to understand the diversity and ecology of fireflies in my home state of North Carolina. Fireflies are found widely across North America, including many places in the west, but they are most abundant and diverse in the eastern half of the continent, from Florida to southern Canada.

Metropolitan Museum's beyond beautiful «Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India, 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E.,» five red-robed monks chanted Pali blessings, the vocalized equivalent of oceanic silence. The ancient sculptures around them projected a different, visual music: Forest birds sang, mythical creatures roared, and semidivine and human figures clapped their hands and danced as if at some riotous summer party. There were other contrasts at the opening, too, less evident.

Southern California, residents are seeking respite in their backyard pools. But it seems that even wild visitors are tempted by the idea of a refreshing dip. Recently, police in Burbank responded to an unusual report of a bear sighting in a residential neighborhood, where the curious creature was found indulging in a Jacuzzi behind one of the homes.

Also read: Monsoon rain: IMD predicts heavy rains in these states till 1 August. Check full forecast here In North India, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and east Rajasthan are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall until August 2. Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh are expected to receive light to moderate rainfall during the same period.

Thailand on Saturday, officials said. The firecrackers exploded and set off a fire at the unauthorised warehouse at the Muno market in Su-ngai Kolok district in the southern province of Narathiwat bordering Malaysia, Narathiwat's governor Sanan Phongaksorn told Reuters.

Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow damaged two office blocks, the mayor said early Sunday, as an airport in the Russian capital was reportedly closed to traffic. «Ukrainian drones attacked tonight. Facades of two city office towers were slightly damaged.