CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes have hit Yemen’s capital, days after the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired what the Israeli military described as the first cluster bomb they’ve launched since 2023. The Houthis said Sunday’s strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa. The Houthi-run health ministry says four people were killed and 67 others wounded in a…… MORE

Russia has accused Ukraine of drone strikes that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region Sunday as Ukraine marked its Independence Day. The fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries, though a transformer was damaged. Radiation levels remained normal. The U.N. nuclear watchdog called for protecting all nuclear facilities. Russia…… MORE

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms. That’s an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said…… MORE

Thousands of homes are under evacuation orders and warnings because of wildfires in Northern California wine country and in central Oregon. Firefighters backed by helicopters were working Sunday to try to contain the blazes in dry, hot weather. Cal Fire says the Pickett Fire in Napa County north of San Francisco has charred about 10…… MORE

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 33 Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid. Saturday’s attacks occurred as Israel’s military is perhaps days away from a new offensive in Gaza City. This comes after the world’s leading authority on food…… MORE