Morning news wrap: Man attacks crowd with firebombs at Israel memorial in US; Ukraine strikes 41 Russian jets in drone assault & more
Today's news roundup covers national, international, environmental, and sports updates. Ukraine carried out a massive drone offensive under Operation "Spider's Web", targeting five Russian airbases and damaging 41 fighter jets.
Meanwhile, in the US, a man hurled firebombs into a crowd at an Israeli memorial in Boulder, Colorado, injuring six elderly people.
Back home, over 3.64 lakh people remain affected by floods across 19 Assam districts, while Pakistan faces a kharif crop crisis amid low dam levels and reduced Chenab inflows from India. In cricket, Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings to the IPL 2025 final with a composed match-winning knock in Qualifier 2.
Ukraine hits 41 Russian fighter jets in major drone strike under Operation 'Spider's Web'
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Russian airbases under Operation "Spider's Web," damaging 41 fighter jets and striking nearly 34% of the strategic cruise missiles. The operation involved months of meticulous planning and the covert transport of drones into Russian territory.
The Russian defence ministry also confirmed the strikes and said that 5 airbases were targeted across the country, however, it said that the attacks were "successfully repelled".
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Several injured after man attacks crowd with firebombs at Israeli hostage memorial in Colorado
A 45-year-old man, Mohamed Soliman, was arrested after allegedly hurling firebombs into a crowd gathered for a memorial event for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado. The attack, reportedly carried out while shouting "free Palestine," left six people aged between 67 and 88 injured and hospitalised, according to the FBI Denver Field Office.
"As a result of these preliminary facts, it is clear that this is a targeted act of violence and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism," Michalek said.
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3.64 lakh hit by floods across 19 districts in Assam, northeast reels under deluge
Floods have impacted around 3.64 lakh people across 19 districts in Assam, prompting large-scale rescue operations. Authorities, with the help of the Indian Air Force, deployed a helicopter on Sunday to assist those stranded, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
Elsewhere across the northeast, landslides and flood-hit people struggled to piece together their lives as authorities said the situation in Manipur and Tripura still remained grim despite rains staying away during the day and clouds clearing up.
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Pakistan crop-sowing in crisis as dams run low, India tightens Chenab flow
Pakistan is staring at a bleak kharif (summer crops) sowing season with a major dip in live storage at its two key dams - Mangla on river Jhelum and Tarbela on Indus - and the "sudden decrease" in Chenab river inflows due to regulation of water flow by India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
The situation may further aggravate this month during early kharif sowing and this is possibly what prompted Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif to raise concerns at a conference on glacier preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, last week to draw global attention to India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty.
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Shreyas Iyer leads Punjab Kings to IPL 2025 final
Shreyas Iyer lived up to the "captain fantastic" tag in a rain-hit Qualifier 2 on Sunday, guiding Punjab Kings to the IPL 2025 final with a calm and calculated innings. He remained composed throughout the chase, quietly notching up a half-century without celebration.
Chasing 204, Iyer, who is called 'sarpanch' (head of the village) by Punjab Kings fans, took charge. In the 13th over bowled by Reece Topley, Shreyas hammered a hat-trick of sixes, each better than the last one.
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