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In retaliation for the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk, Russia has launched missile and drone attacks on large areas of Ukraine: hundreds of shells fell on 15 regions of the country between Monday and Tuesday. At least five people were killed, several were injured and numerous power facilities were damaged. Commentators analyse the events.

A good two months ahead of the US presidential elections, European commentators are debating what candidate Kamala Harris stands for. At the close of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, she explained that she wanted to overcome the divisive conflicts of the past and to bolster the middle classes in particular. Harris called for a ceasefire in the Middle East and said that she would not pander to tyrants like Kim Jong-un.

The radical Islamist Taliban, who after returning to power have ruled Afghanistan for the past three years, have continued to restrict freedom and human rights. A new law 'to prevent vice and promote virtue' prohibits women from singing or reading aloud in public. The law also introduces stricter dress codes for women and men and bans homosexuality, music and extramarital relationships.

In der russischen Stadt Saratow hat eine mutmasslich ukrainische Drohne ein Hochhaus getroffen und vier Menschen verletzt. Das Verteidigungsministerium meldete, 22 Drohnen abgefangen zu haben. Die Ukraine schweigt bisher zu dem Vorfall.

Schockmoment auf dem Flug vom afghanischen Flughafen Khost nach Dubai. Beim Start schiesst die Boeing 737-400 der Ariana Afghan Airlines über die Startbahn hinaus.

Skistar Mikaela Shiffrin (29) hält sich im Sommer in der Skihalle in Wittenburg-Hamburg fit. Oder wie sie es nennt: ein Indoor-Kühlschrank. Das Video filmte sie schon vor ein paar Wochen, aber erst am Montag veröffentlichte sie es auf Instagram.

Jannik Sinner hat aus den positiven Dopingtests Konsequenzen gezogen und sich von Physio Giacomo Naldi getrennt. Nun meldet sich dieser erstmals zu Wort.