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August 1: Kyiv Missile Deaths and Water-System Cyberattacks
In Ukraine
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured many others, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Separately, Zelensky reportedly asked President Trump to press Elon Musk to permit Starlink use in Ukrainian drone strikes inside Russia. There is no indication that Trump agreed or that Musk responded.
In U.S. infrastructure security
Cyberattacks have targeted water systems in at least seven states, with officials increasingly linking the activity to Iran. No water supply has been altered or declared unsafe, but authorities are monitoring control systems that regulate treatment chemicals and water pressure.
In Venezuela
Formal talks on Venezuela’s transition toward democracy are due to begin without the country’s most influential opposition figure, nearly seven months after Nicolás Maduro was toppled. His absence could complicate efforts to establish a credible political settlement.
At Spain’s Ceuta border
Spain plans to install a containment fence after a mass crossing attempt at the border with Morocco killed 67 people. Authorities said some people drowned and others died in a stampede at a breakwater barrier.
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