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Separately, the office of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said in a statement that “explosive objects and materials” were stored in the premises and that an investigation would be opened into “the circumstances surrounding the explosion on the premises of the facility and the actions of the officials responsible.” The incident is particularly worrying as it comes just weeks after seven people died when a Russian strike hit a warehouse storing large quantities of ammunition in a residential area in Vyshneve near Kyiv, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the site of the incident on Saturday. Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene.

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Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with joint US-Israeli airstrikes six months ago. The current hostilities shouldn’t even be called a “war,” Vance argued, since “active combat operations” ended months ago. “Right now, there is no active shooting,” Vance insisted, despite three consecutive days this week when the US and Iran exchanged fire, including around the Strait of Hormuz. The description of the Middle East situation as an occasional, low-grade battle was a sign the administration is trying to place the war in the rear-view mirror two months ahead of critical midterm elections, even as the US military continues actively targeting Iranian positions.

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Fox News abruptly ousts Maria Bartiromo, a longtime Trump ally Fox News has parted ways with longtime anchor Maria Bartiromo, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies at the network. Her ouster came as a shock to many, including the president, who wrote on Truth Social, “I can’t believe Maria Bartiromo is no longer going to have her great show(s) on FoxNews/Business.” The Fox News leadership team decided to remove Bartiromo in August, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The immediate impetus was Bartiromo’s disclosure of confidential information to the Trump White House, the source told CNN. But there may have been other factors. In a sign that the split was contentious, Fox said Bartiromo’s departure was “effective today, meaning she didn’t have a chance to say goodbye or sign off on her own terms.

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Russian attack on Ukrainian ammunition warehouse triggers waves of blasts, killing 38 At least 38 people were killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse on Saturday triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted hours in a residential area near Kyiv. The attack in the Bucha district came amid near constant aerial assaults from Russia, which continued into Sunday. But it was likely the ammunition in the warehouse being hit that had catastrophic consequences. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to punish those responsible for allowing explosive materials to be stored this close to people’s homes.

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