2026-07-19
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Two American servicemen were killed in Jordan on Friday in an Iranian missile and drone attack, U.S.
Central Command said.
One serviceman is missing and four others were injured.
Iran also hit American military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American strikes.
The death toll among American service members in the war now stands at 16. Ukrainian
drones hit two warehouses in Russia, killing eight people and injuring more than 60 others.
The sites reportedly belonged to Wildberries, Russia's largest e-commerce company.
But Volodymyr Zelensky said they were being used to make drones.
Ukraine's president said drones had also struck targets in the Sea of Azov.
Meanwhile, Ukrainians continued to protest against the sacking of Mikhail Fedorov, the country's defense minister.
Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader of Germany's ruling Christian
Democratic Union after coming under scrutiny for fathering a child through surrogacy in America.
German law prohibits the practice, and Mr Spahn had previously opposed efforts to legalise it.
The Frauen Union, the CDU's women's wing, and church leaders called on him to step down.
Friedrich Mertz, Germany's chancellor, called his resignation unavoidable.
China's foreign ministry said it would closely monitor Britain's nationalisation of British steel.
In 2020, Jingyi Group, a Chinese firm, bought the steelmaker, which operates blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.
On Thursday, Britain put it into public ownership, citing national security concerns.