Russia fires 31 missiles at Kyiv in the first attack in weeks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has fired more than two dozen missiles at Kyiv, attacking the Ukrainian capital for the first time in six weeks and sending panicked residents flooding into the relative safety of the subway system in a scene reminiscent of the first weeks of the war. Air defenses shot down all 31 of the missiles early Thursday, though officials say the falling wreckage still damaged apartment buildings and injured 13 people, including a child. The attack happened a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to “respond in kind” to recent Ukrainian aerial attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod, which Russian officials say have killed civilians

Indonesia presidential runner-up alleges widespread fraud

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A runner-up in Indonesia’s presidential election has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls. Former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan, who received nearly 41 million votes, or 24.9%, told reporters that by contesting the official results he hoped to improve the election process in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy. His lawyer said they hoped for a revote.

Swedish appeals court rules space rock should stay with the owner of the property

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish land owner has won a legal battle to keep a 31-pound meteorite after an appeals court ruled that such space rocks should be considered “immovable property” and part of the land where they are found. The property on which the meteorite landed contains iron and the meteorite is made of iron. Therefore, it “cannot be easily separated from what is usually regarded as (immovable) property,” the Svea Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. On Nov. 7, 2020, the iron meteorite fell on a private property in Uppland, north of Stockholm.

Taps have run dry across South Africa’s largest city in water crisis

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after decades of neglect is largely to blame. The public’s frustration is a danger sign for the ruling African National Congress, whose comfortable hold on power since the end of apartheid in the 1990s faces its most serious challenge in an election this year.