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Russia’s Novorossiysk ‘endured a horrific night’, with a child killed and dozens of buildings damaged, says local mayor.Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026Russia and Ukraine have traded deadly overnight drone attacks, killing three people in Ukraine’s southern port city of Kherson and Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, according to regional officials.A Ukrainian drone attack on Novorossiysk overnight Tuesday into Wednesday killed a child, injured another child and woman, and damaged dozens of buildings, including homes, reported mayor Andrei Kravchenko.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDrone strikes also damaged the ⁠Novorossiysk ⁠grain terminal, according to the terminal’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former waitress, small-business owner and nonprofit founder won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, setting her up for a rematch with Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.Rebecca Cooke, raised on an Eau Claire-area dairy farm, defeated former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge on Tuesday evening. The win puts Cooke back on the ballot in one of Democrats’ top House pickup opportunities this fall.It will be Cooke’s third attempt to win the western Wisconsin seat. She lost the 2022 Democratic primary to then-state Sen. Brad Pfaff before…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MADISON, Wis — The left wing suffered a high-profile setback on Tuesday at the hands of the center-left establishment in their ongoing battle for the ideological future of the party.Seven days after far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly edged out more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in battleground Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, state Rep. Francesca Hong on Tuesday was upset in her bid to capture the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Wisconsin, another crucial swing state.Hong, a state lawmaker from Madison, Wisconsin and a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, was defeated by Milwaukee County…

Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, on Jan. 29, 2025. Naina Helén Jåma | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNorway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund reported a record half-year profit of more than $182 billion on Wednesday, as a rally in Asian technology stocks helped the fund return 9.4%. The fund’s first-half report came as its managers revealed a 0.05% stake in SpaceX, valued at just over $1.2 billion, in its first such disclosure of its exposure to Elon Musk’s space tech giant. The SpaceX stake is dwarfed by some of its other holdings,…

Subiaco are appealing coach Jarrad Schofield’s two-match suspension for umpire abuse, with a hearing likely to take place on Thursday night.

NEW DELHI: The chairman of India’s Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, said on Wednesday (Aug 12) that he will not seek reappointment at the end of his term due to a lack of backing from the board, following tensions with the charity arm that controls the salt-to-aviation Tata Group.Disagreements have been brewing between Chandrasekaran, 63, and Tata Trusts, which owns 66 per cent of Tata Sons, over the past few months. The two sides have clashed over whether Tata Sons should be listed, losses at group company Air India, how to handle the planned exit of a minority shareholder and board…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to members of media outside a restaurant in the Hongdae district of Seoul, South Korea, June 5, 2026.SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJensen Huang built the world’s most valuable company by pioneering the specialized computer chips behind the artificial intelligence boom.To keep his vision for the future within reach, the Nvidia founder is now attempting a different kind of engineering: convincing Wall Street investors that those chips are long-term financial assets akin to commercial real estate or toll roads.His bet hinges on outpacing AI developments in China. This week, Nvidia unveiled agreements with six…

Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Unit says the ferry was carrying more than its capacity of 90 people when it capsized.Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026At least 15 people have been killed and 27 remain missing after an overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, according to the country’s Civil Protection Unit.The boat overturned on Tuesday after hitting strong waves, the agency said in a statement, adding that at least 77 people were rescued.The boat provides transport between the northern town of Kariba and several islands and fishing camps and was carrying more than its capacity of 90 people when it…

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has secured the Democratic nomination for reelection in the Tuesday’s primary, CBS News projects.Omar captured over 80% of the votes in the 5th Congressional District, which she has represented in the U.S. House since 2018. The 5th is the most Democratic district in Minnesota and in the entire nation. Her opponents were Julie T. Le, Abena McKenzie, Latonya Reeves and Nate Schluter.Omar, who says a top priority for her remains President Trump’s immigration crackdown, won her last general election by 50 percentage points, and the 2024 primary by 13 points. Those are among the reasons why this year,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats in deep blue Vermont have a new nominee as they take a sixth straight shot at trying to oust popular Republican Gov. Phil Scott.Democrats in deep blue Vermont have a new nominee as they take a sixth straight shot at trying to oust popular Republican Gov. Phil Scott.Economist Amanda Janoo on Tuesday defeated former child advocacy organization CEO Aly Richards — who is backed by former Democratic Govs. Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin — to capture the party’s gubernatorial nomination, the Associated Press reported. Amanda Janoo, an economist, is a Democratic…