LIVE BLOG11 Jul 2026 | 08:58:56 AM ISTRussia attack on Ukraine (Zelenskyy X)SynopsisBreaking News Live Updates: Ukraine said Russian missile strikes on Kyiv wounded six people on Saturday, as Moscow escalates attacks on the Ukrainian capital.Moscow has been firing missiles and drones at Kyiv almost daily since launching its invasion in February 2022.But a spate of deadly attacks using dozens of ultra-fast ballistic missiles have recently challenged Ukraine's air defences.Breaking News Live Updates: Ukraine said Russian missile strikes on Kyiv wounded six people on Saturday, as Moscow escalates attacks on the Ukrainian capital.Moscow has been firing missiles and drones at Kyiv almost daily since launching its invasion in February 2022.But a spate of deadly attacks using dozens of ultra-fast ballistic missiles have recently challenged Ukraine's air defences. Show more Show less1 New UpdateNorth Korea condemns US, allies after NATO summit, vows to safeguard sovereigntyNorth ​Korea condemned ​the United States and its allies on ‌Saturday ⁠for ⁠what ​it called strengthening military blocs ​and accelerating arms buildups after ​a NATO ⁠summit this ‌week, ​state ​media ⁠KCNA reported.Pyongyang will safeguard ​its sovereignty and ​security interests, as well as regional peace, ‌through the responsible exercise of ​its ​sovereign ⁠rights, the foreign ministry was quoted as saying.Breaking News Live Updates: Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlashMeta said on Friday it ​is discontinuing an AI ​feature launched this week that allowed users to generate ​images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union."Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give ‌people control over ⁠whether ⁠their public content could be referenced in this way," Meta said in a statement.Breaking News Live Updates: Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan's southern islands, Taiwan evacuates thousandsTyphoon Bavi pummelled Japan’s southern ​Sakishima island chain with heavy ​rain and violent winds on Saturday as it headed towards ​Taiwan, prompting authorities to warn of flooding risks and landslides.On the island of Ishigaki, part of Okinawa prefecture, small pieces of debris could be seen flying across empty streets, with ‌only a scattering ⁠of ⁠vehicles braving the gale and rain.Breaking News Live Updates: Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocketJapan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Noshiro Testing Centre in northeastern Japan, which was livestreamed by the NVS, a group of space fans.Breaking News Live Updates: Flash flooding traps hundreds of people in rural MissouriFlash flooding unleashed by torrential downpours from a wave of thunderstorms struck ​the Ozark Mountains in rural southeastern Missouri on Friday, trapping hundreds of people in high water along the rain-swollen Black River, officials said.National Guard teams in Black Hawk helicopters were flying some 200 stranded people to higher ground on Friday afternoon from Camp Taum Sauk in Lesterville, Missouri, ‌about 100 miles (160 ⁠km) south ⁠of St. Louis, according to State Highway Patrol Sergeant Eddie Young.Breaking News Live Updates: New Zealand, India form 'strategic partnership'New Zealand and India announced Saturday a "strategic partnership" including in defence and security, during a landmark visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon feted his guest with an indigenous Maori welcome and guard of honour, seeking to expand relations after signing a free-trade pact in April that he has touted as an economic boon.Breaking News Live Updates: Kyiv under Russian missile attack, officials sayRussia pummeled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles early on Saturday, ‌officials ⁠said. A ⁠Reuters witness heard a series of powerful explosions in the city before the air ⁠alert was ‌announced.