A children’s hospital in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, suffered significant damage from Russian strikes, leading to the deaths of 33 people across the nation in an early morning assault.
In Kyiv alone, at least 19 people were killed during this rare daytime attack, including two fatalities at the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, Ukraine’s largest pediatric facility, which sustained severe damage in the blast.
The head of the military administration in Kryvyi Rih, a central Ukrainian city, reported at least 10 fatalities there, while three people were killed in the eastern town of Pokrovsk, and one in Dnipro.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, currently in Poland signing a security pact, vowed to respond to the attacks.

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President Joe Biden, striving to save his precarious reelection bid, utilized a highly awaited TV interview to emphatically decline an independent medical assessment to prove his fitness for another term. Instead, he attributed his poor debate showing to a “bad episode,” asserting there were “no indications of any serious condition.”
“Look, I have a cognitive test every single day,” Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, referring to his daily demanding tasks. “Every day, I have that test. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, but I’m running the world.”

President Biden firmly reiterated on Friday his decision to remain in the presidential race, asserting “I’m the nominee” and “I’m running and going to win again.” Despite his confidence, he mistakenly referred to the election year as 2020, while fellow Democrats expressed concerns about his perceived mental sharpness.
“There’s been a lot of speculation: What’s Joe going to do? Is he going to stay in the race? Is he going to drop out?” the 81-year-old president addressed at the beginning of a 17-minute campaign speech in Madison, Wis. “Here’s my answer: I’m running and going to win again.”

President Biden mistakenly referred to himself as the “first black woman to serve with a black president,” marking another verbal misstep as he works to assure voters of his capability to lead.
During an interview on Thursday with Philadelphia’s WURD black radio station, part of his Independence Day media appearances, the 81-year-old president fumbled his words while recalling his tenure as Vice President under Barack Obama and his selection of Kamala Harris.
“By the way, I’m proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first black woman, to serve with a black president,” he told host Andrea Lawful-Sanders.

Commentator, radio host and entrepreneur Glenn Beck touches down on Uncensored for his first ever interview with Piers Morgan. Describing himself as a ‘constitutional conservative’, Glenn has been a high roller of American conservative thought since his radio show The Glenn Beck Program first aired in 2000. Glenn and Piers dive right into his career in right-wing media, but quickly arrive at the topic of Donald Trump.
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President Biden made several unusual errors and misstatements during the official White House Fourth of July celebration, appearing confused at times and unexpectedly greeting the crowd with a jovial “Ho ho ho! Happy Independence Day!”
The 81-year-old president and First Lady Jill Biden shared the stage with Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Harris introduced the “extraordinary” President Biden, who then gave a brief holiday greeting.
Biden appeared more energetic than during his heavily criticized June 27 debate performance. However, his statements remained just as incoherent, albeit louder.

It’s official — Britain has a new prime minister.
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to usher in “an age of national renewal” following the Labour Party’s decisive victory, ending the Conservatives’ 14-year reign.
Starmer, the Labour Party leader, led his team to a historic landslide win on Friday morning, marking the worst defeat in the Conservative Party’s history.
Starmer and his wife, Victoria, visited Buckingham Palace on Friday for a private audience with King Charles. During this meeting, the 75-year-old monarch requested that Starmer form a new government.
During the “kissing hands” ceremony, King Charles officially appointed Starmer as Britain’s new prime minister, following Rishi Sunak’s resignation earlier that morning.

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump who converted to Judaism, made her podcast debut on the Lex Fridman show, providing a rare and intimate look into her personal beliefs and emotions.
During the conversation, Fridman explored various subjects, including how Ivanka managed to stay resilient and composed in the face of relentless criticism. She specifically mentioned “lashon hara.”
“There’s a concept in Judaism called Lashon Hara, which means evil speech. The idea is that speaking poorly of another is almost the moral equivalent to murder, because you can’t really repair it. You can apologize, but you can’t repair it.

In light of the various tragedies that have struck Klal Yisroel and the ongoing challenging situation in Eretz Yisroel, Agudas Yisroel of America’s New Jersey office will present a kinnus hisorerus tonight, at 8:30 p.m., at Bais Medrash Lutzk, located at 520 New Egypt Road, Lakewood, NJ. Divrei hisorerus will be delivered by Rav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler, rosh yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha; Rav Uri Deutsch, rov of the Forest Park Shul; and Rav Yitzchok Sorotzkin, rosh yeshiva of Mesivta of Lakewood. All drashos will be delivered in English.
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In light of the various tragedies that have struck Klal Yisroel and the ongoing challenging situation in Eretz Yisroel, Agudas Yisroel of America’s New Jersey office will present a kinnus hisorerus tonight, at 8:30 p.m., at Bais Medrash Lutzk, located at 520 New Egypt Road, Lakewood, NJ.
There will be a live video and audio hookup of the event. The call-in number for the audio hookup is 712.432.4305.
Divrei hisorerus will be delivered by Rav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler, rosh yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha; Rav Uri Deutsch, rov of the Forest Park Shul; and Rav Yitzchok Sorotzkin, rosh yeshiva of Mesivta of Lakewood.
All drashos will be delivered in English.