Morning brief: Mysterious flash of light over Kyiv, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches presidential bid, & more
Morning brief: Strange flash of light over Kyiv, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launches presidential bid, & more
A mysterious flash in the Ukrainian skies raised worries on Wednesday in the country devastated in the war with Russia for over a year now.Ukrainian military initiated an air raid siren, however, preliminary investigation revealed it was a NASA satellite re-entering into earth' atmosphere. Meanwhile, Robert Kennedy Jr, the nephew of 35th US President John F Kennedy formally announced his run for the 2024 presidency at the campaign launch in the US state of Massachusetts.
In one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade, over 80 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured during a charity distribution event on Thursday in war-torn Yemen.
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Intense burst of light in skies over Kyiv triggers panic in conflict-ridden Ukraine
Amid Russian missiles and drones that have been causing panic in Kyiv for the past year, it is a fireball-like phenomenon now in the skies which is causing anxiety in the conflict-ridden country.An intense burst of light in the skies over the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv on Wednesday set off panic buttons in the country's defences which initiated an air raid alarm to caution people.
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