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e-region-donetsk-86286976"> <div> <div> <h2>5 killed as Russia pounds eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk</h2> <div><h3>KRAMATORSK, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian official says Russian shelling has killed five civilians over the past 24 hours and…</h3></div> <div><p>abcnews.go.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*JkNuuxByvbR_Sg1_)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="5f95">Meanwhile, elsewhere, the Russian Defence Ministry reveals forces have destroyed two U.S.-made M142 HIMARS rocket systems and their ammunition depots. The rocket systems and ammunition depots, situated in Eastern Ukraine, came under fire from Russian airstrikes. Ukraine curiously rejects Russian claims.</p><div id="6eab" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-destroyed-two-us-himars-eastern-ukraine-2022-07-06/"> <div> <div> <h2>Russia says it destroyed two U.S. HIMARS in east Ukraine, Kyiv rejects claim</h2> <div><h3>MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday its armed forces had destroyed two advanced…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*DdovAEdch9XPyQM8)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="fd8c">Tuesday, 5 July 2022…</h2><figure id="019f"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*XJHBI-1SzojJT5N_.jpg"><figcaption>Sloviansk, located in Donetsk Oblast, attacked by Russian forces</figcaption></figure><p id="b84c">Russian forces, on Tuesday, 5 July 2022, attacked Sloviansk. One person is known to have been killed during the attack, Sloviansk, situated in Donetsk Oblast, is home to approximately 24,000 Ukrainians.</p><p id="b9a4">The Governor of Donetsk Oblast, Pavlo Kyrylenko, has urged civilians to evacuate. An estimated 350,000 Ukrainian civilians, knowing Russian forces are advancing, have already evacuated.</p><div id="fa98" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-one-killed-russian-strike-ukrainian-city-sloviansk-police-2022-07-05/"> <div> <div> <h2>Russian strikes kill at least one person in Ukrainian city of Sloviansk - police</h2> <div><h3>SLOVIANSK, Ukraine, July 5 (Reuters) - Russian forces struck a market in the city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine on…</h3></div> <div><p>www.reuters.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*5aLL5feO9_SqEdqp)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3e05">Monday, 4 July 2022…</h2><figure id="3ad1"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*JaQFkO4BiTD9bE_e.jpg"><figcaption>Law enforcement search in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)</figcaption></figure><p id="1549">The United States, on what is arguably the most important day of the year for many Americans, saw yet another mass shooting. Monday, 4 July 2022, also known as America’s Independence Day, saw six people are killed and at least a further 24 others individuals injured during a mass shooting at Illinois’s Highland Park. Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade, because of this, was sadly marred.</p> <figure id="99db"> <div> <div> <img class="ratio" src="http://placehold.it/16x9"> <iframe class="" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//twitter.com/jordanfabian/status/1544364900906049539&amp;image=https%3A//i.embed.ly/1/image%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fabs.twimg.com%252Ferrors%252Flogo46x38.png%26key%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" width="500"> </div> </div> </figure></iframe></div></div></figure><blockquote id="57cd"><p>“The flags over the White House have been lowered to half-staff in memory of the victims of the Highland Park, Ill. shooting,” tweeted Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jordan Fabian.</p></blockquote><div id="8379" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-illinois-shooting-july-4-parade/index.html"> <div> <div> <h2>Suspect in connection with a mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been…</h2> <div><h3>Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass shooting at a parade that left six dead and sent more than two dozen people…</h3></div> <div><p>www.cnn.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ZqdmRiRm2SgONA3a)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="b17d">Meanwhile, in California’s state capital, another mass shooting

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claims a life. A further four people were injured. It is certain, in both Illinois and California, many Americans will not look back at this Fourth of July and think fondly of it.</p><div id="0eee" class="link-block"> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-shootings-sacramento-76069d2b671a6a81a13df0dde1d5c408"> <div> <div> <h2>1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting outside Sacramento nightclub</h2> <div><h3>SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - One man was killed and four were wounded in a shooting early Monday outside a nightclub in…</h3></div> <div><p>apnews.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*zD_tFS_F83VrnaXn)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="99c9">Sunday, 3 July 2022…</h2><figure id="b175"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*WjfZlfNjrCSS5PNq.jpg"><figcaption>Sainz Jr. wins 1st career F1 race with British GP victory</figcaption></figure><p id="9e51">Spain’s Carlos Sainz Jr., driving for Scuderia Ferrari, secures a British GP victory. Sainz Jr., having not previously won a Formula One race, achieves a career first.</p><p id="697a">The British Grand Prix, held at Silverstone on Sunday, 3 July 2022, saw real drama play out during the race. Dramatic is an understatement. The Silverstone track can be daunting for first-timers. The first ten finishers, their respective times, and points awarded were…</p><figure id="14f1"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*h6wGbtEC8wWe41QUe-DlRg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div id="4956" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/british-grand-prix/2022/british-grand-prix-2022-live-can-lewis-hamilton-take-home-win-at-silverstone-as-carlos-sainz-starts-_sto9016866/story.shtml"> <div> <div> <h2>Carlos Sainz wins thrilling British Grand Prix from Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone</h2> <div><h3>Ferrari's Carlos Sainz sealed the first Formula One victory of his career in a thrilling British Grand Prix at…</h3></div> <div><p>www.eurosport.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*mHKv87tIsV_hGBkr)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="4307">Previously…</h1><div id="2553" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-xi-ce3a23ca9df2"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume XI</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 26 June to Saturday, 2 July 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*DQuv8xC5qTeQfi2G.JPG)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="ea9d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-x-5e44725fb069"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume X</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 19 June to Saturday, 25 June 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Fhce9kUcO6oLhnxL.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="fdf3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-ix-877dc821949f"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume IX</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 12 June to Saturday, 18 June 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*3PlIdBAEtJwd5_1y.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="8679" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-viii-22427944fb43"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume VIII</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 5 June to Saturday, 11 June 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*dKTQoPNCogDNcpRA)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="1bd5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-week-in-brief-volume-vii-e85a76423b1f"> <div> <div> <h2>A Week in Brief: Volume VII</h2> <div><h3>A Week in Brief: Sunday, 29 May to Saturday, 4 June 2022</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*u-pdrsUzcZSllgav.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

A WEEK IN BRIEF

A Week in Brief: Volume XII

A Week in Brief: Sunday, 3 July to Saturday, 9 July 2022

Saturday, 9 July 2022…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fearing for his life, flees his Colombo residence after protesters storm the property. Police clash with protestors. At least 33 people are known to have been injured in the clashes. Rajapaksa’s resignation, amidst the worst economic crisis since 1948, is demanded.

Shortly thereafter, following demands for his resignation, the office of the Prime Minister announces that Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign. Party leaders in Parliament, echoing protestors, also called for Rajapaksa’s resignation. Wickremesinghe’s private residence is set on fire. Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on Wednesday, 13 July 2022.

Friday, 8 July 2022…

Image Credit: Met Office

There is no end in sight for the continuing British heat wave. British authorities, on Friday, 8 July 2022, have issued a level 2 heat wave warning. Temperatures across much of England and Wales, over the next few days, are expected to reach the high 20s. There is a chance, by Tuesday, of temperatures hitting 30C in parts of the southeast. These temperatures, if they do reach that high, are expected to last throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.

The heat wave people are now experiencing is highly unusual. Annual temperatures, across the UK, average a daily high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F). Generally, in England, people experience both warm summers and cool winters. English summers are typically cooler than those experienced in European countries. Curiously, despite this, winters are milder.

“We want everyone to enjoy the hot weather when it arrives, but also to check in on their vulnerable family,” Dr Agostinho Sousa, Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection at UKHSA, said, “friends and neighbours to make sure they are prepared for the warm conditions ahead.”

Thursday, 7 July 2022…

Boris Johnson on his way out the door

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Thursday, 7 July 2022, resigned as the leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson, until a new leader is elected, will remain Prime Minister.

Wednesday, 6 July 2022…

National University of Kharkiv before the Russian invasion

A security guard, when a Russian missile hits the building, is killed at Kharkiv’s National University of Kharkiv.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, the Russian Defence Ministry reveals forces have destroyed two U.S.-made M142 HIMARS rocket systems and their ammunition depots. The rocket systems and ammunition depots, situated in Eastern Ukraine, came under fire from Russian airstrikes. Ukraine curiously rejects Russian claims.

Tuesday, 5 July 2022…

Sloviansk, located in Donetsk Oblast, attacked by Russian forces

Russian forces, on Tuesday, 5 July 2022, attacked Sloviansk. One person is known to have been killed during the attack, Sloviansk, situated in Donetsk Oblast, is home to approximately 24,000 Ukrainians.

The Governor of Donetsk Oblast, Pavlo Kyrylenko, has urged civilians to evacuate. An estimated 350,000 Ukrainian civilians, knowing Russian forces are advancing, have already evacuated.

Monday, 4 July 2022…

Law enforcement search in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

The United States, on what is arguably the most important day of the year for many Americans, saw yet another mass shooting. Monday, 4 July 2022, also known as America’s Independence Day, saw six people are killed and at least a further 24 others individuals injured during a mass shooting at Illinois’s Highland Park. Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade, because of this, was sadly marred.

“The flags over the White House have been lowered to half-staff in memory of the victims of the Highland Park, Ill. shooting,” tweeted Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jordan Fabian.

Meanwhile, in California’s state capital, another mass shooting claims a life. A further four people were injured. It is certain, in both Illinois and California, many Americans will not look back at this Fourth of July and think fondly of it.

Sunday, 3 July 2022…

Sainz Jr. wins 1st career F1 race with British GP victory

Spain’s Carlos Sainz Jr., driving for Scuderia Ferrari, secures a British GP victory. Sainz Jr., having not previously won a Formula One race, achieves a career first.

The British Grand Prix, held at Silverstone on Sunday, 3 July 2022, saw real drama play out during the race. Dramatic is an understatement. The Silverstone track can be daunting for first-timers. The first ten finishers, their respective times, and points awarded were…

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