When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current. The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summer’s worth of rain fell overnight on bone-dry soil, pushing the waterway from about 3 feet to 30 feet in just 45 minutes. It wasn’t long after they were rescued that they realized everything they’d brought camping with them was gone: the black zippered hoodie Elida’s 18-year-old son was rarely seen without, plus his wallet, glasses and cell phone; her daughter’s Nintendo devices, lifejacket and a pair of white Crocs for which the 10-year-old had handpicked charms; even their travel trailer.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/06/us/texas-floods-guadalupe-river
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that US President Donald Trump plans to attend. Massive explosions lit up the night sky as ballistic missiles and drones hammered parts of the city, killing at least 12 people in the city and six others in the surrounding region, with dozens more wounded, city officials said. Residential buildings were badly damaged in the assault, leaving people trapped in multi-storey apartment blocks. An entire family was killed and pulled from the rubble, while cars were seen burning on city streets.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/05/europe/kyiv-ballistic-missile-attack-july-6-intl-hnk
Almost all of Russia’s 83 regions are seeing gasoline shortages or reported disruptions to supply, according to a CNN analysis, with many gas stations imposing rationing as the Russian government races to get ahead of a ferocious campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting its refineries. The fuel crisis, which escalated first in Russian-controlled Crimea and prompted a state of emergency and a full ban on fuel sales to ordinary people on June 21, is now reaching across Russia’s 11 time zones. CNN analyzed official statements from regional mayors and governors as well as national and local media reports and found more than 50 of its internationally recognized regions officially reporting supply problems, with unofficial reports of disruptions in almost all of them. At least three regions, including Irkutsk and the Transbaikal region in eastern Russia, have declared a “state of heightened alert,” one step below a state of emergency.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/06/europe/russia-fuel-crisis-ukraine-drone-attacks-intl-vis
Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza, a move that experts say puts pressure on Israel as progress from the US-brokered ceasefire plan has stalled. Ismail al-Thwabta, the head of the Hamas’ Government Media Office (GMO), said the militant group is ready to turn over governance to the Palestinian technocratic committee that’s meant to lead the enclave under the agreement. Hamas’ statement made no mention of disarmament, one of the key requirements under the second phase of the ceasefire deal, which the group has so far refused. The announcement changes little on the ground, where Hamas and its security forces maintain firm control of the portion of Gaza not occupied by the Israeli military. But the symbolic move puts the focus of the ceasefire agreement back on Israel, as President Donald Trump has pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with elements of the plan. That includes the establishment of “pilot areas” in Gaza in which Palestinians would live under the technocratic committee.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/06/middleeast/hamas-dissolves-gaza-government-intl