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West nautical, the superyacht specialists, launch a new office in dubai.

West Nautical are thrilled to announce the opening of their new office in Dubai, showcasing yet another milestone in the company’s global expansion

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Fifteen people have been rescued after a tornado sank 56-metre sailing yacht Bayesian off the coast of Palermo, with searches underway for the remaining victims

The 47-metre Heesen was engulfed in a blaze that reportedly started in the tender garage

In an official update provided to SuperyachtNews, it appears Venus’ bridge was unmanned at the time of a minor collision that has sparked debate online

Lady Eleganza collides with ferry in Pašman Channel

The 50-metre yacht collided with a ferry in Croatia, and initial reports suggest the yacht's captain was absent during the incident

Several yachts destroyed in Greek marina fire

One firefighter has been hospitalised following a blaze that sank three vessels and damaged more in Marina Zeas

Ethos begins to sink near Kefalonia

This is the third instance in the same week of yachts of a similar size either grounding or beginning to sink due to water ingress

LoveBug grounded off the US East Coast

The 37-metre Sanlorenzo has run aground after taking on a substantial amount of water on board

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Two British crew members on Bayesian superyacht under investigation

The captain of the yacht, James Cutfield, from New Zealand, was put under investigation on Monday but has decided not to respond to prosecutors' questions.

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Wednesday 28 August 2024 11:32, UK

Two British crew members of the Bayesian, the superyacht that sank off Sicily last week, have been placed under investigation by the local prosecutor's office.

Tim Parker Eaton was in charge of the engine room on the night of the sinking , in which seven people were killed.

Both Mr Parker Eaton and Matthew Griffith, the lookout crew member on duty during the sinking, have been placed under investigation.

Sky News understands from sources close to the investigation that police officers are searching the crew bedrooms and have seized at least two phones.

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It comes after the captain of the yacht decided not to respond to prosecutors' questions.

James Cutfield, a 51-year-old from New Zealand, is under investigation for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck charges.

He was questioned for the third time by the prosecutors in the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese on Tuesday.

"He just exercised his right to remain silent, probably prosecutors were expecting that," lawyer Aldo Mordiglia told the Associated Press, adding that the captain's legal team has just been named and needs time to work on his defence strategy.

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Fifteen people survived the sinking last Monday, including all but one of the crew.

Among the seven people killed were British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah .

The bodies of the yacht's chef Recaldo Thomas, as well as passengers Jonathan and Judy Bloomer, and Chris and Neda Morvillo, were all found trapped in the hull.

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Chief prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio, who is leading the investigation, has said his team would consider each possible element of responsibility including those of the captain, the crew, individuals in charge of supervision and the yacht's manufacturer.

Prosecutors said the sinking was "extremely rapid" and could have been a "downburst" - a localised, powerful wind that descends from a thunderstorm and spreads out rapidly upon hitting the ground.

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Video shows moments before superyacht went down in storm off Sicily

Newly released video captures a luxury superyacht being battered by a violent storm before it suddenly sank off Sicily with 22 people aboard Monday.

The grainy images obtained by NBC News and other outlets were recorded on closed-circuit television not far from where the Bayesian was anchored, about a half-mile from the port of Porticello, on Sicily’s northern coast .

The yacht's 250-foot mast, illuminated with lights and lashed by the storm, appears to bend to one side before it finally disappears and is replaced by darkness.

The speed with which a yacht built to handle the roughest seas capsized stunned maritime experts.  

“I can’t remember the last time I read about a vessel going down quickly like that, you know, completely capsizing and going down that quickly, a vessel of that nature, a yacht of that size,” said Stephen Richter of SAR Marine Consulting.

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and five of the 22 other people who were aboard the 184-foot vessel remain unaccounted for and are believed to be trapped in the Bayesian’s hull, nearly 170 feet underwater.

Officials confirmed Monday that at least one person, the ship’s cook, had died.  

Superyachts like the Bayesian, which had been available for charters at a rate of $215,000 a week, are designed to stay afloat even as they are taking on water to give the people aboard a chance to escape, Richter said. 

“Boats of this size, they’re taking passengers on an excursion or a holiday,” Richter said. “They are not going to put them in situations where it may be dangerous or it may be uncomfortable, so this storm that popped up was obviously an anomaly. These vessels that carry passengers, they’re typically very well-maintained, very well-appointed.”

Built by Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, the U.K.-registered Bayesian could carry 12 guests and a crew of up to 10, according to online specialist yacht sites. Its nearly 250-foot mast is the tallest aluminum sailing mast in the world, according to CharterWorld Luxury Yacht Charters. 

On Tuesday, Italian rescue workers resumed the search for Lynch and the five other passengers still missing: Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah; Morgan Stanley International Chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife; and Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife.

“The fear is that the bodies got trapped inside the vessel,” Salvatore Cocina, the head of civil protection in Sicily, told Reuters .

The Bayesian is owned by a firm linked to Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, who was one of the 15 people rescued Monday after it capsized.

“It’s extremely rare for a boat of this size to sink,” Richter said.

What’s not rare is the kind of storm that sank it , said Simon Boxall, senior lecturer in oceanography at Britain’s University of Southampton.

“People assume the Mediterranean is this rather calm and passive place that never gets storms and always blue skies,” Boxall said. “In fact, you get some quite horrendous storms that are not uncommon at this time of year.”

The president of Italy’s meteorological society has said Monday’s violent storm may have involved a waterspout, essentially a tornado over water, or a downburst, which occurs more frequently but doesn’t involve the rotation of the air.

Luca Mercalli, president of the Italian Meteorology Society, also said recent temperatures may have been a factor. 

“The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius [86 Fahrenheit], which is almost 3 degrees more than normal,” Mercalli told Reuters. “This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms.”

The Mediterranean sailing vacation was designed to be a celebration for Lynch, who two months ago was acquitted by a San Francisco jury of fraud charges stemming from the 2011 sale of his software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion.

Prosecutors alleged that Lynch, dubbed “Britain’s Bill Gates,” and Autonomy’s vice president for finance, Stephen Chamberlain, had padded the firm’s finances ahead of the sale. Lynch’s lawyers argued that HP was so eager to acquire Autonomy that it failed to adequately check the books .

Lynch had taken Morvill, who was one of his defense attorneys, on the luxury trip. 

Chamberlain was not on the Bayesian.

In what appears to be a tragic coincidence, a car struck and killed Chamberlain on Saturday as he was jogging in a village about 68 miles north of London, local police said.

“Steve fought successfully to clear his good name at trial earlier this year, and his good name now lives on through his wonderful family,” Chamberlain’s lawyer, Gary Lincenberg, said in a statement .

Henry Austin reported from London and Corky Siemaszko from New York City.

Henry Austin is a senior editor for NBC News Digital based in London.

Corky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital.

Manufacturer of superyacht that sank in Sicily with 22 aboard says human error to blame

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British entrepreneur Mike Lynch.   ( Reuters: Henry Nicholls/File )

The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the wreckage of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily. 

The yacht manufacturer's CEO has publicly addressed the incident, blaming the captain and crew for what he says could have been easily avoided. 

What's next? 

Rescue crews are continuing to search the wreckage for one missing woman, while four other bodies that were recovered await identification. 

The body of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the wreckage of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily, as the boat's maker blamed the shipwreck on "indescribable, unreasonable errors" by the crew.

The Italian coastguard confirmed Mr Lynch's body had been recovered by rescue crews, along with four others, on Thursday, local time. They did not confirm the identities of the other recovered bodies.

Others reported missing from the yacht include the chairman of Morgan Stanley International, Jonathan Bloomer, Mr Bloomer's wife Judy, Clifford Chance lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda Morvillo.

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of the superyacht's manufacturing company Italian Sea Group, said there were no structural problems with the vessel that could have led to the shipwreck, arguing the crew were ill-prepared.

"It had absolutely no problem, it was a model for so many ships because it was so stable," he told the BBC.

"The weather alerts clearly showed the storm would have arrived at 4am, the captain should have closed every hatch, raised anchor, sailed into the wind, and lowered the keel. Then everyone could have gone back to sleep and the cruise would have happily continued."

Mr Costantino told Reuters correct emergency procedures had not been followed despite stormy weather already being forecast.

"The boat suffered a series of indescribable, unreasonable errors, the impossible happened on that boat … but it went down because it took on water. From where, the investigators will tell."

The Bayesian, a 56-metre British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early on Monday as it was moored about a kilometre offshore.

Civil protection officials said they believe the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout, and sank quickly.

Another yacht anchored near the Bayesian escaped unharmed. The captain of the sunken yacht and other crew members have not commented publicly on the disaster, while Italian prosecutors investigating it are due to hold a press conference on Saturday.

Fifteen of the 22 people aboard survived, including Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares, Charlotte Golunski and her one-year-old daughter, Sofia.

Italian firefighter divers bring ashore the body of one of the victims. ( AP: Salvatore Cavalli )

Ms Golunski's husband James Emslie and New Zealand captain of the yacht James Catfield also survived.

Interior ministry official Massimo Mariani told Reuters Mr Lynch's 18-year-old daughter Hannah remained missing, saying she may be inside the wreck or could have been tossed into the sea as the boat sank.

Divers have struggled to find the bodies.

"We would need a crystal ball to know when we'll be able to find the next body," said Luca Cari, spokesperson for the fire rescue service.

"It's very difficult to move inside the wreckage. Moving just one metre can take up to 24 hours," he added.

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Dramatic footage has captured the moment a 40-metre superyacht sank into the Mediterranean sea after being battered in a storm.

The 40-metre-long luxury vessel was sailing from Gallipoli to Milazzo overnight on Saturday when it got into trouble around 15km from Italy’s Catanzaro Marina.

Footage shows the yacht, named My Saga, rapidly disappearing beneath waves, as lifeboats appear to float beside it.

The captain sent out a distress call to the Port Authority of Crotone, with officials told the yacht was taking on a significant amount of water from the stern.

The Italian coastguard dispatched two patrol vessels and rescued all four passengers and five crew members on board.

A tugboat sent out at dawn was unable to save the superyacht from sinking because of worsening weather conditions, the Super Yacht Times reports. The Saga finally sank at around 1pm on Sunday.

The outlet reports the yacht, which was built in Monaco back in 2007, was flying under the Cayman Islands flag with an all-Italian crew when it sunk.

An investigation has been launched into the cause.

It comes after a £6 million superyacht sunk after it went up in flames in the UK on the Torquay harbourside.

The 85ft vessel was consumed by fire , with thick black smoking billowing into the sky.

The yacht reportedly drifted out into the harbour after the fire burnt through ropes securing it to the pier, but the vessel was later secured by the fire service.

A fire service statement revealed that the vessel contained approximately 8000 litres of diesel fuel.

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The Largest Top 100 Superyachts Due for Delivery in 2024

By Emily Dawkins

Following a barrage of magnificent Top 100 superyacht launches last year, 2024 is expected to welcome several exciting new deliveries to the yachting industry. We take a look at some of the largest superyachts expected to be completed and delivered to their owners this year.

145m LUMINANCE -  Lürssen

The first yacht (by length) due to be delivered to her owner this year is the jaw-dropping 145m LUMINANCE. Launched in early 2023, LUMINANCE has been a highly anticipated vessel: marking Lürssen’s 8th largest build since its inception and the 12th largest yacht in the world. 

After a two-year hiatus, LUMINANCE was unveiled to the industry in February 2023, and has since undertaken two sea trials, one in July and one later in September of the same year. 

The specifications and details of the 145m vessel, as with most Top 100 builds, have continued to remain sparse throughout her construction, but with a stunning navy and gold exterior from renowned designer Espen Øino, we can only expect equally of a marvel inside. 

140m+ Project ALI BABA  - Lürssen

Unintentionally launched by Lürssen at the end of December last year due to a technical fault at her dock, the staggering 140m+ Project ALI BABA is also expected to be delivered to her owner this year. 

Revealed to the industry with an almost complete exterior revealing a strong, yet low, grey profile and elongated sweeping bow, the mammoth German yacht has since been moved to Lürssen’s Hamburg facilities for completion. ALI BABA was first seen in May 2022 during transport in sections from her construction shed. 

Following her forthcoming completion and official launch, ALI BABA will undertake the rigorous Lürssen sea trials before her expected delivery later this year. 

Her official length, alongside her designer and other specifications, remains unknown. 

122m JAG -  Lürssen

August 2023 welcomed the launch of yet another Lürssen superyacht. The stunning 122m JAG hit the water for the first time last year, previously only spotted in 2021 when her separate hull and superstructure were revealed. She was sold in 2019 at the Monaco Yacht Show, as one of seven construction projects inbuild with Moran Yacht & Ship.

JAG’s beautiful exteriors of a dark hull, white superstructure and an unmissable long stretching bow are thanks to Nuvolari Lenard, and Reymond Langton has penned her secretive interiors. She can accommodate up to 20 guests across 11 staterooms, cared for by a crew of 40, and her beam of 17.8m is said to harbour the most exceptional space onboard for the utmost comfort.

At the Fort Lauderdale Int. Boat Show in October last year, Lürssen announced that JAG was undertaking sea trials, and she was soon spotted leaving the safety of the German rivers heading out to the North Sea. It is expected that she will be delivered to her owner in the coming months. 

118m Project 1010  - Feadship  

Feadship launched its largest superyacht to date, the 118m Project 1010, in August 2022, shaking the industry with yet another remarkable Top 100 build. 

With distinctive dark blue exteriors from Espen Øino, naval architecture by De Voogt Naval Architects and interiors from Zuretti Interior Design, Feadship’s flagship vessel certainly has a worthy title in the yard’s fleet. 

Project 1010 was last seen in October 2022 on her first series of sea trials in the North Sea, and there has since been little news about her delivery, as the industry eagerly awaits more details from the Dutch yard.  

107m SHACKLETON ex. Project Icecap  - Lürssen 

Lürssen’s monumental explorer yacht SHACKLETON, more commonly known by her previous codename of Project Icecap, is due to be delivered to her owner this year. Aptly named after the great Irish explorer Earnest Shackleton, this 107m vessel appears to be an extremely capable adventure yacht, adorned with a unique axe-style, ice-class steel bow.

She was sold in 2018 to her owner by Moran Yacht & Ship, with exteriors designed by Salt Ship Design, which were first revealed to the industry in 2022 at the time of her launch. Whilst details remain relatively sparse, the broker has revealed that she can accommodate 20 guests across 10 cabins, with a 17.5m beam, a 4.5m draft and a gross tonnage of 5885. 

103m ULYSSES  - Feadship 

Another remarkable Feadship build due for delivery this year is the 103m ULYSSES (ex Project 1011). Launched and beginning sea trials in October last year, ULYSSES is a magnificent yacht from the Dutch yard, designed inside and out by Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design. Her naval architecture was completed by Azure Yacht Design, who began with a challenging brief that demanded the amenities and space of a 6,000GT yacht but in a design of half the volume. 

According to Feadship, the 103m has been built for a highly experienced, repeat Feadship owner who was closely involved in the build from the start. 

Notable features include the 6m glass expanses in the main deck guest suites, a 15m long tender garage door, four outdoor hot tubs and one swimming pool the full height of the main deck. 

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5 things to know for Aug. 21: DNC, Chicago protests, RFK Jr., Ukraine, Superyacht sinks

T he launch of Boeing’s long-delayed 777X aircraft has encountered another problem, forcing the company to pause testing . It’s another setback for the airplane maker, which is already embroiled in a safety crisis after a door plug blew off a 737 Max flight earlier this year.

Here’s what else you need to know to  Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day .

Former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff were the big speakers on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago . The Obamas delivered an impassioned call to American voters and pledged to continue their efforts to help Vice President Kamala Harris in the final 11 weeks of her presidential campaign. Emhoff used his speech to show a personal side of Harris , who he described as the anchor of their family. While Harris skipped night two of the DNC to campaign in Milwaukee, she symbolically accepted the party’s presidential nomination after delegates at the convention held a ceremonial roll call. The speaker lineup today includes Harris’ running mate Tim Walz, former President Bill Clinton, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In today’s “One Thing” podcast, CNN’s David Rind travels to the DNC to hear from Democrats about how Harris has injected energy into the race — and if that enthusiasm will translate into votes. Listen here .

2. Chicago protests

Large protests are erupting outside the Democratic National Convention this week, including clashes with police in the streets of Chicago . Crews set up an additional line of security fences in the area on Tuesday — a day after a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators , rallying against US support for Israel in its war against Hamas, breached a barrier near the United Center. Tuesday’s protests also saw some tense moments outside the Israeli Consulate in Chicago where protesters and police in helmets began pushing and shoving, a CNN crew observed. Hundreds of officers have taken to the streets, clearing the roadway and sidewalks. It’s unclear how many arrests had been made Tuesday but multiple people appeared to be detained by police.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering dropping out of the 2024 race and endorsing former President Donald Trump, his running mate Nicole Shanahan said in an interview Tuesday. She framed the decision as an effort to reduce “the risk” of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming president, arguing Kennedy pulls more votes from Trump than from Harris. When asked about the role Kennedy could play in a future Trump administration, Shanahan speculated that her running mate may be open to taking a role as secretary of health and human services. Trump said Tuesday he would “certainly” be open to Kennedy playing a role in his administration. This comes as new filings also show Kennedy is facing dwindling campaign resources and nearly $3.5 million in outstanding debts.

Russian authorities today accused Ukraine of launching “one of the largest ever” attempts to attack Moscow with drones. Russia said their defense systems had destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight — including 11 over Moscow, two over the Belgorod border region and two in Kursk. Since the Ukrainian incursion began nearly two weeks ago, its forces are inching forward in Kursk and destroying key bridges in an effort to cripple Moscow’s logistical capabilities and disrupt supply routes. Separately, Russian authorities have urged people in the border regions to stop using dating apps and limit their use of social media to prevent Ukrainian forces from gathering intelligence as they press on with their advance.

5. Superyacht sinks

Italian authorities continued their search today for six missing people after a tornado sank a luxury yacht Monday off the coast of Sicily. Fifteen passengers were rescued from the boat shortly after it capsized, according to Italy’s Coast Guard. One body was later recovered from the hull of the stricken vessel, called the “Bayesian.” Two Americans and four Britons are among those missing — including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch , Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley International, and Chris Morvillo, a prominent lawyer. Initial reports suggest a small waterspout, which developed over the area Monday, could have been behind the yacht’s sinking.

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“Mpox is not the new Covid.”

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Ten upcoming superyacht deliveries to look out for

This year has seen its fair share of spectacular superyacht projects – including Abeking & Rasmussen 's 118.2-metre flagship Liva O and Frei re 's 111.9-metre Renaissance (now one of the most expensive charter yachts on the market). But as 2023 draws to a close, there are still a few new superyachts to look forward to. 

From the highly confidential Project Icecap to Tecnomar's recent, radical debut of This Is It , BOAT takes a peek at what's yet to officially emerge from the shed...

Builder: Heesen Length: 58.5m

Ultra G is one of Heesen's most powerful projects yet. With a propulsion package that totals 22,000 horsepower – including four water jets – she can reach an impressive 37 knots in light load conditions. A “sport fisherman in yacht disguise”, Ultra G 's custom design draws on inspiration from two previous sportfishing models built by Heesen in the nineties and features a fighting chair and storage for 40 rods. She's also equipped with a custom Vanquish tender.

Project Jag

Builder: Lürssen Length: 122m

Commissioned by an experienced client as a replacement for his 96-metre, Project Jag is one of the largest superyachts currently under construction (and the owner's third Lürssen). The project bears a number of the same design signatures as his former yachts, including an elongated bowsprit and plenty of al fresco deck space. Exteriors were designed by Nuvolari Lenard while the interiors – courtesy of Reymond Langton – are described as a “beautiful, bespoke homage to the owner's lifestyle”. There will be two staff for every guest on board.

Luminance  

Builder: Lürssen Length: 145m

Another powerful-looking Lürssen, Luminance 's classic raked bow and high, brooding superstructure were photographed when she embarked on her sea trials in April. Construction on the mammoth project began in 2018 – but Luminance has since been kept tightly under wraps. Her exterior is known to be Espen Øino -designed, while her interiors have been styled by Francois Zuretti . Once delivered, she'll be the seventh largest Lürssen on the water.

Builder: Moonen Length: 33.9m

A take on the contemporary gentleman's yacht, the Moonen 110 sees René van der Velden and Diana Yacht Design team up once more, having previously worked on the Dutch shipyard's Martinique series. She also takes cues from previous models Moonen 84 and 97. London-based Studio Indigo is behind the yacht's interiors, with "a sweeping spiral staircase using fluted natural timbers" sitting at the heart of the design.

Builder: Heesen     Length: 67m

Sparta is based on the yard’s 66-metre Project Avanti – first presented at the Monaco Yacht Show in 2018, the sporty, low-profile design caught the eye of its commissioning owner. Last spotted heading out to sea trials, the 1,200GT superyacht is Heesen's largest steel construction to date and has been styled inside and out by British studio Winch Design . Her interiors are said to follow an elemental theme with different sections dedicated to water, earth and air.

Project Icecap

Builder: Lürssen Length: 107m

When she was revealed last summer at Lürssen’s Wolgast yard, it was clear that Project Icecap was shaping up to be a very capable explorer yacht. With an axe-style bow and the superstructure well forward, the yacht should punch safely through big seas, while offering big cargo-carrying capacity on the open aft deck. Owner’s rep Moran Yacht & Ship described the boat as "diesel-electric powered", while an ice-classed hull, heli-hangar and forward observation lounge are also on the spec sheet.

Builder: Rossinavi Length: 59.4m

Rossinavi's first ever explorer yacht, Akula was rolled out of the shed in June sporting a striking scarlet hull by Gian Paolo Nari . Once delivered, she'll support "marine research activities and philanthropic projects" with her variety of diving equipment, custom open-air observation deck and two six-metre containers which act as transportable science labs. Fitted with diesel-electric propulsion, Akula also has "optimised fuel consumption" for a lower environmental impact during long periods of time at sea.

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Tuesday briefing.

A barrage of Russian missiles on Ukraine.

By Natasha Frost

Russia pounds Ukraine with hundreds of missiles

Moscow launched more than 200 missiles and drones across a wide swath of Ukraine yesterday, in what Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, described as “one of the largest strikes” of the 30-month-old war. Officials said four people had been killed and more than 30 others had been injured.

The strikes damaged energy facilities and sent residents into basements and subways to seek shelter. The attacks occurred against the backdrop of Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into southern Russia — the first invasion on Russian soil since World War II.

That offensive has slowed in recent days, but Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had advanced slightly and taken control of two more settlements. It was not possible to verify the claim independently. Russian troops have simultaneously been attacking relentlessly along the front line inside Ukraine.

Quotable: “Like most previous Russian strikes, this one is just as vile, targeting critical civilian infrastructure,” Zelensky said on social media. “There is a lot of damage in the energy sector,” he said, adding that crews were repairing the damage.

🇺🇸 U.S. ELECTION 2024

The presidential election is 70 days away. This is what we’re watching.

Trump and Harris tussled over the ABC debate

The Trump and Harris campaigns are again at odds over the presidential debate scheduled for Sept. 10 on ABC, with Donald Trump questioning on social media why he would participate. Harris’s campaign has asked for the microphones to be live throughout the full broadcast, a change from the rules in the June debate between President Biden and Trump. Here’s the latest from the race .

A spokesman for the Harris campaign told Politico: “Our understanding is that Trump’s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don’t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own.”

Trump later told reporters that it didn’t matter to him whether the microphones were muted. He also said that ABC should be “shut out” of hosting the debate, while adding he was still “thinking about” whether he should participate.

Context: One of Harris’s standout moments in her 2020 vice-presidential debate came when Mike Pence spoke over her on a live microphone, prompting her memorable line, “I’m speaking.”

In other news:

Both candidates can point to records of pushing poverty rates down, but their plans represent the sharpest clash in antipoverty policy in at least a generation .

Senator JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, denied that tariffs had caused higher costs for Americans , as economists have documented. He also said that he believed Trump would veto a federal abortion ban.

More than 200 people who previously worked for George W. Bush and Senators Mitt Romney and John McCain have signed a letter endorsing Harris .

Do you have questions about the election? Send them to us and we’ll find the answers.

Stay up-to-date: Live coverage | Poll tracker | “The Run-Up” podcast | On Politics newsletter

Regional conflicts in the Middle East grind on

After weeks of foreboding, an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah has been averted , as both sides returned to more contained confrontations along the border between Israel and Lebanon. Anxiety remains, and hundreds of thousands of people in Israel and Lebanon have been displaced by the fighting.

Though the immediate threat has been diffused, Israel’s grinding conflicts with Hezbollah and with Hamas in Gaza have no end in sight. The trajectories of both wars depend on the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, who both fear for their political survival should they agree to a cease-fire in Gaza on terms that they deem unfavorable.

Negotiations: A U.S. official said that cease-fire talks would continue in Cairo in the coming days.

In Gaza: More than 1.2 million doses of the polio vaccine arrived in the territory , local and international officials said. Distributing them to more than 640,000 Palestinian children is another challenge.

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Pakistan: At least 38 people have been killed in several assaults across Baluchistan Province in what appears to be part of a campaign by the Baluch Liberation Army.

Sudan: A dam that collapsed near the Red Sea on Sunday flooded surrounding communities and caused an unknown number of deaths and injuries , local and international officials said.

Japan: A Chinese surveillance plane breached Japanese airspace. Japan’s defense ministry said it was as the first known aerial breach by China’s military.

Climate: Meta and Google are looking at a novel solution to find power for their data centers: harnessing clean heat far below Earth’s surface.

Venezuela: A top election official said he had no proof that Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president, had won last month’s vote.

Canada: The government will impose 100 percent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles , joining the U.S. and the E.U. in protecting domestic car production.

Fine art: A Pennsylvania museum is relinquishing a valuable 16th-century portrait after reaching a settlement with descendants of a German Jewish couple who fled the Nazis in 1938.

Stories From Europe

Italy: The authorities have opened a formal investigation into the actions of the captain of the superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, killing seven of the 22 people on board.

U.K.: English fox hunters are fighting a nearly 20-year-old ban on their sport by trying to get it protected under a discrimination law .

France: Telegram’s founder was arrested as part of an investigation into child pornography, drug sales, fraud and other criminal activities on the app, prosecutors said.

SPORTS NEWS

U.S. Open: Coco Gauff defeated Varvara Gracheva in straight sets in the first round. And for the third consecutive Grand Slam event, Novak Djokovic can avoid his top two competitors until the final. Follow our coverage .

Formula 1: The key takeaways from the Dutch Grand Prix .

MORNING READ

Hong Kong’s education bureau last week warned young people about the risks of having sex. Their solution? Play badminton instead .

Amid critique from lawmakers and sex educators, teenagers are having some fun with the idea on social media — referring to “friends with badminton” instead of “friends with benefits.”

Lives lived: Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former Manchester City manager who became the first foreign coach to manage the England men’s national soccer team, died at the age of 76 .

CONVERSATION STARTERS

Adored and condemned: Meet the reigning translators of Russian literature .

To boldly go: The billionaire Jared Isaacman’s second voyage to the stars will include a daring spacewalk .

Talk about chemistry: Chatty podcasts make compelling conversation look effortless. In reality, it’s anything but .

ARTS AND IDEAS

Ukraine’s battle-hardened poets.

“Every time you want to be wrong / About the brightness of those eyes / The eyes of those who decided one day / To die in battle / Are always brighter than others. ”

Yaryna Chornohuz, a Ukrainian medic, wrote a book of battlefield verse — like the stanza above — in moments away from combat zones by typing the lines into her phone. This year, her book won a Shevchenko National Prize, the country’s highest arts and culture award.

Two years into the war with Russia, poets have risen in popularity in Ukraine, capturing the raw emotions of the conflict and resonating with a weary population. Sales of poetry books have soared. Some major Ukrainian publishing houses are publishing poetry for the first time, and hardly a week passes in Kyiv without a public reading. Read more about Ukraine’s war poetry .

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Read: Danzy Senna’s new novel “ Colored Television ” is funny, foxy and fleet.

Play the Spelling Bee . And here are today’s Mini Crossword and Wordle . You can find all our puzzles here .

That’s it for today’s briefing. See you tomorrow. — Natasha

Reach Natasha and the team at [email protected] .

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Breaking news, ukraine targets moscow in one of largest-ever drone attacks on russian capital as war intensifies.

Ukraine targeted Moscow with at least 11 drones on Wednesday, one of the biggest such attacks on the Russian capital since the war began. 

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it shot down a total of 45 drones over the country on Wednesday, with 11 intercepted over the Moscow region, 23 over Bryansk, six in Belgorod, three in Kaluga and two in Kursk. 

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of the drones were destroyed over the city Podlsk, just 24 miles south of the Kremlin headquarters. 

“This is one of the largest attempts to attack Moscow using drones ever,” Sobyanin said on Telegram.

“The layered defense of Moscow that was created made it possible to successfully repel all the attacks from the enemy UAVs.”

Russian outlets aired unverified footage of several drones soaring overhead above Moscow before they were shot down by the Kremlin’s air defense system. 

Officials in the regions where the drones were spotted said no deaths or serious damage had been reported as a result of the drone strike.  

Main sites of the Ukrainian counteroffensive

• Melitopol:  Kyiv’s forces continued advancing toward the city of Melitopol on the Sea of Azov in the south. If Ukraine were to claw back Melitopol, it could bring it closer to breaking through the Russia-held land corridor linking the annexed Crimean Peninsula to mainland Russia, splitting Moscow’s forces in two and cutting their supply lines.
• Zaporizhzhia:  Intense battles raged in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, where US officials said Kyiv has launched its “main thrust” aimed at retaking 20% of its occupied territory. While Moscow claimed to have repelled Ukraine’s attacks involving dozens of armored vehicles and inflicted heavy losses on Kyiv’s troops, the Institute for the Study of War reported that the Ukrainian offensive appeared to have broken through some Russian defenses.
• Donetsk:  Ukrainian troops on Thursday recaptured the strategically significant village of Staromaiorske located in the Donetsk region south of a cluster of settlements along the Mokri Yaly river that Kyiv had seized at the start of the counteroffensive. Control of the village could open the way for Ukraine to push southward toward the coast.
• Bakhmut:  Ukrainian forces were said to be “gradually moving forward” near Bakhmut in the east, where Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar claimed Russians were dying at a rate eight times higher than Ukrainians. Geolocated footage showed that Kyiv’s troops have made gains south of the town of Klishchiivka, and additional fighting was reported near the settlements of Kudriumivka and Andriivka.

The attack was reminiscent of the May 2023 assault where eight drones were shot over Moscow in what Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed as Kyiv’s attempt to scare and provoke the Kremlin.  

Since the start of the year, Ukraine has stepped up its drone warfare against Russia, attacking oil refineries and airfields to slow the enemy invasion. 

The latest drone strikes come 15 days into Ukraine’s ground incursion in Kursk, where Kyiv has seized dozens of Russian towns and hundreds of square-miles of land past the border. 

Russia’s state media claims 31 people have died since the incursion began on Aug. 6, with official figures yet to be independently verified. 

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With more than 120,000 civilians fleeing neighboring towns, Russian officials have condemned the Ukrainian incursion and said “any possibility” for peace has passed. 

Who will negotiate with them after this, after the atrocities, the terror that they are committing against peaceful residents, the civilian population, civilian infrastructure and peaceful facilities,” said Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. 

Kyiv has said it’s looking to establish a “buffer zone” in Russia after Ukraine took out three bridges in the region, hindering Moscow’s supply lines and redeployment efforts to fight off the invading soldiers. 

With Post wires 

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