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The raid followed overnight shelling that left one hospital ward in chaos. One of the surgeons said one patient had been killed in the strikes.

Houthi fighters in Yemen fired on another British freighter today in the Gulf of Aden. A British security firm says the bulk carrier suffered minor damage. Yesterday, the U.S. military staged four strikes on Houthi sites inside Yemen. The group is aligned with Iran and says it's retaliating for Israel's offensive in Gaza.

In the war in Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine traded missile fire, adding to the civilian death toll. The Russians struck Kharkiv in the east, Zaporizhzhia in the south, Kyiv in the north, and Lviv in the west, and killed at least five people. And Moscow reported a Ukrainian missile hit a shopping center and a school stadium in Belgorod in Western Russia. At least six people died there.

The White House has confirmed that Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon. That comes after Republican Mike Turner, House Intelligence Committee chair, had warned of what he called a serious national security threat.

Today, John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesman, said the intelligence is still classified, but he did give some details.

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