Shelling has damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which has already lost all four of its regular power lines, the International Atomic Energy Agency says.
State grid operator tells Californians to conserve energy for an eighth straight day amid risk of rolling power outages as record-breaking heat continues.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro calls Wednesday's Independence Day a chance to celebrate the country's proud history, but critics say he has transformed what should be a day of unity into a campaign event they fear he will use to undermine next month's election.
Jack Sepple pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing Ashley Wadsworth, 19, who had moved to the United Kingdom to be with him before her death in in February.
Flood-hit areas cover as much as a third of Pakistan, where 1,343 people have now died as a result of monsoon rains.
