Russian authorities said Wednesday they had charged Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism, the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the internet and digital communications under its control.

CAIRO (AP) – Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters. Six Iranian advisers were also killed in the U.S.-Saudi strike, two Iraqi militia officials told the Associated Press.

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is worsening food insecurity in a country already battling with one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, the head of the U.N. food agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI (AP) – In an affluent neighborhood in Delhi, electric vehicle charging stations near a popular shopping area were busy with drivers powering up their scooters, trucks and cars. India’s capital city is in dire need of more charging facilities, EV drivers say, to implement an ambitious plan to phase out gas vehicles in one of the world’s most polluted cities.

Fountain of lava bubbling and glowing inside Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano

Dozens protest in Tel Aviv against settler violence in West Bank

Today is Wednesday, July 29, the 210th day of 2026. There are 155 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service members.

Blasts seen in across Gaza as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza Strip