World News: Russia's deadliest attack on Kyiv for months kills at least 10

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At least 10 people were killed when a ballistic missile flattened a nine-story residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday as Russia carried out its deadliest attacks on the city in months.

Kyiv was hit by a massive assault involving over 440 drones and 32 missiles, striking 27 locations across the capital in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa was also targeted in a separate strike.

Among those killed in the apartment block bombing was a 62-year-old American citizen while more than 100 others were wounded.

Kyiv's Mayor announced a day of mourning, while President Zelenskyy denounced the strike as "one of the most horrific" on the capital since the war began.

At the same time, Russian forces launched an attack on Odesa, targeting civilian infrastructure, killing at least two people and injuring more than a dozen.

In Argentina, former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been placed under house arrest after a six-year corruption sentence was upheld.

On Tuesday, local time, a federal court in Buenos Aires approved 72-year-old Kirchner's request to serve her sentence at home rather than in prison with judges taking her age and health into consideration.

She is subject to an electronic ankle monitor and strict restrictions, including remaining at her residence except for approved outings and providing a list of authorized visitors within 48 hours.

This follows the Supreme Court's decision to uphold her 2022 conviction for directing public works contracts to an ally and to enforce a lifetime ban from public office.

Meanwhile, thousands of Kirchner's supporters took to the streets in Buenos Aires, fighting for her release.

Despite her legal situation, Kirchner, who served two terms as president from 2007 to 2015, and is a former first lady, remains a powerful presence among working-class Peronists.

The European Commission has put forward a legally binding plan to phase out Russian gas and LNG imports by the end of 2027, aiming to formally end the EU's energy dependence on Moscow.

Under the proposal on Tuesday, no new gas or LNG contracts may be signed after January 1, 2026; short-term contracts concluded before June 17, 2025 must end by June 17 next year; and all existing long-term contracts will be terminated by January 1, 2028.

LNG terminals will also stop servicing Russian clients on a similar timetable.

The proposed ban is structured in accordance with EU trade and energy laws, allowing for its adoption with a qualified majority and bypassing vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia.

Pope Leo XIV is set to spend half of July at his Castel Gandolfo summer residence, away from the sweltering Roman summer.

The Vatican confirmed on Tuesday that the pontiff will stay in the traditional papal residence on the shores of Lake Albano from July 6 to 20, with an additional weekend break in mid-August over the Feast of the Assumption.

The move revives a centuries-old practice discontinued under Pope Francis, who remained in the Vatican.

While Rome's midday heat has soared past 35 degrees Celsius this month, Castel Gandolfo's estate is roughly 10 degrees cooler.

The Pope's public and private audiences have all been suspended from July 2 through July 23, and Vatican activities will resume on July 30.

Choi Chi-hee, Arirang News.