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A drone hit a packed summer beach near Gelendzhik, Russia, killing at least seven people and injuring roughly 47; Ukrainian officials say Russian air defenses shot the drone down over vacationers, while Moscow blames Kyiv directly. The civilian toll has drawn sharp international attention and threatens to intensify pressure on both sides.

Senators Cornyn and Tillis announced support for Trump's attorney-general pick after Blanche formally dissolved a controversial fund that critics said could pay Jan. 6 rioters, clearing the path for a Judiciary Committee vote on Tuesday. The resolution ends weeks of intra-GOP standoff and brings the Trump administration's top law-enforcement post closer to being filled.

As of August 2, chatbots, AI voice assistants, and agentic AI systems operating in the EU must disclose to users that they are interacting with AI, and deepfakes must carry machine-readable labels. It is the first continent-wide enforcement of AI transparency law and sets a compliance benchmark other jurisdictions are likely to follow.

Four Palestinians were injured in Monday raids across the West Bank, while Israeli Army Radio reported an open disagreement between the defense minister and military Central Command over how far to expand operations; settlers also set fire to homes and vehicles south of Nablus. The internal Israeli friction signals a potential strategic shift in an already volatile area.

Ukrainian sea drones struck and sank the sanctioned vessel Yanina, a cargo ship linked to Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, in the Black Sea; President Zelenskyy confirmed it displaced over 100,000 tons. The sinking underscores Ukraine's expanding naval-drone capability and its ability to disrupt Russian maritime logistics despite having no conventional navy.