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Ucrania lanzó un fuerte ataque con drones contra San Petersburgo tras el rechazo de Putin a dialogar con Zelenski
Ucrania lanzó este sábado a la mañana un ataque con drones contra San Petersburgo, la segunda ciudad más grande de Rusia, luego de que Vladimir Putin rechazara una oferta para reunirse con Volodímir Zelenski. La oleada coincidió con la última jornada del foro económico más importante del país, que se realiza en esa ciudad, y encendió las alertas de las autoridades locales.
El gobernador de San Petersburgo, Alexander Beglov, informó que tres personas sufrieron heridas leves en el ataque. Exhortó a los residentes a no salir y advirtió sobre posibles interrupciones del servicio de internet móvil, y el gobernador regional Alexander Drozdenko reportó que 141 drones fueron derribados sobre la región circundante de Leningrado en lo que calificó como un “ataque sin precedentes”.
El Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia afirmó que sus defensas antiaéreas derribaron 376 drones ucranianos.
“Anoche, nuestros drones recorrieron una distancia de unos 1.000 kilómetros hasta la región de San Petersburgo — hacia los arsenales de la Marina enemiga y una base en Kronstadt”, escribió el presidente ucraniano Volodímir Zelenski en X. Agregó que drones también alcanzaron un depósito de petróleo en la región sureña rusa de Krasnodar.
Por su parte, el gobernador de la segunda ciudad rusa, Aleksandr Beglov, emitió una llamada inusual a los residentes para que permanecieran en sus hogares durante el ataque. «Las defensas antiaéreas rusas evitaron cualquier daño. El estado de tres heridos se evalúa como leve y han sido dados de alta», declaró.
El viernes, durante el Foro Económico Internacional de San Petersburgo (SPIEF), un evento conocido como el «Davos ruso», Putin dijo que no le veía «sentido» a reunirse con el líder ucraniano hasta que se acuerde la paz.
«Putin perdió su oportunidad de salir de su guerra fallida», replicó el sábado el ministro de Exteriores de Ucrania, Andrii Sibiga.
El renovado ataque contra San Petersburgo es el más reciente golpe para los esfuerzos de Putin por presentar el conflicto como un hecho lejano que no afecta la vida cotidiana en Rusia.
Un ataque ucraniano con drones incendió el miércoles una terminal petrolera en la ciudad y alcanzó una base naval cercana, horas antes de la inauguración del Foro Económico Internacional de San Petersburgo, la vitrina anual de Putin para atraer inversiones.
Al hablar en el foro, Putin declaró el jueves que Rusia reforzará sus defensas antiaéreas para contrarrestar los recientes ataques ucranianos con drones, que han llegado a lo profundo de su país y han ensombrecido el evento en su ciudad natal de San Petersburgo.
Putin rechazó el viernes una propuesta de Zelenski para una reunión cara a cara sobre el conflicto de cuatro años, al afirmar que no ve “ningún sentido” en ello. La carta del jueves, el primer mensaje público que Zelenski ha escrito directamente a Putin desde que Rusia envió tropas a Ucrania en 2022, fue una crítica contundente a los 26 años del presidente ruso en el poder, además de algunas burlas sobre su edad.
Al responder al rechazo de Putin a la reunión propuesta, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Ucrania, Andrii Sybiha, indicó el sábado que las cosas “sólo empeorarán para Rusia”.
“Los fracasos serán más humillantes”, escribió en X, al advertir que no habrá “lugares seguros en Rusia exentos” de los ataques ucranianos de largo alcance, y que la intensidad de los ataques “seguirá creciendo”.
Con la línea del frente casi inmóvil mientras enjambres de drones dificultan los avances, ambos bandos han buscado una ventaja mediante el lanzamiento de ataques de largo alcance.
En Ucrania, una persona murió y tres resultaron heridas durante la noche hasta el sábado en la región de Dnipropetrovsk, después que las fuerzas rusas atacaran casi 30 veces con drones y artillería tres distritos, informó el jefe regional Oleksandr Hanzha.
En Zaporiyia, siete personas buscaron atención médica luego que un ataque ruso con drones provocara un incendio en un estacionamiento, según el jefe regional Ivan Fedorov.
Rusia atacó Ucrania durante la noche con 272 drones de ataque, y las defensas antiaéreas derribaron 249 de ellos, reveló la Fuerza Aérea ucraniana el sábado.
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GOP senator deals crushing blow to Trump’s AG nominee after Alaska lobbying blitz
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche just lost the last little bit of cushion he had left to survive confirmation.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced that she would not support Blanche’s nomination to be the nation’s top prosecutor and law enforcement official, dealing another blow to his rocky confirmation process.
Her defection, despite a heavy lobbying effort by Blanche that saw him make the trek to Alaska, means that Senate Republican leadership can’t afford to lose anymore votes to get him across the finish line, given that Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., though now back home, has still not returned to the Senate.
COLLINS DROPS THE HAMMER ON TRUMP’S PICK TO LEAD DOJ, JEOPARDIZING PATH TO CONFIRMATION
Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, speaks to members of the media following a vote outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
Murkowski acknowledged Blanche’s visit to Alaska and heavy lobbying effort throughout the last few weeks, but it’s his connection to President Donald Trump’s nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund, and broader concerns of a weaponized Justice Department, that proved the nail in the coffin for her.
«The politicization — even weaponization — of the Department did not start with this administration but has accelerated during it,» Murkowski said in a statement. «I take issue with the handling of the release of the Epstein files; the sweeping immunity protections granted to the President, his family, and their businesses; the statements that have been made to anti-abortion groups; and the repeated targeting of individuals ranging from former administration staff to sitting U.S. Senators.»
«I am also keenly aware that the Department’s nearly $2-billion dollar slush fund—which likely would have rewarded January 6 protesters—is only off the table because this nomination is pending and the Senate has leverage,» she continued. «Once we vote, that will end, and there is no telling what the future holds.»
TRUMP’S AG PICK SURVIVES — FOR NOW — AS REPUBLICANS QUESTION IF WHITE HOUSE DEAL WILL HOLD
To Murkowski’s latter issue, several lawmakers in both sides of the aisle acknowledge that though Blanche and the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreed to permanently rescind the fund in writing to Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, there’s nothing stopping Trump from reviving it.
And he’s on several occasions made clear he wants to see it come back.
Before making her decision, Trump already took a snipe at her during an interview with Punch Bowl News published Friday morning.
TRUMP THREATENS TO YANK HIS OWN AG NOMINEE AS GOP REVOLT GROWS

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) arrives for a meeting with Senate Republicans in the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans overnight released a new version of the «One, Big, Beautiful Bill,» as they approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
«I’m against Murkowski,» Trump said. «I do more for Alaska than any president in history. No president’s done for Alaska what I’ve done. She’s not good.»
Meanwhile, it’s unclear whether the Senate will actually vote on Blanche on Friday, which could be the upper chamber’s grand finale of the summer before it exits Washington, D.C., for the remainder of August.
And there’s still one more Republican that hasn’t weighed in on how they’ll vote: Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
If he defects, and McConnell is still gone, it will be a 50-50 vote. That means Vice President JD Vance would need to break the tie. But for now, only Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, are publicly opposing Blanche’s confirmation.
«The country needs an Attorney General who will check the worst impulses of this administration,» Murkowski said. «I hope Mr. Blanche is able to achieve that, if confirmed, but I simply do not have confidence that will be the case.»
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Student perpetrates deadly shooting at Thailand high school, authorities say
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A student opened fire at a high school in Thailand on Friday, killing at least six and injuring others, police reported.
The attack took place at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of Bangkok, Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan indicated to The Associated Press.
A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave the building.
THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA SHOOTING, OFFICIAL SAYS
Forensic police walk at the scene of the school shooting in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities provided conflicting numbers of casualties in connection with the attack.
Trairong told news broadcaster Channel 3 that the attacker was being hospitalized in serious condition, while 15 other individuals had been hurt, including two in critical condition — he reported that three teachers and three students had been killed.
OFF-DUTY TROOPER AND ARMED CITIZEN HAILED AS HEROES AFTER RETURNING FIRE ON IN-N-OUT GUNMAN

A policeman holds up a cordon tape after a school shooting in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
Thailand Health Minister Pattana Promphat indicated that 22 individuals were hurt with nine in critical condition. Some were hurt due to causes like falls, and it was unclear how many were gunshot victims.
Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee indicated to reporters that five teachers passed away and that the perpetrator took the lives of his two grandparents at home prior to heading to the school. He reported that the attacker died at a hospital.
FATHER WHO BOUGHT AR-15 FOR GEORGIA SCHOOL SHOOTER LEARNS FATE IN FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CONVICTION

Emergency responders walk with a stretcher outside a school following a shooting in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP via Getty Images)
Trairong reported that the weapon was thought to have been taken from a member of the shooter’s family.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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